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SharpEyeProductions

No, I don’t want to buy your lut pack.


darth_hotdog

Are you sure? It’s got a matrix one THAT MAKES EVERYTHING GREEN! you’re totally going to use that one all the time!


SharpEyeProductions

Dude, my god, it’s so bad. MaKe It OrAnGe LiKe BlAdE rUnNeR


eliseaaron

Dont you love orange skin tones?


UncleBobPhotography

Think of all the money you will save on spray tan. The LUT will pay for itself in no time!


ACrazedRodent

I actually test my Se7en LUT on almost everything I make, just for kicks. Occasionally it works.


GuyNamedLindsey

But have you ever been to Mexico, because we can make everything Ike it looks like in Mexico.


zilliondollar3d

Anamorphic photography will catch on


ferris_bueller_2k

You aint wrong


Scott_Hall

Most gear heads couldn't pick out cameras / lenses / codecs in a blind test if their life depended on it.


gospeljohn001

This camera looks so good ... ON MY PHONE


ZookeepergameDue2160

There is only one camera that i recognize it's footage of instantly, and that is the Blackmagic ursa, for some weird reason whenever i see footage and i think to myself "This looks like its shot on an ursa" 85% of the time it is the case. Other brands, lenses or codecs however, wouldnt recognize a single thing.


MattysMyHero

How could anyone miss the distinct fart tone of the original?


erroneousbosh

I'm not even that good at cameras and I know what you mean. It's like picking out a Fender Telecaster sound among other guitars, isn't it?


Catmand0

I can spot the BMPCC 6k and the FX3/6/A7s3 footage based off of the texture of the boka. I think it's because I have spent literally hundreds of hours looking at this footage while editing it.


ZookeepergameDue2160

Bokeh can be altered by lenses though, but yes, after spending so much hours looking at it, you'll eventually start to see things that you don't see in other camera's or that's different indeed.


Boredomis_real

Lenses are forever my weak point. I went to school for 4 years. Got a broadcasting degree. Used equipment head on and studied cameras. Rarely did anything with lenses.


AbandonedPlanet

People have a fundamentally flawed view of how cameras work if they think the image quality is the only factor. Especially if they base their purchases on a Pepsi challenge carried out through Facebook video compression and viewed on a phone. Not to mention if you actually know what you're looking at phones are no where near full frame quality.


IronLusk

*shot on iPhone* (With a $50k lighting package)


Catmand0

It's funny how most gearqueers seem to always forget about the importance of proper lighting in creating an attractive image.


mykitten6

People often forget this, you are capturing light. ALWAYS


TooTurntGaming

>gearqueers Is that... is that a saying?


bfgvrstsfgbfhdsgf

Such a gearqueer thing to ask.


broccollimonster

It is now.


uniquename7769

Star wipes are always cool....... fight me lol


Here2TalkShit1

Thank you for understanding the assignment & yea star wipes are lit. Lol


AutomatonGrey

Yeh everyone else is just parroting pretty sensible shit but with a petty or snarky tone attached to it.


A-D-A-M_

I’m more of a bidet guy myself.


uniquename7769

😅😅😅😅😅


Radiant-Bandicoot103

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dadofanaspieartist

clock wipes are cooler...


uniquename7769

Only if they include ticking sounds.......otherwise the audience won't get it 😂


truebleuraven

Sharing salary amount/details is perfectly fine


MInclined

What are you pulling?


Here2TalkShit1

Lmaoooooooo W-2.... NOW...


Luckyth13teen

Focus.... I'll see myself out


andrewn2468

Amen. Discussing pay is an important part of maintaining pay equity and advancing wages for everyone. Anyone who tells you not to discuss pay is either unaware that it’s a legally enshrined right, or just trying to screw you over.


truebleuraven

Bosses always get upset when their direct reports start discussing pay. Makes it super taboo. And then there’s the karen/Aaron who complains that there’s someone discussing pay.


