Evan Carter describes his career path and current role as a cinematographer. He received his bachelor's degree from Davidson College in Political Science and after college has held many different filmmaking roles including being the Director of Photography on an Emmy award-winning PBS show and working on a wide variety of projects such as a documentary about feminists in Chile, and commercials for brands like Huggies and Bed, Bath, and Beyond. He is currently a Freelance Filmmaker, working as both a production company and as an individual part of a team in multiple roles. We discuss:
0:56 - An overview of his role
1:51 - The difference between cinematography and other filmmaking roles
5:44 - How he gets his projects
6:07 - The challenges of freelancing
7:15 - Aspects he likes about his role
8:06 - What a typical day and week is like as a cinematographer
9:24 - How much travel the role entails
12:02 - An overview of the film making process
14:23 - How many projects he works on simultaneously
17:07 - Things he loves about the role
18:44 - How he got into his current role
22:14 - How to get into the filmmaking world
23:42 - Advice on how to be proactive in getting into the film industry
25:15 - Advice on how to get film experience
27:14 - The culture of film sets
28:31 - Advice on how to network
31:39 - General career advice
