My story telling problem seems okay for me but whenever I watch your videos. I’m like man there’s so many wrongs with my edit lol. Kidding aside thank you again Brandon for your help!
Workflow. Especially travel videos. When should I edit? Most of the time, I have all these cool shots and scenes, and what I envisioned at the time may have been forgotten by the time I get to the editing. Which means, I have a whole heap of useless footage. Surely there must be a more fluid way than literally using a pen and paper to write the script as I go along......
Exactly what you've tackled today. Coming from photography, i have some amazing 'shots' but i havent yet edited or posted anything as they dont tell a story, been suffering from this issue for a while, nice to see some tackle it so comprehensively
Yes, this is real content for filmmakers, thank you!!! This kind of tutorials are so much more important than seeing gear reviews or TH-cam studio builds. I look forward to seeing more content like this!
TH-cam would be an even greater platform if more creators would focus on stuff like this instead of gear tests and comparisons. Thanks a million for this video! Going on a one week off-road motorcycle trip tomorrow and want to shoot my first video in 4 years to reactivate my channel. Will try to implement as much as I can from what you said.
these tutorial videos are gold, Brandon! too many gears video on TH-cam it's turning into a marketing platform. Thanks for still being here giving us proper lessons.
Yep i made this mistake for a long time. Most people don't care about cool shots, it needs to give information, tell a story or draw a reaction, or all three. Top info.
GETTING STARTED and a work flow....I began learning film making during shutdown..watching tons of videos.. THIS VIDEO is unbelievable... with out a doubt just what I have been looking for.. THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!
I decided to dedicate our first long lockdown to workshops, so I took many. The Unscripted Film School was way long the best educational content I ever attend. It modified totally my vision about filmmaking and the Storytelling Area was a real jewel. Brandon is great filmmaker, but if possible even a greater teacher! Go for it , you will never regret.
I don't know how this video got past me but I just saw it. I've been following your work for years and have purchased your gimbal masterclass but this is the video I have gotten the most from. Thank you! I can't wait for things to go back to normal so I can see your art as it is meant to be. It breaks my heart to see your work be paused while you are at the top of your game. Love and respect. Thank you for being you.
When I first started watching this, I was thinking "yeah, derr" this is standard and obvious but then I kept watching and it's such a great, simple and effective framework. I ended up watching it a couple of times to really sink it in! Thank you.
This is so helpful for me. Thanks so much Brandon. My biggest challenge is to really shape how and what direction my Channel is going to be. Especially I have not decided my niche/topic, so every content is little different and I also wanna do more cinematography and better filming as well instead of just doing sit down studio talk recently. Appreciate it!!
appreciate the honestly with pure travel videos. they're cool and all for some commercial work but do get repetitive with lack of invested story. nice break down
really useful lesson on what I would term as the essentials of a video narrative and not just the cliche theory but the essence of it. Thank you Brandon!
BRO THIS IS PERFECT! I always found myself just shooting random "shots" and having a hard time editing. Now I know how to build a scene from a shot. 👍👍
ive never really heard this topic discussed a lot (shot vs scene) and it's now on the top list of things i need to be mindful of while shooting. thank you so much for this video!!
Very helpful video Brandon! It is true that many of us, coming from photography, often focus on very beautiful images which, however, are not enough on their own to tell a story when making films
You absolutely hit the nail on the head for me with your shot vs scene description. I am a photographer that over the last several years has moved more and more to video. My work is probably 80% video now. I think this description has been my biggest obstacle when I get back to edit and feel I am missing something. This is awesome. Thank you Brandon.
This has to be one of the clearest lessons I've watched that really made the concept easier to understand while keeping it interesting and concise. Definitely applying this to my next shoot (whenever that is haha) as I've definitely felt that a lot is missing from the videos I make. Thanks so much Brandon!!
Hi Brandon...i have watched many many story tellimg videos to study how to do it. But you have given the most acceptable and real technique, with that Scene & Shot. Thank you so much...
Best video I’ve seen out of literally hundreds! I plan on watching daily to properly internalize. This video made it extremely simple for those of us who don’t even know where to start with filmmaking. Thanks, bro.
