What's up Rock Nation, today we welcome Brady Bessette. In this episode we dive deep into Brady's YouTube journey, how he's balanced YouTube and his cinematography career, and what he feels makes an incredible DP. Brady is a Cinematographer and lighting extraordinaire! Whether it's on YouTube or making movies, Brady just wants to create. This was our first podcast ever outside, so we hope you enjoy! The Creator Pricing Guide - The No BS Guide to Pricing Your Creative Services Coupon Code: ROCKNATION10 gets you $10 off at checkout for the boulders https://courses.thecreatorcoach.com/pricing-guide Collab with Artlist and get 2 extra months for free here: https://artlist.io/artlist-70446?artlist_aid=the505podcast_2970&utm_source=affiliate_p&utm_medium=the505podcast_2970&utm_campaign=the505podcast_2970 Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/xgEAzkqAvs Kostas’ Amazon Storefront: https://amzn.to/3GhId25 Concert Photography Masterclass: www.kostasgarcia.com/masterclass Chase’s Totality LUT pack: https://www.chasealexanderfilm.com/color/totalitylutpack COP THE BFIGGY "ESSENTIALS" SFX PACK HERE: https://courses.thecreatorcoach.com/BFIGGYSFXPACK Kostas’ Amazon Storefront: https://amzn.to/3GhId25 15% OFF Prism Lens FX with code: KOSTAS15 https://bit.ly/42sNdej Timestamps: 0:00 - Trailer 0:54 - Intro 2:03 - One Handed Crack 3:43 - Brady’s first big YouTube video 5:24 - Motion Array 5:53 - Brady started making videos in his mom’s basement 6:23 - Creators need time to be bored 6:52 - Brady’s vlogging era 7:44 - When YouTube pressure hit 8:58 - Understanding his YouTube audience 9:58 - Brady was a fraud 11:09 - Brady posted on YouTube for 2 years straight without missing a week 12:35 - YouTube lead to DP work for Brady 13:34 - Brady’s first brand deal 15:24 - The business side of YouTube 17:32 - Brady hates YouTube 17:50 - Brady’s outsourcing system 18:23 - Brady’s process for YouTube videos 21:20 - Brady talks camera gear 23:33 - Brady’s process evolution on YouTube 24:40 - Brady gets nerdy about lighting 26:17 - The role of a DP 28:03- How Brady decides the lens he wants to shoot with 30:50 - When Brady decides to try something new 31:55 - Prep days 33:59 - Story is #1 priority 34:57 - How important pre production is 35:56 - Balancing YouTube and being an actual DP 37:29 - Repurposing content for Social Media and YouTube 38:36 - The most slept on gear for a DP 40:42 - Why soft light sucks 42:11 - Brady stopped playing it safe 43:18 - Why Brady doesn’t shoot wide open 45:08 - The importance of learning all aspects of filmmaking 47:47 - What makes a great gaffer 48:50 - Brady wants to scale 50:23 - Brady dropped out of college 52:24 - Brady gave himself 2 years to make this career work 54:35 - You have to have delusional confidence 57:40 - How to get to the next level in your career as a DP 59:49 - Dealing with burnout as a creator 1:03:34 - No longer wanting to be a gaffer 1:04:19 - What Brady hopes to take into 2025 1:06:42 - Why Brady doesn’t really watch YouTube 1:08:35 - Where Brady draws his inspiration from 1:09:27 - Advice to your 18 year old self If you liked this episode please send it to a friend and take a screenshot for your story! And as always, we'd love to hear from you guys on what you'd like to hear us talk about or potential guests we should have on. DM US ON IG: (Our DM's are always open!) Bfiggy: https://www.instagram.com/bfiggy/ Kostas: https://www.instagram.com/kostasg95/ Chase: https://www.instagram.com/chaseronii/ TikTok: Bfiggy: https://www.tiktok.com/bfiggy/ Kostas: https://www.tiktok.com/kostasgarcia/