Ahoj! This is Zdenka. I'm in a Whitby, Ontario Canada and right there, you don't
see it yet, it's very nice place. I'm here today because I'm gonna try to
attempt to create cinematic b-roll sequence for this place and today's
video will be just about that. Tips and tricks how you can make your footage
look much better.
And for the new faces, my name is Zdenka Darula. I work as a
photographer for many many many years. I'm a former model and few other things.
I make tutorials, tech reviews and creative camera challenges, so you might
want to hit the subscribe button. Well, in today's video I'm gonna be filming with
Canon EOS M50, well, as I always do. But these tips and tricks will apply to any
camera pretty much.
Tip number one. Shoot in manual mode and don't forget to select
the right white balance. It's a small thing to do. Sometimes we forget but it
makes a huge difference. If it's sunny, put it on sunny. If it's overcast, then
put it on overcast. If you're shooting and it's sunny, you have it set on sunny
and then suddenly gets overcast, just don't forget to switch it to overcast. It
makes a huge difference. Here is a perfect example. It's a sunny day and I
have it selected on clouds. Now, let me change the white balance correctly to
sunny. Do you see the difference? As you can tell
it does make a huge difference. And for those wondering what color profile I'm
using on the Canon EOS M50 I just have it set to standard. Let's get to
step number two, but first let me get to that location to this background I
wanted to check out. I'm gonna stay here for a while.
What do you think about this background? Pretty cool... I'll bet I'm gonna be sneezing for
the rest of the day. Step number two. If you're filming yourself or you're
filming a model and you're shooting on a bright sunny day, you might want to grab
an ND filter because if you're not gonna use ND filter, you will have to bring the
aperture up, that means, it will be sharp and the background will be sharp as well.
As soon as you put on the ND filter and it will block the light, you will be able
to bring the aperture down, that means the background will be nice and a blurry,
the nice bokeh effect. Let's take a look.
Step number 3. If you're filming B roll of landscape or cityscape or
place where you are not filming yourself and you don't really need to use ND filter
because you want to bring the aperture up, you want to show more sharpness in a
photo. I always snap-on Cpl filter. Circular
polarizing filter because it will bring the colors. It will make the sky blue,
especially on an overcast day when it's wet, it will definitely bring the
richness. Here I was filming in the woods for example. It was overcast, it was wet.
Yes, I was using Cpl filter and here I was filming in a city. I wanted to make
sure the sky is dark blue and the colors pop.
Well, I'm done in this beautiful
location with this background. Somebody is about to cut the grass. People need to
work, they need to do their stuff. I need to find a different spot.
Tip number 4. Don't move your camera too fast. It's a very common mistake for beginners and
I'm so guilty of it too. I used to rush all the time. I'm very hyper, energetic
person so I need to slow down too sometimes.
So when you're panning, just take your time. Pan slow, do slow moves, don't rush
it up. Here is a good example. Here is a panning shot, where it was a little bit
too fast. And here's panning, where it was much
slower. Step number 5. If you have a tripod, monopod or gimbal, use them. Nobody
really likes that much shaky footage. If you don't have a gimbal,
use a camera strap. Put it over your neck and then try to film at slow motion such
as 60 frames per second or even 120 frames per second.
Tip number 6. Do you have any different lenses? Well use them. Your B roll will
really stand out. If you mix footage from different lenses, such as telephoto,
wide-angle lens or portrait lens, each lens sees it differently. Each lens will
give you a different view and your b-roll will look really cinematic. Step
number 7. Color grade your footage. You don't really need to make a drastic huge
changes but little subtle changes will make a huge difference. Maybe bring the
highlights a little bit down or bring those dark tones little bit up, or maybe
change the colors, little bit more to the red or little bit more to the blue or
green. Play around. Little changes will make a huge difference.
Step number 8. Add cinematic bars. Those black bars on the top and at the bottom
will make your video instantly look like a movie. So when you combine all those
tips together, you might end up with a very nice cinematic B roll for your
videos and I think it's time for me to reveal what's out there.
And for those interested to learn how to shoot video in manual mode, I made a
video about that in a past. The link is here and also in the video description below.
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And I'll see you in the next one... Cau... Ahoj... It would have been the perfect
sunset shot. It would have been the perfect sunset video. I came back to do
the video and the biggest fail. I looked in my camera bag and I left my
batteries in a charger at home. So I'm just gonna use my cell phone to take the
shot.