5 Mistakes Killing Your Filmmaking Career (Fix These Now) with Nicole Shapiro

If you’re just starting out in the freelance filmmaking world, you’re not alone—most of us make the exact same mistakes in our early years. In this video, I’m breaking down 5 big mistakes new filmmakers run into, and how you can avoid them so you can grow faster, stay sane, and build a sustainable creative career. Nicole Shapiro is a cinematographer and video producer based in Toronto, Canada. Some of her clients include coco Chanel, McDonalds, Canadian Tire, and Adobe. Nicole also documents her process across TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram to inspire other filmmakers & connect with other industry professionals. Video Chapters 0:00 Common mistakes as freelance filmmakers 0:47 Solo filmmaking, doing it all alone 2:48 Buying too much gear before mastering what you own 3:54 Comparing your filmmaking journey to others 5:33 Some projects just pay the bills, some have heart 6:36 Importance of contracts — filmmaking is a business SUBSCRIBE TO ADORAMA CINEMA: 🎞️ https://www.youtube.com/@AdoramaCinema ___________ ✘ FEATURED GEAR: DZOFILM Pictor 50-125mm T2.8 Super35 Parfocal Cine Lens for PL Mount and Canon EF https://www.adorama.com/dzo7220001b.html Hollyland Solidcom C1 Pro Full-Duplex ENC Wireless Intercom System with 6x Headsets https://www.adorama.com/hlcc1pro6s.html Hollyland Pyro 5" and Pyro 7" Wireless Touchscreen Transceiver Monitor Kit https://www.adorama.com/hlpwtmk.html Sony FX3 Full-Frame Cinema Line Camera https://www.adorama.com/soilmefx3a.html Aputure STORM 1000C CINE KIT (US) https://www.adorama.com/apap20337aab.html #beginnerfilmmaker #introtofilmmaking #adoramacinema ___________ 𝔸𝔻𝕆ℝ𝔸𝕄𝔸 ⫸ TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@adoramanyc ⫸ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/adorama/ ⫸ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/adorama/ ⫸ Twitter https://twitter.com/adorama MORE 𝔸𝔻𝕆ℝ𝔸𝕄𝔸 ⫸ Shop online https://www.adorama.com/l/Video/ ⫸ Shop in-store https://www.adorama.com/g/nyc-store ⫸ Rent https://www.adoramarentals.com/ ⫸ Business https://www.adorama.com/business/solution/video/ ⫸ Blog https://www.adorama.com/alc/category/video/ ⫸ Print https://www.printique.com/ ___________ More of Nicole Shapiro https://www.instagram.com/nshaps https://www.youtube.com/@nshaps https://tiktok.com/@nshapsprod www.nshaps.com ___________ Deepen your understanding of filmmaking; we can't wait to have you back!