Brad Rushing is a cinematographer based in Los Angeles, CA. He has worked on ad campaigns for clients such as McDonald’s, Coors, NASCAR and the National Football League, and photographed music videos for Joss Stone, Moby, Eminem, Britney Spears, among many others.
In this full-length presentation of a forum presented at Loyola University, New Orleans, noted cinematographer Brad Rushing discusses both the art of shooting great video and the art of developing your career. Drawing on his own experiences, he shares his thoughts on why it’s important to choose who you work with and the projects you accept, why you need to manage your reputation as an indispensable part of your career, and why building that reputation relies heavily on the relationships you forge with your peers and employers. He also discusses how a video crew does its work, the relative merits of shooting on film stock versus digital, and how to shoot great video on a shoestring.
In a seminar at Loyola University, New Orleans, cinematographer Brad Rushing draws on his own career to illustrate how to go about establishing yourself and advancing your career by networking, becoming known for doing great work, and seeking out opportunities to test your limits.
In a forum at Loyola University, New Orleans, cinematographer Brad Rushing discusses why he chooses to work on the projects he accepts, and why it is important to do work that you not only feel okay about getting paid for, but that you believe in the message of too.
In a seminar at Loyola University, New Orleans, cinematographer Brad Rushing discusses the role that mentoring and reciprocal favors have played in his career, and makes a case for the importance of finding a mentor to any career in the arts. He also discusses why having a successful career means taking chances, stepping up to challenges, and building a reputation as diligent, dependable, and easy to work with.
In a seminar at Loyola University, New Orleans, cinematographer Brad Rushing urges the student audience to cultivate their own creative identity, rather than make a career out of copying the work of others.
In a seminar at Loyola University, New Orleans, cinematographer Brad Rushing discusses the both the positive impact (innovation in packaging, marketing and business practices) and negative impact (possibly decreased revenue, loss of control over intellectual property) that filesharing and similar technology-enabled practices are having on the entertainment industry at large.
Cinematographer Brad Rushing discusses his experiences photographing videos for Eminem, and describes just what the duties and responsibilities of a cinematographer are.
In a seminar at Loyola University, New Orleans, cinematographer Brad Rushing discusses the various levels of control that directors might take over a project.
Cinematographer Brad Rushing tells a class at Loyola University, New Orleans why “the jobs you turn down are often more important than the ones you accept,” or in other words, why every artist, producer, manager, freelancer and session musician should be choosy about who they work with, in order to create a body of work that they can build a successful career on.
In a seminar at Loyola University, New Orleans, cinematographer Brad Rushing discusses how to design a music video that it’s creative, memorable, and cool – and most importantly appropriate to the artist and song – and recounts the recent history of the major labels and their shrinking music video budgets.
In a seminar at Loyola University, New Orleans, cinematographer Brad Rushing discusses the importance of understanding how the business you’re in works, so that you always understand how money works – where your paycheck comes from, how to manage a budget, and to how to make sure that you are aware of your financial situation.
In a seminar at Loyola University, New Orleans, cinematographer Brad Rushing describes the three departments who crew a video shoot – grip, electrical, and camera – the key roles in each, and what each department contributes to the process.
In a seminar at Loyola University, New Orleans, cinematographer Brad Rushing discusses the advantages and shortcomings of shooting video on film versus on digital media, and describes the technical and aesthetic concerns that drive the decision to use one or the other on a specific project.
In a seminar at Loyola University, New Orleans, cinematographer Brad Rushing discusses how he handles the work-for-hire nature of his profession, and shares hints on how to build a robust freelance career by proactively seeking out projects and managing your public profile, as opposed to sitting back and letting your reputation drive what projects come to you.
