BE BRAVE AND MAKE THE WORK YOU LOVE

In an interview with Frame Set, cinematographer Todd Banhazl (Winning Time, Hustlers, Nike) is asked for advice for young cinematographers trying to make work like his:

Don’t make work like mine, make the most personal thing possible, and really try to spend time shooting what you love in the way that you love it. I really mean that. I don’t know if that means it sounds like a platitude, but like, there’s a lot of cinematographers out there now that I feel like the technology has been democratized, like everyone’s a DP, so I think the thing that sets you apart is making the work personal, and like being brave to make it personal.

Writing good subject lines and building our websites is great and all, but it’s secondary to being brave and making the work you love.

Watch Banhazi talking about “The Cameras Behind Olivia Rodrigo’s Lo-Fi Music Video.”