Death of a Cameraman - Ep. 01 | When the Cameraman Died
- Aaron C
- Jun 5
- 4 min read
Updated: Jul 1
The point of this blog is to fill in some of the questions I receive after a fair amount of READER reaction to the release of a new episode. It's also so I can clear up things I may have said in error.
Error #1 - Charlamange received a $200 million deal from iHeartRadio. I incorrectly stated he got a deal from, "Spotify" in the recording while racking my brain in thought.
Error #2 - I returned to Los Angeles July 5, 2021. And I spent my first night in my car March 15, 2022... So it took a bit longer than 2 months in my "LA encore" for the dominos to start tumbling down.
FAQ's
Why did you take the picture of yourself in your car?
I really don't know... That was the very first day I spent in my car. And it hit me like a bolt of lighting to take this photo (and a couple others). It's strange that I had the presence of mind to do that, but I thought I want to remember this. This might be useful someday when I get out of this situation.
What was the title of the E! Network show you filmed for?
Raising an Effing Star
But again you won't see me in it... I didn't get even one second of screen time.
Why did they cast you on the E! Network show?
I was well known in the casting industry as a guy that could direct acting performances, if needed... It's one thing to shoot a couple poolside women waving at the camera for a cameo in a Budlight commercial... but it is entirely different trying to get an actual acting performance from an up and coming "Margot Robbie" type.
I was known for working with models and coaching them into being believable actresses. Extreme beauty can be intimidating a lot of times for people looking at it up close (even for directors/producers), but from the early beginnings of my career when I was casting in New York, the fashion capital of the world... I had to be able to connect with and direct very beautiful women in a very short amount of time... many times while they are just in their underwear. Getting used to working with women while they are flexing their superpowers takes some time and development. But all the Hair & Beauty Magazine work I did... plus seeing 100 women/day in castings gave me the confidence and command to work with some real head spinners.
Where's the Rolling Stone Magazine Article about David Bunevacz?
Read it here: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/weed-vape-grifter-david-bunevacz-pleads-guilty-fraud-1384836/
You were actually in Kylie Jenner's house?
Yes, it was the same house Kylie Jenner owned and lived in during some of the episodes from the Kardashian show. If you watched that show, you've seen this house on TV. But Kylie was not living there anymore, my clients were renting the home.
While I took a lot of photos of everyone else... I wasn't really the type to "fan out" and take photo ops of myself with people I worked with... in retrospect, I'm sorry I didn't take more pics for my own memories, or for social media as it has practically become the currency today. But I did take a photo at this house for some reason...
I think I snapped this photo below of me in the house to send to her agent one time when he was concerned that I might be arriving late to a shoot at their house. So I took the photo to prove the housekeepers had already let me in and I was waiting for the Jessica to come downstairs. You can tell from the lighting fixtures and ceiling beams that the photos are the same house. The other pictures are from an Elle magazine article about Kylie Jenner's home. [https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/g32719973/kylie-jenner-calabasas-starter-home-sale/ ]
What podcast did you produce with Jessica Bunevacz?
I produced some of The Polished Woman episodes. While most of the episodes I produced were in their family home... This particular episode was produced in my loft. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KebCBhn0s9k&t=1937s
Did you know David Bunevacz?
I didn't see him as much, but I felt like he was very friendly and charismatic when I was around him. As far as I could tell, he was not just another "rude rich guy".. which I had already spent plenty of time around in my past. So I was very saddened when I learned what happened, because I didn't want to believe it. I just couldn't believe this was happening, and that he was capable of the allegations at first. The fairy tale was shattered and I had to accept that we all had been looking at a mirage.
Why didn't you keep in touch with the German cameraman, Hans?
While I admired Hans work... he wasn't a particularly fun guy for me to interact with. He was a perfectionist... and I loved seeing his version of that in action. He knew that the clients judged his ability by what he captured on video... not by the means in which it may have took while the camera was not rolling to produce it. So I wouldn't describe him as nice. He was kind of rude in fact... but he developed a professional respect for me too, once he could see I was trying to follow his lead, and not compete with him. I was only like 23, or 24 years old when we first met, and he was around 35, but we shared a major Publication client... And Hans had the seniority, and I was the number #2, so I mostly shot for the client when Hans wasn't available for the job, or if there were a larger amount of models and they needed a 2nd videographer on set.
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