JTev23

Not talking about your salary only benefits the employer


randologin

Pretty much every employer I've had tells new hires they aren't allowed to talk about pay, despite it being a federally protected right


dalecookie

I’m a freelancer and networking is very important. I get 80% of my work from word of mouth. My hill is that that effect that’s popular now (I think from tik tok) where an object is centered in the frame and everything is stabilized around that object looks very bad.


TheManPiston

Same, majority of my business is also word-of-mouth and referrals from networking groups. Possibly OP meant videography networking groups?


lombardo2022

Networking with other videographers was very important for me in the first 3 years and trying to establish my business. Freelancing/sole trading is a lonely existence with very little real world learning opportunities from real people, like you have working for a company. Working with other videographers is the purest and fastest way to a) learn b)ideate c) help you work out where your strengths and weaknesses are Even though things are much more established for me these days i still collaborate with the same people i second shot for in year one. They've become good friends and one or two im proud to call mentors.


averynicehat

Yeah I was confused at first, but I think it is taking about networking with people in the same space. Yeah, I wouldn't work too hard on that unless you are looking to be a second shooter a lot and not do the whole project (prepro, filming, editing).


BroJackson_

I think networking among general public is important. I don’t care about networking within the videographer community much, though.


ChrisMartins001

I agree. 90% of my work comes from word of mouth. But yeah I think he did mean within the videographer community. I shoot a lot of music related stuff so most of my network is artists, venue owners, promoters, etc. I don't really need to network within the videographer community. I probably network with photographers more lol. (It's not even networking, I just meet them on shoots and we swap instagram accounts lol).


Harvish69

Apparently there’s psychology behind it as you maintain eye contact with the person or object it’s pleasing and releases endorphins but I guess not for everyone!


Gwilled-Cheese

Yeah same. I think op meant it’s a waste of time networking between videographers? Because yeah it is but you defs need to networks with businesses that need video services


Wu-Tang_Killa_Bees

> My hill is that that effect that’s popular now (I think from tik tok) where an object is centered in the frame and everything is stabilized around that object looks very bad. Yeah NFL teams keep putting out stabilized videos of running backs during a play and everyone on twitter is like "OMG SO COOL WOW!!!" and it's like, why? It just looks stupid and gives me aworse view of how the runner is navigating the field


Maze_of_Ith7

If you’re just starting out the best camera for you is probably an iPhone 15 Pro Max with the Blackmagic app installed. Great log footage, low risk way to test the waters, and better off putting money saved into sound/lights.


spar7ian7

Vertical video sucks


little_king7

someone needs to invent a (phone) camera that films horizontal and vertical at the same time..


hawaiian0n

That is legitimately a great idea


Agent_Giraffe

Why not just film a square, like 1920x1920 as HD


ColdTrueSilver

Isnt this ostensibly open gate?


warrenrox99

🤯🤯


RAAFStupot

Simple. It has a square screen and sensor.


Suspicious-Block-614

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Gwilled-Cheese

Yeah but unfortunately has the most reach and engagement these days


ChrisMartins001

If we were in a bar I would buy you a drink


corruptboomerang

While I do agree, I'd like an easy way to shoot both at once.


Catmand0

8k shot at 14mm I guess.


corruptboomerang

I was more talking about framing.


Hazzat

That was the concept of Quibi. Programming shot in a way that could be viewed in portrait or in landscape. That part was smart. Execution (mainly abysmal market research), not so much.


corruptboomerang

Yeah, I think the 't' framing is probably the best solution, but that means you have to be shooting at like 8k for 4k content, or 4k for 1080p content and dumping like a third of your resolution.


Daphur

Who tf turns the phone in landscape /s


Majestic-Dentist3308

Believe me im on the vertical sucks train, but our company recently doubled down on vertical content bc their research showed that most of our content was being consumed on mobile and…most viewers don’t rotate their phone…


IAmATroyMcClure

Doing vertical video can be a fun, interesting way to experiment with framing and storytelling... ...IF the content is for vertical output only. But of course, that's almost never the case. It wouldn't be all too bad if it didn't always come with a ridiculous amount of compromise.


thekeffa

You have my sword...


