The last section of this video "Be Safe", is something not a lot of people talk about. I am so glad you mentioned this because this has been my biggest fear that usually stops me from exploring my options when am alone. I once tried a long shot with me walking away but I kept wanting to turn around and see my gear is still there. It was so much anxiety that I gave up on the shot and did not enjoy filming either. Its not good if you cant enjoy the filming process. urgh!!
0:22 #1 Carry the right gear 1:24 #2 Plan your shot 1:52 #3 Lock off your focus 2:58 #4 Optimize framing and composition 3:53 #5 Consider sequence and continuity 4:51 #6 Use a variety of focal lengths 5:49 #7 Add movement in post 6:46 #8 Get more angles/perspectives 7:17 #9 Secure your gear
"Movement in post," that's where I often forget how powerful that can be. I concentrate so much on continuity, I forget that creativity is just as important! Just a little bit of movement can step up the level of the whole video. Thank you for reminding me to always remind myself about that. Great tips as always, thank you Jeven!
Yeah I also found manual focus to be the way to go for every shot where AF is not an absolute necessity. Few things makes a shot look as amateurish as AF going bananas :P
Jeven, I wanted you to know how much I appreciate you and your page! I have loved videography since I was 16. But with life, sometimes we choose not to follow our passions. 😔 now that I’m 37... I’m getting back into it and of all the channels I’ve found and videos I’ve watched, yours is the best!! Thank you so much for creating your content and I look forward to leaning on your tips and tricks more going forward!!
Thanks for this valuable 9 easy steps for better Solo B Roll because I work solo right now and have no collaborations till I master my tips and find my Gener. Keep educating us by sharing your practical knowledge.
You the MAN Aldryn 👊🏽 Would be cool to see some different angles & unique ground perspectives mixed in with all the drone shots. But as you know, your content is highly watchable already. Cheers. (You the MAN too Jeven. Didn’t wanna leave you out 🤜🏽🤛🏽)
I started watching you because of you dji mini 2 tutorial... I can't get enough of your content! I really appreciate that you out it all out there and help people like me who are just starting out.
Great tips! I'm glad you mentioned being safe - I was going to ask about ways to do this in a public place. I've never put my camera down and walked a short distance away without someone noticing. I swear I was 3 feet away from my camera when a guy walks up and shouts, "A camera!!" Most people aren't that obvious, but you can see their eyes widen, & they start to look around to see if anyone is near (I always am). So it makes a variety of shots and focal lengths next to impossible when you're alone.
You answered this question in a separate thread recommending Skydio. Totally genius. I am now studying to write the Drone Pilot Certificate exam. Thank you very much.
We have a small TH-cam channel and your tips are perfect. I will work on some of your sequence tips next video. Thank you for sharing. A big thumbs up to you.
Dear, sir, again, you made most useable and valued: How-To-Film perfect for me being a total beginner to use an action camera setup! Much much appreciated! Best regards from Sweden and please stay safe and immensely richly blessed! 💯👍❣
I have only just got my first video up. I’m on my second edit and I quickly realised because I lack a lot of different shots (maybe lacking excitement to keep getting the camera out) I have found it’s a lot harder to make it interesting . The idea of slow push ins will make it heaps easier. I liked the shot from inside the roof tent and hadn’t thought of doing that with mine. Defo going to use that and think more outside the box. Cheers mate!
Thanks Jeven, loved it. I'm planning to start another channel and getting to the point where I want to be in my own videos, telling a story. Your videos are helping lots.
Great information. I use my GoPro for most of my shots in my trail-building videos. A rock, a tree branch (with the clip), the ground, a log, a stump, all become a tripod for me.
Thank You Jeven for helping me understand when to use manual focus. Thank you for mediating mediocrity student film making. For ten years i have been using my android device for my through hiking videos. So far it has been a matter of how I approached the frame work. I just finished up 400 miles on the California Coastal Trail using a LG8 Android Device I also carried the dji mini 3 pro kit. I am looking at going to the next phase from Android Camera to Mirrorless Camera. It is important in long distance wilderness solo hiking to keep the gear as light as possible I am shopping around ..today I have been looking at the Canon Eos 100 which is 1.25 LBS (without added lens) I wanted to take this moment to tell you how much you are appreciated what you are laboring and doing really helps people find direction for good film discretion and decision making .... Thank You Jeven 👊
Thanks for the tips. I’m okay with a camera taking stills but filmmaking is new to me but I’m excited to do my best to keep improving after each video!
