How about making 'Not knowing how to light' # 1?
If you do not understand light, how to use artificial light and how to make the most of available light, you are not a cinematographer.

#2 mistake should be 'Thinking that buying a video camera makes you a cinematographer'.

I am an old man yelling at kids to stop shooting vertical video.

The main reason no one should be shooting vertical video is because IT SUCKS!!!
(I wish I could make those letters bigger.)
Also, I hate anyone that shoots vertical video.
If you shoot vertical video and we meet, get ready cuz I'm gonna bitch-slap you so freakin' hard, swear to God.

"We did the underwater stuff in open water, in a river, in a lake, where the visibility was very bad. You could barely see your own hand in front of your face. "
Then, how did you even get an image?

"magical realist moments" - what does that mean?

"There are these other more visual and lyrical elements that are weaved in throughout the story. These magical realist elements more overtly have the quality of a dream. The way that it's woven into [the audience's] reality is that there's this fuzzy, blurry line between the reality and the dream. It creates the essence of what a memory feels like. We can remember a feeling and grasp the thought behind it, but it can be dreamlike sometimes as well. "

Did this guy smoke a giant spliff just before this interview?

Does this mean that Resolve will never support Pro Res RAW?

I do feel like Steve Chase's points are fairly accurate. Sounds like he has a lot more experience than I do but, making a spec is like producing a new picture for your portfolio, in the stills world. It's a necessary thing. You have to keep adding to your book to let people know what you can do, image-wise, at least. It's what you should be doing when you aren't actually on a real job.

This Tesla spot is well done and deserves attention. Like Paolo said, I'd like to know how much it cost, too. Being that's always what people who read posts like this want to know, especially for a spec spot, why wasn't this question asked?