Ignore these 9 filmmaking tips
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- Опубліковано 27 тра 2024
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00:00 Very Important Intro
01:19 - 01
04:11 - 02
06:48 - "Bokeh" reminds me of a gross Scottish slang word
08:35 - 04
10:16 - 05
12:07 - 06
13:15 - 07
14:32 - 08
16:12 - 09
17:12 - Conclusion
"If there's anyone that's gonna get replaced by AI, it's an editor who cuts to the beat." Just taped this to the wall above my computer. Love it.
I have spent my whole career as an editor.
I just said "HA!" and slapped my hands together in one single clap.
Nobody in my corporate editing room cared. Except me. I cared.
Beautifully put, Jesse! I've been recently thinking a lot precisely about how what I see lacking a lot everywhere today is intention vs the shaking of the shiny new object (be it crazy drone footage, crazy slow motion or crazy whatever the fuck) Intention. Sure, the slow-mo is cool, but why is it there? What were you trying to achieve beyond us seeing there is slow motion there?
Love the video, Jesse.
As an editor who has been cutting to the beat for over a decade, I’ve noticed a decline in clients recently.
I laughed so hard at the _"shooting weddings on a 12k camera strapped to a gimbal on a drone at F.95 shooting 240fps, and cut that s**t to the beat of the hottest synth-wave track"_ part.....overdimensioning who? 😅😂🤣
🤷 ... regardless I think you'd have to be pretty wild to use synth wave on a wedding video...
@@jessesenko I wouldn't mind a Cyberpunk themed wedding.
Don't forget the softest light on the droniest of drones 😂
And finish it of with speed ramps in every other shot because it's cool to have motion sickness ;)
I work as an editor in the TV industry and OH MY DAYS! IT'S SO GOOD TO FINALLY HEAR SOMEONE SAY ALL THE THINGS THAT MAKE SENSE!!! The constant 8k UA-camr filmmaker video type tropes are tired and boring and just not accurate to the real TV and film industry. Loved your delivery style and just how down to earth you seem. Really refreshing to watch, thanks UA-cam recommendation!
Thank you!
What kind of TV industry? Cause there is TV and TV shows. Both are not the same. I have been forced by TV to cut to the beat and to the rhythm. Ever heard of trash TV and reality TV? They are using more youtube tropes than youtubers themselves.
@@Leprutz I've worked in reality, entertainment, factual, social media producing for TV, development for factual and I now create trailers/promos for TV shows (where to be fair we cut to the beat as it's part of the trailer editing tropes.)
Jesse's point is less that he's giving rules to be stuck to 100% of the time, more don't feel like you have to do what the UA-camr filmmakers tell you to do. Be free to flex and do what works for you.
I feel a lot of UA-cam video tutorial type videos give these "golden rules" of filmmaking and it means everything on UA-cam and social media looks and feels the same because they all do the same thing. TV and movies have a lot of variance. That's all. Like how in the mid-2010's it was all teal and orange grading on UA-cam filmmaker videos, dialled up to 11.
@@thebenedit I get you. Feel the same.
It's the same with the overused term cinematic and it lost it's real meaning.
@@Leprutz 100%! We get briefs for trailers to make shows look 'premium' all the time! What does that even mean?? Haha.
This video is a needle in a haystack. Too many creators on UA-cam and especially TikTok are focused on maintaining their viewers' attention span, which is no more than a mere couple of seconds sometimes. Thanks for creating this video Jesse.
Thanks Fredy!
I like to play a drinking game where every time someone talks about “editing for retention” or “retention filmmaking” et al I take a shot.
I am currently deceased from alcohol poisoning.
Yeah man. I'm glad I found this channel early on in my time filmmaking. I'm always looking for folks who can acknowledge the technical mastery of a French New Wave film, and incorporate that mindset into their process. An ability I only plan to further develop. On god.
