Investing is a long term game, but some folks treat it like a one time payment. Get what you need now, use it till you know its shortcomings and then invest again. 😁 Keep up the good work
I think Davinci Resolve Studio is a better NLE than Premiere at this point (it needs to be the studio version and not the free version). It is way less buggy than PP. I'm seeing a lot of professionals shift to it since it has all the tools that are needed and you no longer need the intermediate steps between the editing and colouring stages of a project.
I LOVE the immediate auto save. Resolve crashed on me the other day - first time in months - but when I restarted it, I was exactly where I left off. Not a thing lost.
Just like it was pretty obvious in retrospect after Final Cut X came out, soooo many editors started switching to Premiere circa 2013-14, the shift to Resolve will seem obvious only 3-4 years from now. I know the Fincher team won back to back Oscars working on Premiere and were really the pioneers of using it on high end motion pictures. Around the pandemic and certainly coming out of it, everyone is back on that belt tightening mode and SaaS customers are all reevaluating where their money is going every month. Just as Adobe has been slacking, Blackmagic continues to expand their expertise and customer base. It's not a good time to be a recurring charge company unless you're offering something truly unique.
Started working in razor 35 years ago, started using Premiere when it became functional, dropped premiere when it became too buggy to be used for production. Switched to resolve a long time ago, never looked back
I’m surprised you called Resolve a lower end NLE. I maintain my CC sub because it’s industry standard, but DaVinci has quickly become a much larger part of my workflow since version 17. Mainly for the CUDA support with much better GPU utilization, and the excellent speed editor gave me something new to use, making the physical process of editing interesting again. It’s true Adobe has sense AI, and that has a lot of promise, but for a straight editor with the best color app around, the studio version of resolve is hard to beat - and is a pack in with most black magic products :)
Exactly my thoughts. I think people stuck in Adobe ecosystem are too narrow minded to try DR. And actually it's now probably the best NLE on the market with free versions and surely one of the best with Studio (if you take price into account)
Yeah it’s great software and amazing thats it’s free, but those features are moot because at this point in time all my agency clients are entrenched in Premiere, and daddy got bills to pay.
@@StandardStoryCo I hear you, but with the free version floating around, it's even easier to send out entire projects with files and clips to clients. The free version removes a barrier to entry for the ones that want to archive or dig into the process with me.
You forgot the biggest lens tip: Vintage glass!! Start with a Helios 44-2, start taking stills and experimenting with the bokeh. Then you'll realize how fun it is shooting with such lenses and will be able to invest a bit more with Canon FDs, Super Takumars and so on. You'll have a full lens set bought with a few hundreds to $1000.
Yes, so crazy how many awesome vintage lenses you can get for extremely inexpensive and they are all loaded with all kinds of character, from different styles of haze to bokeh. That M44-2 with the circular bokeh, so proper!!
Another great video. Thank you. My biggest regret was not gwtting the Panasonic 12-35mm lens when it was still affordable 2nd hand. I opted for a bunch of vintage primes and 1 zoom. And the 2nd biggest regret is I opted to get tiny led lights over one big source. Worst mistakes in gear purchases. Best investment I made was a Manfrotto tripod and the o.g bmpcc. Great kit.
Absolutely correctly explained, choosing the right gear and not waste money on gear which u will really use is the in ur daily shoots is the smart way to go. I hv made many of the mistakes u mentioned when i was a beginner and now i repent it. And renting gear is also a smart way. few months ago i was planning to buy a new gimble but then i thought i hardly used my last one in 2 years, bcus the things i shoot i don’t need a gimble everytime. And another great thing is that we both r youtubers but we r professional editors. i am frm India and also work as a remote video editor.
You, you, are awesome! Thanks for your experience and knowledge. Resolve hands down is a power house. Adobe needs to up their game, cause the Resolve magic is taking the spot light. Keep up the love man!
Glad I watched this while doing all this research. Trying to figure out how I'm going to shoot and edit all my beat videos without all the crazy expensive stuff and lighting. I've got a Nikon D3200 and a decent 4k Digi cam that shoots in slow motion and an iPhone but I don't have any of the crazy lighting or lenses so this was super helpful.
Nowadays you can get the FS5 for a grand and just get the raw out license and a ninja v. The image is amazing cuz its the venice sensor without that pesky codec in the way
I do think the computer part is outdated, having Davinci Resolve and a good PC, (I run a RTX 4090) doesn't only allow you to skip the Proxy step, it also allows you to use all the great new AI features, allowing you to fix things in post that you couldn't quite get right on set. Davinci Resolve Depth map and Face refine are absolute gamechangers in my mind. (in terms of relighting your shot in post)
Really needed to hear this. I have a great cam set up that took me a long time to plan and purchase but recently I've had a bad case of both GAS and FOMO. My focus should be on creating and business not endlessly buying kit. Cheers!
I literally did the opposite of everything you said on this Video. I originally started buying gear to film my own videos bc I would spend alot of $ to pay someone else to do it but didn't like that I had less control in the quality of the project. Over time I have amassed an inventory of cameras GH5's Aputure MC's Aputure 120D and Kino Flo Divas ( which I got for free as My job was throwing them away.) Many Lenses bought off craigslist and Built a Pretty Powerful Mac Pro 5,1 for editing. I've gotten alot better too along the way but now I'm in a spot with no customers and My Gear is getting dusty. I'll still end up using it for my purposes but It would be nice to get some profit out of it. Great Video love your channel!
Only film gear that holds value and sometime goes up are lenses... Good glass is the best investment. Also good audio equipment is buy once cry once. Aint gonna a new 416 or schoeps coming out soon.