I have been enjoying your tutorials Jeven. I am venturing into TH-cam as a medium and need all the tips and knowledge I can get. I hope to produce my first story/travel video next month while visiting Guanajuato MX next month. I have also been applying my new found skills filming my bees and their care. Thank you for all your hard work and keep producing.
1. Gear: camera, BIG tripod, (drone) 2. plan and try out your shots 3. use manual focus (autofocus is indecisive on what to focus); there are shots where you need autofocus tho (if you move towards camera for example) 4. film a variety of shots (not always same angle; wide shots; from distance;...) 5. add camera movements in post 6. film a LOT of shots 7. make sure your equipment is safe (don't let somebody steal your stuff or let it fall over while filming)
This breakdown is so helpful. I have a Google sheet where I write down all shot types for different styles - with a gimbal, locked off, handheld and so on... but in this video you convey key principles which give a much more clear vision of things. You would think this stuff is obvious... but without consciously remembering that (and making it a habit through the repetition) there is no learning. So basically I love this kind of videos, very helpful.
Great video, been filming a lot of hiking videos lately and trying to play with different methods of filmmaking, my current video I’m editing ive started using movement in post and it looks great!
Wow this is such an informative tutorial video. I always preferred taking a selfi-stick to video myself on my journeys but now you gave me so many good tips. So thanks so much. Cheers
That was a very good video with great information. I like your TH-cam channel because you teach others about ways to improve one's photography and videos. Many TH-camrs do not create original, creative, or informational content anymore. You do. I appreciate your hard work in putting together your content. Keep up the good work.
As always, I learn a lot from you and your videos. Thanks for those and your other contributions to the filmmaking community. Based a lot on what I've learned, I'm now taking a new approach to creating content. Happy New Year to you and your family! :-)
For the first time I actually had someone help me film on my last videos. It opened up some interesting things that I never normally get to do. But I still got my best shots from the work I just did myself. I wish I had found this video last year. The auto focus tip is a huge one that I learned the hard way. Manual focus on my shoots is still one of the biggest things I struggle with. As I am filming myself I often miss the mark a little and end up just slightly out of focus. It's so annoying. But auto focus is far worse and has caused me to spend hours of my life on reshoots. Thank you for making this. It is really great.
These are great tips that I'll be sure to implement and good idea to remind viewers to be mindful of their surroundings before setting their gear down. I think I will start playing more with manual settings versus auto focus, I've filmed a beautiful sunset but on playback I noticed it kept auto focusing on all the clouds 🌇 Good idea to check and do several clips.
I legit gave up on filming myself like this because it never turned out good. Even though I backpack for a living 😂. Cameras and filming are not my gift. This video helps a ton. Thanks!
This is great, love the advice you give and its helped me loads. I do almost all of the filming for our vlogs, what I struggle with is getting the right shots as we normally filming whilst we have gone out for the day and dont want keep asking the family to redo shots.
After a few months of shooting vids here in my little studio, this one inspired me to go out into the great wide world of ours and shoot. Thank you as always Jeven!
I have seen a few of your vlogs now. Thanks for revealing your secrets so that a muppet like myself can make something somewhat ok! Love your work. Garth. Australia
I am so happy I found your Channel. It's not as easy as watch once and become a pro like you. I will take a while, so that's why I subscribed to this channel a while ago. Thank you for what you do, you help your audience to learn, and to become better. You are awesome, you are a tutor, a professor, and a leader of thousands of subscriber. Good job, young man!!! 😊🙏
Wow this was all great information, I probably never would of thought of these things trying to create my own adventure video. I appreciate your information, great content brother and keep more coming...fan!
Learn to edit your B Roll like this in my new course: geni.us/dkNlQnp
The last section of this video "Be Safe", is something not a lot of people talk about. I am so glad you mentioned this because this has been my biggest fear that usually stops me from exploring my options when am alone. I once tried a long shot with me walking away but I kept wanting to turn around and see my gear is still there. It was so much anxiety that I gave up on the shot and did not enjoy filming either. Its not good if you cant enjoy the filming process. urgh!!
