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- This video is gonna go behind the scenes
on how I shot a video using all handheld B roll.
I'm gonna show you all the shots that I captured
to make this video, and I'm gonna break down
some different techniques that I use when I'm out filming.
If we haven't met before, my name is Jeven Dovey.
And on this channel, I teach you how to make better videos.
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So before we get into some of the behind the scenes,
let's just talk about the story.
Because you wanna make sure that you have some sort
of a story that you're gonna use for your video.
So for this, it's super simple.
This is a product that you can take anywhere,
mount on basically anything.
And now you have a cable machine.
And intensity is a big part of this because having a product
that you can go all out and be able to do
these intense workouts is not something you typically find
that you could just mount to a tree anywhere you go.
Super simple storyline,
but you definitely wanna make sure
that whenever you're making a video like this,
you want to have some sort of trajectory
to actually make it feel like it's more than just
footage cut together.
Now, the camera that I'm using is the Sony a7S III,
and the lens that I'm using as a 16-35 f4.
So for this first shot,
I really want to use the unique characteristics
of a wide angle lens.
So I'm shooting on a 16 millimeter,
and what I want my talent to do is bring her hands close
to the camera.
And when you're shooting on these wide lenses,
if you keep a person an arm's stretch away,
they're gonna look normal and not distorted.
But when you bring things close to camera,
like her hands coming in the shot,
they're gonna feel bigger and more stretched out.
So for this shot,
I really wanted to show that sense of movement.
So the arms being able to stretch out wide
and then come together.
And also with this shot, I'm using a locked focus.
So I don't want my focus on her,
I want it on where the hands are ending
in front of the camera.
And so I've tried this a few different ways
where I'm moving back and forth with the talent
or just holding the camera in one place
and she's coming into frame.
For the second shot, I wanted to get a high angle.
A lot of times when you're shooting handheld B roll,
you're gonna be at eye level or you're gonna get down low,
but getting up and over the talent is a great shot
that's just unique and it looks different.
It's kind of like that drone shot, but do doing it handheld.
You're kind of just holding the camera up
trying to get a cool shot.
And I'm shooting all of this footage
in 120 frames per second.
Because when I get into the edit,
what I'm thinking is I'm gonna go back and forth
between realtime and slow motion.
And when you shoot at 120 frames per second,
your shutter speed is gonna be bumped up.
So the realtime footage is gonna have a lot more energy
to it because you're shooting at a faster shutter speed.
So it's gonna introduce more jitter
and it's gonna feel a little bit more frantic
than if you're shooting at the typical 180 degree rule,
which is double that of your frame rate.
I want to introduce the high shutter speed into this video.
Shot number three, I want to do the opposite.
I want to get down underneath my talent.
When I'm shooting,
I'm trying to grab a bunch of different perspectives.
I don't always wanna shoot from the same angle
and the same position.
High, low eye level.
I'm trying to get all different angles
because I know when I cut it together,
it's gonna feel a lot more energized
when you have the camera moving around.
Now also, I bumped up my aperture
so I'm not at a super shallow depth of field,
but then I can get that starburst out of the sun
as it pierced through the trees.
Also with this shot,
I'm looking up at the trees
where you have these crazy twisted branches
flowing up to the sky.
And it's just a cool aspect visually
that's unique to this location.
So shot number four is a reveal.
I wanna show the sky where you have all these cool branches
with the sun peeking through, and then I want to tilt down.
Now I'm just shooting this handheld.
So it's gonna be show shaky,
but I still want to have that sense of movement
where it's a reveal going from the sky down to my talent,
and she's in the middle of a workout.
Because I'm shooting 120 frames per second.
I can really slow down this footage
and make it smooth if I want,
or I can keep it in real time and leave those bumps in.
And it has more of this frantic feel.
Now shot number five is all about the details.
I wanna show how the product is being used.
And I want to get that wide lens super close to the MAXPRO
and show how the talent is working with this product.
I do a lot of these kind of videos.
And what I found is when I move the camera
in unison with my talent,
it creates this really cool dynamic look
because whatever the talent's doing
is gonna be more centered in frame,
and it's not gonna be shifting around.
But all of the background is moving super fast.
So what I'm trying to do is keep the distance
between me and the action and move at the same pace.
Whatever the action is, I'm gonna be doing with my camera.
Okay, so for shot number six,
I really need some detail shots
of the MAXPRO being mounted on the tree.
So I'm gonna get super close to the product,
but I'm gonna use the wide lens.
And I'm just gonna follow the action as my talent
mounts it on the tree,
and I'm just gonna shoot the whole process.
And then I'm gonna cut sections of it in the edit.
Shot number seven is my introduction shot for this video.
I need to show my talent arriving to the location.
So I'm gonna just do a simple follow.
So I would follow behind my talent
as she's walking through the forest.
I wanna try to make this as smooth as possible.
So I'm gonna crouch down low.
And just try to push the camera gently forward.
And this will be just a good wide shot
that shows where she's going.
Now, number eight is an establishing shot.
I wanna get super wide and show the whole forest,
show that we're out in nature.
So what I'm doing is I'm going from behind a tree
and coming out from that tree.
I'm using a reveal to be able to show the scene.
And I could also potentially use this as a transition
if it works for the edit.
So what I'm gonna do is start from behind the tree
and then pull out,
and I'm just gonna follow my talent as she walks by.
Now, shot number nine, I'm just gonna get a closeup detail
as she's walking through the forest.
Try to get some expression on her face
before we actually into the workout.
I just wanna show more character
rather than just showing someone walking through the forest
and then they're working out.
I'm trying to add that human element into this video,
even if it's a brief second that I use in the edit.
Now, shot number 10 is opening up the bag.
A big part of this is the fact that this product
fits in a backpack.
So for this shot,
I wanna show her just laying it down,
pulling the product out so we could see how easily
it fits in a backpack.
And in the process, I wanna show how quick it is
to fold it out and get ready to mount it on the tree.
This is gonna be used early on in the edit
just in a quick montage to show the progression
from walking to actually working out, and how quick it is.
And so I'm gonna shoot this in a few ways
where I use that same style of following action.
So I want to follow the zipper as she unzips the backpack,
and then I also wanna show the emphasis of how it packs up
by pushing into the backpack as she opens it.
So I'm trying to use camera motion
in a bunch of different ways so that it cuts together
in edit and it doesn't feel like it's the same shot
over and over.
Now shot 11 is one of the key shots for this video,
and that's the product shot.
So I set the backpack and the MAXPRO on a tree
to give that feeling that we're still in the forest.
So I wanna push in slowly while dropping down
and tilting up to create this kind of epic hero quality
for the product as we get closer and closer,
and I'll play around with this in the edit.
I'll probably add some stabilization to make it super smooth
and really just be the selling point of this product
to show how small it is and that you can take it anywhere.
So, mainly had about 20 minutes to shoot this
while we're out in the forest
because we were doing a lot of other things.
But as a whole, I think this video came together nicely
and it's great to use for a social media edit.
So here's the final edit.
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So if you wanna see another video
where I break down behind the scenes and we go shot by shot
on how to craft a story, check out this video right here.