Hi everyone! Thanks for tuning in - by popular request, I hope you enjoy this video about my filmmaking gear and solar setup in the backcountry! I’m still busily working away at the documentary about our canoe trip on the "Meanest Link" route. Also, a big thanks to Skillshare for sponsoring this video! The first 1000 people to use the link will get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership: skl.sh/chrisprouse05211 Clicking on the referral link to their site really helps support the channel, so we'd appreciate it if you could please take a look. In the meantime, we hope you have a great weekend and stay safe! -Chris :)
Thanks to Julia for taking turns hauling 30lbs of extra gear. And it's not about the gear, it's who is using it. I'm sure if you were filming just with your phone your videos would still be the best produced content on TH-cam
Glad I’m not the only one who thinks so. I LOVE her voice. I could listen to it all night long. I wish she had a story telling channel. I’d love if she told horror stories like Creepy Pasta or the like. I think she’d garner tons of interest. She could even record them camping.
I was already impressed with how much you and Julia carry on your portages, canoe, food barrel and all the camping equipment. Now you're saying there is twenty-five pounds of camera equipment, the two of you simply amaze me. Also want to thank you for the mention of skillshare. When you mentioned fine arts, I had to look at the site and signed up same day. I've already learned new techniques. Hopefully, there is another TH-cam series of backcountry camping coming soon. Cheers
You you are without a doubt one of THE prettiest TH-camrs on the platform, Chris. And I could listen to your voice all day long. You actually remind me of my ex. A lot! Lol! You even look alike in many respects. Don’t worry, she is a wonderful person, an amazing Mom and the epitome of grace. No joke. Way out of my league. Lol. I kind of wish you had a story telling channel. Horror preferably. Just thought I’d mention it again. I’m hoping to talk you into it. Lol. Hope you and your significant other are well pretty lady ❤️ P.S. I’m not surprised. Our Canadian girls are the some of the most beautiful women in the world. And the sweetest. Cheers from the Ottawa Valley 🇨🇦
One thing I've noticed, Chirs, is that you have wonderful depth of field in nearly all your videos. Everything, no matter the distance, is always in crisp focus. The only time it is not is when you might want to keep focus on Julia or Cedar, and then you might blur the distant vistas. But your images are so clear and clean.
Great insights and discussion Chris, really enjoyed it. Loved your conclusion encouraging people to start with what they've got. It was a point and shoot for me too and it's painful to look back on but I wouldn't change it
Thanks, Jon - glad to hear! ☺️ Sorry we didn’t get a chance to meet at the meetup - everyone spoke really highly of you and you were missed. So I’ve been treating myself to more of your videos recently, which Cedar and I have very much been enjoying while the little guy's at home with covid right now. You've been helping keep us entertained with some amazing trips and great stories! 👏
@@ChrisProuse Aw thank you!! I can only imagine the amateur flaws you involuntarily cringe at while watching them 😜 You set the bar so high so it was fascinating to see behind the curtain here. Hope Cedar's doing ok...he is way too cute on your trips 💚
Ahh, the touchiness of northerners and the far north! I live in Timmins and I would say I'm in the "North" but I don't think the far north starts until you're into the James bay lowlands, or a few hours north of lake superior... I would also say all of Algonquin is in southern ontario ;)
Great video Chris! Loved it, especially the message at the end. When I was looking into filming, the biggest thing I came away from all the researching, was simply the ability to tell a story. Doesn't matter if you have all the technical skills and equipment if you can't tell a story. It really shows the length you go to tell your story. Thank you!
The Chris Prouse filming recipe seems to be an amazing story first, backed up by amazing photography. Awesome to see you made a whole series on the simple and accessible point and shoot camera.
I'm always interested to see what others are using to film there videos. Especially videos as high quality as yours! Thanks for the video Chris. Cheers
As always, thank you for sharing your expertise, and your calm quiet passion for the things you do. I don’t aspire to be a filmmaker, but I do aspire to tell great stories, be they with still photos, or just over the fire with my friends. You inspire all of us to be better at what we want to be. For that, my thanks. Wishing you the best from home in the Allegheny National Forest in Northwestern Pennsylvania.
Chris, it is great to see behind the scenes of what you use to create the awesome footage you create. I can hardly wait for the restrictions to be lifted and you can get back in the park for more great videos.