I wana get that fx3 or the a7s3 with the gimbal that can track me. I got the budget. I just don't wana rent the camera because I know there is a learning cure. I figure I will be practicing alot this winter
The older you get the more your realize buying cheap always sucks. Just buy a good camera don’t buy micro four thirds. Buy an old full frame so you can have lens that will stay with you throughout your career
Hard disagree on Premiere vs Davinci. I have a lot of xp in Premiere, but have been using Davinci for the last couple years. A one time purchase of Davinci Studio and you have the same software that edited basically every major film you've seen in recent years. SO MUCH more powerful than Premiere and you OWN it.
I am wondering about one thing. Everytime i watch an video about Filming gear and stuff, people say, get a lot of batteries. But do you ever considered to get a dummy battery and a heavy powerbank? That's what i did and this was the smartest thing i ever did. Firstly the camera does not heat up in the slightest, that is a huge plus. And secondly, it lasts literally ages. With one Powerbank Charge i get like 10-20 Hours of nonstop filming. Guys. Get yourself a dummy battery and a powerbank.
I'm a new small film maker i have old gopr, with my phone.And a few props learning green screen as I want my film to be cheese. thanks for the info Bro. Peace
Biggest mistake I ever made starting out in video was buying a Mac. Cost more than a really powerful custom PC and it was rubbish. At the time it cost me more in buying compatible software and I ended up having to edit in Imovie. It also died after about 6 months and needed repair and was never the same. Worst 2k i ever spent. It was the worst advice I got from all the professionals i apprenticed at the time. They were simply trendy and pros had expenses to claim to avoid tax so they spent unnecessary money on big G5 mac computers. I never bought an apple product since then. My advice is to buy a pc you can upgrade piece by piece and to buy camera gear second hand.
@@bigmisterterrible I'm saying Davinci should be purchased once for $295 and done with instead of paying Adobe monthly for that heaping pile of shit they call Premiere.
An asset is basically something that makes you more money, so even though as you say it "depreciates in value", you're making thousands of dollars from it so that fact that it's depreciating in value isn't really relevant
Buy things with the assumption you'll replace them in 5 years. But you're not going to make your money on the tripod. You'll make your money from the camera. By the time you're done competing with rental house rates you'll basically be throwing in the little stuff for free
Sorry but spending $2K on a tripod and justifying that purchase by comparing it to a cheap Amazon basics tripod is hilarious. There are a lot of amazing professional tripod options in the $200 - $500 range.
Also +1 in the chat for Resolve. I still pay for Creative Cloud every month, but 90% of my work is in Resolve these days. Maybe cause I'm lucky and stubborn, since I vastly prefer it over Premiere these days. But again mostly solo editing work, much less collaborating currently.
Hey, I am a beginner and started using DaVinci Resolve but I see a lot of people saying if you want to get into the industry (which I would like to do eventually), you need to use Adobe Premiere. How true is that and how transferable are the skills to Premiere?
@@dw2305 Resolve has a lot of similarities to Premiere, but the reason I switched to Resolve was mostly because I hated how unreliable Premiere has become over the years. Of course, using proxies and not overstressing Premiere with silly tasks like colour grading or audio mixing (sarcasm) it can be reliable. But Resolve can do all those things and crashes maybe once a month, and only when I'm going nuts with VST plugins and insanely large audio mixing stacks. The cool thing is, with a lot of folks using both anyway, since a lot of professional projects edit in Premiere and finish in resolve anyway, your skills will still be useful and transferable. And ultimately, it's not the tool, its the editor. Use any tool that gets you practicing the art of editing/story telling. The tools can be learned, but it's the skill of editing and the taste and speed that comes along with practice that actually gets you work, not just the tool itself.
@@dw2305 Anytime. But also don't get me wrong, Premiere and Avid are extremely entrenched in post houses workflows right now, so if you ever want to assist on those more narrative jobs with teams you may need to bite the bullet and learn them. But I think what makes Resolve uniquely positioned is that it's already inside a lot of workflows, and with the cloud tool going international soon you will be able to work collaboratively on the same project as your other editors too. And share the work with colorists and vfx and mixers without having to leave the same app. At some point that might mean a lot more places will consider using it over Premiere.
Facts. I think if you are pushing towards the owner operator space, like doc shooters, videographers, corporate, tiny commercial projects, small crews, online content etc... the $10K level cameras like Canon C300 Mark III and Sony FX9 can be a real sweet spot of quality and robustness for folks that are shooting a decent amount. If shooting reasonably often you can pay off your kit, usually off a handful of jobs over the course of a year and selling/upgrading is much less of a pain point. For those folks wanting to by an alexa and make kit fees off them for larger productions, I would be careful, some have found success this way, but it's often worth just renting these kits from rental houses instead, since productions at that scale usually command stronger assurances and the ability to source a backup camera very quickly, where owner ops might actually be more of a risky bet.
The next teir down such as the Sony FX6, or the previous generation (such as C300mk2, if buying secondhand) can also be a super fantastic sweet spot for anybody starting out with professional aspirations.
@@Lexicon345 the "Canon C10" doesn't exist. I assume you mean the C100? I wouldn't recommend any of the C100 cameras in 2022, unless a person is almost giving it away for free! Then sure.
Definitely invest the most in audio (as people always massively MASSIVELY underinvest in this!), as audio tech develops very slowly, so that can last you a loooong time! Next, support gear (such as tripods). Or lighting modifiers and their support gear. (i.e. scrims / cutters / C Stands / etc) Further down the list, lenses and lights. Last of all: the camera body!
I accidentally went down a rabit hole of finding a gimbal I really liked and then purchasing all the accessories for it (like wireless HD transmitter, wireless focus puller receiver, etc) without taking the time to think, "hmmm, is this proprietary gear really the best option for me 5 years from now when I have more budget to spend on gear". I really messed up bad. Not crazy bad, but about 700$ worth of very proprietary gear bad. I wish I had spent that 700 on lighting equipment so my shots don't look like shit.