Ya I was wondering the same Lol... I would turn around every 30sec to make sure my gear is still there... How then
0:22 #1 Carry the right gear
1:24 #2 Plan your shot
1:52 #3 Lock off your focus
2:58 #4 Optimize framing and composition
3:53 #5 Consider sequence and continuity
4:51 #6 Use a variety of focal lengths
5:49 #7 Add movement in post
6:46 #8 Get more angles/perspectives
7:17 #9 Secure your gear
Thanks 🙏
"Movement in post," that's where I often forget how powerful that can be. I concentrate so much on continuity, I forget that creativity is just as important! Just a little bit of movement can step up the level of the whole video. Thank you for reminding me to always remind myself about that. Great tips as always, thank you Jeven!
I think I might watch this every time before I go film myself as a reminder. Great on the run cinematography advice.
That Manual Focus advice is gold.! I've been struggling with the autofocus I never get the proper look.
Yeah I also found manual focus to be the way to go for every shot where AF is not an absolute necessity. Few things makes a shot look as amateurish as AF going bananas :P
Great reminders. It's so much work to film yourself, but it is always worth it!
I totally appreciate you!!🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻. I am a 58yr. old starting my own channel. You are my “Go To Person!!” ...your baby girl 👧 is precious 🎀
Gina - congrats! I'm almost 55 myself and having so much fun with all of this!
@@donaldoutdoors Awesome! best of luck to you! Jeven Dovey is the very best!
When the camera fell so did my heart
yeah rip lens. 😢
Oh yeah
This video really helpful, thank you sir
The best film school on You Tube. Pure gold!
Great video helps a lot,need to watch it again.
so useful i'm learning everything you say thank you
You are master Jeven 😍 am beginner in TH-cam and vlogging and I am learning from you alot 😀
Great video, this helps me out 👍🏽
Jeven,
I wanted you to know how much I appreciate you and your page! I have loved videography since I was 16. But with life, sometimes we choose not to follow our passions. 😔 now that I’m 37... I’m getting back into it and of all the channels I’ve found and videos I’ve watched, yours is the best!! Thank you so much for creating your content and I look forward to leaning on your tips and tricks more going forward!!
This is information what I looking for 🙂 other people's videos tips is all the same ♥️
Thanks for this valuable 9 easy steps for better Solo B Roll because I work solo right now and have no collaborations till I master my tips and find my Gener. Keep educating us by sharing your practical knowledge.
Very cool video! Great content! Thanks for sharing buddy! 👍😎🤙
Great video Jeven. I need to add more angles when I shoot . These are great tips.
It takes more time but I always end up using them in the edit
You the MAN Aldryn 👊🏽
Would be cool to see some different angles & unique ground perspectives mixed in with all the drone shots. But as you know, your content is highly watchable already. Cheers.
(You the MAN too Jeven. Didn’t wanna leave you out 🤜🏽🤛🏽)
And remember the rule of the rude dinner guest in your edits. Arrive late and leave early 😊
I started watching you because of you dji mini 2 tutorial... I can't get enough of your content! I really appreciate that you out it all out there and help people like me who are just starting out.
Thanks for these great tips. They are very helpful for my next projects.
Jeven you have become my favorite filming/ TH-cam teacher. Awesome video !
Really great video. Just what I needed. I’m about to try my first ‘on location’ video. It’s given me lots of things to think about. Thanks.
Very helpful, thank you 🙏
Im a fan of your cinematic shots, really shows you know what you're doing. Thank you for the tips❤🙏💪
I appreciate that!
Great tips! I'm glad you mentioned being safe - I was going to ask about ways to do this in a public place. I've never put my camera down and walked a short distance away without someone noticing. I swear I was 3 feet away from my camera when a guy walks up and shouts, "A camera!!" Most people aren't that obvious, but you can see their eyes widen, & they start to look around to see if anyone is near (I always am). So it makes a variety of shots and focal lengths next to impossible when you're alone.
This is so addictive. Ive watch a lot of your videos. 👏👏👏👏
You answered this question in a separate thread recommending Skydio. Totally genius. I am now studying to write the Drone Pilot Certificate exam. Thank you very much.
I really like this type of video. I learn a lot, as a small creator and often film alone. Thanks for this and many other of your videos 😀👍👍
Super dang helpful, thank you Jeven!
We have a small TH-cam channel and your tips are perfect. I will work on some of your sequence tips next video. Thank you for sharing. A big thumbs up to you.
Thank you so much. That was really helpful. You are awesome :)
That opener with the camera falling is so good.
Been there ha ha ha!
