Oh no! I love your listicles! Now I have to call you 3 listicles Jesse. Or tri-sticle. I really don’t want to say triple-sticle but I think it needs to be said
You make very enjoyable, watchable videos. Your presence and delivery are spot on perfect, comfortable. Vibe is juuuuuuuuuust right. Humor is dry and sardonic which is right in my wheelhouse. Thanks very much for all the work you put in to these.
I wish to increase your engagement because you are so engaging. I will watch this more than once, not just because it conveys useful information but because it is pleasurable and stimulates my thinking about solutions I have developed but do not recognize and solutions I can experiment with today. Thank you.
Me too! I know a way to lift Jesse’s engagment Like every comment on this vid and leave comments. Lots of comments. The TH-cam algorithms weight the engagment of comments and likes of comments highly. Very highly. So easy to do while watching Jesse’s brilliant video. Spread the word! Let’s get Jesse to the top!
The pouches are a great idea. I'm forever digging through tubs for barely remembered things. I've actually been buying these aesthetically, with no real purpose, just waiting for you to give me guidance… Please don't stop doing these lists, only because they are actually useful. Cheers.
Well, that was a total joy, Jesse! Thank you. I found myself excitedly writing down 'clamps as legs', 'pink dots', 'pouchify your life', and even 'look into flattering chaps?'. I'm going to seriously embrace at least half of those suggestions.
Omg. This. Is. Brilliant. In every way. The music, the lighting, your audio, your voice and rhythm of speaking, the cuts, the music, the dynamic increasing volume of music at times, your humour. Nailed it bro We cherish your vids Thank you
Thank you! So tired of people trying to sell me shite I don't need or want. I like the problem solving aspect and figuring out how to make it work without spending 100k. Love this...
I love that outdated was in quotes. Slays me how many youtube educated "filmmakers" call a camera outdated because they are always chasing after the latest and greatest.
On the topic of diopters vs tubes. For ultra macro shots I’ve always used close up diopters, because often I’ve acquired them in groups of 3 or 4. But if I were to be running and gunning, I would use the tubes. I’ve used them more in film photography, and they work great, even for making makeshift tripods, out of a hat and a tube, for self shooting spontaneously. For me, diopters have primarily been a creative tool; split diopters and prisms. Extension tubes are just durable, and quite versatile pieces of metal.
As far as pouches go- an alternative that most people probably have on hand and give extra padding are soft lunch boxes. I keep my photography camera in one and it’s great
the last tip/tool in the video is the most important and professional one tbh anyone who is watching youll end up seeing this on tons of sets with great DP's/gaffers
I freaking LOVE this video. My recent After Effects kick musta fed the algorithm to bring me here. I have 30+ rubbermaid tubs in my apt and counting, your dollar store pouch tip is going to be life changing. If your leather is too thick to work a gasket punch through it, then get yourself some hole saw drill bits that have the bit protruding as a :"center" lead for the saw.. Clamp the leather to some scrap wood that's deep enough to accommodate the leading bit if protecting surface beneath. If you can't eyeball when you're through the leather then you'll feel it when the saw teeth contact the wood. After each leather piece is drilled, move to a fresh section of the scrap wood. And wear PPE! :) Anyhoo, imma smashing that like and subscribe button. xD
I have a tiny one for paper that would never cut through leather, but had a beefier Olfa one in my hands a few weeks ago at the fabric store. Shoulda bought it! I will next time!
FYI extention tubes deteriorate the image on anamorphic lenses because they effect the flange distance. On normal lenses that just impacts focus marks, but with anamorphics that brings the anamorphic element out of calibration and makes it soft.
This was a great treasure trove of tips and equipment. I haven't done an overhead shot in a while, but I used a surface level and that worked pretty well. For the leather, could you use the large drill bits that cut a plug from the wood?
The cool thing about the mirror hack is that it makes the camera "coplanar" with the surface. A level on the camera only works if the table is perfectly level too. To trim the leather, you're talking about a hole saw? that would actually cut the hole in the centre at the same time! I also have these small diamond hole saws that might work! Will report back!
Thank you! You’ve just solved a problem I’ve had for a few months now, I love my RB67 but it’s been a nightmare to get it right on a tripod. Defo going to get a geared head now 😊😊
Yeah, if you bump that dial and it loosens, that's a lot of weight flopping over too! Lots of geared heads on Facebook Marketplace where I am (should have looked there first!) I'm probably going to pick up another one.
@@jessesenko yeah I've had a bunch of times where I've lined up my shot, tightened the ball head and then let go of the camera and it moves to a worse framing.