I want to start making videos but I struggle with the story side. But this makes the hurdle very low to start. Why didn't nobody tell me this 80 years ago? This makes it so doable/ approachable to start. Thank you Brandon 👍🏽
Really enjoyed all these techniques! Please please please could you do more of these practical filming tutorials! Your filming techniques are priceless and I hope to learn them all!!
This is one of the best pieces of advice I have seen on this matter! You are brilliant mate and described perfectly what I have been searching for for weeks now. Thank you so much! 🙏
Some time you don't need to tell a story, other it will tell by itself like the one you did last week about your trip to this hotel. However most of the time just enjoy the travel videos for whatever it is. See the fpv videos, it's just amazing views with cool music and great editing. Regardless good to see you busy making new videos while you are in your quarantine.
I skipped a beat seeing a new post from you and for something that I was looking for! I follow your work passionately and hope someday that I have enough money to sign up for your course. 🙏
Thank you so much for sharing. Your advice will make me a great creator in the future. I make a recap note from this video and be the guidance from now on.
Oh man, this is pure value! I've been doing photography for the past 1,5 years and dabbled into videography like 6 months ago. I still struggle with storytelling sometimes, so this was such a useful video man, thanks for this!
This is the video I needed today. Recently I've been literally thinking about storytelling in film and narrative video-making in general. Serendipitous!
This has been so helpful! Fairly new to shooting cinema with my BMPCC4K. I’ve been getting great shots but they’re missing story. They’re missing reactions. I am excited to start filming with this context
This is so helpful. You made the Information simple and consumable. I feel like I make it way harder than it needs to be, but your explanation break it down for me. Thank you for sharing.
Oh boy…I needed this video. Heading to Poland and then Ukraine for the second time in 2 months. My first trip, I got back and was underwhelmed by my footage. These tips are 🔥. Subbed and liked. And gonna look into your courses. Bravo mate.
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What is your biggest storytelling problem?
My story telling problem seems okay for me but whenever I watch your videos. I’m like man there’s so many wrongs with my edit lol. Kidding aside thank you again Brandon for your help!
Workflow. Especially travel videos. When should I edit? Most of the time, I have all these cool shots and scenes, and what I envisioned at the time may have been forgotten by the time I get to the editing. Which means, I have a whole heap of useless footage. Surely there must be a more fluid way than literally using a pen and paper to write the script as I go along......
My storytelling problem is i want an authentic performance or reactions from non-actors. how am I supposed to master that?
Still not be able to portray real emotions that people should remember like stories. and that's seems like a big problem.
Exactly what you've tackled today. Coming from photography, i have some amazing 'shots' but i havent yet edited or posted anything as they dont tell a story, been suffering from this issue for a while, nice to see some tackle it so comprehensively
2 minutes in and I already love it. I don't know why I never thought about the difference between shot and scene before myself.
Yes, this is real content for filmmakers, thank you!!!
This kind of tutorials are so much more important than seeing gear reviews or TH-cam studio builds.
I look forward to seeing more content like this!
The shot vs scene concept is so simple yet so powerful!
One of the best editing tutorials I’ve seen on TH-cam.
we lot of learn from your videos bro .. thanks.... love from india....❤❤❤
This video was an eye opener for me. Finally a understandable of what a scene is versus a shot. As a photographer I can finally relate. Thanks
THIS IS THE BEST LESSON ON FILM MAKING AVAILABLE ON TH-cam :)
TH-cam would be an even greater platform if more creators would focus on stuff like this instead of gear tests and comparisons. Thanks a million for this video! Going on a one week off-road motorcycle trip tomorrow and want to shoot my first video in 4 years to reactivate my channel. Will try to implement as much as I can from what you said.
these tutorial videos are gold, Brandon!
too many gears video on TH-cam it's turning into a marketing platform.
Thanks for still being here giving us proper lessons.
Yep i made this mistake for a long time. Most people don't care about cool shots, it needs to give information, tell a story or draw a reaction, or all three. Top info.
GETTING STARTED and a work flow....I began learning film making during shutdown..watching tons of videos.. THIS VIDEO is unbelievable... with out a doubt just what I have been looking for.. THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!
Great explanation Brandon 👌 hope you are doing well and get to finally travel again.
Such a helpful video!!! Better than any boring lesson about filmmaking! Easy and clear to understand! Waiting for this!!! Love it!!!🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
I decided to dedicate our first long lockdown to workshops, so I took many.