It gives me the same feeling as looking down from a really high building. It feels like space is warped around the front of the tripod and it will just tip over for no reason.
This is solid advice, but .... perhaps a little dated in 2022. Davinci Resolve annihilates Premiere Pro in every way, I don't think using it would be a barrier for most professional editors (speaking as one, who is forced to also teach in Premiere). And as an indie filmmaker looking to edit it's going to save a lot of money (especially if it's the free version) it's also going to work better with a low-end editing system you suggest. Also while the G9, GH5 and micro 4/3rd camera's were great, I am one of the people in the comments saying - the affordability of newer full frame or S35 hybrid camera's and Blackmagic Camera's like the 6k Pro/G2 or even Panasonic's super cheap S5 are better options for those looking to get something that provides the best bang for the buck visually and is not an ultra-expensive cinema camera. It is just one tool, but actually, one tool that you want to help you compete against bigger films, not something you forfeit on immediately. The same could be said for a field recorder; there are a lot of great newer options more helpful than the Tascam for newbies with things like 32bit float or better quality Pre-amps. Especially when as you say, treating sound as absolutely key. Anyway, no disrespect meant, huge fan of the channel. 🤝
If you can live without autofocus then the blackmagic cameras are definitely the way to go. If anyone is buying a field recorder now there are a lot of great options that make the process easier with 32-bit float like the Zoom F6, and F8N Pro or the Sound Devices Mixpre II series.
@@AlbowaSinema this was the case 3 years ago. Not anymore. I have a 5 year old laptop that has no issues with the latest versions of Resolve. What chokes it up is hardcore color grading and effects. But normal editing no problems
Reading this was all Greek to me! I'm a brand new person who's just now exploring the film making and editing world and most of that, I could only guess as to what it means. Right now I have a mobile phone camera, gaming PC with Vegas pro 15 (got it on sale but have absolutely no idea how to use it) All I know is I need to find a very budget friendly camera that's capable of decent beginner level productions. I don't know if I'll ever do this professionally but the goal is to dive into this creative outlet and see if I can do it well. I'm a street magician who wants to learn to make and edit my own TH-cam videos.
@Trevorious2010 the only advice Id give in the very beginning of amateur filmmaking is to at least invest in a dslr. Phone cameras have gotten really good, but they see light in a certain way, and you can immediately tell. Its one of the few things quality wise that will have people take your work less seriously from the very beginning. And plus, its just good to learn how to use a regular camera. Though you don't need a super expensive one at all.
Pro tip: I don't recommend building your own system unless you're very knowledgeable about compatibility and optimization. But if you do decide to, start with your intended editing software in mind. Find out what are the requirements and recommendations. The best graphics card for Davinci Resolve may not be the best card for Adobe Premier.
@@nitablackwood6301 here is what I will say, I LOVE my C100. It is a work horse, but I cannot recommend to anyone they buy it new today. I have had more people ask about 4k this year than ever before, so I am looking to upgrade by the end of 2022. I def think looking to the future is you're best bet at this point.
After waiting and saving up long for the perfect camera I decided to buy the Sony A7SIII. It was a tough decision because it was the most expensive thing I ever bought. and man I dont regret it. I rent it to people for 100 bucks a day in a zone of 100km around my City. After one year I now have the money more than back and built a really good network that way where I can get gigs from and get Equipment I dont have and do collaboration like outsourcing editing etc. Last month I made 700 bucks passive income just by giving my gear away
Rent the lights you need. Only buy the essentials, like a single led, a softbox and a reflectionpanel. Maybe a sound blanket as well. Camera gear I feel you should buy so you know what you're working with - especially bodies can be finicky and there are a lot of settings and quirks you need to familiarize yourself with. So buy a video mirrorless and only rent the big boys like a RED when they're really needed.
Do NOT buy a resolve studio licence, buy a speed editor from black magic design and get studio license for free. If you are just starting do not invest time or money in Premiere. I switched years ago and many are switching to resolve all the time. For better reasons than just money. Though it saves a lot if you go for Resolve. For starters sound, a Sennheiser MKE 400 makes a great starter microphone and a great backup for when your audio needs grow. Small and sturdy, with great sound at $200
I've completely switched our company over to Resolve simply because Premiere's engine is garbage. I have a beast custom editing rig and I struggle editing 12-bit RAW. But in Resolve I don't. It's lightning fast and much better than Premiere. The cheap alternative to the Sachtler FlowTech is the Manfrotto Fast legs and ball head. I have the Nitrotech 608(I think?) head on the Fast legs and it works the same as Flowtech legs do, but at $1350 instead of $2000 so quite the savings and it's an incredible carbon fiber tripod with a really great head for the price. It's no O'Connor, but it's done well for a lot of shoots I've put it through. There are certain things I feel like you need in a camera. Minimum would be 4K 10-bit capability and with a log curve. The videos I watch from amateur companies compared to the stuff I shoot with my company is night and day because they use 8 bit baked in color whereas I always shoot minimum 4:2:2 10-bit or 12-bit/16-bit RAW. My color always looks better, quality looks exponentially more professional, and my gear will stand up to the test of time. 8-bit is already outdated yet people will buy cameras that only shoot 8-bit instead of saving up for something better not knowing how much of a difference it will make in quality. Save up for a camera that shoots good color and you will put out better content once you learn how to use it and how to color correct and grade it. Then you can take that portfolio and leverage it for higher end and better paying clients. But as a Creative Director I would never hire someone who doesn't know their way around 4:2:2 10-bit at the very least. You don't NEED a Red, but you do need something that doesn't shoot 4:2:0 8-bit which already looks bad in 2022.