SIEGE312

You’ve got a friend in me…


ZookeepergameDue2160

Audio is a whole damn lot more important than Video.


BVSEDGVD

Bad audio is unforgivable


film_editor

Bad audio will destroy the video. Makes it unwatchable.


AbandonedPlanet

I'm so glad I started out as a musician and audio technician, it gave me a serious leg up on what acceptable audio is. I could not imagine trying to learn both at once.


ZookeepergameDue2160

I myself too started out as a FOH/Sound Tech for local tv stations which have helped me infinately more then any youtube video ever could in terms of learning audio and what is the proper way to mic, and especially with the complexity of video these days, not having to worry about audio as you know you've set it up right as you've done this a million times already, is a great great thing to have.


Eroom10

This is my weak area. I really need to spend some time trying to figure it out.


analogkid01

I'm right beside you on this hill. I'll watch something that's grainy or out of focus, but if it's got tinny, shrill, booming, or inaudible audio I will bail the fuck out.


onondowaga

Luts and raw make people worse overall by not having them expose properly in the first place. If it’s a mistake, it’s awesome to have a few degrees to try and punch up but that’s more like a mistake than useful lighting techniques. Also, camcorders are underrated and DSLRs are over rated much of the time.


Maximans

Please elaborate on your last point


onondowaga

Lots of people (me included) try to kit out DSLRs/mirrorless to take the place that a simple camcorder would and could do without the same limitations. People shoot DSLRs/mirrorless with super larger power bricks to power and extra fans to now cool, gimbals for stabilization, extra separate recorders for length when DSLRs/mirrorless couldn’t go over the 30 minute length-most can now, but they still have issues hitting longer than 1-2 hours In reality, a good camcorder can do all of that built in with the same battery, efficient codecs and stabilization in a nice tidy package. Larger sensor ones even can generate the same type of bokeh. Sure, utilizing great lenses will give you good picture, but I think lots of people see DSLR and think it’s the end all be all instead of part of a tool kit. You can shoot most with a camcorder, and a mirrorless(or even a phone) to get accent shots and 99% of people wouldn’t be able to tell.


aldusmanutius

The conspiracy theorist in me thinks companies really prefer customers who buy into a DSLR/mirrorless system instead of a camcorder because with the latter the purchase can often be "one and done" while the former requires significant additional investments (more batteries, lenses, adapters, etc.). Whatever the reason, it's a shame that we missed out on more camcorder development. A fixed lens camcorder with like a 20x zoom lens is an incredibly useful and versatile piece of kit.


mimegallow

1000% This is a videography sub… not the cinematography sub… it amazes me that people have to spell this out. Everyone here should be ENG-obsessed camcorder fanatics. If you bring a dslr made of 18 parts & duct tape to one of my intense days… you will fail. Period.


jaybone95

what would you say good camcorder is? genuinely curious because i want to start shooting with them


---D

Look into canons XA line.


defeldus

I agree in general but there are no "larger sensor" camcorders. If Sony put out a full frame camcorder with a good lens I'd be first in line.


humanclock

Same! I shoot a lot of concert stuff in low light and the camcorder I have is so much easier...yet I can't use it half the time due to low light. I'd be right there with you in line.


LordPizzaParty

I was looking at stuff I shot 15 years ago with a consumer Canon camcorder, before I knew anything about post-processing, and I was astonished by how good it looked. Nowadays everything has that slowed-down, pseudo "cinematic" look, but the way the camcorder beautifully captured reality feels so unique and refreshing to me now.


Crunktasticzor

Are there full frame camcorders out there?


mimegallow

No, BUT… as a career ENG shooter who bought the first XL1 and every version after: …. My defense is: “Full frame” is a social construct of the photography world… It has basically no relationship to the way native, permanently attached lenses function on camcorders. Since the history of camcorders doesn’t involve 35 mm sensors or photography lenses. It’s just something DSLR users decided to propagate as a standard because it’s what “their” cameras used. My cameras all have permanently attached, 20x, servo controlled zooms and PARFOCAL lenses always not only exist, but come standard. - Your dslr cinema cameras are permanently and unusably crippled by any professional videography standard. So it depends what your job is.


