Day In The Life of a Commercial Cinematographer

On Set with me for the day (part 1) of shooting a big-budget commercial as a Cinematographer. Commercial shot for Metro DC.

Directed by Lee Morton

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[renemullersongs]

That's easily the best behind the scenes of a commercial I have ever watched! Please make more of this.

[wasislos]

Your backstage cameraman did a fantastic job of capturing all those crucial and important moments of how the shooting is done. Cheers to him and to you!

[XavierPil]

You: 13k followers. Peter McKinon 2M. You: actual working pro. McKinon (and others): pro “talking heads” going out once in a while to play with new toys. Awesome video!!

[leftclot]

this is sooo insightful. Shoutout Josh Heinrich, he did a great job!! Thanks for hiring him!!

[JoshHeinrich]

Thanks for the shoutout! I had such a great time! Thanks for having me.

[Jared]

Love the BTS! You hear from a lot of people “If you want experience just get on set”

This is truly an inside look on alot of the experiences on set.

Love it!

[antonbrask]

Realest behind the scenes ive seen on youtube, this is really seeing how it is actually done. So fun to see, and this crew seemed so proffesional. We want more!

[HermannOberg]

LOVE BTS where you actually show decision making between departments! Super usefull. Keep griding Stigliano!!

[ThomasF]

It's really refreshing to see how well you work with everyone, considering it's commercial work as well time-constraints can be a killer so it was great to see you keep composure and professionality throughout

[avdpost]

Holy shit, the OG Black & Blue Evan Luzi. Amazing to see you on set, still grinding.

[Andyax]

This was a fantastic idea for a BTS video; To just let the audience be there with you. It got me super motivated for our next project :) So thank you!

[tiedtkeio]

Superb video Gian! Loved it. Also, as a DoP myself the line at around 19:40 "We're a little later than hoped" is so relatable, every god damn project hahaha.

[patrickperez]

ok this is legit. the real deal. thanks for allowing a BTS crew to shoot this. Subscribed.

[joshmillerdp]

This is dope dude. I work as a DP as well and it's WAY more then just making things look good. Just the ability to manage a crew makes it a whole different ball game.

[MichalOlender]

It was awesome to see the BTS on this one!

[thehenryshow]

Love the long takes. It feels like being there. Hearing the feedback and conversations behind the scenes is a great way to learn.

[lukakrstovic_]

Really interesting to see the difference when I film a commercial here in the Netherlands it goes totally different in terms of roles and schedule because they always expect to film longer than originally planned.

[demiloca]

What really stands out is your wonderful demeanor - you are cool, calm, confident, humble, personable, besides technically and creatively aces.. It's the kind that goes all the way. Loved this. Day For Night at Airport. ;) I loved the opening music too.

[MichaelSteighner]

LOVED this BTS look into the project. Like a masterclass if you pay attention. Hats off to the BTS crew too. Captured some great moments. Totally agree with the wrap up comments at the end. Sometimes it's hard to remain cool and communicate effectively on long production days, but goes a long way with the crew if you can master it. Looking forward to part 2!

[JP-qqwy]

This man is underrated chill lowkey but entertaining.