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Apparently, many of you guys shoot video on your smartphone.
So, let’s have some fun with that!
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Welcome to Creative Tuesday, guys!
My name is Jordy for cinecom.net and if you're wondering...
...what's up with the blue t-shirt and that little shark on it?
Well, keep wondering.
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And now here are five hacks for shooting better...
...and more creative video on your smartphone.
-Welcome to the office, guys. We'll be doing most of these tricks right here...
...and we're going to kick it off with the tape trick.
Your phone is pretty small, and with some tape we can...
...paste it anywhere we want to create some very unique tricks.
Like here, for example, you can paste it against a door...
...and now you have a point-of-view shot of that door.
And as you open it up, your camera will also turn with the door movement.
Pretty cool.
Next up we can also tape it to objects inside a fridge.
And that way you also have, again, a point-of-view shot...
...of something in your fridge.
As you open it up you can look around in your fridge,
have a pretty cool and unique shot as you take something out of it.
And then, finally, you can also tape it to the wheel of your car.
Definitely here make sure that you have some strong tape, of course.
Again, a pretty cool shot, and you don't have to drive fast.
Even when driving slow, it can create a really cool point-of-view shot...
...of your wheel.
Trick number 2: your phone is small,
perfect to pull of some creative transitions.
Pinch your phone tight with two fingers on one side.
As you're filming next to a table,
let it suddenly drop, so that it rotates underneath the table.
In your second shot, you can start from underneath a different table or object.
And this time you can swing your camera up.
Connecting these two shots with a simple cut in between...
...gives you a nice transition.
You can also drop your phone on the end of your second shot...
...and put it in reverse.
Might be easier sometimes.
And of course there're many kinds of transitions that you can do, like this.
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You can even discover new tracks through a Tinder-like feature.
It's a lot of fun, and the app is available for both android and IOS.
When filming, you can turn on your flash.
Usually the lighting of that flash is not so great, definitely for skin tones.
It tends to give a green cast.
So what we can do is color the flash with the opposite of green, which is magenta.
You can also do this with a red water marker if you don't have a magenta one.
It will make the color of your flash a lot warmer...
...and so your skin tones will come out a little bit better.
You can also experiment with different colors.
Here we have colored the flash blue to make some shots of my Rode microphone.
Trick number 4! Get some fishing wire and attach it in front of your lens.
This will bend the light, recreating those anamorphic lens flares.
So, obviously, it works best by filming against a light.
And that brings me to the final trick, which is going to require some clay.
You can make any forms with clay and secure you phone in it.
Need a small tripod? There you go!
You can also make other shapes, to fit your phone in different positions.
Or attach it on uneven surfaces.
Having your phone locked in, you can also do other creative things with it.
Like placing it on a towel and slide your camera,
creating a dynamic shot.
So, these were obviously some fun tricks.
If you wanna get into more serious filmmaking,
then it actually doesn't matter which camera you have.
It all comes down to compositions, lighting, framing,
camera movement, etc.
We actually have a beginners DSLR class,
that covers the entire foundation of filmmaking,
to which you can find a link to in the description below, as well.
Or just subscribe to the channel to see us twice a week...
...with more exciting tips.
I'm gonna leave you with Filmic Pro,
the one and only camera app for your Smartphone...
...that provides full manual control and many professional camera features.
I'll also leave a link to it in the description below.
Thank you so much for watching,
thank you Premiumbeat for the support today.
And like always,
stay creative!
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