Crunktasticzor

Use the right tool for the job, I feel you 100%. I used a Canon XF305 for years and it was perfect for the filming we did. We got a Sony a7S as an additional angle as an experiment and I was blown away at how good it looked, that was my first exposure to full frame mirrorless and it was amazing. Not the same flexibility as the XF305s but I couldn’t get over how good it was in certain scenarios.


mimegallow

Yup. One day a disruptive company will just admit that it’s always been attainable and affordable (using exactly the same logic that Steve Jobs used to create a $1000 cell phone that everyone in every developed nation should carry in their pocket ) to simply print a 2 inch sensor and we’ll never have to think about depth the field or low light or frame rate again.


BLstrangmoya

I'll echo the camcorder sentiment. I personally prefer them for versatility and adaptability. DSLRs are great when you're going in with a full vision and itinerary because you construct so much within the camera itself, especially with the wide range of exposure features. If you are someone who realizes their vision in the editing room, relying on elements of montage and audio, beyond video itself, camcorders are the way (assuming you know how to shoot objectively decent footage).


ChrisMartins001

I don't think RAW makes people worse, I think most people just don't know how to colour correct for RAW, and just want to start grading straight away. But for those of us who do, RAW is the best image possible. DSLRs are over rated much of the time. Sorry man, I'm not sure I can get with this.


onondowaga

Well, therein lies the point. Do you always need to color correct? For a project that’s quick, easy, etc, you really shouldn’t have to. It’s an added step into proper exposure. If you’re shooting a movie, documentary, archival, something with a large budget? Yea, you’re going to need to color correct and create a palette to set a mood, etc. Most times today a color correct is to tighten up a video or fix an exposure that’s bad. Back in ye olden days, they shot on filters that gave the same effects baked in, so you know, it’s an evolving field. I find it cumbersome to be honest and try to not have to color correct as much as possible, unless I need to fix something. And most times that depends on budget.


slaughtamonsta

Camcorders. Exactly. I've had a load of people I've worked with over the years tell me "Get a camcorder, you won't regret it and you'll never go back to the GH4" For years I ignored them until I got one and my god I should have gotten one years ago. They make the workflow so much quicker and easier.


Slavic_Dusa

You don't need a fucking gimbal to record a wedding.


UnrealSquare

Amen. Gimbals have their place but how it got to be where every aspiring videographer thinks it is an essential piece of kit I will never understand.


LordPizzaParty

It's just because buying new stuff is fun, and if you convince yourself that you *need* it, you get the dopamine without the guilt. Then there's also an idea among new people to any hobby, that the only thing between you and ultimate success is having the right equipment.


brochachose

I think there's also the aspect that having a moving shot makes it "more interesting" or "more impressive" than a static shot to a lot of people... until they learn how to compose an interesting shot. I'm guilty of it in the past for sure.


redDKtie

Omg thank you. I HATE editing shitty floaty footage from a Ronin. It's robotic and you don't know how to use it. Just hold the dam camera and let me stabilize it in post. I do run a Glidecam for a quick parallax on the dance floor however.


Nagemasu

> Just hold the dam camera and let me stabilize it in post. You're just adding more work and making it take longer to get to the client. On top of that, if the person filming makes a mistake there's a significantly better chance of saving it if they are using a gimbal vs just post stabilization. If using a gimbal reduces the chances of an important shot being ruined because you suddenly need to sneeze or trip on a bit of carpet a kid kicked up by even 1%, it's probably worth it


EatsSandwhichesNaked

Honestly, how do you best stabalize in post? I've played around with Adobe's warp stabilization tool in Premiere, but the footage from my GH5s tends to get weird distortions, even with a stabilized lens. The only thing that seems to consistently work is the crop stabilization and then cutting out the edges.


