Welcome to episode 69 of the Western Bowhunter Podcast. On today’s show, I sit down with Grady Rawls, a freelance photographer, videographer, and editor from north eastern Oregon, and we discuss in depth what you need to know to produce a high quality film. We talk different cameras, lenses, audio, editing software, and everything you can pretty much think of to make high quality hunting films. Grady has been producing films with his team and has put out hundreds of films,, which you can find at his vimeo account. Years ago, I attended a film school that Grady hosted, which was an awesome 4 day experience set in Sunriver, Oregon. The school was an intense crash course on all things DSLR and filmmaking, and I recommend it to anyone who is on the fence about starting their own web series or even just filming your own hunts for yourself. Thanks for the listen!
Show Notes:
- Introductions (1:00)
- Interview starts (10:45)
- Who is Grady Rawls? (12:15)
- Camcorder vs Mirrorless/DSLR (17:30)
- Canon vs Sony (21:00)
- Megapixel importance (26:30)
- Investing in equipment to fit your needs (30:45)
- Whats the best lens for what you’re doing (35:00)
- Full frame vs crop sensor (38:00)
- Benefits of the A6500 (42:30)
- Metabones adaptors and foreign lenses (44:30)
- Buying full frame lenses for your crop sensor body (49:00)
- IBIS in both the camera and the lens (53:30)
- Prime vs telephotos (56:30)
- Gathering audio in multiple scenarios (1:02:30)
- Investing in audio equipment (1:15:45)
- The difference between using a Beachtek vs an H1 (1:22:15)
- Running a cage on your camera (1:27:00)
- Buying used equipment (1:30:00)
- Attending Grady’s film school (1:36:00)
- Films benefiting conservation (1:47:00)
- Watching Grady’s content (1:50:00)
- Becoming a do it all camera man (1:53:00)
- Wages for film production (1:55:30)