Mishu sits down with award-winning Director of Photography Isaac Izzy White to talk about the momentum crash after a high-output year, learning to scale creative ambition, and the quiet clarity that comes from building things with friends. They unpack how Izzy pivoted from monthly to quarterly filmmaking, why directing and shooting your own project might not always be the best idea, and what happened when a student film idea got a second life and a 20-person set.

Isaac has shot music videos with millions of views, commercials for Fortune 500 companies, and a relentless stream of personal projects. Their approach to cinematography is tactile, obsessive, and rooted in a hunger for collaboration—and it shows. In this episode, they open up about burnout, post-strike slowdowns, and the joy of finally letting someone else touch the VFX.

We talk about:
→ Going from overbooked to underbooked in a single season
→ Shooting at night with a crew of 20 for a short called Meteors
→ Post-house partnerships and handing off VFX
→ Directing while also D.P.-ing (and the cost of doing both)
→ Navigating ADHD, hyperfixation, and learning pipelines
→ Why this year is about deeper collaboration, not just output

More from Izzy:
Visit: isaacwhite.tv
Instagram: @isaacwhite_dp

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