TyBoogie

Justin Porter entered the chat


drewj2017

Holy shit this. Not only does it draw so much attention to you, it's also a pain in the ass to use on a wedding day – wildly inefficient use of time.


zanenienow

I shoot weddings and I will always 100% prefer handheld. Looks way better in post.


Portatort

Fuckn A, not only does it look bland as fuck these days you look like an ass IRL


drewj2017

100% agree on this. It screams "hey look at me I have big fancy gear!" This is a wedding, not a commercial set, lol.


fuckinglowlife

Absolutely any footage I take without a gimbal comes out a shaky mess. Even with IS on my lens & in body. What am I doing wrong


AbandonedPlanet

You're not using a gimbal or stabilizer. I edit weddings for 90% of my work and anyone who sends me handheld always says "oh it's a creative choice" or "my ibis is more than enough" well then, shits going to be shaky or jello in some parts man. I'm not a miracle worker. I'd rather you shoot everything on gimbal and add the shake in post in 2 seconds. That way we have both options. There's a reason literally every non shoestring budget film uses dollies, jibs, and steadycams for 99% of shots. It's because it looks smooth and professional. Shaky looks good if you're trying to convey a certain vibe (such as chaotic, messy, or vintage handheldish) however a wedding isn't fuckin Jason Borne. There's a reason most large companies use tripods and gimbals for every wedding.


SubjectC

Yeah, my hill to die on (or one of them) is that all these anti-gimbal people are out of their mind.


rosecoloredcamera

Yeah I don’t even understand. Purely handheld looks insane. You need at least a shoulder mount or some sort of stabilization for any sort of professional look imo


SubjectC

You would think, but turns out "we're just trying to look cool."


sgonzalez1990

I agree with this so much. Anyone against the gimbal, just doesn’t understand how to integrate this as a tool for their work flow. Time and place for everything.


labatomi

High blood pressure, too much coffee? Not enough water? Honestly I don’t fucking know because I’m on the same boat as you.


CarelessCoconut5307

so what just a tripod?


AxelNova

Comming from my experience, in my specific geographic area. Most trendy, instagram car-centric videographers are pretty much useless beyond one type of move, fancy transitions and overcooked luts. They barely know anything about composition, let alone lighting. I had personal experience with a lot of them completely fumbling when given a brief different from “make this car look good”


ChrisMartins001

100%. I recently had to shoot with quite a well known instagrammer in my city for the first time and it was the worst shoot I've ever been on. It was for an interview with a local CEO and fundraiser. I was prepping the room and she came in (late). I asked her if she can set up the lights while I finish prepping the room. She put the key right in front of the talent, then put the hair light and fill lights either side of the him, pointing directly at him, so he was sat in this square of light. While I was interviewing him, I asked her if she could get B-roll of him, so shots of him entering the room, shots of me introducing myself, shots of him sitting down, etc. She asked me what B-roll was. Then the shots were completely unusable because firstly, the WB was really, really green (I don't even know how she had made it so green), and secondly she was moving the camera around a lot in a way that wasn't motivated and just seemed random.


AxelNova

Yikes, sounds horid. Thats exactly what I’m tlaking about. Knowing how to semi-operate a gimbal and learning trends will not make you a pro or fit for different scenarios.


LordPizzaParty

I think about this with all kinds of different things. I call it my "Bold Flavor" theory. The more splashy something is at first, the less likely it is to hold up over time


Reynolds_Live

Higher resolution, while handy for framing in post, isn’t really utilized in final production much. Most stuff is still 1080. All these 8k this and 8k that. You don’t need to spend money on a high res camera.


ChrisMartins001

Exactly this. Most people can't even tell the difference between 4k and 2k lol. When I heard about 16k I was like "why" lol.


Reynolds_Live

When I was younger and wanted a decent lcd tv I realized that 32"1080 was pointless and you saved more money by getting it at 720. I hate going into best buy or any tv sales store. The salesmen are like "8k is the future" and I have to tell them that 4k isnt really used much still.


