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Adam Grasso
United Kingdom
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 11 ก.ย. 2013
Sharing my insights about Creativity, Freelancing & More!
Hey, I'm Adam 👋, a Freelance Filmmaker and Videographer from the UK. This channel aims to help fellow Creatives navigate the world of Freelancing and Solopreneurship, making your passions more enjoyable, profitable, and sustainable in the long run.
Hey, I'm Adam 👋, a Freelance Filmmaker and Videographer from the UK. This channel aims to help fellow Creatives navigate the world of Freelancing and Solopreneurship, making your passions more enjoyable, profitable, and sustainable in the long run.
I Stopped Clients Taking Advantage of Me (Freelancer Survival Guide)
Clients, we love them (cause they help to feed and house us), but we often hate them too...the bad ones anyway. So, in this video, I'll share why clients might wanna take advantage of you and the methods you can use to avoid this happening throughout your creative freelance journey.
💌 Join My Free Creativepreneur Newsletter: adamgrasso.substack.com
🔧 MY FAVOURITE EDITING TOOLS
🧑💻 EditorCollection - Multiple plugins I use for every Video Edit - wipptemplates.com/product/editorcollection/?ref=adamgrasso
✨ MagicAnimate - Speedy Animations with no more keyframes! - www.mralextech.com/magicanimate/q9nb4
⚙️ MotionVFX - My favourite plugin bundles for Davinci Resolve - motionvfx.sjv.io/c/5371828/1519260/10011
🧡 If you like what I do, please consider supporting me on Patreon! patreon.com/AdamGrasso
🔗 CONNECT WITH ME
💻 Website & Free Stuff - adam-grasso.com
📸 My Instagram → adamgrasso
🐦 Twitter → HeyAdamGrasso
⏱️ Timestamps
00:00 - Bad clients are everywhere!
00:29 - The Two Types of Clients
02:18 - Method #1
03:25 - Method #2
05:20 - Method #3
07:48 - Method #4
09:34 - Method #5
11:48 - The biggest advantage you have as a Creative Freelancer
💌 Join My Free Creativepreneur Newsletter: adamgrasso.substack.com
🔧 MY FAVOURITE EDITING TOOLS
🧑💻 EditorCollection - Multiple plugins I use for every Video Edit - wipptemplates.com/product/editorcollection/?ref=adamgrasso
✨ MagicAnimate - Speedy Animations with no more keyframes! - www.mralextech.com/magicanimate/q9nb4
⚙️ MotionVFX - My favourite plugin bundles for Davinci Resolve - motionvfx.sjv.io/c/5371828/1519260/10011
🧡 If you like what I do, please consider supporting me on Patreon! patreon.com/AdamGrasso
🔗 CONNECT WITH ME
💻 Website & Free Stuff - adam-grasso.com
📸 My Instagram → adamgrasso
🐦 Twitter → HeyAdamGrasso
⏱️ Timestamps
00:00 - Bad clients are everywhere!
00:29 - The Two Types of Clients
02:18 - Method #1
03:25 - Method #2
05:20 - Method #3
07:48 - Method #4
09:34 - Method #5
11:48 - The biggest advantage you have as a Creative Freelancer
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Going viral on YouTube sucks...
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💌 Join My Free Creativepreneur Newsletter: adamgrasso.substack.com I had a video go viral early on when starting this channel, and I finally wanna talk openly about the difficulties I experienced from this success and what I've since learned from this experience. 🧡 If you like what I do, please consider supporting me on Patreon! patreon.com/AdamGrasso 📹 Video about my dating channel Client - th...
Every Creative Freelancer Needs a YouTube Channel
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I'd argue that, as creative freelancers, we rely on our skills to do all the talking when seeking new clients. But in this video, I'll share the benefits of sharing your process and personality on TH-cam to get more creative opportunities than you've ever had before. 💌 Join My Free Creativepreneur Newsletter: adamgrasso.substack.com 🔗 Get comfortable speaking to camera: th-cam.com/video/TVZdGru...
A Better Way to Backup Your Camera Footage
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We spend hours and hours filming content, only to place our trust in a tiny little memory card to keep it safe. I had some vital footage get corrupted before, and I likely could have avoided this if I'd used software like Offshoot to double-check that everything had been transferred correctly. So, in this video, I'll show you how I use this app literally every time I back up video footage I've ...
