Meet Quinton Lowe

We had the good fortune of connecting with Quinton Lowe and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
Regarding the craft of filmmaking, I take great pride in being a very well-rounded technician and creative.

In my freetime I work very hard to practice and understand the creative side, whether it be listening to director’s commentaries or the hours worth of filmmaking podcasts and YouTube videos, as well as constantly writing and always trying to prep/put together my own film projects. Staying involved in that way keeps your storytelling and creative mind fresh and engaged.

On the flipside from the creative, my professional life on set not only provides me with the paychecks, but I try to view each set as a learning experience for how each and every department works together in service of a vision, and how the business and logistical operations keeps things moving and how production deals with the malleable gymnastics that occurs both on set and in the production office.

I’ve spent time in most every department learning the tools and system, and I’ve found understand the technical aids my creative because it’s taught me how to speak a technicians language and exponentially improves my directing since directing is primarily communication. In addition, understanding the tools at your disposal and how they work can bring about creative ideas and allows you to fully wrap your head around how complex ideas can be executed on the screen.

I believe being well rounded in my knowledge about on set operations is a large part of why my name gets passed around for potential jobs, and I try to always maintain a great attitude and work ethic which keeps the same people asking me back job after job. But my interest in the creative in addition to my on set knowledge is why my friends ask me to help on their passion projects, and why I think I’m able to get cohorts involved in my own passion projects. It takes an army and a team for every film, and I try to be as educated and well rounded team player as possible.

I wouldn’t say my journey has been necessarily hard or challenging, but persevering and continuing to learn and create sometimes can way on your emotions and patience, especially when you feel demotivated as what happens from time to time with all creatives.

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
I’m a fairly boring person who thinks a good time revolves around staying home to read books, watch movies, and listen to music.

But on occasion when I go out I really enjoy just talking with friends at a place that serves quality loose leaf tea and espresso. I also really enjoy visiting museums such as The Houston Museum of Fine Arts and the Houston Museum of Natural Science.

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
I would like to thanks YouTube and Wikipedia for keeping me educated! And the job sites Craiglist and ShortFilmTexas for starting my career and getting me on set to meet like minded individuals.

My Mom was also a big proponent for allowing me to live with her when I first embraced the freelancer lifestyle and was making very little money.

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Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC97eXN9zeZIKsFmhLQ3cYlg?view_as=subscriber

Other: https://vimeo.com/user20403222

Image Credits
Gavin Wegener Thi Lam