Hi Chris, I have to say I love watching ALL your videos!.... and this one is so informative! I use an SLR for photography and also dislike Pelican cases. I now use a submersible dry bag, but the zipper is really difficult to open, when a photo opportunity presents itself while canoeing. I notice you use regular roll top dry bags.....are you not worried about it not being truly waterproof, in case of a canoe dump? We've never dumped a canoe, but I'm always worried about it.....don't feel super stable...top heavy! LOL. Also, do you just keep your main camera out in the open while canoeing? I find I'm missing wildlife photo ops because my camera is packed in that difficult bag. TIA for answering and any advice.
Thanks, Lorian! Yes, I tend to keep the camera out at all times, either in the bottom of the boat (if it’s dry) next to me, or on top of a pack in front of me. It really depends on the level of weather sealing your camera has and how comfortable you are with it, though I’ve always done the same even with non weather sealed cameras. I’d say a lot of my confidence with the camera’s ability to stand up to things comes from years of dragging non weather sealed cameras around ski hills in the snow and not encountering many issues. With that said, if we were running rapids or paddling through intense storms, I may put the camera away or opt to roll with a GoPro. In any event, a well worn camera tells better stories 😊
Chris, two more questions, which you can push off to the next livestream if you want: (1) Do you have equipment beyond all of this that you use for your business purposes? (2) What processing and editing software do you use?
Hi Chris. I love your videos. Its great what you can do in the backkontry on the move. I have Lumix cameres to. Can i ask you how you use the various stabilizers. What do you use when you have the camera on tripod. Greetings form Denmark
Great video Chris! Really interesting and informative! I only have a Samsung S9 cell phone, GoPro Hero 7, and a Canon Rebel T3i, and I'm hoping to try and start creating videos with just that equipment to start. One thing I've learnt from doing photography over the years, is the best camera to use is the one that you have in your hand. I'm really hoping to upgrade my camera in the maybe near future, but for now I use the limitations as you mentioned, to try and figure out how I can take the best photos possible with my current camera. Totally understood what you meant about the title of the Far North Algonquin Canoe Trip video series, it makes sense. The far north part of Algonquin is actually just south of me lol!
I do have the G9, its a great camera but i screwed the display twice now. GoPro is no go for me anymore, i had 3 types now im done. Solarpanels too, no good for me.
I tend to film in aperture priority mode out there - the exposure changes so much when moving around with the gimbal while turning towards or away from the sun that makes filming in full manual impractical most times for me. I do have ND's but tend not to use them with the G9. I might use them if I'm filming with the prime lens in bright daylight, though I usually use the zoom lens during the day. I find the m43 lenses have relatively smaller apertures, and using a higher shutter speed (I let the camera control the shutter angle in AV) helps sharpen the image and provides better detail for the stabilization in FCPX to track. To answer your questions on the other video - I film in a "flat" natural custom picture profile on the G9, usually in auto ISO, and the autofocus is set to AFS face-tracking I believe :)
@@ChrisProuse OK this is the last question I promise (haha) When you let the camera auto the shutter angle do you ever have any odd motion issues or does it tend to work out well for the types of videos you do?
@@TheHudsonValleyWanderer Haha, no worries - it generally works with Pany’s 12-60mm f3.5 lens, though I do find the motion blur (or lack of) a little distracting at times when filming in broad mid-day sun in aperture priority wide open, so I’ll either stop the aperture down or film in 60p and play with slow-mo / conform it to 24p in post in order to cut the light down. The f3.5 lens works to my advantage during the day most times, but the f2.8 version of the lens or my manual primes would definitely require an ND during the day. I find most people notice how stable / smooth the shots are, but almost never mention motion blur. My eye definitely picks up on the different shutter angles… but after about 10-20 seconds my mind normalizes it and becomes use to it. The shutter angle rules are good places to start… but I find a lot of run-and-gun filmmakers begin to ignore them when it comes at the cost of missing shots and moments as they unfold. Hope this helps! :)
Hi everyone! Thanks for tuning in - by popular request, I hope you enjoy this video about my filmmaking gear and solar setup in the backcountry! I’m still busily working away at the documentary about our canoe trip on the "Meanest Link" route. Also, a big thanks to Skillshare for sponsoring this video! The first 1000 people to use the link will get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership: skl.sh/chrisprouse05211 Clicking on the referral link to their site really helps support the channel, so we'd appreciate it if you could please take a look. In the meantime, we hope you have a great weekend and stay safe! -Chris :)
Tools prep!
Very essential to making it all work!
Prep! Prep! Prep!
You will do well, Chris!
Stay Safe, too!
