It has been said by many that there is only one story to be told, impossible to accomplish true originality. Even so, there are infinite ways to tell stories, infinite places to draw inspiration from, and an infinite amount of perspectives people can use to better understand themselves.
Biography
David Sobolak is a Michigan born filmmaker with a wide variety of skills. He seeks to merge the cinematic quality of independent films with the blockbuster audience. The ideas presented in his work offer a new perspective as a way to internally view your own situations and open your mind to them. Even with how many movies there are now, he believes there are still stories that haven't been told. If you give five directors the same script, you will receive five different films.
Every audience member has a different reason they relate to the character's emotions. Growing up, one of the things you begin to realize is that everyone has had a slightly different if not extremely different upbringing. They all have their list of lessons they were taught and hold different beliefs in what their life should be. Movies now seem to conform to the same safe lessons with no controversial opinions or storylines to turn audiences away. The best current content either does this better than the others or raises a new idea to the situation entirely. These, along with his own experiences, have come to help him notice stories that were missing. He aims to share his reasons, thoughts, emotions, and ideas in an attempt to showcase his own life experiences as a perspective for others to relate to.
Work Experience
Director of Photography
I helped develop a 100th Year Anniversary video for Junior Achievement of the Michigan Great Lakes, interviewing individuals of all different ages and experiences with the organization over the years.
Additionally I have worked on short films as a single-man camera crew, coordinating fight scenes.
Director
Good People was the project I made my directing debut on. A short film about five teenagers who accidentally kill a man in his own cabin. It was a 20+ person crew over a few day span, but it turned out remarkably.
Videographer
I worked on several projects with Great Lakes Live, a live music and video recording session studio in Michigan. Several crew mates were other independent filmmakers who came for the experience. We unloaded and set up all the equipment while the bands would do the same. Then we would switch to camera set up where we were allowed to find out own angles and shots for the shoot.
Assistant Camera
Throughout College, I was intensely interested in the frame, so naturally I found myself a many camera crews, assisting those who wanted full control over the shots. Through these experiences I was able to gain knowledge downt to the minute details and industry expertise.
Assistant Director
I tend to keep quite organized when it comes to getting things done efficiently and effectively with time to spare. Taking all the information and ideas from the department heads and finalizing a decision and schedule with the director often gets overlooked. Realizing how important this role is can mean a big difference of days on set.
Gaffer
Naturally, to understand composition and staging, you must also have knowledge of lighting. Achieving a well-rounded knowledge of the ins and outs of filmmaking gives you a better perspective on how to run things on set and more importantly get an idea for what is possible to ask of each department. My experience as a gaffer taught me more about visual storytelling, how to properly use it, and made me respect that every job on set can be essential.