The Unscripted Film School was way long the best educational content I ever attend.
It modified totally my vision about filmmaking and the Storytelling Area was a real jewel.
Brandon is great filmmaker, but if possible even a greater teacher!
Go for it , you will never regret.
exactly the problem i have on editing travel videos. Too many shots but hard to put together so it makes sense. This is good advice
This is the best advice I can literally find on TH-cam
I don't know how this video got past me but I just saw it. I've been following your work for years and have purchased your gimbal masterclass but this is the video I have gotten the most from. Thank you! I can't wait for things to go back to normal so I can see your art as it is meant to be. It breaks my heart to see your work be paused while you are at the top of your game. Love and respect. Thank you for being you.
When I first started watching this, I was thinking "yeah, derr" this is standard and obvious but then I kept watching and it's such a great, simple and effective framework. I ended up watching it a couple of times to really sink it in! Thank you.
You simply explained this well easy to understand what is a shot and a scene in creating a story.
This is so helpful for me. Thanks so much Brandon. My biggest challenge is to really shape how and what direction my Channel is going to be. Especially I have not decided my niche/topic, so every content is little different and I also wanna do more cinematography and better filming as well instead of just doing sit down studio talk recently. Appreciate it!!
appreciate the honestly with pure travel videos. they're cool and all for some commercial work but do get repetitive with lack of invested story. nice break down
Unknowingly I have been following this format
really useful lesson on what I would term as the essentials of a video narrative and not just the cliche theory but the essence of it. Thank you Brandon!
BRO THIS IS PERFECT! I always found myself just shooting random "shots" and having a hard time editing. Now I know how to build a scene from a shot. 👍👍
Apenas ví los primeros 2 minutos del video y ya aprendí mucho
Gracias
Such an amazing short guide, as a video beginner coming from photography, this is a true eye opener
Totally nailed the photographers dilemma here. thanks!
ive never really heard this topic discussed a lot (shot vs scene) and it's now on the top list of things i need to be mindful of while shooting. thank you so much for this video!!
You make it sounds so simple! What happens before and after. That's all I needed. Cheers!
Very helpful video Brandon! It is true that many of us, coming from photography, often focus on very beautiful images which, however, are not enough on their own to tell a story when making films
You absolutely hit the nail on the head for me with your shot vs scene description. I am a photographer that over the last several years has moved more and more to video. My work is probably 80% video now. I think this description has been my biggest obstacle when I get back to edit and feel I am missing something. This is awesome. Thank you Brandon.
Your Andalusia film is full of what you explained. The Passion that comes across is wonderful.
Hi Brandon, i just wanted to say thank you for giving so many tips for free. This is not usual and i appreciate it highly
This has to be one of the clearest lessons I've watched that really made the concept easier to understand while keeping it interesting and concise. Definitely applying this to my next shoot (whenever that is haha) as I've definitely felt that a lot is missing from the videos I make. Thanks so much Brandon!!
That was awesome Brandon. I’m going to use these ideas when shooting my guitar lesson videos.
You have a talent for explaining concepts. What a fun teacher! Thanks for sharing!
Hi Brandon...i have watched many many story tellimg videos to study how to do it. But you have given the most acceptable and real technique, with that Scene & Shot.
Thank you so much...
one of the most important videos that you ever posted
Thank you for always being the best teacher
Best video I’ve seen out of literally hundreds! I plan on watching daily to properly internalize. This video made it extremely simple for those of us who don’t even know where to start with filmmaking. Thanks, bro.
i’ve been looking for a video exactly like this for ages!! you crushed it bro, so many good tips and points
My favourite filmmaker in youtube
I want to start making videos but I struggle with the story side. But this makes the hurdle very low to start. Why didn't nobody tell me this 80 years ago? This makes it so doable/ approachable to start.
Thank you Brandon 👍🏽
Just perfect.i think the most important lesson on filmaking
Really enjoyed all these techniques! Please please please could you do more of these practical filming tutorials! Your filming techniques are priceless and I hope to learn them all!!
You just put words to what I’m striving towards. Thanks😊
This is quite helpful. Thank you Brandon.
Probably the best tips i've ever heard here on TH-cam about filmmaking.
