What It Really Takes to Become a Cinematographer | Unfold Podcast EP. 08

Work with me - https://www.cinematicportfoliomastery... Join the community waitlist - https://tenfoldinsider.crd.co/ Our LUTs + treatments - https://setmemory.store In this episode of the Unfold Podcast, we sit down with Zachary Guy to unpack his wild transition from studying aerospace engineering to becoming a full-time cinematographer. We trace the steps that shaped his career: building drones in his garage, falling in love with editing, finding purpose through storytelling, and finally joining Tenfold. If you’ve ever wondered how someone actually becomes a working DP, this episode lays it all out—the doubts, the pivots, and the moments that changed everything. Featuring Zachary Guy (  / zacharyjguy  ) ----- 📹 FREE Spec Work Playbook – Use one project to land $10K+ clients → https://thespecworkplaybook.carrd.co 💰 CPM Waitlist – Learn our proven Spec to Sales system to land $10K+ projects → https://www.cinematicportfoliomastery... 📕 LUTs, Treatments, & Templates – Get our production assets → https://setmemory.store/collections/t... ----- 📲 Follow us on Instagram where we post regularly   / tenfoldproduction   🎙️ Listen to the Unfold Podcast: https://unfoldpodcast.tenfoldfilmmake... ----- Hosted by Jason Dam (  / iamjasondam  ) & Hwanjoe Yu (  / hwanjoe.yu  ) Produced by Mersum Khokhar (  / mersumkhokhar  ) ----- Chapters 0:00 - Intro 1:18 – From Engineering to Film 9:00 – Building Drones Sparked Everything 13:00 – Falling in Love with Editing 20:25 – Meeting the Tenfold Team 33:35 – From Videographer to Cinematographer 42:00 – Balancing Business and Creativity