Filming Cinematic Outdoor Interviews Can Be THIS Easy!
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Filming interviews outside can seem challenging. From harsh shadows, to overexposed backgrounds, how can you get a clean image when you're not in control of the light? This is part 1 of a 2 part mini series in which I’m sharing my simple strategies and minimalist approach to filming cinematic interviews outside using natural light. Join me out in the field, and I hope you find it helpful!
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This was very well explained and practical. I've watched a lot of videos on this kind of thing and have always been kind of confused, but this felt very accissible and easy to remember/logical. Thank you!
You’re welcome! I think filming outside can be pretty straight forward with some of these tips. A lot of people over complicate things to seem more “professional.” But the pros I look up to get great results with minimal setups and simple guiding principles
Such a great video. The best tutorials are the ones where the teacher shares the thinking process. Well done, Austin.
@@scotey thanks for watching! Really appreciate the feedback 🙌
@@austinmeyerfilms I suspect I'll be working through your back catalog soon enough. You're a natural teacher.
i loved it can not wait for pt2
Thanks for watching!
I learned so much about drafts! Thank you Zoe! Great video.
1st draft, 2nd draft, 3rd draft!
Loving this content, everything discussed is right up my alley and very relatable.
Really appreciate it, Ian! Thanks for watching and so glad it resonated 🙏 hope you’re doing well
So incredibly helpful, Austin. Thank you.
@@CPrawfootage thanks for watching!
Amazing video Austin, just subbed! We use these tips a ton on our outdoor shoots, super solid when not wanting to fly 12x12's overhead.
Thanks Jason! Really appreciate it. Absolutely. When I am out on doc shoots I hardly ever have the time to set up overheads like that, so I figured these simple strategies might help other cinematographers who work in similar ways to me. Hope you're doing well!
I love the way Zoey described chickens.🤣🤣
@@KEINDIGITALMEDIA chickens are such amazing, smart, and sensitive animals!
Yeah but why didn't she mention that they're delicious when breaded and cooked to a crispy golden brown and garnished with a nice honey mustard sauce? 🤷🏼♂
"We have way more light than we ever need." Must be a California pro-tip. Come to the PNW where dark and rainy cyan filled light abounds and ND filters cry with disuse.
Hahahah very fair point
Very nice tips! Thanks
Thanks for watching, Hugo!
Once again, a really cool video! Thank you for sharing so much valuable ways to improve our filmmaking.
Hey Thomas! Thanks for being here and sharing your support. So glad that the video was valuable 🙏
from a story telling perspective how do you decide whether you want them sitting dead center looking into the camera vs to the right or left of frame looking off camera?
That is a great question, and one that I will add to my ideas folder as a topic to make a full video on. Because I think it is a huge stylistic decision that documentarians are tasked with making. Straight to camera interviews are definitely trendy right now in the doc space. For me it really depends on what the story is. For example, in my recent NatGeo doc about turkeys ahead of thanksgiving, I chose to go direct to camera because I wanted the audience to feel as though the participants were talking directly to them. Because it had more of an advocacy message where I hoped people would change the way they viewed turkeys. Versus other projects where I have gone with an off camera eye line because I think the impact is stronger if there is actually a little bit of emotional distance, and the participant doesn't need to be telling their story directly to the viewer. Great question that I'm excited to think more about and create a full video around. Thanks!
Great tips Austin, it's great there's more and more people teaching documentary filmmaking and cinematography on TH-cam! :) subbed
Thanks Jakub! Really appreciate it. And I completely agree. Great to see documentary filmmaking getting some love here on the platform. Best of luck on your channel! Excited to check out what you're creating
@@austinmeyerfilms Likewise!:)
... photosintes as vomitate light from plants... 😂😂😂... ❤❤
Very helpful vid, thanks a lot 👍
Thanks for watching!
very helpful tips. thank you so much. ☺
Hey! Thanks for being here. Appreciate you watching! So glad it was helpful
Very informative video thank you:)
Thanks for watching!
Great video. In the last setup where was Zoe looking? It looks like she is looking at the camera lens instead of you at the right side of the camera. I know it was bright outside but she should have taken off her sunglasses for the interview. Please clarify. Thanks
She was looking at me! Based on the interview setups I was demonstrating on this one, we were having me stand next to the camera and her look right off camera. But I was standing very close. Hope that clarifies! thanks for watching :)
Thank you now i understand how to shoot in daylight using the shade of tree..
Hey! Thanks for being here. So glad it was helpful. Have a beautiful day!
Nice video, what was the mic setup for you both? the sound is amazing!
@@FOXTWELVESTUDIOS I am mic’d with a Sony UTX-B40 Wireless lav mic pack with a Cos11d microphone on it. When Zoe is speaking, it’s being picked up by the on board shotgun mic (Sennheiser MKH 8060)
Wow amazing, would you mind if not yet done make a topic on how to properly lav mic? With no clothes noise? Thank you
@@FOXTWELVESTUDIOS Yes! I'd be happy to make a video on that. Will put it in the schedule. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for inspiring us
Very good walkthrough -
I will mention that ND+ISO can do a lot to flatten out a scene, too, and with the second base ISO plus thick ND, on Sony that’s a decent way of flattening the exposure. Not sure if this is allowed in very very pro world, but not all of us have a gaffer’s truck standing by
Love the built in ND on the FX6! It’s so amazing
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I always went for a 'minimalist' shooting style but when you see the 'pop' from a tiny bit of bounced light, it's undeniably worth taking a stand with a small pop out 3 in 1 reflector. th-cam.com/video/EJBy9UUt6Kg/w-d-xo.htmlsi=kmB3Kn93g39z7JGD
@@paddy_cakes check out part 2 to the series :)
Dude, that bokeh at: th-cam.com/video/EJBy9UUt6Kg/w-d-xo.html is so dreamy.
Thank you! Couldn't go wrong with a beautiful setting like that :)
Wait, is what she said about photosynthesis correct? LOL
No