Great tips for us solo-filmers! Your tip on variety, changes in foreground, etc. is helpful. Thanks.
Dear, sir, again, you made most useable and valued: How-To-Film perfect for me being a total beginner to use an action camera setup! Much much appreciated! Best regards from Sweden and please stay safe and immensely richly blessed! 💯👍❣
I have only just got my first video up. I’m on my second edit and I quickly realised because I lack a lot of different shots (maybe lacking excitement to keep getting the camera out) I have found it’s a lot harder to make it interesting . The idea of slow push ins will make it heaps easier. I liked the shot from inside the roof tent and hadn’t thought of doing that with mine. Defo going to use that and think more outside the box. Cheers mate!
Your one of those jeep people that look at me weird when I roll through in my H1. BUT, I am obsessed with your videos and learning thanks.
Thanks Jeven, loved it. I'm planning to start another channel and getting to the point where I want to be in my own videos, telling a story. Your videos are helping lots.
Great information. I use my GoPro for most of my shots in my trail-building videos. A rock, a tree branch (with the clip), the ground, a log, a stump, all become a tripod for me.
Good video and great value Jevon. Thank you for this content, very inspirational...
Just curious: where is the location you were at in the shot 1:15? Looks like a beautiful spot 🤩
Northern Nevada
I'm just starting out with video production and came across this video. Great advice. Thank you
Thanks for these! I’m learning a ton. I hope to film some adventures in my old truck soon
Great video, thank you for sharing!
Amazing video Jeven. Great stuff!
Thanks, got some great tips here, especially about using the longer lenses.
Thanks for these awesome tips, I am reviewing ebikes and scooters Solo and sometimes it's hard to find good angles when Im riding.
Great tips thanks. How do you blend all the different clips from drone, camera, gopro so they appear to be a seamless color profile?
Thank You Jeven for helping me understand when to use manual focus. Thank you for mediating mediocrity student film making. For ten years i have been using my android device for my through hiking videos.
So far it has been a matter of how I approached the frame work.
I just finished up 400 miles on the California Coastal Trail using a LG8 Android Device I also carried the dji mini 3 pro kit. I am looking at going to the next phase from Android Camera to Mirrorless Camera.
It is important in long distance wilderness solo hiking to keep the gear as light as possible I am shopping around ..today I have been looking at the
Canon Eos 100 which is 1.25 LBS (without added lens)
I wanted to take this moment to tell you how much you are appreciated what you are laboring and doing really helps people find direction for good film discretion and decision making ....
Thank You Jeven 👊
The new studio looks nice; thanks for another killer video.
Awesome video as always. Much appreciated my man.
Thank you, inspire me
Lots of great advice in here. I plan to watch this periodically to remind myself. Thank you.
Thanks for these videos. Your approach is easy to understand, insightful and dead on point for what we are hoping to improve on.
Thanks for the tips. I’m okay with a camera taking stills but filmmaking is new to me but I’m excited to do my best to keep improving after each video!
I have been enjoying your tutorials Jeven. I am venturing into TH-cam as a medium and need all the tips and knowledge I can get. I hope to produce my first story/travel video next month while visiting Guanajuato MX next month. I have also been applying my new found skills filming my bees and their care. Thank you for all your hard work and keep producing.
This bloke is my new sensei. Helping me go to the next level! Yew thanks mate
That’s a very interesting to do I will use it with my vlog since it’s my first time ☺️ thank you 🙏
Awesome video bro! Learned something new!!🤙🏽
1. Gear: camera, BIG tripod, (drone)
2. plan and try out your shots
3. use manual focus (autofocus is indecisive on what to focus); there are shots where you need autofocus tho (if you move towards camera for example)
4. film a variety of shots (not always same angle; wide shots; from distance;...)
5. add camera movements in post
6. film a LOT of shots
7. make sure your equipment is safe (don't let somebody steal your stuff or let it fall over while filming)
Best tutorial mate. Sensible, simple and easily understood, even for an Aussie. Keep up the great work.
This breakdown is so helpful. I have a Google sheet where I write down all shot types for different styles - with a gimbal, locked off, handheld and so on... but in this video you convey key principles which give a much more clear vision of things. You would think this stuff is obvious... but without consciously remembering that (and making it a habit through the repetition) there is no learning. So basically I love this kind of videos, very helpful.
Great video, been filming a lot of hiking videos lately and trying to play with different methods of filmmaking, my current video I’m editing ive started using movement in post and it looks great!