Great points! One thing I would add - autofocus. I'm frequently surprised at the amount of filmmakers (and even working DP's) who use autofocus/don't even know how to pull focus manually, or when a new cinema camera is launched and people either complain about the lack of autofocus or its limited functionality. To me pulling focus is always a deliberate choice akin to framing or focal length - the flavour you can add to a moment by how fast or slow a focus pull is or who is in focus and who isn't is being completely lost by letting your camera automate those decisions.
For sure. Autofocus on my cam is a lifesaver for my YT vids and I even love it for corporate gigs, but only because I can’t afford an AC all the time. But I love pulling focus myself. I feel so attached to the image and don’t really have time to overthink it.
OH MY GOD, RIGHT???
As a filmmaker you not only don't need it but it is even more harmful than useful. As an event shooter it is very useful. If once shot a wedding without autofocus and it was possible but stressful. I personally have never shot a shortfilm without manual focus pulling.
I complain about autofocus because I want the camera to focus on the eye perfectly when doing something else doesn't add to the story, and I often turn it off for deliberate decisions and stuff that is too difficult for a camera to do (for example the sky sometimes)
It depends on the film you are making. I shot my last film using it extensively, because I had to do everything on the film, and there were a hell of a lot of shots to get every day. Once the camera got the focus, I turned the autofocus off so it wouldn't change mid shot, but it was a life saver. So never say never.
30fps slowed to 24fps is so sweet. Just enough to add that bit of time shift and focus on the moment.
Subtlety for the win! Thanks for watching, Richard!
This is a filmmaking channel that we don’t deserve. It’s videos that only exist if he has something to say, not just to upload for the week or stretch a list to the number 10.
This is fantastic. The “I’m not corporate so I can say whatever I want” vibe is amazing
Thanks, however i was hoping we could find a minute to chat about Squarespace :)
I immediately liked the video based on the thumbnail alone. Speaks volumes.
Saaaaaame!!!!
I have to agree. Then he delivered.
Agreed!!
bro have insanely good and comforting vibe to his videos
A breath of fresh aiiiiiiir. So bored of seeing “how to film UA-cam vids” n it’s just someone like “cut every four seconds, oh and hack the algo with this”.
Been looking for something like this for a while! Thanks for the honest and insightful and inspiring video! Excited to binge watch more!
Have a lovely day!
Everyone’s looking for a trick! And as soon as something “works” it doesn’t any more. Thanks for watching!
@@jessesenkoSo true, it all boils down to practice and experience :)
i just enjoy his sultry sassiness
To me, the mark of a great filmmaking video is one that makes me want to try out filmmaking myself, and this video definitely does that, but on another level: the thought going through my mind wasn't "I'd love to try making something with this expensive gear", it was "hmm, I wonder what I could create with what I already have lying around"
You're encouraging a mentality I absolutely love: whether it's a filmmaker, or a photograph, you shouldn't see inferior gear as a handicap preventing you from achieving your best, you should see it as an opportunity to add a different flavour to your work. Learn to use its quirks to your advantage
That slip into “You don’t even have to listen to me” 3/4th’s in - hell yeah man
Videos like this have made me realize that I've focused purely on presentation and centering my content around making it visually "marketable". Your points underscore my need to improve as a storyteller to be set apart from person that's "gonna be replaced by AI".
lol. You still gotta market yourself, but just don’t forget to feed your underlying practice.
For me using a gimble is a way of telling a story. If I'm filming a professional contractor who is doing his job concentrated and with a lot of skill and precision I want my shots to be as steady and controlled. So I use a stabilizer. When I'm filming a documentary and telling a story on how someone is dealing with fear during there sport I'm using handheld shots. Just because it's more personal and gives the viewer a better connection with my main character. Same counts for drone shots as well.
Dude this video was like therapy. I just felt so relaxed and focused during this video
You just make sense. That shouldn’t be something to call out but, on UA-cam, I kinda need to say it. This is the most sound advice I’ve watched in centuries. I had no choice but to subscribe.
the final line is hilarious and TRUE
Thank you Jesse! Your honesty is what keeps this channel special and why it's so fun to work with you!
Thanks Christina! Hope to see you soon!
