DP Alejandro H. Madrid told me all about the different approach of different directors. We also discussed why a succesful DP nowadays needs to know about more than just his camera and light deparment.

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🎙 Welcome back director Niels Thomsen. We co-directed a job last week, so we're talking about it! 🎥

Find Niels on IG: @nilex_hh

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🎙Meet 1st AD Mauricio Coronado, with who I just finished a 4 week project for 9 different brands. II thought it would be a cool idea to rant about this crazy journey literally a day after it ended.

We had a fun conversation about all the ups and downs of the project, the frustrations but above all we discussed the great experience of sharing time with a super talented crew for an entire month shooting statee of the art table top.

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🎙 Meet Eduardo Avila one of Mexicos most well-established commercial Directors, 🌮 and co-founder of FFFRAME, latin-americas first table top and visual engineering studio.

https://www.ffframe.tv/eduardo-ávila

We had a fun conversation about what's it's like to work in Mexico, one of the largest markets in the world!

Find Eduardo on IG: @eduardo_avil4

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🎙 Meet New York-based editor Vee Pinot, who has extensive tabletop experience and is an on-set editing ninja. 🥷

https://www.veepinot.com/

We had a delightful conversation about what makes a great editor and the advantage of having the editor on set, editing in real time to the point of being able to safe a whole production. 🎥

Find Vee on IG: @editor_veepinot

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🎙 🎬 Dive into the captivating world of director Niels Thomsen, whose breathtaking tabletop work will leave you spellbound! 🌟

https://www.niels-thomsen.com/

Niels traced his path from early beginnings and discussed the essentials of being a modern commercial director today. 🎥

Find Niels on IG: @nilex_hh

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🎙 Meet executive producer and now head of production, Benjamin Horstkotte 🎬, who for many years and until very recently worked at the legendary tabletop studio, The Marmalade 🍯, where he produced some of the world’s most stunning food 🍲 and cosmetic 💄 commercials. Today Ben is head of production at Hafengold Film.

https://www.hafengoldfilm.de/#team

We talked about how essential it is to test your shots 📸 before a project and the dangers of going into a shoot 🎥 not being well prepared ⚠️.

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🎙️ Meet Kosma Tyszkiewicz, a producer with a unique upbringing. 🍴Raised by an award-winning, food-loving dad 🏆 and surrounded by creative gear 📸, she's developed a keen instinct for food and tabletop projects.

We talked about the thrill of seeing the world in frames per second 🎞️ and the special set of skills 🛠️ a tabletop producer needs to bring to the table.

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