For labelling, I've found gaffer tape is really helpful. I got a five-color pack for $15, which is great for identifying different batteries (both for my camera and drone), as well as pouches.
God is in the details indeed. Love your attitude. Also at thrift stores you can get - high quality sometimes unused keyboards for your computer. Cheap blankets and bedsheets for diffusion and negative fill, and once in a while an expensive piece of gear that no one at the store knows what it is.
I don't know who you are, or what your channel is about. But after one video, this video, I am all in. I am signing up for wherever this channel goes. You are my people.
Canning video...do it! Sexy lighting - macro - moving camera and or moving jars - color of the jam - translucent reds glowing out of the darkness. High end product film with homemade goods - elevate personal craft!!! Nice video. Leather is a great tip.
Lol, thanks, and ironically when I was stuck in advertising I built a portfolio out of documenting trying to stay out of the grocery store as much as possible. There were many sexy mason jar shots.... lol
Speaking of spring clamps, Home Depot has full size Pony clamps for a buck a piece. This has been their standard price for a couple of years here in California. A great deal.
Wow, the same 2" ones are $4 here in Canada so I just get the Bessey ones which are just a bit nicer and a buck more! I think my small ones in the video are the 1" from home depot
Thank you for the video and the laughs, Jesse. I wish there was a simple / easy / portable way to transport foam core and large gels without having them get all janked up :(
Hah, pouches? Gotta give it a try. You did manage to fit equipment from four bins into one? It sounds too good to be true, but it sounds plausible as well😅
lol, yeah! just condensing old tech... old Apple TV I don't want to throw a way? Out of the box and into a heavy duty ziplock and into the bin. Firewire cables from 20 years ago? just save three and add them to an "obselete cables" messenger pouch. It's a revolution!
The whole video is an art❤ perfection! Tasty colour grading, definitely something to take example from. Plus all tips themselves. Thank you ! Subscribed
Now image me as a cowboy, just wearing Chaps and a big old hat, I call you over to the edge of a a baseball pitch*** "yo my guy, well can I call you Jess, no! Okay Jesse, well Jesse, I like your video. Its a good video, pretty relatable. Jesse, I will subscribe to your channel, I surely will"
I used an RB67 for years. I never shot a single frame that the camera wasn't mounted on a Manfrotto 410 geared head. Use the same head (I have two, actually) with my full frame DSLR! Ball heads are for light-weight, small cameras! 😉
100% I took it out by the lake for that thumbnail photo and imagined it flopping over and taking the whole tripod down with the momentum. Already looking for a second one for myself. Will keep my eye out for a used 410!
Today at my corporate job, during a large meeting, my boss said 'Ahmed is not only a great photographer but he is also a filmmaker' I responded by saying 'Whenever I say I am an amateur filmmaker, people think I shoot porn, but I don't". Next time I will just show them 5:09 and say nothing
@@jessesenko Nono, thank you for all the effort. Your videos are awesome blend of useful tips, comedy and visual storytelling. Always a higlight! Or a darklinght, you know, because we are on youtube!
I wasn't expecting "flattering chaps," so that made me laugh out loud. (especially the label callback bit at 13:37 or so?) And the milkshake scene? YES! I would like if you cut out a "wine o clock" sign, please. Micro choices: I just ate half of a very decently-sized sandwich. I should be full. I might eat the whole sandwich. Though I don't need it. Wait. Are there micro GOOD choics?
I think if you eat both halves that definitely counts as two "micro choices" - lol. Just don't eat them while you cry in your car. Thanks for watching, Chris!
Maybe will be my last listicle. What have I become??? And why does the video look so much darker on TH-cam. I'm so moody. Thanks for watching!
the format works, i have faith in u either way :)
Oh no! I love your listicles! Now I have to call you 3 listicles Jesse. Or tri-sticle. I really don’t want to say triple-sticle but I think it needs to be said
Omg.. I just realized why I opened my first comment requesting a hug… gawl dang it… I was Captivated. 🫣
Whether it is or it isn't, I subscribed.
@@BrittPearceWatchesmaybe I should see a doctor
Some genius ideas in this amazing video !
Thanks Mathieu!
eyy mathieu 🎉 love ur channel
You make very enjoyable, watchable videos. Your presence and delivery are spot on perfect, comfortable. Vibe is juuuuuuuuuust right. Humor is dry and sardonic which is right in my wheelhouse. Thanks very much for all the work you put in to these.