In the past 10 years, I've used the same Manfrotto tripod and monopod, and same Rode microphones. I've also used the same Voigtlander manual focus primes. But I've changed bodies from GH3 to GH4 and then G9. The projects are lower budget, for corporate and docs, but they look great. I also have the 12-35 and 35-100, but use the Voigtlanders for low light and character. The G9 is almost optimum for this kind of work; the BMPCC 4K may offer better image quality but the tradeoff in storage, ease of use and batteries would need a lot of thought.
Dude! I am building my setup for my first TH-cam channel and I needed this video so bad. You have really helped a starting filmmaker make a lot of decisions a lot easier. Thank you man.
I bought a Nikon D5300 for $125 with a 50-300 lens and just recently spent $400 to get a Nikon D3200 with 3 lenses (Sigma 17-50, Nikkor 35mm Prime and a spare 18-35mm kit lens) and 3 more batteries plus a third charger . I don't feel there's anything I can't make with that setup. I can do 1080p60 on the 5300 and 1080p30 on the 3200. The worst part is now I'm still sitting around saying, just need more lights, more softbox options.. and a gimbal, and a dolly, maybe a crane... aaaaagh. It never ends :)
From the deep of the heart, thank you for this video! I recently sold almost all my guear, just left my fx3 camera and It's been 2 weeks that am breaking my mind into thinking about what should i buy!
BMPCC6k pro is a relatively cheap cinema camera for what you get. its the most used in my arsenal for jobs that need "the look". when lower end prosumer grade cinema cams start around 6 grand its really a good deal.
Hi I would really love to be better at editing. Your channel is really inspiring. I find I learn things better via watching videos. Do you think in the future you’ll ever make a course for viewers to enrol or subscribe to.
No real filmmaker would ever rent a lens. And there is no need, vintage M42 lenses that piss all over the machine-made crap they make today are readily available for very little money. Lenses and microphones are the most important equipment in filmmaking because they are your point of contact with the real world, they are how you capture your raw material. People who don't own and understand and cherish these things are not filmmakers, they just insult those who actually know what they are doing.
I see mostly people keep 200 watt light on 7-15%. How much light (in watt) is required for TH-cam videos. I mean for "head to chest". Is 60w light will not enough on 30-50%?
Love you bro... From India 🇮🇳💖🫂. Please upload more videos about short Film 🎥... How to i start my First shot Film.. How to making a total scene with together small shot
Everyone forgets one thing, before doing business, learn about money, financing, loans, do the maths! If you need to spend 10k and you have it, don't buy with cash, get a loan. Yeah, banks are greedy, but useful. :D Maybe you get a loan for a year, pay 1k montly, so in the end you paid 12k to the bank. But, if your daily rate is around 1k, it's fine, and the customer also pays for gear rental too. Just buy stuff after demand, if most of the customers want you to use Sony, buy that, even if you have the urge to own an Alexa. :D And in the USA and maybe some other countries, getting a loan and paying it back boost your credit points so if you'll need to invest later you can get much lower interest rates. And it's easy to get loans if you have cash in your account. ;)
Really wish people would dump Adobe and make Resolve industry standard. Switched to Resolve years ago and there's literally nothing Adobe could do to win me back.
I have a Sony fdr ax33 and tescam Dr 701d saramonic Vmic recorder just buy it secund hand I buy it beuse i only make film for me and tik tok and just for fun and often do it all by my self filming and acting i sont have meny friends and they don't live nearby but again just doing it for funn and my fokus is inn the forest abote Norse mythology huldra I use some flash light and soft boks to meke light when I need it
Investing is a long term game, but some folks treat it like a one time payment. Get what you need now, use it till you know its shortcomings and then invest again. 😁 Keep up the good work
I think Davinci Resolve Studio is a better NLE than Premiere at this point (it needs to be the studio version and not the free version). It is way less buggy than PP. I'm seeing a lot of professionals shift to it since it has all the tools that are needed and you no longer need the intermediate steps between the editing and colouring stages of a project.
I LOVE the immediate auto save. Resolve crashed on me the other day - first time in months - but when I restarted it, I was exactly where I left off. Not a thing lost.
Just like it was pretty obvious in retrospect after Final Cut X came out, soooo many editors started switching to Premiere circa 2013-14, the shift to Resolve will seem obvious only 3-4 years from now. I know the Fincher team won back to back Oscars working on Premiere and were really the pioneers of using it on high end motion pictures.
Around the pandemic and certainly coming out of it, everyone is back on that belt tightening mode and SaaS customers are all reevaluating where their money is going every month. Just as Adobe has been slacking, Blackmagic continues to expand their expertise and customer base. It's not a good time to be a recurring charge company unless you're offering something truly unique.
Yessir
Started working in razor 35 years ago, started using Premiere when it became functional, dropped premiere when it became too buggy to be used for production.
Switched to resolve a long time ago, never looked back
Nice to see someone who isn't shilling products and its basically just telling you what you need to make great videos that fit your budget.
I’m surprised you called Resolve a lower end NLE. I maintain my CC sub because it’s industry standard, but DaVinci has quickly become a much larger part of my workflow since version 17. Mainly for the CUDA support with much better GPU utilization, and the excellent speed editor gave me something new to use, making the physical process of editing interesting again. It’s true Adobe has sense AI, and that has a lot of promise, but for a straight editor with the best color app around, the studio version of resolve is hard to beat - and is a pack in with most black magic products :)
Exactly my thoughts. I think people stuck in Adobe ecosystem are too narrow minded to try DR. And actually it's now probably the best NLE on the market with free versions and surely one of the best with Studio (if you take price into account)
Yeah it’s great software and amazing thats it’s free, but those features are moot because at this point in time all my agency clients are entrenched in Premiere, and daddy got bills to pay.
