Making Your First Film?
Watch This Before You Start!

Ian Kerr csc, Emmy Award-Winning Cinematographer,
Answers 5 Questions for First-Time Filmmakers

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1. For first-time filmmakers who want to write, shoot, and edit their very first film, what are some of the most important things to think about in regard to lighting and cinematography?

2. Pertaining to lighting and cinematography, what happens in the development and pre-production stages? What are some do’s and don’t’s?

3. Do you recommend that first-time filmmakers think about lighting and cinematography while they are writing their first scripts? Why or why not?

4. For first-time filmmakers who want to hire a professional cinematographer for their first film, what do they need to know about cost, contracts, and how to approach the cinematographer with their question about working on their first movie?

5. If you could share your Top 3 Tips for first-time filmmakers around the world, what would they be?

A Big Special Thank You
to Ian Kerr!

Visit Ian’s website at:
www.iankerrdop.com

About Ian Kerr csc

Ian tells stories through spectacular images, his work straddling the gulf between fiction and non-fiction, documentary and drama. His assignments range from meticulously executed commercials to dynamic, sixteen-camera unscripted projects to month-long arctic and mountaineering expeditions and network TV drama.

Ian’s projects have taken him from the jungles of New Guinea to the ice floes of Canada’s Arctic to the thin air of the Argentinean Andes at 21,000 feet. His work has been recognized by many awards including Emmy and Wildscreen Panda awards for Outstanding Cinematography.

Utilizing innovative techniques and equipment for his projects, Ian is a certified in Cineflex, Shotover, MotoCrane, DJI (Ronin 2, RS2) and Steadicam systems and selects from a wide range of cameras including Arri, Red, Phantom, Sony, Panasonic and Canon. He works extensively with motion-control time lapse, remote head, helicopter and drone aerial and stabilized gimbal systems.

Ian is a former adjunct professor of Advanced Cinematography and continues to lecture and teach workshops and contribute to publications including The New York Times and Canadian Cinematographer. He also often designs and creates custom solutions for problems like “how to film inches from a polar bear at midnight using only moonlight for illumination?”. This curiosity also let to Ian’s invention of the MultiTurret which won an award for innovation at the 2019 NAB.

Ian holds a US 01 visa. He is physically fit, an active mountaineer, and married father of two children. His childhood hero was Tin Tin.

Don’t forget to visit Ian’s website today!
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