Born in Bulgaria and raised in Los Angeles, Ivaylo Getov resides in Brooklyn, NY living the gypsy lifestyle of a freelance Cinematographer. In 2009, he graduated from the Tisch School of the Arts at NYU with a BFA in Film and a minor in Philosophy, as well as studying in Cuba at the University of Havana and with the Ludwig Foundation, where he completed a short experimental documentary. As a cinematographer, he has earned credits on numerous shorts, music videos, and documentaries as well as shooting films and photo essays across three continents and countless countries.

You can see his work at the links to the right, or check back here for news and miscellaneous mischief.

October 15, 2009
Antonioni: “OK…so were going to suspend the camera from a track in the ceiling and move it toward the window.” DP: Ok.  Sounds good…I’ll put some gyroscopes on it or whatever” Antonioni: “Cool! Now, when the bars are out of frame, someone will swing them out of the way so the camera can keep going and pan over” DP: “Alright.  A little complicated, but OK.” Antonioni: “Right.  Then, a 30-foot crane grabs the camera with an elaborate hook system and the shot keeps going and moving around for another 5 minutes.” DP: “Fuck you.”

Antonioni: “OK…so were going to suspend the camera from a track in the ceiling and move it toward the window.”

DP: Ok.  Sounds good…I’ll put some gyroscopes on it or whatever”

Antonioni: “Cool! Now, when the bars are out of frame, someone will swing them out of the way so the camera can keep going and pan over”

DP: “Alright.  A little complicated, but OK.”

Antonioni: “Right.  Then, a 30-foot crane grabs the camera with an elaborate hook system and the shot keeps going and moving around for another 5 minutes.”

DP: “Fuck you.”


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