- Number one, the slap.
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(wheels scraping)
(water sloshes)
- [Narrator] You have to be your biggest fan.
And when things are really tough, and really rough,
and nothing's working,
but there's something inside of you that says,
you just have to follow that! (easy going piano music)
Because you don't know who you're gonna meet.
- Thank you to everyone for entering that competition.
I will run some more giveaways
in my community tab over this year.
So keep an eye on that. (cat meows)
Keep an eye on that, keep an eye on that.
(sighs ) Who else has been hitting me up in the DMs?
Just in the DMs, Austin, Tommy, Colton, Riley.
DMs, you know, it's where (beep) been going down lately.
In the DMs.
Anyway, one of the ones that interest me this week was from
Brooke, now, Brooke has asked, she's going to the Galápagos
and to Ecuador, which is freaking amazing.
Good on you, girl. You go girl.
Anyway, Brooke asks this, "Jake, just got myself a Go-ey."
Yeah, you have.
Brooke's got herself a GoPro, on you.
She wants to know how she can make,
in her words, not mine, sick videos. (laughs)
So today, in this video, I am gonna be teaching Brooke,
and the rest of you that wanna learn how to make,
sick videos, (laughs) sick videos.
Let's get stuck into it. (laughs)
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Okay, so really this video is all about GoPro transitions,
and I think there's five fundamental techniques
that you can pick up to make your travel videos better.
When I'm watching a travel film,
the one thing that I really look for
in a travel film is energy and flow.
Like story, obviously, huge part of the film.
But if you have good energy and good flow,
I think you can get away with it.
So Brooke, and those of you that are looking
at making GoPro travel films,
let's get stuck into transitions, number one.
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Tip top of the transition list is the zoom transition.
Now, I'm starting with this one,
because I like to use this one the least,
and it's also the most technical.
So a zoom transition's solely done in post.
And the way that I see them working the best,
or the best way that they work,
is from something wide, or big and bold, like a drone shot.
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We come in to nice and tight,
and then we come from nice and tight,
and then we go back out wide.
Now that flow is a nice, really nice flow,
from tight to wide.
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Just don't overuse them.
Like travel films aren't who can
do the best zoom transitions?
And sometimes, I just think they're just
a little exhausting.
So use them sparingly, all right?
For those of you that are genuinely interested
in learning how to zoom transition,
just have the two clips that you want to transition
to and from side by side, right click,
and replace with an After Effects layer.
That is in Adobe Premiere Pro, of course.
Once you're in Adobe After Effects,
then you'll add an adjustment layer to the two clips.
And I drag and drop this Baker Easy Transition on top.
It's pretty simple, I will put a link to his tutorial,
and that will obviously allow you
to download this transition pack.
Tip number two, is a slide.
Now, slide transitions are simple.
You have your camera and a blocker.
And all you're gonna do is slide
the camera around the blocker.
And what you're gonna do in post is you're gonna cut
where the blocking is there,
and then transition into the new clip.
Let's have a look at that.
- You move the camera behind something in one shot, shoo!
And then unblock in the next shot,
hide the cut in the block somewhere, and you're good to go.
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You move the camera behind something in one shot, shoo!
and then unblock it in the next shot.
Hide the cut in the block somewhere, and you're good to go.
- Now, the beauty of this transition is that
if it's done right and you've selected the right two clips,
you're gonna be able to create
some really seamless motion from A to B.
Again, travel films are all about energy and flow.
Energy and flow.
I've said this in previous videos,
but I really, truly, honestly believe
that this is where you should start
your editing journey is cutting,
(bell dings) learning how to cut.
The thing which really separates the beginners
from the experts is that they know where to cut.
That is your goal as a beginner, is to get good at cutting.
You know, are you just leaving the clip for too long?
You know, is it boring? Like, know when to cut.
That is a huge, huge, huge thing
that you guys should know how to do.
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(chuckles) That is an important tip.
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The next one, much like this vehicle, is the whip.
Ha! It's pretty simple.
All it is, is a simple (rattles camera stick) whip,
that's all it is.
All you got to do is whip,
whip,
Whip. (water sloshes)
Whoo!
It's a simple transition.
All we are doing in this transition
is just whipping in and whipping out.
So all that requires is for you to whip the camera
into the shot, and then whip the camera out of the shot.
Very simple, but when it's done effectively,
it's actually one of the coolest transitions.
Here's a little challenge for you.
In your next travel video,
or the next time you create an edit,
see if you can just solely use whips effectively.
If it's a 60 second edit or whatever for Instagram,
see if you can create the whole thing using whips.
And create some really nice flow just in your cuts,
not using like, you know, not using After Effects
to digitally do it.
So (smacks lips) give that a go.
(wheels scraping)
(breathes heavily)
(skateboard creaking)
Last and not least on this, how to make sick GoPro videos,
(laughs) is the slap. (smacks hand)
I reckon my mate from New Zealand, Mr. Logan Dodds,
definitely did the best job of putting
this sort of transition on the map.
Now, the beauty with this transition is that, you know,
well, first of all, you need to slap
the GoPro camera screen.
And you need to slap into it but don't forget,
you also need to slap out of it.
Like it's not gonna work if you just slap in,
and then cut to the next scene.
You've gotta slap in and slap out.
(laughs) Slap in, slap out.
(water sloshes)
Number one, the slap.
(bed creaks)
(Jake sighs)
There are the tips, I hope you have liked them.
(text plops)
If you do want to get a cheat sheet for your mobile phone
where I literally just write all of these tips,
and put a pretty picture on it.
So next time you're out shooting
you're like, "Oh what were the tips?"
You don't have to write it down.
I've put a link in the description,
so you can just click on that. Let's give away the bum bag.
How am I gonna give away the bumbag?
(camera stick clicking)
I have a random number generator, number generator.
So basically there was 32 people which lived in Australia,
or have an Australian postal address
that were eligible to enter this giveaway.
For those of you that live overseas
and watch my content, I'm sorry.
I just don't have the budget right now
to be sending this stuff overseas, international mail.
But I will do some stuff where I'll team up
with some people that can make that happen in the future.
So anyway, let's give this away.
And the winner is number 15.
I go into the list. One, two, three, 14, 15, Johnathan.
Johnathan! Johnathan!
(wheels clacking)
Johnathan Key, that's your bumbag. (chuckles)
I'll be in touch with an email, congratulations.
Thanks guys so much for being part of the giveaway.
Punch that subscribe button,
thumbs up this video if you've learned anything.
And I'll see you guys in the next upload. Ciao.
Oh! This week I've got some epic new content for you.
I cannot wait to share it.
Hopefully, videos should be coming out Tuesday or Wednesday.
Stay tuned, JR. Peace!
♪ In letting go ♪
♪ Guys gone ♪
♪ In letting go, right? ♪
♪ I mean it's ♪
♪ It doesn't matter in letting go ♪
♪ Guys gone ♪
♪ In letting go, right? ♪
♪ I mean it's ♪
♪ You had a person ♪
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