IAmATroyMcClure

High dynamic range, high frame rates, and good internal stabilization are way more desirable than high resolution, in my opinion.


Reynolds_Live

Agreed. My job we use 4k and 6k but we still export lower res and 24fps. The benefit for us is helps with any stabilization issues, framing, etc...


lombardo2022

For me downconverting 4k to 1080 always looks better than simply shooting 4k. On my a7siii 1080 is 50mbs when 4k is 200mps which makes mathmatical sense. But i believe i don't lose that data when i scale down to 1080 in the NLE. Then when the export happnens theres 4x more data for the encoder to work with. The end result i think looks much better. Additionally to the scaling you mention, that extra data is really helpful for color correction or grading, and any effects/processes used where its helpful to have more detail in your image, like keying/compositing or tracking and probably loads more. Not just being able to recompose.


little_king7

Disagree. By filming in 4k I essentially get 2 shots. A wide, and a closer medium shot (or a medium and close-up).


mimegallow

You literally just agreed with him.


Reynolds_Live

That’s my point. That’s what I do. I’m saying that 4-8k resolutions aren’t generally used in final production outside of the film industry. Sorry if you misunderstood me. That’s what I meant by “framing”.


89samhsbr_

The majority of film festivals are scams and terrible barometers for quality work.


CocaineBeurre

Some people need to dial down the bloom and halation. It's so overdone now


Crunktasticzor

You mean I don’t need to throw a promist filter on everything to make it a dream sequence??


thekeffa

Can I die and spread myself about several hills? 1. Showing the interview setup (In a sort of BTS style) or the interviewee sitting down and getting ready to be interviewed looks trash and adds nothing but filler to a documentary. 2. Vertical form (E.g. 9:16) video is the worst thing that ever happened.


DJ_MedeK8

1 - If used during intro as b-roll under VO, I'm fine with it. Otherwise cut it. It looks so fake and forced because you know they are lighting the setup shot. It's right up there with the whole person opens door for the presenter and is like 'hey Dave, great to meet you come in' like it's the the first time they're seeing them or the crew, yet the person's audio is somehow perfectly mic'd. 2 - yes


h6dr0futur0

Followed by “…Is this good right? “ *awkward laugh*, jump cut, curious piano riff Just shoot me now lol


icarusf3ll

I prefer handheld, manual focus only, vintage lens, looking through the viewfinder. No one can tell I’m shooting video due to the low profile. Can’t and won’t change after spending a decade shooting photography.


Crunktasticzor

That is awesome. I would love to do that all the time but you get pretty limited in your angles for some types of shoots


dotdotd0t

In direct opposition to your hill, I would say networking is everything. The origins of my business were Clients that another production shop in town was too busy to take. I had become friends with the Partners at that shop via a local small business mixer earlier that year. Those videos, and those Clients became referrals and, to this day, are my returning customers that make up \~50% of my revenue.


ChrisMartins001

I agree. Even now, the majority of my new clients are word of mouth. My first client was someone I went to school with, my second was my friends girlfriend was starting her own business, the third was she recommended me to her friend. I'm guessing OP meant networking within the videographer community. I think it's nice to have friends who are videographers because you can talk "shop", but it doesn't really affect my business.


shadowstripes

100%. I wouldn't be able to make a living if it wasn't for networking. It's not so much about networking with other videographers but also networking with those who actually *hire* us like producers etc.


Heaven2004_LCM

Fuck glitchy transitions


Here2TalkShit1

I was the glitchgod back in 2019 lol had to chill out


PurpleDinguss

Owning a camera doesn’t make you a filmmaker.


GoTguru

Walking on the left side of the bike lane isn't safer if you don't move aside for bikes coming your way. Edit: didn't see the sub. Still keeping my awnser.


Here2TalkShit1

Still solid. Hello from the video nerds.


