Re: tired of getting bad footage

I think John has hit the nail on the head.

You've already meantioned your a shooter too, so it's not asking you to move out of your comfort zone.

Ask to shoot the next one your self + crew. If you can do it for the same budget and at much better quality the guy isn't going to be upset.

If it turns out that he's paying less then peanuts, at least you'll know why the footage is so poor and can work out what solutions there might be from that point in.

It sounds as though the guys shooting at the moment are running and gunning - self directing. There is no problem in issuing a shot wish list when that style of shotting is on the cards, at leats not that I can see.

"Your video's are cool, they would be better if you could tick each of these shots for each subject"

A little white lie doesn't hurt the clients feelings.

of course you could always go the route that I learnt from editors, well one in particular. take them out, get them drunk, and then laugh at them for 8 hours at how bad their footage is and describe what hurdles you have to jump each time just to make it a viable finished product. Of course this works best if you are from Glasgow and are over 100kg.

The Brit in Brisbane
The Pomme in Production - Brisbane Australia.