5 Hyped Productivity Trends That Didn't Work for Me (and the 5 that actually do)
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I'm always on the lookout for productivity hacks that help me stay more focused. And if you've been searching TH-cam for this kind of content, you can't avoid the hundreds of methods other creatives preach. So, in this video, I'll share 5 Popular Productivity Hacks that I gave a shot at but ultimately realized they weren't for me. 💌 Join My Free Creativepreneur Newsletter: adamgrasso.substack.c...
What I've Learned in 30 Years - A Guide for Your 20s
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A practical list of all the life lessons my 20-year-old self wished he'd known sooner. 💌 Join My Free Creativepreneur Newsletter: adamgrasso.substack.com 🧡 If you like what I do, please consider supporting me on Patreon! patreon.com/AdamGrasso 🔗 CONNECT WITH ME 💻 Website & Free Stuff - adam-grasso.com 📸 My Instagram → adamgrasso 🐦 Twitter → HeyAdamGrasso
Supercharge Your Daily Creative Output, with this FREE Software
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If you get smarter with your keyboard, you can do everything quicker on your computer. In this video, I'll share how I use the free app 'Raycast' to streamline my freelance tasks without wasting time searching for things that I use daily. 💌 Join My Free Creativepreneur Newsletter: adamgrasso.substack.com 🔥 Get my FREE High-Speed Editing Shortcuts: bit.ly/HighSpeedShortcuts 🔗 Download Raycast: w...
How To Keep Your Creative Job Safe From AI
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Worried about AI taking over your creative job? In this video, I'll share the tactics to get ahead of the skills AI is getting better and better at by the day so that you won't be begging the robots for money anytime soon 🤖 💌 Join My Free Creativepreneur Newsletter: adamgrasso.substack.com 🔥 Get my FREE High-Speed Editing Shortcuts: bit.ly/HighSpeedShortcuts 🧡 If you like what I do, please cons...
3 Years on YouTube as a Freelance Creative: What I Wish I'd Known Before Starting
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3 years baby!!! Hard to believe it’s already been that long since I began the journey of taking this channel seriously. So, to mark this milestone, I wanted to share some of the most important lessons for being a TH-camr that I’ve learned along the way. Whether you're just starting out or have been considering making content for a while, I hope these insights can help you avoid the pitfalls I'v...
Why 'Wasting Time' Makes You a Better Creative
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Feeling guilty about spending time on your hobbies when you should be in grind mode🔥? Well, I used to think the same until I figured out that hobbies can actually enhance your enjoyment of doing productive things in the long run. Here's my story of how I went from gamer nerd to hustle bro, then finding a middle somewhere between the two. 💌 Free Biweekly Creativepreneur Insights: adamgrasso.subs...
5 Huge Mistakes Beginners Make with Clients (Freelance Success Essentials)
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💌 Free Biweekly Creativepreneur Insights: adamgrasso.substack.com You've likely sabotaged a bunch of client relationships without even realising it. So in this video, I'll reveal the 5 biggest mistakes you're making when collabing clients and how to fix them. 🧡 If you like what I do, please consider supporting me on Patreon! patreon.com/AdamGrasso 🔧 MY FAVOURITE EDITING TOOLS 🧑💻 EditorCollecti...
The Struggles of Making Friends in Adulthood
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Life is better with a solid group of friends, regardless of how much I try to convince myself that grinding away at home on my work is much more important. So in this video, I'll dive into why forming new friendships as we grow older gets tricky, and I'll share some personal stories and practical tips to help you navigate your need for a healthy and motivating social circle. 💌 Free Weekly Creat...
The Perfect Home YouTube Setup - Cameras, Lighting, Audio
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After making TH-cam videos for 3 Years, and experimenting with multiple types of at-home sets, this is by far the most efficient and enjoyable one I've gotten set up so far. So in this video, I'll walk you through the setup that's allowed me to more easily create weekly TH-cam content. 🔧 MY FAVOURITE EDITING TOOLS 🧑💻 EditorCollection - Multiple plugins I use for every Video Edit - wipptemplate...