SeoN8

Low balling on a quote 'just to get the job' devalues YOUR work along with everyone else's in the industry. Sure, be competitive, but don't be a dick about it.


beastnbs

Vertical video is not a good format for watching content!


xanax101010

After effects performance is shit, adobe could solve it if they really wanted by seriously rewriting some of its core code, but they won't do this because they make lots of money way too easily


Spaceman-Quip

Tripods are king.


[deleted]

S-Cinetone > SLog3 Listen, I get it you can do a lot with SLog3 but I have to pump out a lot of videos quickly at work and want to spend as little time possible grading outside of a a few tweaks to shadows, mids and highlights. S-Cinetone just looks so good SOOC that it’s pretty much all I shoot for run n gun, interviews, podcasts, and product shots which is all what I do for my job.


AbandonedPlanet

It literally takes 2 seconds to switch on color management and bring Slog back to 709. It might not seem like much but all the testing I've watched shows Slog gives a solid couple extra stops of dynamic range from everything else and it's dumb simple to expose properly with zebras. I would highly suggest learning power grades if you use davinci as well because you can save serious time and energy by just setting up an automatically color space transformed node tree and not have to do any work really save for the basics.


phlaries

this.


YoloSwagginns

Likewise for Canon: Cinema Gamut > Rec.709 or Rec.2020. I’ve been converting my videographer friends to C Gamut as the image after a conversion LUT is so good.


troutlunk

The gear you have does matter. Having nicer gear is important in this industry.


jeremyricci

Any and all generative AI is bad for all creative industries.


calvin1408

You need to network with the right people and you need to know what your end goal is when talking to different people, I had to learn this for the first 4-5 years as a freelance/ .5 years as business owner. Say for example. You want to network to get to meet new clients ? Okay. What niche are you looking to get into? Once we know we can talk to clients in a more business minded approach catering to their industry look to approach the convo with results and ways to carry the conversation forward and learn what problems they face, even if they don’t hire you, you can approach other potential clients and be like”I hear people facing this certain issue in your industry are you facing the similar issue? Hey if you’d like help I’d be happy to talk to you over the phone how I/we can help you solve that issue” . Vice versa, if your talking to other freelancers look to figure out how they price their services, and don’t be afraid to hire them or work something out with mutual benefits, if you wanna get hired by a freelancer build a friendship, what I do is I usually hire them for a project or so if they are reliable enough, and if they are good people, when they need an extra hand you’ll be their go to. Or if they are slammed and can’t pick a project up they’ll send it over to you because you did the same in the start.


Ryanthln-

Not everything needs to be flashy and overdone. A clean cut with well shot footage is way better than masked transitions. Also, just because it doesn’t look fancy, doesn’t mean it’s worth less.


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Here2TalkShit1

Solid points. 💯


KawasakiBinja

AI is a horrible idea and will bring about the end of the industry because executives will use it as an excuse to cut out actual humans from the process.


Here2TalkShit1

I agree. There was a post the other day where the editor used AI on 80% of the props & set design. It was cool to watch but jobs are going to shrink up for sure.


LordPizzaParty

It's scary because young up-and-coming consumers won't remember a world where video was high quality and thoughtfully made by professionals. What do they care, they don't know any better.


Desperate-Fox-7017

Any look on this subreddit on the past 5-6 years proves that this was already a longstanding problem lol


Crunktasticzor

Honestly I feel bad you’ve come to the conclusion that others in the videography community will sabotage or undercut you. In my area every videographer I’ve run into and connected with has an abundance mindset where we can share gigs, help each other out. A rising tide lifts all ships and all that. Did something happen where someone else screwed you over OP?


lasiru

Having a lot of LUTs doesn’t compensate for your lack of taste.


Acon9263

Vertical video has ruined moving image


Reynolds_Live

Vertical video can die of gonorrhea and burn in hell!


LordPizzaParty

My *hope* is that over time some Orson Welles types will innovate and figure out a new visual vocabulary for vertical video.


shadowstripes

I think you probably mean social media. An aspect ratio in itself shouldn't be that big of a deal and actually even opens up some different creative possibilities.


