- In this video (soft music)
we're gonna go through 10 different smartphone gimbal moves
that you can use when you are out filming
to get some better shots in your videos.
Now I'm at this epic location out in Anza-Borrego
with these crazy landscapes and some cool desert art.
And at the end of this video,
I'm gonna put all of these smartphone gimbal moves together
and show you an entire sequence
from everything that I was shooting
out here in this landscape.
Now number one is the push forward.
And this is like the essential gimbal move that you see
whenever you see someone working with a gimbal.
And to do this movement, you walk forward in space
with your camera at the same level.
The idea is that you're pushing in
on the subject that you're filming.
Now, one word of caution, when you're working with a gimbal
you want to get smooth shots,
which means not a lot of bumping up and down
with that horizon.
So to do this, you're gonna get down low,
kind of walk like a ninja,
and you're gonna try to keep the gimbal
as stable as possible.
If you just walk, you know normally,
you're gonna have some up and down motion.
So just always keep that in mind
when you're working with a gimbal.
You wanna try to keep the camera at the same level.
This contraption will keep it super smooth
but there's still a chance
that you'll see some of those footsteps.
Number two is one of my favorite moves
and that is the orbit.
So you're gonna keep your subject centered
and you wanna keep the distance
between you and that subject.
And you wanna walk in a circle.
This is gonna create a big arc
and it's gonna show a lot of motion.
And one thing to note,
if you're using a wide lens on your smartphone,
you're gonna see a lot of motion
when you're close to objects.
However, when you use one of the longer lenses
on your camera,
you're gonna see a lot of motion in the background.
So for the orbit mode, if you use the long lens,
you'll create what's called parallax
and that's where the background
is moving faster than the foreground
and you get this really cool effect.
Number three is the slider
and this is where you're gonna keep your gimbal level
and you're gonna move left or right,
so it mimics like a slider or a dolly shot
that you would see in a movie.
And a cool thing that you can do is pair this with a reveal.
So start from behind an object
and then slide out to reveal the scene.
And also one tip when doing the reveal
is lock your focus to the background of the end of the shot
so that your focus isn't pinging
between the foregrounded element
and the background that you are revealing.
Now number four is the pull back.
Now this is just like that push in
that we saw at number one,
however, we're gonna be moving backwards.
And so this is a great move to use
when you have your subject full frame
and you move backwards to reveal the scene
that's around the subject.
Number five is the low shot.
And the cool thing about using a smartphone gimbal
is that you can get it super low
and keep it just above the ground.
This is gonna show a ton of motion in your shot.
And then if you pair it with a scene like this,
well you can add a reveal
and it shows this grand landscape
that's out over this cliff.
Now the gimbal that I'm using for my phone is the DJIOM6.
And if you wanna learn more about this gimbal,
I'll put a link in the description for you to check it out.
Now number six is the follow.
And this is where you're following a person or an object
or something in motion.
And with this, you just wanna follow
right behind your subject and try to keep your distance.
It's kind of that third person point of view
as they're moving through the space.
Now with this move, if they turn,
well, you'll wanna turn with them,
so you're kind of glued to their back
and you're following them throughout the entire scene.
Now, number seven is very similar.
It's a follow.
However, you're gonna be moving at a different pace
than your subject.
So for this shot, I'm following Jesse
but I'm also gonna be moving around him.
And so you can play around with the motion
where you're adding in this orbit feel around your subject
while also keeping pace as they're moving through the scene.
Number eight is the jib shot.
And using a gimbal makes this shot so much easier.
This is where you start down low
and you swing the camera up high.
Now, one thing that you can do
that takes this to the next level
is add an extension pole at the bottom of the gimbal.
Here I have a big long extension pole
so I can get this huge sweeping shot
as I go from the ground up and over
and reveal the entire landscape in the distance.
Number nine is the pan.
And so instead of sliding left or right,
you're gonna twist left or right.
And you could easily do this hand holding the camera.
But with a gimbal, it's so much smoother.
And so whenever I'm doing my pans,
instead of just using my wrist and twisting,
I like to put my whole body into it
and it creates this big smooth arcing motion
to show the entire landscape that's in front of me.
And number 10 is the look up.
So if you're filming with a subject
or you have something cool like these metal sculptures,
well, instead of always keeping the camera at eye level,
put the camera down low and look up
because you get this really cool perspective
that you don't normally see.
And using a gimbal, you can get these shots
where you're looking up in the sky fairly easily.
Now with this move, think of where the sun is
because if you put the sun behind your subject,
well you can use that.
And as you rotate around doing an orbit move
you can have the sun flare and create a really cool effect.
Now let's put all these smartphone gimbal moves together
and let's watch the final video now.
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Next, make sure you check out this video right here
which shows you the difference between beginner gimbal moves
and pro gimbal moves.
I'll see you over there.