When first starting off in film and video (or, you know, after you do or don’t finish film school) no one is ever going to truly lay out a perfect path for you and your career. For the majority of us, we’ll have no defined path at all—instead left to figure things out on our own.Which, actually, can be a good thing. Because at the end of the day, the best path for anyone is going to be the path that they’re already on. You just have to be open to forging it yourself.That’s why we were excited to chat with videographer Chris Ortenburger at NAB 2024 about his career and the exciting high-speed race event videography path that he’s found himself on. Here’s what we learned from Ortenburger about his current gear loadout, his asset management workflow, and his hopes for how the industry will change in the future.No Film School: Tell us a little bit about yourself and how you fell into your specific niche of videography.Chris Ortenburger: My pathway into filmmaking was sort of an accident, quite honestly. I was an amateur race car driver myself, and was sort of climbing the ranks way back in 2001. With September 11th, that turned the economy into a tailspin. So, I wasn't able to put together the sponsorship to continue my own driving. With opportunities in racing drying up, I began dipping my toe into the motorsports creative space doing graphic design and photography. Slowly, I had other race...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Thursday, 11 April, 2024