@@StandardStoryCo I hear you, but with the free version floating around, it's even easier to send out entire projects with files and clips to clients. The free version removes a barrier to entry for the ones that want to archive or dig into the process with me.
It doesn’t get more lower end than free
You forgot the biggest lens tip: Vintage glass!! Start with a Helios 44-2, start taking stills and experimenting with the bokeh. Then you'll realize how fun it is shooting with such lenses and will be able to invest a bit more with Canon FDs, Super Takumars and so on. You'll have a full lens set bought with a few hundreds to $1000.
Yes, so crazy how many awesome vintage lenses you can get for extremely inexpensive and they are all loaded with all kinds of character, from different styles of haze to bokeh. That M44-2 with the circular bokeh, so proper!!
Actually you must be one of the best YTers explaining stuff without that middle BS. Great Work.
Another great video. Thank you. My biggest regret was not gwtting the Panasonic 12-35mm lens when it was still affordable 2nd hand. I opted for a bunch of vintage primes and 1 zoom. And the 2nd biggest regret is I opted to get tiny led lights over one big source. Worst mistakes in gear purchases.
Best investment I made was a Manfrotto tripod and the o.g bmpcc. Great kit.
Absolutely correctly explained, choosing the right gear and not waste money on gear which u will really use is the in ur daily shoots is the smart way to go. I hv made many of the mistakes u mentioned when i was a beginner and now i repent it.
And renting gear is also a smart way.
few months ago i was planning to buy a new gimble but then i thought i hardly used my last one in 2 years, bcus the things i shoot i don’t need a gimble everytime.
And another great thing is that we both r youtubers but we r professional editors. i am frm India and also work as a remote video editor.
You, you, are awesome! Thanks for your experience and knowledge. Resolve hands down is a power house.
Adobe needs to up their game, cause the Resolve magic is taking the spot light. Keep up the love man!
Glad I watched this while doing all this research. Trying to figure out how I'm going to shoot and edit all my beat videos without all the crazy expensive stuff and lighting. I've got a Nikon D3200 and a decent 4k Digi cam that shoots in slow motion and an iPhone but I don't have any of the crazy lighting or lenses so this was super helpful.
Nowadays you can get the FS5 for a grand and just get the raw out license and a ninja v. The image is amazing cuz its the venice sensor without that pesky codec in the way
cheap tripod costing money is so true i shuddered in horror when that sentenced finished
I do think the computer part is outdated, having Davinci Resolve and a good PC, (I run a RTX 4090) doesn't only allow you to skip the Proxy step, it also allows you to use all the great new AI features, allowing you to fix things in post that you couldn't quite get right on set. Davinci Resolve Depth map and Face refine are absolute gamechangers in my mind. (in terms of relighting your shot in post)
Really needed to hear this. I have a great cam set up that took me a long time to plan and purchase but recently I've had a bad case of both GAS and FOMO. My focus should be on creating and business not endlessly buying kit. Cheers!
I actually followed this advice and bought an expensive tripod, its been in my basement for 2 years
I agree 💯. I rather pay my crew then buy an expensive camera.
I literally did the opposite of everything you said on this Video. I originally started buying gear to film my own videos bc I would spend alot of $ to pay someone else to do it but didn't like that I had less control in the quality of the project. Over time I have amassed an inventory of cameras GH5's Aputure MC's Aputure 120D and Kino Flo Divas ( which I got for free as My job was throwing them away.) Many Lenses bought off craigslist and Built a Pretty Powerful Mac Pro 5,1 for editing. I've gotten alot better too along the way but now I'm in a spot with no customers and My Gear is getting dusty. I'll still end up using it for my purposes but It would be nice to get some profit out of it. Great Video love your channel!
Do you edit all of your projects while standing up?! If so, how does that effect your creativity and workflow?
Only film gear that holds value and sometime goes up are lenses... Good glass is the best investment. Also good audio equipment is buy once cry once. Aint gonna a new 416 or schoeps coming out soon.
I wana get that fx3 or the a7s3 with the gimbal that can track me. I got the budget. I just don't wana rent the camera because I know there is a learning cure. I figure I will be practicing alot this winter
The older you get the more your realize buying cheap always sucks. Just buy a good camera don’t buy micro four thirds. Buy an old full frame so you can have lens that will stay with you throughout your career
Currently shooting a feature film (as DoP) and very much taking advantage of renting my friends Arri Skypannel
Hard disagree on Premiere vs Davinci. I have a lot of xp in Premiere, but have been using Davinci for the last couple years. A one time purchase of Davinci Studio and you have the same software that edited basically every major film you've seen in recent years. SO MUCH more powerful than Premiere and you OWN it.
I am wondering about one thing. Everytime i watch an video about Filming gear and stuff, people say, get a lot of batteries. But do you ever considered to get a dummy battery and a heavy powerbank? That's what i did and this was the smartest thing i ever did. Firstly the camera does not heat up in the slightest, that is a huge plus. And secondly, it lasts literally ages. With one Powerbank Charge i get like 10-20 Hours of nonstop filming. Guys. Get yourself a dummy battery and a powerbank.
When you say power bank do you mean a D-tap (V mount or Gold mount) battery?
Niceeeee super informative. Really appreciate this video🙏🏼
You should make a video about how to make your own computer build
omg you are my hair twin
I'm a new small film maker i have old gopr, with my phone.And a few props learning green screen as I want my film to be cheese. thanks for the info Bro. Peace
Thank You for this!
great video man! some solid advice
Biggest mistake I ever made starting out in video was buying a Mac. Cost more than a really powerful custom PC and it was rubbish. At the time it cost me more in buying compatible software and I ended up having to edit in Imovie. It also died after about 6 months and needed repair and was never the same. Worst 2k i ever spent. It was the worst advice I got from all the professionals i apprenticed at the time. They were simply trendy and pros had expenses to claim to avoid tax so they spent unnecessary money on big G5 mac computers. I never bought an apple product since then. My advice is to buy a pc you can upgrade piece by piece and to buy camera gear second hand.