Afraid to post on YouTube? Simple steps to publish with confidence
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Afraid to post on TH-cam? Simple steps to publish with confidence
Break Your Social Media Addiction (7 No BS Tips To Stay Focused)
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Break Your Social Media Addiction (7 No BS Tips To Stay Focused)
DaVinci Resolve 19! - 7 NEW Game-Changing Features
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DaVinci Resolve 19! - 7 NEW Game-Changing Features
The Future of Video Collaboration (Frame.io v4 Overview)
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The Future of Video Collaboration (Frame.io v4 Overview)
Can my Girlfriend Master VFX? (In 1 Hour)
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Can my Girlfriend Master VFX? (In 1 Hour)
The Mindset that makes Posting Content so much Easier
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The Mindset that makes Posting Content so much Easier
3 Months with the Elgato Prompter (My Best YouTube Investment So Far!)
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3 Months with the Elgato Prompter (My Best TH-cam Investment So Far!)
Must-Have Davinci Resolve Plugins for Every Edit
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Must-Have Davinci Resolve Plugins for Every Edit
Honest Thoughts on Film School (10 years later)
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Honest Thoughts on Film School (10 years later)
Why Following Your "passion" KILLS Creativity
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Why Following Your "passion" KILLS Creativity
Easy Networking Tips for Freelancers & Creatives
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Easy Networking Tips for Freelancers & Creatives
People Still Use These Video Editors?
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People Still Use These Video Editors?
Get comfortable speaking to your camera
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Get comfortable speaking to your camera
Sound Design is Easy With This Software
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Sound Design is Easy With This Software
Bad Habits Are Destroying Your Creativity! 🚫
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Bad Habits Are Destroying Your Creativity! 🚫
You cannot speak the truth becauss you have Adobe's d in your throat.
I believe Apple does use HDR cameras since watching the any keynote in the Apple TV app will be in HDR
Fantastic video, Adam. Well done. I've subscribed. I've just started a not-for-profit and am new to video editing. I want to make basic (mostly plain background) videos for TH-cam with animated captions to aid ESL users and the like. Any tips on the best system for this would be much appreciated. There are lots of new AI tools around now, but they're all charging a monthly fee for any volume. I'll download Da Vinci and start wrapping my head around it. :)
Why are you shouting at us
Great video, Adam! Your insights are really helpful. We're from Brazil and the gear is overpriced here, so we were hesitant about investing in it. Luckily, a friend got it for us at a better price from the US. We're still getting used to it and figuring out the best way to use it. Thanks again!
No worries 😊 Glad you found the video helpful, and that you managed to get the Prompter for cheaper 🙌 You won't regret it that's for sure
Why are you saying H like that
Please refer to this video for more debate on the subject 😂 th-cam.com/video/sfqDtIlZCjA/w-d-xo.htmlsi=tBw8CiP9wCREyz-J
Why do the speakers have reflections in the floor, but almost never drop shadows??
What is the difference between the audio ducking tool and the automatic compressor function that does the same thing?
I guess the audio ducking tool is just a bit quicker to apply vs the compressor's function.
there was a guy who wanted to hire me, i went to the interview, it went great, he said we are going to start soon, meanwhile he asked me to give some advise on their marketing funnel, it was a bit dodgy but i did it anyways, 1 week later i didnt hear anything from him so i reached out, he said he is firing his marketing team to open the budget for me, cool. 2 weeks later i reach out again just to be told that he has fired the marketing team and now needs to speak to investors to get the fund for hiring me, 2 weeks later i reached out, he said he has not met them yet(even tho he was supposed to in a few days) and will let me know in a few days, and again i reached out and he said he is waiting for the answer but lets start already and asked for more work, i did the job and never heard from him again. i also noticed that his marketing team was still working for him. i learned that i needed to screen the red flags early on and smell his bs right away and ,,,, i did not, which has brought me confusion and saying no to other opportunities, the moral of the story is having no client is better than having a bad client.
Your story is probably more common than people care to admit 😔 Bad clients can give you more stress than the money you get from them. I imagine with your story if you already had a bunch of clients you were working with, the red flags with this particular client would have been more clear earlier on. I've definitely suffered from being blinded by scarcity when a client and I really weren't a good fit for one another at all.
I don't think Blackmagic will add missing feature 3 since it may conflict with the layered audio editing feature. You should check it out.
I'm wondering if the hole/ring accommodates Sigma 16mm lens for Sony E?