Thanks so much Tom! Still have a bit of internal resistance to putting myself out there, and comments like this help me keep pushing!
I just love your perfect blend of humor and practical industry insight. Thank you for this.
Thanks Caleb!
I wish to increase your engagement because you are so engaging. I will watch this more than once, not just because it conveys useful information but because it is pleasurable and stimulates my thinking about solutions I have developed but do not recognize and solutions I can experiment with today. Thank you.
Me too!
I know a way to lift Jesse’s engagment
Like every comment on this vid and leave comments. Lots of comments. The TH-cam algorithms weight the engagment of comments and likes of comments highly. Very highly.
So easy to do while watching Jesse’s brilliant video.
Spread the word!
Let’s get Jesse to the top!
The pouches are a great idea. I'm forever digging through tubs for barely remembered things. I've actually been buying these aesthetically, with no real purpose, just waiting for you to give me guidance…
Please don't stop doing these lists, only because they are actually useful. Cheers.
Brilliant video! I laughed out loud at the A clamp tip... I also fairly recently discovered it and had exactly the same reaction.
Your video makes me thank the heavens for the internet. You teach me things AND make me laugh...my 2 favorite things. Thank you, sir. You are awesome.
Thanks for watching, Jess!
Well, that was a total joy, Jesse! Thank you. I found myself excitedly writing down 'clamps as legs', 'pink dots', 'pouchify your life', and even 'look into flattering chaps?'. I'm going to seriously embrace at least half of those suggestions.
I strongly suggest ALL of those suggestions. Thanks for watching George!
Omg. This. Is. Brilliant.
In every way.
The music, the lighting, your audio, your voice and rhythm of speaking, the cuts, the music, the dynamic increasing volume of music at times, your humour.
Nailed it bro
We cherish your vids
Thank you
Thanks so much. Means a lot!!
Thank you! So tired of people trying to sell me shite I don't need or want. I like the problem solving aspect and figuring out how to make it work without spending 100k. Love this...
I love videos like this
Jesse senko. I swore I had you on my TH-cam alerts. BUT TH-cam DID NOT ALERT ME or I would have been here 2 hours sooner!
lol. super flattered. Thanks Britt!
I love that outdated was in quotes. Slays me how many youtube educated "filmmakers" call a camera outdated because they are always chasing after the latest and greatest.
I’ve done pouches for years it’s the best method, but the clamps! That’s a revelation 😮
Loved it all.
On the topic of diopters vs tubes. For ultra macro shots I’ve always used close up diopters, because often I’ve acquired them in groups of 3 or 4. But if I were to be running and gunning, I would use the tubes. I’ve used them more in film photography, and they work great, even for making makeshift tripods, out of a hat and a tube, for self shooting spontaneously.
For me, diopters have primarily been a creative tool; split diopters and prisms. Extension tubes are just durable, and quite versatile pieces of metal.
Yeah, seeing the (extremely preliminary) results, def going to add diopters to my kit, but love the ext. tubes for their simplicity. Will keep both!
OMG That spring clamp trick 🤯 So glad to see your video pop up on my feed Jesse. Hope you had a great xmas and best wishes for 2025 mate 👍
Thanks Marty! Same to you!
As far as pouches go- an alternative that most people probably have on hand and give extra padding are soft lunch boxes. I keep my photography camera in one and it’s great
I support that mirror technique
🫡
People don't need television. What people need is LEATHER! :)
some excellent and helpful ideas here. Thanks for sharing.
the last tip/tool in the video is the most important and professional one tbh anyone who is watching youll end up seeing this on tons of sets with great DP's/gaffers
yeah, and you don't have to take the tape off to dispense. Always organised!
amazing video, so cool to see how lined up we are on so many of these tips. also, bought that exact combo of pouches so we can be twinsies.
Lol they're the best. Pouch partners!
I freaking LOVE this video. My recent After Effects kick musta fed the algorithm to bring me here. I have 30+ rubbermaid tubs in my apt and counting, your dollar store pouch tip is going to be life changing.
If your leather is too thick to work a gasket punch through it, then get yourself some hole saw drill bits that have the bit protruding as a :"center" lead for the saw.. Clamp the leather to some scrap wood that's deep enough to accommodate the leading bit if protecting surface beneath. If you can't eyeball when you're through the leather then you'll feel it when the saw teeth contact the wood. After each leather piece is drilled, move to a fresh section of the scrap wood. And wear PPE! :)
Anyhoo, imma smashing that like and subscribe button. xD
Yes! I have a hole saw kit and will try it!
