In this particular photo, I was doing the video, lighting, and audio for a commercial shoot. This was a challenging day, seeing that there was a limited amount of time to capture everything. Also, I was flying solo due to scheduling difficulties of a colleague. I had to be very well organized to accomplish all that this commercial shoot wanted.
I started my day extra early. I needed ample set up time and time to test all the equipment to make sure that it worked in harmonium together. This shoot was for an online cooking show titled, “Ergo-Cuisine.” The message of the show is to convey to the audience that cooking does not have to be complicated for anyone to do it. By using simple ingredients and techniques, anyone can become a great cook.
With that said, there was a four course meal planned out for the shoot. The challenge was to get as many camera angles of each dish being prepared and give the illusion of a multi-camera shoot. To accomplish this there were multiple passes at each stage of cooking, and yes, it was very time consuming. I shot each step three times: wide angle. mid-shot, and close up. After the first few takes, I gained a good rhythm for the chef and he was in-tune with each step of the production.
After I wrapped the shoot, and finally got a chance to look over the footage, I was very pleased with how everything came out. I edited the commercial for the client and could not wait to show him. He was very pleased with the final product. I admit that day was stressful but it all came out great in the end.
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