Here I am not even trying to be a "photographer" and this video made me want to subscribe to you. I love this kind of "put in the damned work" sermon. In the rifle world, we would say, "Beware the man who has only one gun - he knows how to use it." I think that's the key - not to become a gearhead, but to know your gear intimately, hone your craft, and put in the damned work.
lol great quote. Definitely a goal of mine to learn a piece of equipment. It's like my old car.... it doesnt' work how it should, but i know how to run it.
This is so good to hear, thank you. Purpose and meaning. Knowing what you want to say before you buy gear to yell it. Thank you. I would add an extra bonus : "you don't need AI in your videos".
I worked at a marketing agency and they would bog down creativity for the same reasons that you argued against, and it just was really nice to see and hear your reasons for why they aren’t necessary. They let me go last year and it’s been so relieving to get out of those constraints. Thank you for this.
I come from an ad agency background too... i cut out a section about advertising in my last video because it was a bit harsh, lol. But in short it's hard for them to create great, original work because they're too busy looking around at what's cool to appropriate for their clients.
Absolutely love this. I really appreciate the attention to detail in your point breakdowns as well as your beautiful filming / production.
Thanks Elena!
Loved this video. So balanced. Awesome job.
Thanks!
Lovely to find your work Jesse. Some good advice and appreciate you being so genuine here.
Thanks Ewan!
You put a lot of my deepest beliefs about filmmaking into words in ways I haven't been able to do before!!! So glad I found your video today!
Thank you!
The algorithm just served me up your channel and I'm delighted it did. Great video, Jesse!…Speaking as a very experienced film music editor, thank you for spending so much time talking about music in this context…I didn't disagree with anything you said, including choosing NOT to use music in certain cases. Best of luck with growing your channel, Jesse.
Awesome, thank you!
Honestly at the moment you are by far my favorite YT Channel
Thanks Joseph. Means a lot!
This video, tone, and thoughts are phenomenal! Thank you for putting it out here! So many quotable moments!
Thanks Man! I’ve watched your channel over the years so it’s nice to hear from you!
@@jessesenko ayyy! I love your push for critical thinking and for people to make their own decisions instead of taking whatever youtube tells them. I am stealing (with credits) your idea that "cinematic" is a slur. :P
Thx for sharing! The short conclusion to this story is that you should not allow someone to create problems for you that you do not genuinely have. Solve obstacles as they arise.
Agree!
Great vid, great advice, love your educational method Jesse!
Thanks so much!
Your videos are like some kind of therapy for me, love it!
For me too, lol. Thanks for watching!
This is my new favorite filmmaking channel. Thanks for being real!
Well said, Jesse. Thanks for another great video. Cheers!
Thanks for watching!
so down to earth, its great to hear new amazing advice while hammering in those basics. I love making myself limitations if they dont already exist (never), you always surprise yourself
This is a fantastic video Jesse! Like everyone else I love your voice, and the honest content you put out there. So much of 'filmmaking' and videography has become a gear arms race. I agree with your point, find the gear that works the best for your project or that gives you the most versatility for the projects you typically shoot.
I absolutely love the set of your A-roll! The warm neutral tones, the composition and even the lighting from your beauty ring light are incredibly done and a breath of fresh air from the overly bright and saturated RGB vibes a lot of people go with. Keep creating great content. I can't wait to watch more of your stuff!
Thank you! I just like old analog vibes, so never want LEDs to look like LEDs...Thanks for the kind words.
Best film-making-focused content I've seen for a while mate! Keen to stay tuned.
This video was so refreshing, thank you for your perspective 🙏
Glad you enjoyed it!
One of the best youtube filmmakers that actually pay attention on the important things! Good job!
Thanks Simeon, appreciate it!
Thanks for the honesty. I'm studying Cinematography and in my country it's hard to find good advice because everyone is trying to do the "usual" things. I try to go against the current and this kind of information is gold. Keep it up 🙏🏻
Glad i could add a different perspective! Really, i just watch a lot of old films 🤷
I've been shooting on my own for 10 years, did film/vidfeo work for a decade before that and this is the best, most sage advice that everyone needs to hear. Thank you for reminding me of what I already knew. It helps to hear it again.
