Hello everyone. Today have an exciting video where I will talk about how I shoot my videos and
how you can shoot your first video too, by using only your mobile devices,
let's do the intro
channel.
I'm Loïc Bellemare-Alford a young photographing filmmaker on a journey to become
better at this art.
This is the second part of my series on how to create YouTube videos from
planning to publishing. In this video,
we're going to talk about what gear you should be using,
how to get grid talking shots and how to film some B roll that drives your
story. Let's get started! The phone we will be
using to shoot. This video is my Google pixel 4a and my DJI pocket 2.
I also own a DSLR to use to film my videos,
but I want to keep this video as simple as possible and show that they can get
great results by only using the mobile devices that you might already own.
The other piece of Gira is very important is to get great audio.
And this is my library and microphone with my dead cat. On top of it,
this whole set up is about $25 and you can plug it directly inside of your
Google pixel for you, or the DJI Pcoket 2.
This is a great way of getting high quality audio without spending too much
money.
Another thing we're going to talk about is the settings we're going to be using.
And for this, we're going to be using 1080p at 30 frames per second.
Both camera can go to 4k,
but it's not very useful to be filming at 4K because it can be much harder to
edit it afterwards.
So I'm going to stick to 1080p and 70% of the people who are watching my videos,
watch them on mobile devices.
So 1080p is going to be more than enough for most people. Finally,
I'm not going to be using any more advanced settings or ND filters because I
really want to keep it as simple as possible because when you're filming your
first video, you should focus on the content you're providing,
not the settings and the gear that you're using. Now let's start capturing
some video. And for this,
we're going to record the intro for our fake review about the DJ Mavic air.
And I have the link in the description down below where you can see the script
we wrote last week. So for this,
we want to have a talking shot and usually want to have a talking shot.
That is about from your head to your waist. If I move too close to the camera.
So if I move really close up here,
you're going to see this just feels awkward because I'm way too close to the
camera. If I'm far away,
you miss this personal connection that you might have with your viewer.
So you want something in between the two,
the right framing for talking headshot,
whether it's behind a desk or in the wild is going to be something about like
this one right here.
So you want to be sure that you're centered inside of the frame and that you
have everything from the top of your head to about your waist inside of your
shot.
So this is what is good enough because it's not too close that it's awkward and
not too far away, that you're losing the connection with your viewer.
None of that, we have our shuts set up.
The next thing we need to do is learn our text. So for this,
I like just reading my texts right before I record, but not learn it by heart.
Every word I want to deliver it in a natural way.
So I just kind of improvise afterwards,
but I still tried to keep the main ideas from the script I wrote when delivering
it. So now we're ready to finally film this intro. Hello everyone.
Hello everyone. Today, we will be doing a longterm review of the DJ Mavic.
Hello everyone. Today,
we're going to be doing a long-term review of the DJ Mavic air and talk about if
it's still worth buying it. Hello everyone. Today,
we're going to be doing a long-term review of the DJ Mavic air and talk about if
it's still worth buying it in 2021,
you might have noticed that I had to retake it a few times essential,
and this is perfectly normal. When I set it out,
I would get really stressed out if I didn't get it right the first or second
time. But now I know that if I retake a shot 10 or 15 times,
this is perfectly normal.
Even the best YouTubers like MKBHD still have to retake a few times their shots
before getting them right, but this is the beauty of editing
because you can cut out everything you want afterwards and only keep the good
parts for your final video. In my opinion, the most awkward part of filming,
talking shots. And also the hardest one is to look directly through the lens.
So it's always very tempting to be looking at your screen or other things
around,
but you want to have a look directly inside of the lens because you want to
connect your eyes with the eyes of your viewer.
The other types of shots they usually have instead of video are B-Roll,
I have two types B-Roll,
but don't quote me on this because I kind of invented these terms.
So first of all,
there's overlay b-roll that helps visualize what you're talking about instead of
the video.
There's also transitional b-roll that helps establish a story that you're trying
to tell instead of your video, [music]
Filming some overlay b-roll is actually very straightforward.
I actually highlight the parts of my script,
where I want to be showing visually when I'm talking about. So for example,
I highlighted that I wanted to show the size of this drone.
One problem I see in all of other videos is that the context of using the device
is actually missing inside of the review or instead of video,
when you're talking about whatever you're talking about. So for example,
when I want to talk about the size of his drone,
it's much better to put it inside of my hand and then use my second hand here to
film some bureau of the drone.
So you can actually see how big it is when I have it inside of my hand.
And it gives a really good reference to people of how big it is.
And I'd say a good example is if I say it's easy to fly,
I should actually show the drone flying around and also show the remote in my
hands with my phone when controlling it.
So you really get a good idea of how it's actually performing in the real world
and not just have some nice cinematic shots inside,
but without the drone actually working.
And there's one question I always ask myself,
when I'm deciding what b-roll I should be shooting,
and this is what would I like to see,
to understand how the things work that I'm talking about.
And the answer to this question is the b-roll I'm going to be shooting for my
overlay b-roll.
When you see people teleporting from point A to point B,
I think it's a missed opportunity to be sharing your journey.
If you look at YouTubers like Casey Neistat, Matti Haapoja,
Nigel Danson or James Popsis, they all have pretty different types of video,
but they all have the common thread that they share the journey of how they get
to point a to point B between the talking shots. Now, the question is,
how do you share this journey? And for this,
it's very important to be thinking in terms of sequences.
So each time you're moving from one point to another,
you should have a beginning,
a middle and the end because you're telling a mini story of how you got from
point a to point B. So for example, if I want to be moving with my drone,
a good way of showing this would be to have a tight shot of me putting the drone
down and maybe getting up in the air
and then a wide shot of me walking with the drone, following me behind,
and finally another shot of the drone landing and me getting the drone.
So all of these little shots when one after the other are going to tell a story.
And actually just two stories are telling here the first one is that I got from
point a to point B.
And the second one is that you can actually see how the drone works and how it
can follow me automatically. This was a much more complex example.
And most of the time I actually do much simpler sequences. So for example,
I can film me leaving the first spot,
then have a wide shot of me walking to the second spot in front of me.
Another shot of me getting there.
And that's enough to tell a little story of how you got from point a to point B.
What is very important here is to be very in your shots.
You don't want to have always exactly the same shots.
So may want to get some wide shots,
some tighter shots and really everything in between.
You could also go on the more creative styles like Peter McKinnon and do some
creative or cinematic bureau to get something very interesting.
From point a to point B,
it can be completely different and not even show you walking from point a to
point B and more focused on the environment from one place to the other.
I hope you enjoyed the second part of this series on how to create a YouTube
video.
If you did definitely let me know by hitting the like button below and also
consider subscribing. My next video is going to be about how to edit the video.
We just filmed soon. The next one. Bye. Bye.