SHORT BIO
Gad shot the short film “SOUP” (2017) directed by Sharon Chetrit. The movie was accepted to the Cannes film festival (le festival de Cannes) and reached the European TV channel “TV SHORTS”. “SOUP” entered the list of the best 30 movies in Cannes film festival. Gad also received the best photography award at the Scotland International Festival of Cinema, for filming the movie “SOUP”. He shot the short film “Jacqueline” directed by Tomer Weinberg, which arrived at the Italian film festival – Amarcort.
Gad began his professional career as a gaffer and best boy (cinema lighting) with the aim of getting to know the craft of lighting in depth, and gain practical experience in this job. He worked in the films: “Yamim Noraim” (Incitement), “Ha’mossad”, “Mechila” “Hordos Island”. And in many TV shows such as: “Teheran”, “Sh’at Neila “Shtisel”, “When heroes fly” “Ron” and more.
FILMOGRAPHY
“Soup” short film directed by Sharon Chetrit. “Bikoret Tloot” short film directed by Assaf Shwartz “Jacqueline” short film directed by Tomer Weinberg “Simcha” short film directed by Tomer Weinberg
What personality or character traits are necessary to excel in being a cinematographer/DP?
Sensitivity and listening
In terms of cinematographers, who do you like?
Roger Deakins
What makes good cinematography?
Emotion of movement and lightning
What makes a good camera? And what has been your favorite camera to use?
Dynamic range and camera comfort
The camera I use is Alexa
Do you think that cinematographer’s work has changed when movies went from film to digital?
They changed but not in the main part of filming
What is your most valuable advice for being a Cinematographer/DP?
To observe!
Now that people watch films on TV, computers and even their phones, do you think about that end experience when you are shooting?
I try very hard not to. I get drawn into the world of the character and try to convey on camera what the character feels or what I want the audience to feel.
Which one is more important: light or shadow?
Light and shadow are very important things in photography, you can’t separate them, and they always come together.
What is the cinematographer’s involvement in pre-production, production and post-production?
In my approach, my involvement in pre-production is very large and in everything from the script to the actors I try to connect as much as possible to the world I create and of course also in the post production, in the online editing.
Cut in the editing can greatly raise the shot or lower it.
What involvement in the production budget does the cinematographer/DP have?
The budget has an impact on many variables, so it is very important to be involved