If you're shooting full frame, I'm pretty sure that 16mm is too wide for this prompter. You'll see the edges of the prompter in your shot.
After updating mine, i lost all my titles presets and transitions. Has anyone else experienced this?
Davinci best
I had already known you before the viral Apple breakdown video. I can’t believe I watched through this whole video and you didn’t even look at the camera. Please do not delete that video else I might have to download it to my computer. Honestly, I agree with you and also feel like there’s 1 or 2 ways to go about TH-cam: one is make content that makes you feel good about yourself wether it is simple setup, topic you want to talk about but don’t care about the views in anyway till your ideal audience find you or two make content that your audience want and see the numbers go boom 💥
Thanks :) I feel like the ultimate combination is making both types of videos. Video that are super personal were you don't really care about the view count, and then videos that are more targeted to a certain audience with the intention to get views. As long as I can enjoy making each type of video, I'll be happy :)
good video Adam! also some advice, the thumbnail could pop a bit more - because it's sort of hard to tell what it is excluding the title
Hey man :) thanks. That was kind of my intention a bit. To have the thumbnail make people curious to then have them look at the title. But maybe I should also test out another thumbnail.
super cool thumbnail!
Thanks :)
Yea I don't have anyone that resonates even locally with my creative interests and ambitions. Thanks for not caring and just putting out stuff like this 😊
No worries Paul :) Yeah it's very frustrating seeing loads of fellow creatives on TH-cam but non in the place that you live. It just makes everything 10x harder than if a solid creative community was around you weekly, that you could use to bounce ideas off of and to generally help and encourage each other.
I know that's why alot of people move to places like California for collaborations and business, also their is a heavy amount of filmmaker or tech TH-camrs in Ontario Canada. I'm sure there are some near where we both live we just need to find ways to connect with them... If they don't think we're creeps 😅
Hey Adam, I want to say I haven't watched all this video yet but it really resonates with me and my frustrations with TH-cam as well. Honestly I didn't discover you from the apple video but another video you broke down with workflow and inconsistency because it's my biggest struggle and I subscribed Knowing you were still a small TH-camr. I have been told by many other creators when a video like your apple pops we should make another similar to that video... Only if it doesn't fit what you feel passionate about then we just got subs from people who truly don't watch our content. Like you mentioned wishing we had a button to unsubscribe people. Anyway I'm here with you and gonna finish listening to this video because I have more patience than others. Also I love the Skyward Sword!
Pretty cool 👍
Thanks :)
10:24 For the various event shots at this year's WWDC they actually had the adapters on the lens. I'm not sure if they used it all the time but at least when I was filmed I noticed the huge lens on that grip.
Ah interesting. Did you spot one of them on an iphone during the BTS video Apple put out?
I have one question: before i coudnt do it, make a mosaic mask to ocult a persons face on porn video, because the tracking used to run away and the face appear when it get out of the frame, there is the possibility now?
The intelitracker is a lot more accurate than the previous one. Enjoy blurring your porn videos 😄
@@HeyAdamGrasso thanks
how much heavier is the stabil arm than the original? Thanks!
Check out the info on CVP or B&H. They'll have all the specs up there
You right
@@XavierHector thanks Hector :)
first ... please don't dance ! 2nd "Hollywood " uses Trinitys for what you are trying to do with this rig .This rig is for a very limited use. But in that it is incredibly valuable.(depends on the shot blocking )
But I like to dance 😭
Thanks for the video. Easy sub.
@@StarLightDotPhotos thanks so much 😊 I really appreciate the support.
Great another hippie video from cant shave his face adam
😂
So good! i don't understand why the algorithm isn't favoring your videos, it deserves so much more attention. keep it going 👏
Thanks Ania 😊 Honestly, I’m not sure why either. It is of course frustrating when I feel like my videos would be valuable to many more people, but I’ve just gotta keep at it. Improving videos with each upload, and hopefully one day the algorithm will start to give some more love ❤️ But comments like yours really do help in the times when I’m having thoughts like, ‘what’s the point in all this effort when the growth is much slower than I wished it could be’. I’ve just gotta have hope that it’ll all be worth it when I’m looking back at my channel in a few years from now 🙂
Okay
Slay
I have a tecnical question. Do you know any real solution for "horizon lock"? I keep waiting for a update that will make this possible. When i shoot handheld, my horizon keeps rotating clockwise and anti clockwise throughout the clip? Is there a way to keep horizon locked in place without me going to manualy keyframe every second of rotation angle? Thank you!
