Self-Evaluation as an Artist | Episode 27 of FilmingLife®: The Podcast for Photographers & Filmmakers
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In this episode of FilmingLife®: The Podcast for Photographers & Filmmakers our host Courtney Holmes chats about why it’s important to reflect and analyse our art and how that self-evaluation can improve your work and help your business.
You’ll hear Courtney thoughts & tips on:
• What’s new in the Academy to help you grow as a filmmaker
• The biggest mistake Courtney sees photographers & new filmmakers make
• Why you should create work that YOU love from the beginning
• How your artistic vision is what will elevate your artistic voice
• How Portfolio Building can help you develop your artistic voice & vision
• Why potential clients need to feel confident in what they’re going to get before they invest
• Courtney will lead you through a self-evaluation exercise to help you reflect on your work and reveal valuable insights
Questions to Guide
Your Self-Evaluation
Write a Reflective Statement about a recent film you’ve shot, answering the following questions:
What steps did you take to prep for the session in advance? What information did you provide to the client? How did you plan the location and any other details about the session?
How did you approach the beginning of the session? What did you start filming first?
What did you do next?
Why did you choose that (camera position, focal length, aperture setting, etc)?
What problems did you come across?
How did you solve those problems?
Were there any problems you couldn’t solve?
What worked well during the session and why?
What didn’t work well and why?
What did you learn from this session that you can apply to the next?
How did you approach the edit for the film?
Why did you choose the music?
What problems did you come across?
How did you solve those problems?
Were there any problems you couldn’t solve?
What footage worked well for the edit and why?
What didn’t work well and why?
What did you learn from working with this footage that you can apply to the way you shoot your next session?
New Courses in the Academy
FilmingLife® 201: The Art of Filming Families
In this completely updated & expanded course, Founder & Lead Educator Courtney Holmes will teach you everything you need to know about the art of filming & working with families. Courtney will guide you through Understanding Family Films as a Business, Client Prep + Workflow, Storyboarding Development, and an extensive case study on Filming a Family with behind-the-scenes of Courtney filming at the family’s home through to culling, editing & polishing the final film.
FilmingLife® 301: Portfolio Building Strategies
In this new course from FilmingLife® Educator Kylie Purtell you’ll be walked through the steps of setting up strategic portfolio building sessions with our custom 10-step roadmap. From how to set-up and run a model call, choosing the right families to work with, ideas for building your email marketing list and putting the finished films to good use for marketing & building your profile, this course will give you all the tools you need to set-up & run portfolio building sessions that will help you grow as an artist and get your business on the road to booking clients.