Yes Jesse. Chocolate milkshakes are a great filmmaking tool. I’ve kept mine for years now 🫶🏻
"Jesse gets what he wants and wants perfection" lol
Use a circle cutter to cut circles. It’s like a compass but has a blade. Olfa makes a great one and most art supply stores stock them.
I have a tiny one for paper that would never cut through leather, but had a beefier Olfa one in my hands a few weeks ago at the fabric store. Shoulda bought it! I will next time!
I literally used everything from this video, but I never knew about such an effective trick with a leather
Told my therapist to take this session off… the Senko-Meister just dropped.
Maybe I can see your therapist while you're watching my vid, lol
FYI extention tubes deteriorate the image on anamorphic lenses because they effect the flange distance. On normal lenses that just impacts focus marks, but with anamorphics that brings the anamorphic element out of calibration and makes it soft.
This was a great treasure trove of tips and equipment. I haven't done an overhead shot in a while, but I used a surface level and that worked pretty well. For the leather, could you use the large drill bits that cut a plug from the wood?
The cool thing about the mirror hack is that it makes the camera "coplanar" with the surface. A level on the camera only works if the table is perfectly level too.
To trim the leather, you're talking about a hole saw? that would actually cut the hole in the centre at the same time! I also have these small diamond hole saws that might work! Will report back!
@jessesenko Yep. Hole saw. Yeah, mirror is definitely the way to go if you do that frequently.
I loooove your channel
Thank you! You’ve just solved a problem I’ve had for a few months now, I love my RB67 but it’s been a nightmare to get it right on a tripod. Defo going to get a geared head now 😊😊
Yeah, if you bump that dial and it loosens, that's a lot of weight flopping over too! Lots of geared heads on Facebook Marketplace where I am (should have looked there first!) I'm probably going to pick up another one.
@@jessesenko yeah I've had a bunch of times where I've lined up my shot, tightened the ball head and then let go of the camera and it moves to a worse framing.
extension tubes all the way
For labelling, I've found gaffer tape is really helpful. I got a five-color pack for $15, which is great for identifying different batteries (both for my camera and drone), as well as pouches.
God is in the details indeed. Love your attitude. Also at thrift stores you can get - high quality sometimes unused keyboards for your computer. Cheap blankets and bedsheets for diffusion and negative fill, and once in a while an expensive piece of gear that no one at the store knows what it is.
I don't know who you are, or what your channel is about. But after one video, this video, I am all in. I am signing up for wherever this channel goes. You are my people.
Jesse wants perfection. I felt that! Clients often stare at me, like what are you doing are you ready yet?
A slippery slope!
Great tips and wonderfully light delivery.
When you blurred the finger shot I LOST IT 🤣🤣🤣
Canning video...do it! Sexy lighting - macro - moving camera and or moving jars - color of the jam - translucent reds glowing out of the darkness. High end product film with homemade goods - elevate personal craft!!!
Nice video. Leather is a great tip.
Lol, thanks, and ironically when I was stuck in advertising I built a portfolio out of documenting trying to stay out of the grocery store as much as possible. There were many sexy mason jar shots.... lol
Love this content. Keep the good work 🙌🏻
Oh shit, just witnessed your camio on Mattie's new video, you look good mate 🤣👌
Thanks for letting me know! Still have to watch!
The King is back
you are my inspiration
I just came across your channel, I love your vibe!
Thanks Marti!
7:09 can I give you a hug 🤗 - great information and presentation of said information. 👏👏👏
It’s a circular drill bit for perfect circle with a hole in the middle
Speaking of spring clamps, Home Depot has full size Pony clamps for a buck a piece. This has been their standard price for a couple of years here in California. A great deal.
Wow, the same 2" ones are $4 here in Canada so I just get the Bessey ones which are just a bit nicer and a buck more! I think my small ones in the video are the 1" from home depot
Great list! I will definitely use a couple of these ideas. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching, Allen!
Oh my … I now have a new verb to use: “pouchify” (and let the pouchification begin, with rope!)
Princess Auto is goated.
Great video, man.
I can smell the off-gassing rubber just thinking about it!
Thank you for the video and the laughs, Jesse. I wish there was a simple / easy / portable way to transport foam core and large gels without having them get all janked up :(
To make great circles out of leather, you can use a normograph ! You may find them in a school supply store, and it's pretty cheap too ;)
That's the proper way to have an extra large chocolate milkshake!
… pretty sure it’s the only way
Noice List Mate! Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!