Bear spray!!!
You are way way underrated for what you do. You deserve way more than 42.5 subs...
Thanks to Julia for taking turns hauling 30lbs of extra gear. And it's not about the gear, it's who is using it. I'm sure if you were filming just with your phone your videos would still be the best produced content on TH-cam
Chris, love your voice! You are so relaxing to listen to. Thanks for sharing your life with us!
Glad I’m not the only one who thinks so. I LOVE her voice. I could listen to it all night long. I wish she had a story telling channel. I’d love if she told horror stories like Creepy Pasta or the like. I think she’d garner tons of interest. She could even record them camping.
I was already impressed with how much you and Julia carry on your portages, canoe, food barrel and all the camping equipment. Now you're saying there is twenty-five pounds of camera equipment, the two of you simply amaze me.
Also want to thank you for the mention of skillshare. When you mentioned fine arts, I had to look at the site and signed up same day. I've already learned new techniques.
Hopefully, there is another TH-cam series of backcountry camping coming soon.
Cheers
Ready for anything.
You you are without a doubt one of THE prettiest TH-camrs on the platform, Chris. And I could listen to your voice all day long. You actually remind me of my ex. A lot! Lol! You even look alike in many respects. Don’t worry, she is a wonderful person, an amazing Mom and the epitome of grace. No joke. Way out of my league. Lol. I kind of wish you had a story telling channel. Horror preferably. Just thought I’d mention it again. I’m hoping to talk you into it. Lol. Hope you and your significant other are well pretty lady ❤️
P.S. I’m not surprised. Our Canadian girls are the some of the most beautiful women in the world. And the sweetest. Cheers from the Ottawa Valley 🇨🇦
One thing I've noticed, Chirs, is that you have wonderful depth of field in nearly all your videos. Everything, no matter the distance, is always in crisp focus. The only time it is not is when you might want to keep focus on Julia or Cedar, and then you might blur the distant vistas. But your images are so clear and clean.
Great insights and discussion Chris, really enjoyed it. Loved your conclusion encouraging people to start with what they've got. It was a point and shoot for me too and it's painful to look back on but I wouldn't change it
Thanks, Jon - glad to hear! ☺️ Sorry we didn’t get a chance to meet at the meetup - everyone spoke really highly of you and you were missed. So I’ve been treating myself to more of your videos recently, which Cedar and I have very much been enjoying while the little guy's at home with covid right now. You've been helping keep us entertained with some amazing trips and great stories! 👏
@@ChrisProuse Aw thank you!! I can only imagine the amateur flaws you involuntarily cringe at while watching them 😜 You set the bar so high so it was fascinating to see behind the curtain here. Hope Cedar's doing ok...he is way too cute on your trips 💚
Ahh, the touchiness of northerners and the far north! I live in Timmins and I would say I'm in the "North" but I don't think the far north starts until you're into the James bay lowlands, or a few hours north of lake superior... I would also say all of Algonquin is in southern ontario ;)
Really enjoyed the presentation. Answered a lot of questions I had.
Great video Chris! Loved it, especially the message at the end. When I was looking into filming, the biggest thing I came away from all the researching, was simply the ability to tell a story. Doesn't matter if you have all the technical skills and equipment if you can't tell a story. It really shows the length you go to tell your story. Thank you!
The Chris Prouse filming recipe seems to be an amazing story first, backed up by amazing photography.
Awesome to see you made a whole series on the simple and accessible point and shoot camera.
I'm always interested to see what others are using to film there videos. Especially videos as high quality as yours!
Thanks for the video Chris.
Cheers
Hey Chris, check out the Deity D4-duo for improved audio quality and bi-directional audio pickup.
Wow! That's impressive!
As always, thank you for sharing your expertise, and your calm quiet passion for the things you do. I don’t aspire to be a filmmaker, but I do aspire to tell great stories, be they with still photos, or just over the fire with my friends.
You inspire all of us to be better at what we want to be. For that, my thanks.
Wishing you the best from home in the Allegheny National Forest in Northwestern Pennsylvania.
Chris, it is great to see behind the scenes of what you use to create the awesome footage you create. I can hardly wait for the restrictions to be lifted and you can get back in the park for more great videos.
Great video and breakdown, Thanks for the share Chris
Thanks, Xander! Btw, congrats on the channel - you're rocking it! :)
@@ChrisProuse Thank you thank you :D
Wow. That’s alot of equipment. But the footage is outstanding. You do amazing videos.