Have you ever tried this app before? gyroflow.xyz/ It integrates directly with Resolve
@@HeyAdamGrasso looks like it needs gyro data though... all ia have is mp4 files.
@@fanikurti2420@fanikurti2420 Have you tried the built-in stabiliser for Davinci Resolve?
@@HeyAdamGrasso of course, but the video is stable enough. It is not shaky. It's just the horizon rotates. (when i pan mostly)
Hmmm. I'm not sure there's much you can really do then. Unless you do some super heavy stabilisation on it, but then your video will crop in a lot
offshoot is the absolute best out there right now for a 1-man operation. RIP Shotput, you were good but SLOW. Good video that makes it easy for people unfamiliar with checksum-based cloning to get started. Nice work!
Shotput could have been awesome but red giant really dropped the ball on it 😭 Offshoot is great though. Constant updates and super easy to use.
Get a shave and a shower before you backup you hippie!
😂 This actually made me laugh out loud. Bravo
Why do you pronounce H like that? You sound like an imbcile
I forgot to say this the first time I watched this video, but I was thinking that all these productivity """hacks""" aren't supposed to convert you from unwilling to willing, they're only meant to convert you from just-enough-willing to abundantly willing to do your tasks. I don't think there's any productivity cure for a complete lack of clarity/will (I say clarity because when you absolutely KNOW you have to do something, there's no matter of will. You just do it, it's unquestionable.) As for the cases where these hacks are applicable, I'd say they are 70%+ personal and 30% generally effective. Some just suit some people more than others This is just me brainstorming using the understanding I have of my own motivation history
Yeah you make some really good points here. Also some methods just stick for certain types of people over others, cause we all have different personalities so it can't be a 'one size fits all' when it comes to any kind of life advice. Perhaps except for the basic stuff like, try to exercise regularly, get good sleep, etc.
Davinci Resolve actually has inbuild safty copying features on the media tab! and it's FREE
Ah cool. I didn't know about this feature. I'll check it out :)
@@HeyAdamGrasso Nothing fancy, it just checks the metadata etc. so the files aren't corrupt
You make great content and I'm trying to find out why you have so little traffic? Any way I love your videos and keep it up
Thanks so much Paul. I really appreciate the support 😊 Hopefully the algorithm gives this video some love ❤️
🔥🔥 keep going
Thanks Mahox 😊 I will 🙌
are all the recent keynotes not filmed on iphone? it usually says that they are at the end of the events
They do now but that’s a recent change Apple made.
Panasonic Lumix are amazing cameras and especially buying used you can find great value for money. Same goes for Nikon and sort of Olympus.
I own Panasonic
I am a brand new Mac user so naturally I tried FCP and fell in love with it. I still have a lot to learn but I am taking youtube seriously now (which is why I purchased a mac in the first place) so it probably won't take long for me to get very familiar with how FCP functions. But I did download Resolve since it's free and I will try that out too. I have no interest in Premier.
Yeah FCP has a lot of great features that even Davinci doens't yet have. Though I found it starts to get limited when you wanna do more advanced effects, (rotoscoping, etc)
Hi Adam! Your videos are fantastic! ! I'm actually torn right now between getting a glide gear teleprompter to use with 10.2" iPad or alternatively the Elgato for talking head language education type content. Which setup would you choose for that sort of thing? Many thanks!
Thanks for the compliment :) It depends on your budget, but the Elgato Prompter is just so easy to use. If you just wanna go for an all in one solution, then go for the Elgato Prompter.
Hence why? 🥴 seriously man stop saying that.
Did they finally fixed their crappy playback? Because for EVERYONE the video transitions stutter like hell.
Still not as good as any pre 2011 keynote
Can fusion do everything after effects can?
Pretty much yes. Maybe 1 or 2 effects have to be replicated by stacking multiple effects on top of one another, but essentially, they can do the same thing.
Dude slow down in your speaking. You don’t need to speak so fast. Only lasted 3 minutes and you did my head it.
Loving the random locations of the piece to cameras!
Thanks Graham :)
As amazing as they are, I still prefer their live presentations. It feels more real.