Hah, pouches? Gotta give it a try. You did manage to fit equipment from four bins into one? It sounds too good to be true, but it sounds plausible as well😅
lol, yeah! just condensing old tech... old Apple TV I don't want to throw a way? Out of the box and into a heavy duty ziplock and into the bin. Firewire cables from 20 years ago? just save three and add them to an "obselete cables" messenger pouch. It's a revolution!
The whole video is an art❤ perfection! Tasty colour grading, definitely something to take example from. Plus all tips themselves. Thank you ! Subscribed
extention tubes
Omaga, it's a mthrfkng FunkyBlackCat reference
Now image me as a cowboy, just wearing Chaps and a big old hat, I call you over to the edge of a a baseball pitch***
"yo my guy, well can I call you Jess, no! Okay Jesse, well Jesse, I like your video. Its a good video, pretty relatable. Jesse, I will subscribe to your channel, I surely will"
CUT TO a mom hurrying her children away from two men on said pitch as fast as she can, lol. Thanks for watching!
if jesse gets what jesse deserves, how much wood could jesse chuck at woody harrelsen?
(the answer is five, by the way)
I used an RB67 for years. I never shot a single frame that the camera wasn't mounted on a Manfrotto 410 geared head. Use the same head (I have two, actually) with my full frame DSLR! Ball heads are for light-weight, small cameras! 😉
100% I took it out by the lake for that thumbnail photo and imagined it flopping over and taking the whole tripod down with the momentum. Already looking for a second one for myself. Will keep my eye out for a used 410!
Useful, great fun
True Romance?... Bromeo "You're so cool." You excite the journey. Thank you for sharing trade.
LOL. Chuckling my way through the video but LedOL at the end as I was no longer afraid I was going to miss something. Thank you!
My wife: "you made our son film THAT?"
might have to steal your pouch idea.. but the leather idea is also genius, i got plenty of leather and punchers 😮💯 thank u for the ideas
Great talking and sharing！
You're Hilarious! I'm loving this channel, thanks bud for the killer tips. Cheers from a fellow Canadian
A gasket punch set would do the trick(amazon)
oh wow, I was so close... you can cut the inside AND the outside at the same time! 🤯
Today at my corporate job, during a large meeting, my boss said 'Ahmed is not only a great photographer but he is also a filmmaker' I responded by saying 'Whenever I say I am an amateur filmmaker, people think I shoot porn, but I don't". Next time I will just show them 5:09 and say nothing
NSFW
Every man goes through a leather working phase… 😅
Great stuff!
I'm the guy with an outdated fs5 🤞🏾🤣not the mark ii either 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I won my first (and only) photo awards with a point and shoot digital camera in the early 2000s, so don't sweat it!
Love your video's!
11:45 made me subscribe. 🤣
I love this channel. I love you.
lol, thanks. right back at ya!
filters over extension tubes all the way. just way more convinient. tubes are more like changing glasses. i do prefer changing filters than glasses.
Does anyone know the song at the beginning?
Great video as always!
Thank you!
@@jessesenko Nono, thank you for all the effort. Your videos are awesome blend of useful tips, comedy and visual storytelling. Always a higlight! Or a darklinght, you know, because we are on youtube!
OMG a filmmaking channel where someone actually knows what they are doing. Haha I prefer extension tubes.
I wasn't expecting "flattering chaps," so that made me laugh out loud. (especially the label callback bit at 13:37 or so?) And the milkshake scene? YES!
I would like if you cut out a "wine o clock" sign, please.
Micro choices: I just ate half of a very decently-sized sandwich. I should be full. I might eat the whole sandwich. Though I don't need it. Wait. Are there micro GOOD choics?
I think if you eat both halves that definitely counts as two "micro choices" - lol. Just don't eat them while you cry in your car. Thanks for watching, Chris!
@@jessesenko - that's great advice.
You gained a sub! This was pleasantly entertaining and informative. Thank you!
Just stumbled on your channel. Great tips and awesome delivery just got you a new sub.
truly canadian 😂
Maybe it's me, but it sounded like you were holding back a laugh at 11:49 lol
Only because I like to Live, Laugh, Love myself!
Love it!
Very helpful! Glad I watched. Now, time for a milkshake.
6:14 fk’n hilarious omg
Finding humour in my moment of despair???? :)
3:07 What's that font? Looks so apple-y
I'm here for the extra large chocolate milkshake
😭
This video is NOT for armchair filmmakers!
You wear chaps, eh?
will neither confirm nor deny
1st sorry i had to
>spend $3
...obvious shill :P