Someone had to say it. Good stuff.
Sony ZV1 and Sony ZV1 E10 LumaFusion. Call it a day.
very good advice bro..love from Africa
I was with you until you said Davinci as the “cheap option”
free = cheap
@@bigmisterterrible I'm saying Davinci should be purchased once for $295 and done with instead of paying Adobe monthly for that heaping pile of shit they call Premiere.
love the no bs approach. Definitely youtube hype machine makes you think you need a red komodo instead of good lights lol
You ef' real. Bless Up!
My studio switched to resolve. Its a way better NLE than premiere pro. What are you talking about?
Loved it! Where are does film burns from?
An asset is basically something that makes you more money, so even though as you say it "depreciates in value", you're making thousands of dollars from it so that fact that it's depreciating in value isn't really relevant
Everything is very cheap. Are you sure it's not fake?
Buy things with the assumption you'll replace them in 5 years. But you're not going to make your money on the tripod. You'll make your money from the camera. By the time you're done competing with rental house rates you'll basically be throwing in the little stuff for free
depreciating assets are fine if they are making you money
2.2k for a TRIPOD?????? Dafuq. The Margin they must earn
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little channel 😆
I heard you need the Ari Alexa or you are uncool. Is this true?
It do be feelin that way
budget film maker buy this 2000 dollar tripod!!! 😂
What's the music at the beginning of the video?
20 years? How old are you?
32, I started making short films when I was 11/12 on miniDV
Sorry but spending $2K on a tripod and justifying that purchase by comparing it to a cheap Amazon basics tripod is hilarious. There are a lot of amazing professional tripod options in the $200 - $500 range.
Blackbird stands very cheap all indie filmmaker needs atleast 12
Just gonna shoot on my phone with a trash mic
Me who has a T3i 🥲
Every TH-cam "filmmaker" has not told me to just buy equipment willy nilly. Stop being dishonest.
Also +1 in the chat for Resolve. I still pay for Creative Cloud every month, but 90% of my work is in Resolve these days. Maybe cause I'm lucky and stubborn, since I vastly prefer it over Premiere these days. But again mostly solo editing work, much less collaborating currently.
Hey, I am a beginner and started using DaVinci Resolve but I see a lot of people saying if you want to get into the industry (which I would like to do eventually), you need to use Adobe Premiere. How true is that and how transferable are the skills to Premiere?
@@dw2305 Resolve has a lot of similarities to Premiere, but the reason I switched to Resolve was mostly because I hated how unreliable Premiere has become over the years. Of course, using proxies and not overstressing Premiere with silly tasks like colour grading or audio mixing (sarcasm) it can be reliable. But Resolve can do all those things and crashes maybe once a month, and only when I'm going nuts with VST plugins and insanely large audio mixing stacks. The cool thing is, with a lot of folks using both anyway, since a lot of professional projects edit in Premiere and finish in resolve anyway, your skills will still be useful and transferable. And ultimately, it's not the tool, its the editor. Use any tool that gets you practicing the art of editing/story telling. The tools can be learned, but it's the skill of editing and the taste and speed that comes along with practice that actually gets you work, not just the tool itself.
@@avdcam Got it, makes sense, will stick with resolve for the time being. Thanks for taking the time to reply, much appreciated.
@@dw2305 Anytime. But also don't get me wrong, Premiere and Avid are extremely entrenched in post houses workflows right now, so if you ever want to assist on those more narrative jobs with teams you may need to bite the bullet and learn them. But I think what makes Resolve uniquely positioned is that it's already inside a lot of workflows, and with the cloud tool going international soon you will be able to work collaboratively on the same project as your other editors too. And share the work with colorists and vfx and mixers without having to leave the same app. At some point that might mean a lot more places will consider using it over Premiere.
@@avdcam Ye that sounds great, I'm a long way off anyway but its still all good info to have
Facts. I think if you are pushing towards the owner operator space, like doc shooters, videographers, corporate, tiny commercial projects, small crews, online content etc... the $10K level cameras like Canon C300 Mark III and Sony FX9 can be a real sweet spot of quality and robustness for folks that are shooting a decent amount. If shooting reasonably often you can pay off your kit, usually off a handful of jobs over the course of a year and selling/upgrading is much less of a pain point. For those folks wanting to by an alexa and make kit fees off them for larger productions, I would be careful, some have found success this way, but it's often worth just renting these kits from rental houses instead, since productions at that scale usually command stronger assurances and the ability to source a backup camera very quickly, where owner ops might actually be more of a risky bet.
Great advice!
canon c10 mk 1 or 2?
The next teir down such as the Sony FX6, or the previous generation (such as C300mk2, if buying secondhand) can also be a super fantastic sweet spot for anybody starting out with professional aspirations.
@@Lexicon345 the "Canon C10" doesn't exist.
I assume you mean the C100? I wouldn't recommend any of the C100 cameras in 2022, unless a person is almost giving it away for free! Then sure.
Definitely invest the most in audio (as people always massively MASSIVELY underinvest in this!), as audio tech develops very slowly, so that can last you a loooong time!
Next, support gear (such as tripods). Or lighting modifiers and their support gear. (i.e. scrims / cutters / C Stands / etc)
Further down the list, lenses and lights.
Last of all: the camera body!
I accidentally went down a rabit hole of finding a gimbal I really liked and then purchasing all the accessories for it (like wireless HD transmitter, wireless focus puller receiver, etc) without taking the time to think, "hmmm, is this proprietary gear really the best option for me 5 years from now when I have more budget to spend on gear". I really messed up bad. Not crazy bad, but about 700$ worth of very proprietary gear bad. I wish I had spent that 700 on lighting equipment so my shots don't look like shit.