Gotta get this out even for myself to say out loud and not get distracted by everything else! Thanks Matt
Absolutely loved this
i love love love this, just getting into film and this was so refreshing to hear. having to work so hard to come out of pocket thousands of dollars is really overwhelming at times. thank you so much!
Thanks! It's you that has something to say, not a specific camera or software!.
Loved the video! One element people often overlook is how overwhelming buying too much gear can be. I’m always buying everything up front and it does two things really well:
1. It raises the bar in my head to painful levels
2. It makes me lose focus. I already have to learn so many new things to make these videos that matter so much more than the gear. But it’s easier to focus on optimizing the menus in my fx30.
Thanks for the advice!
I love the 400 blows and Jules et Jim, seeing them included made me so happy! Appreciate the video, including/excluding music and the examples provided is something I had never considered before! Even as a Hitchcock fan, I suppose I've never thought of it. Thank you for sharing, great video!
I hadn’t thought of Hitchcock’s use or lack of music much either before researching this video. But those are things that don’t stick out when the film is great. Thanks for watching!
@@jessesenko Very true! :D
You know what? I respect the hell out of this video. I'm very much predisposed to agree with everything you said in it on account of my theatre upbringing, but I often find myself very frustrated by this current culture where nobody asks, "What can I do with what I have?" Great stuff, dude!
Thanks James! We’re too busy buying crap, we don’t have time to do anything with it!
Really appreciate you taking the time to make this! This rocks
Very refreshing perspective. Thank you for sharing!
I haven't seen any other video of this channel but just by this little gem of content, I thought it was worth to subscribe and follow. This speaks a lot to someone, who lives in the global south just like me and can't afford too much gear. There is too much vices, trends and "must dos" out there nad it is always nice to find someone that is more grounded and just invites viewers to stop and think as real artists and creators.
Limits let you focus on creativity! Thanks Marlon!
This is actually top notch advice. Thank you for cutting through the noise with us on this video
I love this video! Agree with so much of this!
Hit the subscribe button halfway through. I love that every one of these was immediately qualified by a "or do. I still do it sometimes." The delivery was great too. Valuable content, well packaged. Gotta love it.
Wonderful - I have a short film coming up and have been spending a lot of time noodling over it - this brings me back to earth - thank you!
Good luck! Just dive in and then start the next one!
great stuff Jesse! Love it.
wise and inspiring tips!
This video is just fantastic! Agree with pretty much all of your points!
Magic Jesse. Love your insights… and agree with them all. Thanks for sharing. Greetings from Sydney… and liked & subscribed!
Thanks, Spike-greetings from the opposite side! Canada! Wondered where all these late night views came from :)
@@jessesenko you randomly showed up on my feed today, and I am pleased for us both as I am now slowly working through your back catalogue. It is refreshing and worthy. I love your considered/well crafted approach and appreciate the algorithm serving me this sort of thoughtful/inspirational content.
So much good advice in here!
This is super encouraging. I always get irritated by these cinematography focused channels that seem to care more about what camera a movie was shot on than the story the camera is shooting. Movies like "Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes" not to mention countless UA-cam skits that were shot on smart phones never left me wishing they were shot on a better camera and often end up being far more entertaining than their better produced competition. It's similar to the discussion of graphics in video games. It doesn't matter how good your game looks if it isn't fun to play and it doesn't matter how good your movie looks if it isn't compelling in at least one other way.
I'm finally wrapping up my college degree and plan on spending the next couple years sharpening my writing skills and hopefully meeting some other creatives. Almost nothing sounds more exciting to me than making movies.
The story wins every time!
#1 for adding music last. This is how all my videos are made. It's the content that is most important. The music adds an extra tonal layer (if required!). Really great video Jesse. I'm glad you popped up on my feed.
