in this tutorial i'm going to share seven creative gimbal moves epic shot ideas for cinematic video
i'm not just going to show you how to do it i'm going to tell you why and when what lenses to
use and what your gimbal setting should be number one reveal turnaround the purpose of this shot is
to introduce the character into the frame with the potential of introducing a second character
a reveal generally works better when you bring the subject into the frame with movement in this case
turning around looking to see who or what's behind him if you're shooting from the right shoulder
the turn action should be from the character's left shoulder creating opposite movement to make
the shot more dynamic start by aiming the camera up and pull it down to elevate your character with
the hero effect then as you swing around keep them in the left third of the frame to focus
the attention on what's coming into the frame and slowly level the camera out put your gimbal
in pan tilt follow mode with the movement speed on custom which i've shared in the description below
personally i prefer this shot on a 35 millimeter lens but you can also get some more parallax with
the 70 millimeter lens as seen in this example number two the character switch one of my favorite
shots often used in cinema is when the camera follows one character and switches to another
character going in a different direction this dynamic move can be used to introduce different
characters or different roles like in a busy restaurant or an office setup use pan follow
mode with the gimbal speed set to medium since the transition happens quite quick in this case when
following a subject from behind using a wider lens will give you more movement with the foreground
passing by especially when the switch happens in this case 24 millimeter number three the tracker
reveal if you want to take your gimbal moves to the next level try to combine standard movements
with each other in one seamless move here we start with the standard side track first you only focus
on the feet of your subject but the goal is to reveal them arriving at a location so at the right
time you go around the back and slowly pull out revealing more of your character and how they fit
into the environment initially when you focus on the feet it creates anticipation because you know
nothing about the character but doing a reveal of both in one continuous move makes it more dynamic
a 35 millimeter will give you a good distance from the feet but is wide enough when you pull back
this shot works better in inverted mode in fact i shoot about 90% of my low shots this way instead
of the standard underslung mode put the gimbal into standby turn it around and switch it on again
this will give you better results in pan tilt follow mode because the gimbal has more freedom
of movement stay at the same level and as you start turning around your subject you slowly pull
the stick at an angle causing the camera to slowly pan up with your movement while you move backwards
number four point of view swing emulate a point of view perspective of two people dancing and once
you've established that they are in fact spinning cutting to a quick shot of the individual's faces
make for an interesting scene how to do it although you can do the shot in selfie mode
you don't have to turn the camera towards the character and with arms stretched out as far as
possible let them spin around while keeping the lens on them in order for the gimbal to keep up
switch the speed to fast and ask your talent to give the gimbal a subtle twist to initiate the
movement this is definitely a shot you want to capture at a higher frame rate like 50 or
60 frames per second on a full frame camera a 35 millimeter lens gives the most realistic feeling
without showing the arms actually looking like it's holding something number five the ride-in
you don't have to use a bicycle but the idea is to bring your character into a stop start your
movement from the opposite side and do a criss cross as you sweep past keep your character in
the right third of the frame with your head sweeping the horizon again shooting from a
lower angle will elevate your character making this a great hero shot here the gimbal was said
to pan follow mode but that's because the director was doing tilt for me so if you're a solo operator
it might be better to shoot in pan tilt follow at my custom speed lens choice can be anything from
35 to 70 millimeter to achieve parallax as you move past in this case i shot at 50 millimeter
number six tilt up forward push push forward towards your subject with the camera tilting up
make it more epic by adding a head movement like looking up into the lens as the camera
tilts up to make this shot special use a longer lens so basically anything above 70 millimeter
you want to shoot this in hundred frames per second or more but with that slow motion comes
the slower movement so use a good middle ground and a higher background to enhance the feeling
of movement now before we get to the last shot i want to tell you about a free webinar i did for
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number seven the telephoto tracker it's one thing to track your subject with the gimbal
but putting on a zoom lens and shooting at the long end immediately makes the shot feel special
here you definitely want to be shooting from a moving object to keep up with optimal stability
in this case we use the scooter adding a deep foreground will make the shot feel more dynamic
but depending on your camera you might have to pre-focus in manual and keep the same distance
from your subject switch your gimbal to pan follow mode with my custom settings although i
use the dji rs3 for all these shots the settings will also work on previous dji gimbals and the
modes are standard on all gimbals if you have any more questions let me know in the comments below
and i'll do my best to answer thanks so much for watching and i'll see you in the next one