Great advice! And a great reminder for me, even though I’ve been shooting b-roll for over 20 years.
Great tip about catching reaction shots. Always giving away that secret sauce. 🙏🏻
This is one of the best pieces of advice I have seen on this matter! You are brilliant mate and described perfectly what I have been searching for for weeks now. Thank you so much! 🙏
Thanks! What a great breakdown. Very easy to understand and apply.
This is amazing, simple and brilliant. Now for a PB&J.
Exactly what needed!
Some time you don't need to tell a story, other it will tell by itself like the one you did last week about your trip to this hotel. However most of the time just enjoy the travel videos for whatever it is. See the fpv videos, it's just amazing views with cool music and great editing. Regardless good to see you busy making new videos while you are in your quarantine.
Thank you Brandon, this deserves more views!!
It is really interesting to hear about the mental process behind the shots
Great tip Brandon, thanks so much!!! Noronha is a unique place, I lived and worked there for good few months and it is a breath taking 😊😍
Thank you for this simple technique. I will try my use it
The best video I have ever heard for the starter!
I love unscripted storytelling and theory. Awesome. I learned a lot.
Golden. Full stop. Making a booktrailer with my pupils. Will be useful as it is tough not to show faces for instance.
Seen so many videos of yours it is always a joyful learning experience - thanks for your thoughtful sharing
Also by just doing videos over and over again, at one point you get the idea of naturally getting a story together. Really cool video! :)
Best video tutorial I've seen in a long time, again by Brandon Li.
this video let me think more about scenes, while not only perfect hero shots, scenes lead the story flows well, great video!
Wonderful. Amazing. Helpful. Interesting. Knowledge Providing. Informative. Lots of Value.
Action vs. Reaction, this is the kind of advice that I really wanted to hear before I go any travel lol
so good. Simple but really useful tips.
Great job explaining the elements. Hope I got enough notes
Thank you
I skipped a beat seeing a new post from you and for something that I was looking for! I follow your work passionately and hope someday that I have enough money to sign up for your course. 🙏
I missed your lessons about your Technics Brandon. Tank you so much
Thank you so much for sharing. Your advice will make me a great creator in the future. I make a recap note from this video and be the guidance from now on.
finally about film making! Thanks Brandon
Oh man, this is pure value! I've been doing photography for the past 1,5 years and dabbled into videography like 6 months ago. I still struggle with storytelling sometimes, so this was such a useful video man, thanks for this!
This is the video I needed today. Recently I've been literally thinking about storytelling in film and narrative video-making in general. Serendipitous!
You are always on the money with your stories and how easy you explain it to us. Thank you 😊
This video is pure Gold!!!!
This is something I struggle with a lot, these tips will be great to try in my future projects!
This has been so helpful! Fairly new to shooting cinema with my BMPCC4K. I’ve been getting great shots but they’re missing story. They’re missing reactions. I am excited to start filming with this context
Grt brandon li.. Ur explanation really gives me a direction to put my energies in right thinking of ideas
This is so helpful. You made the Information simple and consumable. I feel like I make it way harder than it needs to be, but your explanation break it down for me. Thank you for sharing.
incredible resource, thank you for this!
This is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you. I have all these shots that I love, but without a scene they're just pretty moving pictures.
this is GOLD!! thank you Brandon!
Great video- it is ALL about telling a story!🎉
You are the best teacher!
Oh boy…I needed this video. Heading to Poland and then Ukraine for the second time in 2 months. My first trip, I got back and was underwhelmed by my footage. These tips are 🔥. Subbed and liked. And gonna look into your courses. Bravo mate.
Great explanation and advice! I always try to improve the way I tell my stories through video. It's hard but videos like these helps a lot!
This is what I've been looking for. Thank you so much. ❤️👏
SO GOOD. That’s what.
Thank you 🙏 ☺️
Please make more videos like these. TY SO MUCH TEACHER :)
Great video and tips! Love the breakdown.
Thank you Brandon Li, You helping me a lot. how to find a shot how to create the scene its very helpful for me. Thank you and big Respect
Story is king, and Brandon is god!!!
So helpful. Thank you. Will try in my next videos
This is exactly what I was looking for
well said, especially from a photographers pov!
This is gold...no PLATINUM.... no DIAMOND!!!!