Read on to catch a gem or two of inspiration from Part 2 on our coverage of the CineGear panel: Landing the Gig and Building a Career! Poster & Chambliss kick off the Landing the Gig Panel at CineGear 2019 On the Panel: Steven Poster, ASC- President of IATSE Local 600 Bill Dispoto- President DDA Talent Sheryl Main– Publicist David Hirschmann, SOC- Camera Operator Isiah “Donté” Lee– Director of Photography Yen Nguyen- 1st Camera Assistent Sponsored by Local 600 and moderated by Michael Chambliss of ICG, this panel covered how to cope with the many stressors of being a freelance filmmaking professional as well as how to set goals, stay motivated, and chase after that pie in the sky. Choose your own adventure, but if you’re more of a sequential person and missed part 1, click here. Now onto part 2 of 2! On Selling Yourself David Hirschmann “Sales and marketing…no one wants to do it, but it’s a big part of your job…People are first and foremost gonna hire who they know.” Hirschmann is not all aboard the insta-wagon. “Social media works, but it’s still the outlier.” He believes more in networking and maintaining relationships. David made a really difficult transition from shooting sports to operating on narrative, a move that took him through ACing as well. Chambliss asked him to talk about how he knew it was time to move up and how he did it. “Some of it is in your gut…you have to know on your own. For me,...
Published By: CineD - Tuesday, 18 June, 2019