What it's like as the Photographer on Movie Sets
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- Опубліковано 26 чер 2023
- A Unit Stills Photographer, is the photographer who takes the photos on movie sets. They're used for magazines, movie posters, behind the scenes and all sorts of other purposes. If this is a career path you're interested in, then listen in to my conversation with Martin Mlaka about this type of photography, the industry, how to get in it and his work. It's a photography career path, I never really knew until I spoke with him.
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I think onset, photographers and videographers are super unsung heroes because I can’t tell you how inspired I’ve been to make movies while watching the behind-the-scenes in the bloopers and the stuff going on behind-the-scenes in the movie process. I honestly obviously I like the movies themselves, but watching people make movies behind-the-scenes is very inspiring and I think whoever captures that is to be praised and blessed.
Im definitely sharing this with my high school commercial photography class!!!❤
I'm a photography student and this video is utterly amazing! Thankyou so much, the questions were perfect and the answers gave such a good picture as well as understanding of the role, I'll be recommending it to others
Great questions. I have worked closely with Martin on a project and he is really one of the few guys who have values and he would be so much more *appreciated* like most people who would do anything for a project if he would be an as**** but he is not. He has good ideas and technical knowledge and feeling about anything related to photography. Big respect for Martin and was nice to hear his experience and his perception of such job role.
Thanks for this interview and your great questions.
This interview was outstanding, thank you! Great questions you had for the guest.
Nice ✨👌🏼
Btw, you may not have an intro like the cool kids like McKinnon but you did beat those kids on adding grain ☺️ (see Peter's last post ;)
Keep up the good work 👍🏼
lol 🤣 yeah my intro is probably always gonna be super basic 🙂. I'll check out Pete's post. I don't really follow him too much for his photography. We have (or perhaps had) very different styles. He's always been about the big banger type photos, and I am more into portraiture and everyday moments. I do like his UA-cam approach though and his video work. Who are some of the UA-cam photographers you enjoy?
There is something really different about your channel and videos.
A calming voice and also questions that are super relatable to the audience as well.
Like who is a „runner“.
Superb.
Waiting for the next video from you Oli. 🎉
Thanks man. I appreciate it very much and am glad you liked it. 👍 Are you in the photography or film business?
@@oliscurra nope….I wish I were in the photography and film business. I’m a photography hobbyist. I’m actually in the aerospace and aircraft industry and generally like to photograph life during my travels.
Are you shooting 35mm or medium format? Thank you!
on set I shoot digital, with two full frame bodies. Though one is 50mpx, the other one is 24mpx. I love the resolution, the detail of 50mpx though many would say it's an overkill. I also carry my Ricoh gr3 with me at all times on set.
Who is responsible for the photographs that you see in a movie or TV show that are hanging on the wall or refrigerator in the background ? Is that the Stills Photographer or Property / Set designer ?
Definitely a set designer or set dresser.
A still photography focus is to capture the actors and some behind the scenes crew photos.
On one show I shot a wedding scene as a unit still photographer, then saw the photograph framed on the set in the main protagonist's bedroom. On another show a local Production Designer called me additionally to shoot passport photos for the cast and some photos they would use for their home interior decorations. In more contemporary films I would say they use even some personal photographs and photoshop the faces in. All that said, it's the art department that is responsible and they can even shoot it themselves. Depends on the budget.