Subtle movement in post adds so much
Wow this is such an informative tutorial video. I always preferred taking a selfi-stick to video myself on my journeys but now you gave me so many good tips. So thanks so much. Cheers
You always made my day buddy, thanks for the new info :)
That was a very good video with great information. I like your TH-cam channel because you teach others about ways to improve one's photography and videos. Many TH-camrs do not create original, creative, or informational content anymore. You do. I appreciate your hard work in putting together your content. Keep up the good work.
The comment you made about locking focus is super helpful for me! Thank you!
I think i'm lucky to watch this..great ideas and tips..thank you for sharing this
Jeven - this is hands down one of the most valuable videos I’ve watched. Thank you!
As always, I learn a lot from you and your videos. Thanks for those and your other contributions to the filmmaking community. Based a lot on what I've learned, I'm now taking a new approach to creating content. Happy New Year to you and your family! :-)
For the first time I actually had someone help me film on my last videos. It opened up some interesting things that I never normally get to do. But I still got my best shots from the work I just did myself.
I wish I had found this video last year. The auto focus tip is a huge one that I learned the hard way. Manual focus on my shoots is still one of the biggest things I struggle with. As I am filming myself I often miss the mark a little and end up just slightly out of focus. It's so annoying. But auto focus is far worse and has caused me to spend hours of my life on reshoots.
Thank you for making this. It is really great.
Genuine tips! I'll apply this one when gear will be upgraded. Thanks!
Brilliant vid man just what I needed 👊🏼
Btw waiting for you DJI FPV vid 😁
This was super helpful. Its all about the details. Great info Jeven
Thank you very much sir! I learned a lot from you. I'm just a beginner and having a self study through TH-cam.
These are great tips that I'll be sure to implement and good idea to remind viewers to be mindful of their surroundings before setting their gear down. I think I will start playing more with manual settings versus auto focus, I've filmed a beautiful sunset but on playback I noticed it kept auto focusing on all the clouds 🌇 Good idea to check and do several clips.
I legit gave up on filming myself like this because it never turned out good. Even though I backpack for a living 😂. Cameras and filming are not my gift. This video helps a ton. Thanks!
Thank you for these tips and will try to do these tips and trics🙂
Excellent. And thank you for making it short and sweet.
Super helpful with what I want to achieve with my TH-cam videos. Thank you!
Yes,we need more of how to film yourself by yourself and thank’s
This is great, love the advice you give and its helped me loads. I do almost all of the filming for our vlogs, what I struggle with is getting the right shots as we normally filming whilst we have gone out for the day and dont want keep asking the family to redo shots.
After a few months of shooting vids here in my little studio, this one inspired me to go out into the great wide world of ours and shoot. Thank you as always Jeven!
Great video Jeven, it is of great help for me, i have recently started making vids, all the things you taught is going to help, thanks a lot.
I have seen a few of your vlogs now. Thanks for revealing your secrets so that a muppet like myself can make something somewhat ok! Love your work. Garth. Australia
Well done, thank you for the tips !!!
OMG such great instruction! You really think these through. Thank you so much.
really good info. glad somebody FINALLY made a video like this...
Very cool video!! So interesting and helpful!! Keep going with video like this one...
Thanks for this! I need to try some of these, and one day...get a drone too!
I am so happy I found your Channel. It's not as easy as watch once and become a pro like you. I will take a while, so that's why I subscribed to this channel a while ago. Thank you for what you do, you help your audience to learn, and to become better. You are awesome, you are a tutor, a professor, and a leader of thousands of subscriber. Good job, young man!!! 😊🙏
Your tips so good, especially for beginner like me..
Very useful tips. Definitely will help me improve my filming skills. Thanks a lot 😊
Great video, I had to subscribe. I have a question . How can I incorporate different frame rates on a time line?. For example time laps and slow mo.
Brilliant advice I’m gonna try these tips out. Thanks
Such a great help for beginners like me. Thank you good Sir! 🙏⚡
Wow this was all great information, I probably never would of thought of these things trying to create my own adventure video. I appreciate your information, great content brother and keep more coming...fan!
Jevon,
I’m researching and planning to start a TH-cam channel. You’re videos are excellent thanks for the great info I’m learning a lot.
Thank you so much for these tips! I make 4x4 videos. I have started playing with the camera angles a bit, otherwise it becomes a bit boring.