Thanks Pete! For creative projects music is sometimes first, sometimes last. For UA-cam it always last unless for a goofy video opener or something I know the tone I want. Thanks for watching!
Love this video! Very glad UA-cam recommended you.
Locking my camera into place on my gimbal or car mount, and using the weight of it to get handheld shots has been a game changer
I'm so glad you're almost at 50k views, that means a lot of people have at least heard your message.
I was nodding throughout your list, and even though I can come up with some specialty shots that do warrant a gimbal with an 8K 120 fps camera on it, you're right with most of what you say. Good video!
Thanks Julio! And yes, there are totally exceptions, but to focus on edge-case needs is, in my opinion, a distraction.
I loved this video. Nothing like most UA-cam fair in this genre. You’re delivery and presence are exceptional.
Thanks Tom!
13:54 (0/3) When I grow up, I would like to be a "Chris" in someone's life.
This was truly a delight. You have an excellent speaking voice, just enough restraint, and a way with a knowing grin.
Thank you! Everyone needs a Chris with a drone in their life!
so refreshing to see slow paced, experienced advice like this on here ! great video !
Thanks!
Wonderful channel Jesse!
Thank you!
Brilliant advice - perfectly delivered! Thank you, Jesse. New Subscriber
Awesome, thank you, Andras!
That last bit, lol. Greatness!
This is so refreshing. Thank you! Love the unexpected and less formulaic tips being presented here.
Enjoyed this tremendously. "If anyone is going to get replaced by AI it's an editor who cuts to the beat" 👌Lovely stuff. Subbed.
Great video! Very level headed too, not really trying to make anything seem overly important. I reckon youtube filmmaking tips are very rarely actual filmmaking tips but UA-camr tips, or at best commercial tips (I don't mean this as a criticism of YT / Commercial stuff, it's just a different thing to me personally). I always feel like whenever you watch a video, make sure you can either tell the quality of their work immediately (if you have the experience/eye for that), or that they are clearly in the industry first and UA-cam after. Again, this is nothing against UA-cam filmmakers, it's a cool thing in and on itself, and I'm sure many good directors and whatnot have actually made their way through UA-cam too, so it's not always black and white anyway.
Thanks Matt. I just want people to think about story and cinema vs trends and tech. Thanks for watching!
Glad to see you starting to get the recognition you deserve Jesse! Keep it going!
Thanks! And will do, although it's kinda spooking me for the next vid! 😬
A beginner like me stands to learn so much from you Jesse. Your future is bright homie! Keep being your creative and authentic self
Thanks Matty!
Oh, I needed to see this. At last someone who has bought that inner child excitement out of me that films used to give me 30 years ago. Many little golden nuggets of useful advice in this video! You’ve gained another sub and thank you, Jesse!
That’s literally been my filmmaking mission the past two years: “how would I have approached this as a weird teenager” Thanks for watching!
@@jessesenko I’ve been doing the same. As we get older we tend to lose that ability to really connect with something as we’re surrounded by people viewing for attention rather than creating good stories that take us on a journey without external factors grabbing us back into reality. Keep up these videos please, UA-cam needs it! I feel like there’s a huge shift going on in social media at the moment and people are craving what we used to have - that being, great story telling.
Awesome video! At the point were you mentioned your passion for urban planning, I subscribed in an instant. It's quite uncommon to find a fellow photo/video nerd with the shared hobby of looking at city layouts and actually enjoying this. Awesome video in any case, thanks for the honesty. Looking forward to more content like that
Thanks Patrick!
I found this really inspiring, thanks for sharing
Thanks, Taryn!
this is SO refreshing. Feels like some original content coming from the heart. Instant sub 🔥
I appreciate it!
Jesse, this was great. Lots of insight here! Thanks for sharing :)
Anthony! Thank you!
Subscribed! Definitely one of my favorite channels now! Currently working on my first edit/short film / documentary vlog series as a professional Fpv pilot who has borderline Autism and Panic disorder for my channel! Thank you for the inspiration!❤
Awesome! Thanks for watching and good luck with the project!
