Reel World: The man, the myth, the legend. David Robin
2.21.2010
I first met David Robin at WEVA and got to spend a bit more time with him at Re:Frame San Francisco. Not only is he one of the nicest guys I've met but he has tons of advice that he's willing to give. This man is truly an inspiration to all of us.
20 years of experience and he has a list of accolades that can make anyones jaw drop.
david robin | films has won 27 Creative Excellence Awards from WEVA int. More than any other Event Filmmaker in the world.
Named one of the "Top 25 Hottest & Most Influential Event Videographers in the World" by Event DV Magazine for the fourth year in a row.
Inducted into the WEVA Hall Of Fame in 2005.
Recipient of the Bob LeBar Vision Award.
Published in WEV Magazine, Event DV Magazine and Videography Magazine.
Featured on TNT's "Wedding Day". A Mark Burnett Production.
David Robin has successfully done what not many can. Not only does he have a studio that produces award winning wedding films but he is creating inspirational commercial work. Oh, and did I mention he's been doing this for 20 years and has been able to maintain a fresh approach?
David and I caught up for a little Q &A about his career in filming weddings and commercial work:
How did you get started in your filmmaking career? Did you start with weddings, documentaries, etc?
Started shooting weddings in 1984. Was in retail, and sold a portable VHS vcr and camera to a client, who then suggested I shoot his wedding with it. After the wedding, exhausted and reeling, I decided that next time round I was going to charge to shoot one!
What challenges, if any, did you face when you decided to cross over into a new genre?
Corporate work came easily. My main source of business came from my event clients who were already comfortable with me, and had some kind of corporate project. The challenge was to become good at it. That took years!
What is it about your background in your initial field that helps you bring something special to the table with your newer field and vice verse?
Both mediums were so different, and required very different skill sets. Events were run and gun guerilla warfare, and corporate videos were planned, well thought out productions.
However that seems to have changed today, as we now shoot events with dslrs and 35mm lenses. Now we really have to plan out our shots, and put in far more thought to create a wedding film. Much like our corporate work.
So the lines have blurred.
Have you ever experienced any adverse reactions as a result of the negative connotations with "wedding videos?"
I have always strived to elevate the event filmmaking industry. I have spent many years educating clients, and my peers, and at the same time creating work that hopefully garners some respect. In the beginning I was treated with very little respect shooting events, but years later I have been awarded some credibility.
Hopefully i am perceived as a filmmaker now, and not a wedding videographer!
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