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📽 A FILMMAKER’S GUIDE TO LONG TERM CAREER PLANNING (FREE 5 DAY CHALLENGE) 📽: bit.ly/40ZS9GC
📖 THE DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER’S NETWORKING GUIDE (FREE DOWNLOAD) 📖: filmschool.lucforsyth.com/networking-guide
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🔗 LINKS FROM THIS VIDEO
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The NAS I’m using: synology.com/en-us/products/DS1525+
CHAPTERS
0:00 - Intro
0:55 - getting a package to my door
1:24 - what I used to use to store all my media (bad idea)
2:34 - my new NAS system unit
3:05 - unboxing and setting up my NAS
4:00 - all my media is safe!
4:51 - one of my first photo assignments that changed everything
6:29 - what I got wrong about photography
8:34 - reviewing one of my first video assignments
9:50 - this project is not very good, but hear me out
11:40 - one of my most professional embarrassing moments of my career
15:19 - one of the ugliest frames I’ve composed as a doc DP
17:18 - I lost one of my most important projects
19:07 - a project that got me nowhere… but taught me a lot
23:53 - the project that saved my career
28:43 - final thoughts
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✋ SAY HI
Email (business inquiries only): luc@lucforsyth.com
Web: lucforsyth.com
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Need to build your own archive? Start here: sy.to/lucforsyth
The NAS I’m using: synology.com/en-us/products/DS1525+
👇🏻MORE RESOURCES FOR FILMMAKERS 👇🏻
🎥 WANT TO SHOOT DOCUMENTARIES LIKE A PROFESSIONAL CINEMATOGRAPHER? START HERE: filmschool.lucforsyth.com/documentary-cinematography
⛑️NEED PERSONALIZED HELP? BOOK A 1:1 CALL AND LET’S MAKE A PLAN FOR YOU! ⛑️ calendly.com/lucforsyth/1-1-consultation-call
🗞 CAREER LESSONS, INDUSTRY BREAKDOWNS, AND GEAR TALK FOR FILMMAKERS AND CREATIVES 🗞: bit.ly/3imiDAj
🤖 NEED AN AI CAREER COACH? TRY THE FILMMAKER’S AI ASSISTANT FOR FREE: filmschool.lucforsyth.com/ai-assistant
📘LIFE-CHANGING ADVICE FOR FILMMAKERS (FREE 70-PAGE EBOOK) 📘: tinyurl.com/ax9c3kkf
📽 A FILMMAKER’S GUIDE TO LONG TERM CAREER PLANNING (FREE 5 DAY CHALLENGE) 📽: bit.ly/40ZS9GC
📖 THE DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER’S NETWORKING GUIDE (FREE DOWNLOAD) 📖: filmschool.lucforsyth.com/networking-guide
📝✅ ESSENTIAL GEAR PACKING CHECKLIST (FREE DOWNLOAD) ✅📝: tinyurl.com/ycknfa7j
🔗 LINKS FROM THIS VIDEO
Need to build your own archive? Start here: sy.to/lucforsyth
The NAS I’m using: synology.com/en-us/products/DS1525+
CHAPTERS
0:00 - Intro
0:55 - getting a package to my door
1:24 - what I used to use to store all my media (bad idea)
2:34 - my new NAS system unit
3:05 - unboxing and setting up my NAS
4:00 - all my media is safe!
4:51 - one of my first photo assignments that changed everything
6:29 - what I got wrong about photography
8:34 - reviewing one of my first video assignments
9:50 - this project is not very good, but hear me out
11:40 - one of my most professional embarrassing moments of my career
15:19 - one of the ugliest frames I’ve composed as a doc DP
17:18 - I lost one of my most important projects
19:07 - a project that got me nowhere… but taught me a lot
23:53 - the project that saved my career
28:43 - final thoughts
🎥 🔥 📷 GEAR I USE
MY ACAM: amzn.to/3CsrOoy
MY YOUTUBE CAM: amzn.to/3TcW12m
BEST DOC TRIPOD IN THE WORLD: bhpho.to/3VD3Gsn
MY FAVORITE CAMERA BACKPACK: bit.ly/3yTAJPh
EXPEDITION BACKPACK: bit.ly/3MEkco2
YOUTUBE LENS: amzn.to/3CuSl4x
CURRENT DRONE: amzn.to/3BRUQBR
KEY LIGHT: amzn.to/40cH7Q7
SHOTGUN MIC: amzn.to/3hVwVnL
COMPUTER: amzn.to/3HXNwlE
*Some of the above are affiliate links, but all are personally vetted and recommended*
✋ SAY HI
Email (business inquiries only): luc@lucforsyth.com
Web: lucforsyth.com
IG: @lucforsyth