This was excellent! Great delivery and points made!
That was awesome well done!
as a fledgling youtuber, I will say getting a little control of depth of field - along with lighting - was a big zero-to-one for me. I have a small, cramped work space, and the 50 millimeter lens makes it look way better. I imagine that like anything, once you learn more, you're more interested in individual choices, and I'll fully admit shallow DOF is probably the "speedy double kick lick" of filmmaking 😜
Agree, but we cranked it all the way to 11 back then, lol.
Excellent perspective. Took me many years, burn out, perfectionist mindset and wasted money to learn these lessons and it’s absolutely true.
Thanks! Keep pushing!
Fantastic video! I really enjoy your cadence. Edits and storytelling are also fantastic. A lot of great lessons as well. Really really enjoyed.
Thanks so much!
I really resonate with the first section about the gimbal. I love making videos for my friends and I have been frustrated recently with how much I feel as though I have to stabilize in post without losing that handheld feel. I am going to try weighing my camera down! As for your music section, I heavily rely on cutting to the beat in the content I create. I’ve never even considered doing it another way. Silence is also scary to me but I think it makes sense to try and find longer moments that can just stay quiet instead of having music. I love this video. Lots of new things to explore. Thank you.
Thanks for watching and Good luck!
This is awesome!! Some really good points and all things that I’ve started to learn or notice myself through making films professionally and personally.
Super useful things to consider!
I think this is the first UA-cam video that I've watched where i checked the time code and was disappointed there was only a few minutes left of it. Really enjoyable video, thanks.
Thanks! And I was terrified when I uploaded it since it’s the longest I’ve done by a lot!
I found you channel by accident and LOVE your style and videos!!! Immediately became a follower!! Please keeping it up!!
Awesome! thanks for watching!
Loved this!
"The gear is not going to make or break what you want to say" Love it.
Great points, thanks!
glad this video is gaining traction. also the og black magic pocket rig is epic, still one of my fave cameras
I gotta get it fixed!
Loved this list. Definitely agree with all of them.
3:20 folks need to understand, handheld is fine if you can hold your camera stable enough and or fix it in post. Jitter was never an option. This is why he said, heavy cameras are simply easier to stabilize. He is on point with this.
The Not Just Bikes shout out caught me by surprise. As an Ubanist nerd, it's amazing to see how popular this movement is getting, and infecting so many other aspects of life.
I’m definitely infected. Even went to Amsterdam in the fall.
You have my subscription, my like, and my download. Most inspirational video about filmmaking I've seen in a really long time.
Just got this in my recommended and I loved it! The final remark of focusing more on intentionality and being decisive is so so important. Sometimes it’s seems easy to “not make a decision” but it’s such a crucial skill to have! If you never make any decisions you just end up wading around in a muddy pool of mush
I always try to define a "director" in my brain vs a "videographer" and it always comes back to vision and being decisive about the choices that lead to it. Yes always asking "what do you want?" leads to that mush you're talking about.
oh and dude, just realised i'm a longtime sub and watch your AE videos all the time!!!
@@jessesenko Haha thats awesome! Explains why I thought the small bits of animation in the video looked sick LOLOL
I’ve tried to type like 3-4 different ways of expressing gratitude and my own takeaways from this video but each time it doesn’t sound quite right, so I’m settling with this 😅
This video is really thoughtful and I’m glad the algorithm brought it to my feed! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience :) I’ve been struggling to start on some personal projects and some of the stuff here has made me realize that I’ve really just gotta start doing the thing.
Also I love going into the comments and seeing all the other tips people have left :)
Anyways, thanks! Appreciate you ✨
Hey Laura, thanks for the meaningful note. I always have to remind myself to just “do”. It’s a hard balance of working on your ideas so they’re meaningful and just getting the project done. In the end, a finished project wins, I think!
This was the best and most refreshing video I've seen in a very long time. I get so tired of videos constantly pushing the next piece of great or a certain look. I wish people would focus more of the creative aspect and this video spoke to that aspect! Well done!!!