Director Lo

Today: 🎬 ARRI ALEXA Mini mounted on a Ronin 2, supported by a vibration-isolated arm rated for 30kg and attached to a rickshaw.

The camera department is having fun today. 😎🚀🇿🇲

Who do you think we’re filming? 👀🎬

DON’T BE ADDICTED TO TUTORIALS

Learning can become a trap.

It usually starts with genuine interest. You watch one tutorial, then another, then another. Before long, you’re spending hours learning but making very little progress in real life.

The danger is that you can become highly informed but seriously inexperienced.

I’ve been there myself.

Research, study, and education are important. But there comes a point where knowledge stops being useful unless it is applied. You can spend years watching other people build careers while convincing yourself you’re preparing for yours.

The reality is that the world rewards ex*****on.

In the film industry, for example, nobody spends much time asking how many tutorials you’ve watched. It is already assumed that you know your job. What people notice is how you communicate, how you solve problems, how you handle pressure, and whether you are someone they enjoy working with.

What’s interesting is that the actual shot on set is often only a small fraction of the day. Most of the time is spent preparing, setting up, discussing ideas, asking questions, solving problems, and working together as a team.

Technical knowledge gets you through the door.

Character, presence, and experience keep you in the room.

So if you’ve been stuck in an endless cycle of tutorials, courses, and research, this is your sign to go outside and start.

You may not have the perfect camera.

You may not have enough money.

You may not know where to begin.

That’s okay.

Those are the real challenges you should be learning how to overcome.

Instead of watching someone else achieve their goals, start building your own. Set small targets. Acquire one thing at a time. Learn one lesson at a time. Take one step at a time.

Because no tutorial can replace experience.

At some point, you have to stop watching and start doing.

🎥🔥Still standing on ten toes.

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BUDGET - A special project filmed across Zambia 🇿🇲, Namibia 🇳🇦 and Tanzania 🇹🇿. Grateful for every person who contributed their time, skill and energy to bringing this music video to life.

Client:
Client Manager:
Artists: / / /

Director / DOP / Editor / Colorist:
Studio:

Zambia 🇿🇲 Team
2nd Cam Op / BTS / Photographer:
Focus Puller / AC:
Production Assistant:
Floor Runner:
Crane Operator / Grip:
Drone Pilot:

Dance Group 1 Coordinator:
Dance Team 1: / / /

Dance Group 2 Coordinator:
Dance Group 2 Stylist:
Dance Team 2: / / /

Special Shout-out: for the amazing car drifts

Namibia 🇳🇦 Team / Special Thanks
Production Fixer / Coordinator:
Lighting & Grips Assistant:
Casting Assistant: /
Special Appearance: / / .golfs

Tanzania 🇹🇿 Team / Special Thanks
Production Coordinator:
Focus Puller / AC:
Make-up:

Big respect and appreciation to the full team across all three countries, and to anyone I may not have mentioned by name who was deeply involved in making this project possible. Your contribution is seen and appreciated.

Voting is officially closed. 🗳️🔥

Now we move into the semi-finals. Who are the top 3? I’ll be posting the top 3 in a few days!

Stay locked in. ⚡️

Celebrating a huge milestone achieved by my good friend and great wildlife photographer on his 1st ever Photo Exhibition . Proud of you and wishing you continued growth, impact and success. 📸✨

HELLO - Yo Maps

Grateful to have directed, shot, edited and colored this one. A big thank you to every creative and crew member who brought their skill, time and energy into this production.

Director / DOP / Editor / Colorist:
Studio:

Producer / Constume Art Director:
Camera Dept: / /
Chief Lighting:
Lighting Assistant / Grip / Best Boy:
Crane Operator / Grip:

Wardrobe:
Styling: /
Assistant Styling: / .faith_
Hair Styling:
Make-up: /

Smoke / Effects: /
Photography:
Props:
Carpentry: Matthews David Chirwa c/o Zed Fittings & Designing

Models: / / / .simainga
Female Dancers: / /

Respect and appreciation to the full team that made this possible, and to anyone I may not have mentioned by name who was deeply involved in bringing this project to life. Your contribution is seen and appreciated.

Thank God for Another year 💯🔥. Another chapter. Grateful for the journey, the lessons, to the people, and the purpose; all of you my friends thank you! Happy Birthday to me. 🎬✨