Golden hour on set. There's something about natural light wrapping around a subject that you just can't replicate.
DANIIL
KOT
SELECTED WORK
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Thoughts & behind the scenes"The eye should learn to listen before it looks."
— Robert Frank. Observation before composition.
BTS — Testing Cooke lenses
The fall-off on these primes is dreamy. Shooting some tests before the real thing.
The Art of Visual Storytelling — filmmakermagazine.com ↗
LINK
Great read on balancing narrative with visual language. Bookmarking this one.
Location scouting in the mountains. Found this abandoned structure — adding it to the shot list.
ABOUT
I'm Daniil, a filmmaker and cinematographer based out of Bellevue, WA. I'm drawn to the metaphysical yet simple attributes of life and its stories.
My work spans short films, music videos, commercials, and documentaries. I care about honest frames, intentional pacing, and the kind of images that can give language to the unsaid.
My favorite movie is La La Land. *spoiler alert* Why couldn't they just end up together?