You have supreme confidence to charge $1000 and arrive with your iPhone 😂😂😂
I relate SO much to that tripod-falling psychosis. My tripod is not the cheapest one either but...man! What an anxiety disorder right there. 😅
It gives me the same feeling as looking down from a really high building. It feels like space is warped around the front of the tripod and it will just tip over for no reason.
This is solid advice, but .... perhaps a little dated in 2022. Davinci Resolve annihilates Premiere Pro in every way, I don't think using it would be a barrier for most professional editors (speaking as one, who is forced to also teach in Premiere). And as an indie filmmaker looking to edit it's going to save a lot of money (especially if it's the free version) it's also going to work better with a low-end editing system you suggest. Also while the G9, GH5 and micro 4/3rd camera's were great, I am one of the people in the comments saying - the affordability of newer full frame or S35 hybrid camera's and Blackmagic Camera's like the 6k Pro/G2 or even Panasonic's super cheap S5 are better options for those looking to get something that provides the best bang for the buck visually and is not an ultra-expensive cinema camera. It is just one tool, but actually, one tool that you want to help you compete against bigger films, not something you forfeit on immediately. The same could be said for a field recorder; there are a lot of great newer options more helpful than the Tascam for newbies with things like 32bit float or better quality Pre-amps. Especially when as you say, treating sound as absolutely key. Anyway, no disrespect meant, huge fan of the channel. 🤝
If you can live without autofocus then the blackmagic cameras are definitely the way to go. If anyone is buying a field recorder now there are a lot of great options that make the process easier with 32-bit float like the Zoom F6, and F8N Pro or the Sound Devices Mixpre II series.
Resolve is good but being gpu heavy, not for most people with weak specs. Hardly usable on most laptops too.
@@AlbowaSinema this was the case 3 years ago. Not anymore. I have a 5 year old laptop that has no issues with the latest versions of Resolve. What chokes it up is hardcore color grading and effects. But normal editing no problems
Reading this was all Greek to me! I'm a brand new person who's just now exploring the film making and editing world and most of that, I could only guess as to what it means.
Right now I have a mobile phone camera, gaming PC with Vegas pro 15 (got it on sale but have absolutely no idea how to use it)
All I know is I need to find a very budget friendly camera that's capable of decent beginner level productions.
I don't know if I'll ever do this professionally but the goal is to dive into this creative outlet and see if I can do it well.
I'm a street magician who wants to learn to make and edit my own TH-cam videos.
@Trevorious2010 the only advice Id give in the very beginning of amateur filmmaking is to at least invest in a dslr. Phone cameras have gotten really good, but they see light in a certain way, and you can immediately tell. Its one of the few things quality wise that will have people take your work less seriously from the very beginning. And plus, its just good to learn how to use a regular camera. Though you don't need a super expensive one at all.
Pro tip: I don't recommend building your own system unless you're very knowledgeable about compatibility and optimization. But if you do decide to, start with your intended editing software in mind. Find out what are the requirements and recommendations. The best graphics card for Davinci Resolve may not be the best card for Adobe Premier.
I work with a C100mk2 and a Sigma 18-35mm. Handles 99% of everything I need.
I’ve been looking at this camera. Everyone keeps saying not to get it because it doesn’t have 4k. But I really want it
@@nitablackwood6301 here is what I will say, I LOVE my C100. It is a work horse, but I cannot recommend to anyone they buy it new today. I have had more people ask about 4k this year than ever before, so I am looking to upgrade by the end of 2022.
I def think looking to the future is you're best bet at this point.
@@SirSeabass I appreciate your response. I’m going to go with the c200 as my main cam instead. Thank you again!
@@nitablackwood6301 C200 is a great body, but in that price range you may want to look at the R5 C and the C70. Im personally looking at the C70.
After waiting and saving up long for the perfect camera I decided to buy the Sony A7SIII. It was a tough decision because it was the most expensive thing I ever bought. and man I dont regret it. I rent it to people for 100 bucks a day in a zone of 100km around my City. After one year I now have the money more than back and built a really good network that way where I can get gigs from and get Equipment I dont have and do collaboration like outsourcing editing etc. Last month I made 700 bucks passive income just by giving my gear away
Where do you advertise your gear for rent? :-)
so glad I found your channel and yes I started with Home depot lights as well! thx for the insight
WTF Resolve is a professional Program and it's used in Hollywood, you can totally use it for client work!
Rent the lights you need. Only buy the essentials, like a single led, a softbox and a reflectionpanel. Maybe a sound blanket as well. Camera gear I feel you should buy so you know what you're working with - especially bodies can be finicky and there are a lot of settings and quirks you need to familiarize yourself with. So buy a video mirrorless and only rent the big boys like a RED when they're really needed.
Do NOT buy a resolve studio licence, buy a speed editor from black magic design and get studio license for free.
If you are just starting do not invest time or money in Premiere. I switched years ago and many are switching to resolve all the time. For better reasons than just money. Though it saves a lot if you go for Resolve.
For starters sound, a Sennheiser MKE 400 makes a great starter microphone and a great backup for when your audio needs grow. Small and sturdy, with great sound at $200
I've completely switched our company over to Resolve simply because Premiere's engine is garbage. I have a beast custom editing rig and I struggle editing 12-bit RAW. But in Resolve I don't. It's lightning fast and much better than Premiere.
The cheap alternative to the Sachtler FlowTech is the Manfrotto Fast legs and ball head. I have the Nitrotech 608(I think?) head on the Fast legs and it works the same as Flowtech legs do, but at $1350 instead of $2000 so quite the savings and it's an incredible carbon fiber tripod with a really great head for the price. It's no O'Connor, but it's done well for a lot of shoots I've put it through.
