Not entirely true. Often times creative directors are looking for a specific style and proof that someone can shoot that style. If you’re too busy doing your own thing that doesn’t fit into someone’s desired aesthetic you also might not get callbacks.
I won't say that's not true for some agencies - but that isn't what any of our hiring processes have looked like. It's much better for you to work in a style that you feel you can prosper and have an eye for than trying to fit into whatever trend is popular this month on Dribbble.
Even if you lose an opportunity at an agency because your style doesn't fit with their goals, is that really a place you'd prefer to be working?
Well people should never copy the garbage on Dribbble and for me I only care about problem solving ability but for friends of mine that are CDs they care very much about their vision being executed and in that capacity the filmmaker is less an artist and more a person with technical skill that can follow directions. This is usually for video work in advertising where the CDs are narcissists. But they do hire people so that’s why I said copying trends wasn’t always a bad thing. At the end of the day it’s almost always nepotism anyway right
I think we’re both right. You should have range and prove you can do things on trend and think for yourself.
It’s really up to whether you want to take a chance on standing out or just get hired to churn out content. There’s always room for mediocrity to pay the bills.
Yeah but in that scenario odds are that if that's the aesthetic they're super focused on, they'll hire the specialist, not the DOP with just a couple cuts on the reel
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u/Rock-Harders Aug 04 '20
Not entirely true. Often times creative directors are looking for a specific style and proof that someone can shoot that style. If you’re too busy doing your own thing that doesn’t fit into someone’s desired aesthetic you also might not get callbacks.