Hi Chris, I have to say I love watching ALL your videos!.... and this one is so informative! I use an SLR for photography and also dislike Pelican cases. I now use a submersible dry bag, but the zipper is really difficult to open, when a photo opportunity presents itself while canoeing. I notice you use regular roll top dry bags.....are you not worried about it not being truly waterproof, in case of a canoe dump? We've never dumped a canoe, but I'm always worried about it.....don't feel super stable...top heavy! LOL. Also, do you just keep your main camera out in the open while canoeing? I find I'm missing wildlife photo ops because my camera is packed in that difficult bag. TIA for answering and any advice.
Thanks, Lorian! Yes, I tend to keep the camera out at all times, either in the bottom of the boat (if it’s dry) next to me, or on top of a pack in front of me. It really depends on the level of weather sealing your camera has and how comfortable you are with it, though I’ve always done the same even with non weather sealed cameras. I’d say a lot of my confidence with the camera’s ability to stand up to things comes from years of dragging non weather sealed cameras around ski hills in the snow and not encountering many issues. With that said, if we were running rapids or paddling through intense storms, I may put the camera away or opt to roll with a GoPro. In any event, a well worn camera tells better stories 😊
A very good presentation on film making gear, obviously based on experience. Great thanks.
Thanks, René! :)
So good to see your videos :)
What drove the decision behind the gimbals? I’m perpetually lost in the choices.
Chris, two more questions, which you can push off to the next livestream if you want: (1) Do you have equipment beyond all of this that you use for your business purposes? (2) What processing and editing software do you use?
Hi Chris. I love your videos. Its great what you can do in the backkontry on the move. I have Lumix cameres to. Can i ask you how you use the various stabilizers. What do you use when you have the camera on tripod. Greetings form Denmark
Thanks for this, Chris. I’m curious to know how you are using your go pro now that 4K and image stabilization are available in the newer models.
Great video Chris! Really interesting and informative! I only have a Samsung S9 cell phone, GoPro Hero 7, and a Canon Rebel T3i, and I'm hoping to try and start creating videos with just that equipment to start. One thing I've learnt from doing photography over the years, is the best camera to use is the one that you have in your hand. I'm really hoping to upgrade my camera in the maybe near future, but for now I use the limitations as you mentioned, to try and figure out how I can take the best photos possible with my current camera. Totally understood what you meant about the title of the Far North Algonquin Canoe Trip video series, it makes sense. The far north part of Algonquin is actually just south of me lol!
I do have the G9, its a great camera but i screwed the display twice now.
GoPro is no go for me anymore, i had 3 types now im done.
Solarpanels too, no good for me.
In those bright daylight videos do you use a ND filter or do you just use the aperture to control the exposure?
I tend to film in aperture priority mode out there - the exposure changes so much when moving around with the gimbal while turning towards or away from the sun that makes filming in full manual impractical most times for me. I do have ND's but tend not to use them with the G9. I might use them if I'm filming with the prime lens in bright daylight, though I usually use the zoom lens during the day. I find the m43 lenses have relatively smaller apertures, and using a higher shutter speed (I let the camera control the shutter angle in AV) helps sharpen the image and provides better detail for the stabilization in FCPX to track. To answer your questions on the other video - I film in a "flat" natural custom picture profile on the G9, usually in auto ISO, and the autofocus is set to AFS face-tracking I believe :)
@@ChrisProuse OK this is the last question I promise (haha) When you let the camera auto the shutter angle do you ever have any odd motion issues or does it tend to work out well for the types of videos you do?
@@TheHudsonValleyWanderer Haha, no worries - it generally works with Pany’s 12-60mm f3.5 lens, though I do find the motion blur (or lack of) a little distracting at times when filming in broad mid-day sun in aperture priority wide open, so I’ll either stop the aperture down or film in 60p and play with slow-mo / conform it to 24p in post in order to cut the light down. The f3.5 lens works to my advantage during the day most times, but the f2.8 version of the lens or my manual primes would definitely require an ND during the day. I find most people notice how stable / smooth the shots are, but almost never mention motion blur. My eye definitely picks up on the different shutter angles… but after about 10-20 seconds my mind normalizes it and becomes use to it. The shutter angle rules are good places to start… but I find a lot of run-and-gun filmmakers begin to ignore them when it comes at the cost of missing shots and moments as they unfold. Hope this helps! :)
Hey Chris, I have to come back tomorrow for this one. Working the weekend this week, so it's time to greet the sandman.