There are certain things I feel like you need in a camera. Minimum would be 4K 10-bit capability and with a log curve. The videos I watch from amateur companies compared to the stuff I shoot with my company is night and day because they use 8 bit baked in color whereas I always shoot minimum 4:2:2 10-bit or 12-bit/16-bit RAW. My color always looks better, quality looks exponentially more professional, and my gear will stand up to the test of time. 8-bit is already outdated yet people will buy cameras that only shoot 8-bit instead of saving up for something better not knowing how much of a difference it will make in quality. Save up for a camera that shoots good color and you will put out better content once you learn how to use it and how to color correct and grade it. Then you can take that portfolio and leverage it for higher end and better paying clients. But as a Creative Director I would never hire someone who doesn't know their way around 4:2:2 10-bit at the very least. You don't NEED a Red, but you do need something that doesn't shoot 4:2:0 8-bit which already looks bad in 2022.
Thanks alot for this
In the past 10 years, I've used the same Manfrotto tripod and monopod, and same Rode microphones. I've also used the same Voigtlander manual focus primes. But I've changed bodies from GH3 to GH4 and then G9. The projects are lower budget, for corporate and docs, but they look great. I also have the 12-35 and 35-100, but use the Voigtlanders for low light and character. The G9 is almost optimum for this kind of work; the BMPCC 4K may offer better image quality but the tradeoff in storage, ease of use and batteries would need a lot of thought.
Love this channel and it’s realism. First freelance client has so far been a success. Thanks for all your helpful videos.
Dude! I am building my setup for my first TH-cam channel and I needed this video so bad. You have really helped a starting filmmaker make a lot of decisions a lot easier. Thank you man.
5 months later and no video ?
I’m mean I’m not. But I’m here anyways. It’s 1 23 I need help.
I bought a Nikon D5300 for $125 with a 50-300 lens and just recently spent $400 to get a Nikon D3200 with 3 lenses (Sigma 17-50, Nikkor 35mm Prime and a spare 18-35mm kit lens) and 3 more batteries plus a third charger . I don't feel there's anything I can't make with that setup. I can do 1080p60 on the 5300 and 1080p30 on the 3200.
The worst part is now I'm still sitting around saying, just need more lights, more softbox options.. and a gimbal, and a dolly, maybe a crane... aaaaagh. It never ends :)
Great video! This is valuable info but one question…
How’d you know the tripod was female 👀
Davinci Resolve = Corrupted things every other click
From the deep of the heart, thank you for this video! I recently sold almost all my guear, just left my fx3 camera and It's been 2 weeks that am breaking my mind into thinking about what should i buy!
Puts this video out just days before we invest in a BlackMagic 6k pro 😅
Aye you can’t go wrong with the BMPCC 6K pro! That will probs be my next camera haha
Agreed looks like a great camera
BMPCC6k pro is a relatively cheap cinema camera for what you get. its the most used in my arsenal for jobs that need "the look". when lower end prosumer grade cinema cams start around 6 grand its really a good deal.
Hi I would really love to be better at editing. Your channel is really inspiring. I find I learn things better via watching videos. Do you think in the future you’ll ever make a course for viewers to enrol or subscribe to.
Thanks! One day I'd love to make proper courses like that
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No real filmmaker would ever rent a lens. And there is no need, vintage M42 lenses that piss all over the machine-made crap they make today are readily available for very little money. Lenses and microphones are the most important equipment in filmmaking because they are your point of contact with the real world, they are how you capture your raw material. People who don't own and understand and cherish these things are not filmmakers, they just insult those who actually know what they are doing.
Man im a beginner. Can you give me a beginners assignment? Here lately I keep thinkin
A script hadley scripted, and no long segue's'
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I see mostly people keep 200 watt light on 7-15%.
How much light (in watt) is required for TH-cam videos. I mean for "head to chest".
Is 60w light will not enough on 30-50%?
Still using a canon C100. Im still working in 1080.
Love you bro... From India 🇮🇳💖🫂. Please upload more videos about short Film 🎥... How to i start my First shot Film.. How to making a total scene with together small shot
I couldn't focus because the S sound was so loud EQ settings gose a long way
Dude this is such amazing content. I just recently found your channel and have learned sooooo much already. Thank you!!
Everyone forgets one thing, before doing business, learn about money, financing, loans, do the maths! If you need to spend 10k and you have it, don't buy with cash, get a loan. Yeah, banks are greedy, but useful. :D Maybe you get a loan for a year, pay 1k montly, so in the end you paid 12k to the bank. But, if your daily rate is around 1k, it's fine, and the customer also pays for gear rental too. Just buy stuff after demand, if most of the customers want you to use Sony, buy that, even if you have the urge to own an Alexa. :D And in the USA and maybe some other countries, getting a loan and paying it back boost your credit points so if you'll need to invest later you can get much lower interest rates. And it's easy to get loans if you have cash in your account. ;)
Really wish people would dump Adobe and make Resolve industry standard. Switched to Resolve years ago and there's literally nothing Adobe could do to win me back.
The dude and Bickle in the back Lmao
I have a Sony fdr ax33 and tescam Dr 701d saramonic Vmic recorder just buy it secund hand I buy it beuse i only make film for me and tik tok and just for fun and often do it all by my self filming and acting i sont have meny friends and they don't live nearby but again just doing it for funn and my fokus is inn the forest abote Norse mythology huldra
I use some flash light and soft boks to meke light when I need it
I had a tripod that fell with my Canon eos r5 and rf24-70 2.8 I was heart broken
So close to 100k subs
i should have seen this ealier, like 1 year earlier - mistakes have been done :(
I have only 150 dollar lol,and i wanna make 2 short flim😅
Yes
Great stuff man!
I settled for a c-200. 🎥😎🎥