Where are all the videos?

[4Lmike]

There's a good few threads for photography, but none (as far as I can see) for video.

Does no one here shoot video? I was under the impression more people were getting into videography / cinematography lately.

It would be good if there was somewhere we could post our creations.

[StevieBee]

Lots do and are regularly discussed. What's your interest?

[Rikk]

I dabble, started just videoing our wheelchair basketball games on a couple of action cams. Decided to get more into the creative side of things and dabble in all sorts.

Video of a 3x3 basketball event.
https://youtu.be/kycto3hiS4c

A short film 'Day in the Life' made as a challenge for the movie club i belong to. Only a year on from this and can already see so many things i did wrong or could of done better
https://youtu.be/whDYnGGdbZw

Always feel free to comment, never learn without feedback

[4Lmike]

^I like that basketball video, some nice shots in there.

I've just started getting involved in automotive video. Been doing car photography for a while now but video is fairly new to me.

Here's my first proper attempt:

Alfa Romeo 4C shot in Wales
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWHpeYk2WkI

[Rikk]

Couple of things in your video if you don't mind

Cut to the beat, it makes SOOOO much difference to how the video flows.

Try a circular polariser, in some of those shots it's good to show a reflection in the glass but in a lot of others it would be nice to have it clear to see the driver, or with the engine cover shot you can dial down the reflections a bit so you see inside and still get the great rolling effect of the sky.
If you doing a lot of subjects that are reflective you'll need one, they make a huge difference to cars, windows, glasses etc.

Look at a car mount for you camera, use those shots sparingly but a quick cut to it as the cars back end steps out etc would be great. You could always use an action camera and leave it on back/front/side hidden away while you shoot so you always have a matching shot to cut to.

For music it would be well worth subscribing to something like artlist.io the quality and selection of music on there is superb and gets you away from the generic freebie music. (if you did decide to go with this use https://artlist.io/Ricky-133110 we both get 2 free months )

[StevieBee]

4Lmike said:

Alfa Romeo 4C shot in Wales
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWHpeYk2WkI

That is very good!

I enjoy video. I've been involved with it over the years at a professional level, mainly art direction and a keen amateur. I don't profess to be an expert but some useful nuggets I've picked up along the way that may be of help to others:

Sound. The audio capability in even the most expensive cameras is terrible. Plug in mics help but the best approach is to capture audio on a separate device designed for purpose.

Scene Dwell. A common mistake many amateurs make is to allow a single scene to dwell too long. Watch any film or TV programme and count the seconds before a scene switches. It's surprisingly quick; 3 to 5 seconds. Sometimes you need longer but generally you don't.

Edit. It's as much about what you leave out than what stays in. This requires discipline. We shot a series of 60 second vids for a social media campaign in the summer. One of them we experimented with a few things and ended up with a heap of really good stuff and the first cut was about 5 min long. Was quite a wrench to bin stuff but it needed it and the end result was good.

This is my latest amateur effort: https://vimeo.com/293851644

Having just re-watched it, I've noticed a load of things that need tweaking!

[singlecoil]

I can't speak for others but I rarely spend much time watching a video that has music as a substitute for spoken words. When I watch a video I want to become involved with what's going on and I want to know how the person making the video feels about it. Spoken words add so much to a video...

[kman]

Here's a video I was part of the crew for, directed by Tom Gidden and shot for Girardo & Co.

Watch in 4k here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEgrRNZi0xA

[4Lmike]

StevieBee said:

That is very good!

I enjoy video. I've been involved with it over the years at a professional level, mainly art direction and a keen amateur. I don't profess to be an expert but some useful nuggets I've picked up along the way that may be of help to others:

Sound. The audio capability in even the most expensive cameras is terrible. Plug in mics help but the best approach is to capture audio on a separate device designed for purpose.

Scene Dwell. A common mistake many amateurs make is to allow a single scene to dwell too long. Watch any film or TV programme and count the seconds before a scene switches. It's surprisingly quick; 3 to 5 seconds. Sometimes you need longer but generally you don't.

Edit. It's as much about what you leave out than what stays in. This requires discipline. We shot a series of 60 second vids for a social media campaign in the summer. One of them we experimented with a few things and ended up with a heap of really good stuff and the first cut was about 5 min long. Was quite a wrench to bin stuff but it needed it and the end result was good.

This is my latest amateur effort: https://vimeo.com/293851644

Having just re-watched it, I've noticed a load of things that need tweaking!

Thanks Steve. All very good points too.

kman said:

Here's a video I was part of the crew for, directed by Tom Gidden and shot for Girardo & Co.

Watch in 4k here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEgrRNZi0xA

I like that. Wales to Fulham in 20 mins....that's impressive!

[4Lmike]

Lamborghini Urus

A short video I made of H.R. Owen's Lamborghini Urus. I only had about 2 hours to shoot it, and my drone was playing up...hence why it's so short.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OnHS1_IT7E

[WelshChris]

Here's a little snippet of what I get involved in at work - filmed in 4K on a variety of cameras / drones / gopros and even an iPhone...

https://youtu.be/a_MK_tGP1C4

[singlecoil]

There's a piece of equipment which is relatively cheap in terms of the overall gear required, and yet people seem very reluctant to use it. Its called a microphone and it can be used to record a voiceover. A narration is the absolute minimum that is needed for a video that is going to do well on YouTube, getting in front of the camera, at least for part of the video, is even better.

[Phunk]

The most recent video that I've filmed, was amazing to be inside the Falkirk Wheel:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSXPMGDkLrE

[singlecoil]

Phunk said:

The most recent video that I've filmed, was amazing to be inside the Falkirk Wheel:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSXPMGDkLrE

Short, but good.