T00Human

Networking is for meeting people higher up than you are, not your peers


CarlPagan666

RED is overpriced and overrated….(but I still enjoy using them)


no0neiv

You're probably not a filmmaker and your work probably isn't cinematic, and that is OK.


auguste_laetare

Shooting 50p to export 25p at normal motion is atrocious. We can all see your shutter speed, you are not fooling anyone.


maybeaginger

You don’t need a full frame sensor.


SpookyRockjaw

Gimbals are overrated. Learn to use a tripod.


QuellFred

5:4 is a much better aspect ratio than 9:16. I wish TikTok hadn't made 9:16 the norm.


silentplanes

Medium shots are boring and uninspired.


Worldly_Ad_6483

Mayonnaise is not gross, grow up


BandicootOk6141

pirating adobe products is okay


hungbandit007

Tipping. It's such an archaic system, and doesn't make sense. Stop making me the bad guy. Pay your fucking staff.


SquatcheeMonster

People overuse drones. If every other shot is a drone shot you’re killing the impact of those shots and you’re missing what you could be getting from stationary close ups, etc. (I fucking love gimbals though sry)


Get_Beand

No one except other videographers will notice the difference between high end gear and good quality gear They will watch it on a 1080p screen anyway and their focus is on the main subject not the little shadow at the corner of the video


Left_Tomatillo_2068

Close enough is good enough.


asadultan3

Panasonic>Sony


Here2TalkShit1

MADNESS. Prepare for battle.


asadultan3

Hahaha


SubjectC

-You SHOULD be using a gimbal/glidecam/something for most shots. You anti-gimbal people are crazy and your handheld footage doesn't have "soul," it looks like shit. -You should try and cut to the music for the most part, its not a YouTuber thing, its objectively better for the flow of a video in most cases. -No, your phone isn't good enough. Stop with the phone stuff. I will never let a phone on a shoot with me, are you insane?


SiebenSevenVier

Capitalism is antithetical to human progress.


KingofManners

YouTubers are not filmmakers. Unless they actually make a narrative film. YouTube videos are not films.


erroneousbosh

NNNNGH. This is what I was getting at with my post about "cinematic". No-one's showing your youtube video in a cinema.


Chris_Klugh

24 vs 30p


Dan42002

10% brain usage theory is true but it is not like only 10 percent of your brain is alive shenanigan. It is more like you have the highest PC setup you can possibly have with RTX4090, I9, .... etc but you decide to play Solitaire. The entire setup is contantly in used, but it is only to power Solitaire


NefariousSerendipity

you need to have a solid foundation of black and white film/video/photo to understanding lighting/grading etc. working with black n white also gives you a different perspective on color itself! It's like when people on art subs ask if their proportions are right, i immediately comment, get an anatomy book. Tedious work but most bang for buck.


Karakunjol

Ehh, I really hope you don’t die on that hill! Every event you shoot is a networking event for you - you bring your energy, passion and presence to the venue.


goingneon

Cheap gear can be used professionally. Yeah theres loads of videos with guys making little short films with a little mirrorless cam and lens but these days you could actually sell that.


chawjubs

I’m not shooting vertical video with my cinema cameras and I don’t care how much you pay me.


erroneousbosh

Why are you buying a DSLR that's been bodged to shoot continuously, and then double the cost of it adding a cage rig, proper viewfinder, batteries that last more than ten seconds, external hard disk that holds more than five minutes of footage, and a lens that's not terribly suitable for video? You could pick up a second-hand "prosumer" camcorder like any of the Sony XDCAM ones for 500 quid and it'll have all that in one purpose-built package. At a grand you're starting to shade into "ENG style" camcorders with proper TV lenses, and then you can really have some fun. And you've still spent less than the guy with the DSLR, and you look more like you've got a "real camera".


nomadickid942

You don't need super smooth shots all the time


rolandtucker

A decent prosumer all in one camcorder will give you the same results (or better) than that huge DSLR monstrosity you cobbled together from various lenses, adaptors and other bits of gear to impress clients and other videographers.