Many production companies, news/TV channel, crews abroad want to hire camera operator / Director of Photography (DOP) / filmmaker in Vietnam for their projects. This is because not all Clients/companies have their own cam op/DOP, they usually hire freelancers and they can hire someone from their country or can also hire someone in Vietnam.
When hiring this position, Client usually cares about: skills, experiences, rate, communication, English-speaking skill, ability to communicate and work with the Director and the crew/team.
Knowing a rate for budgeting and considering is important, but a rate depends on many factors, such as:
+ location of the project, indoor/outdoor, filming condition
+ the story/content/script/complication of the project
+ what camera/equipment to use
+ how many crew to support/assist
+ timing/hour many hour per day, how long is the project.
Our camera operator / DOP can work with different kinds of cameras: arri alexa mini, black magic, etc. For lists of cameras available to rent and what our drone op can use, please check this post!
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