Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Beth Ribeiro. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Beth, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. We’d love to hear about a project that you’ve worked on that’s meant a lot to you.

I worked on a documentary called “Captive Audience” and it was my most meaningful project yet. This is mostly because of the people I worked with – Jessica Dimmock (director) and Joe Rivera (director of photography). It was really sensitive subject matter that both Jess and Joe handled with such care and craft. It was really powerful to contribute to such an important story.

Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers.

I work as a Focus Puller/1st AC (camera assistant). I found my job unexpectedly because I frankly did not know it existed until i started learning more about cinematography. I adore my job because I get to be creative in a very technical way. Building camera’s and their accessories to suit the project brings me a lot of joy and I love being responsible for a mechanism of a project that is so crucial. I love building relationships with people and learning how different Cinematographers work and how i can adapt my skills to suit their technique. I love that I am constantly challenged and yet still love what I do.

How about pivoting – can you share the story of a time you’ve had to pivot?

I originally thought that I wanted to be an actress. I had to completely pivot my plans when I didn’t get into the acting program I wanted to do in university. I am now extremely grateful that my plans had to change, not only because I realised that I did not want to act but it forced me to explore different career paths. I’m grateful that this happened because I believe I would not be where I am today without this pivot.

Any resources you can share with us that might be helpful to other creatives?

Joining the film industry can be very difficult and it took me a while to make connections and meet people. I think that earlier in my career it would have been helpful to attend mixer events at equipment rental houses to meet other people in the film industry. It also would have been helpful to know that sometimes you can reach out to equipment rental houses and learn about new equipment with them or test equipment that you haven’t tried.   

Contact Info:

• Instagram: beth_s_ribeiro

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Elena Dagan Isabel Padilla