Stop Buying the WRONG Filmmaking Gear

If you want to be a filmmaker, you have to buy at least some gear. But what is the best filmmaking equipment, and what pieces of kit should you buy first? Let's dive into it.
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[@Day11film]

I would argue that at a basic level, Gear doesn't matter. (In some ways!!) Its better to learn an hone your storytelling skills, and your understanding in composition, lighting, audio and editing. Skill doesn't come from gear.

[@ZacktheFilm]

I've definitely been guilty of thinking that a piece of gear will help me make better videos, but especially from a content perspective that's just never the case. The subject is always more important than what's being used to capture it.

[@patrick-qd2vw]

Aspect ratio looks amazing on an iPad

[@CookiePire]

loved this vid a lot! aspect ratio is completely fine choice

[@ZacktheFilm]

Glad you liked it!

[@dingdong5601]

5:06 the reason old school gaffers hate LED is legit. The Sun has the highest, most accurate color rendition. The second highest is... tungsten. And this fact remains to this day. They just get insanely hot and melt off your fingerprints if you're not careful. That and they require a ton of amps to run.

[@ZacktheFilm]

This is so true. I’ve always liked the results when working with tungsten, although the convenience of LED really won out for me as far as what I use for my projects.

[@vmoldo-com]

what i dotn understand is why people like to make youtube videos in this aspect ratio other than the fact that you want to also use it for vertical platforms. but the info here is decent

[@ZacktheFilm]

It’s just a creative choice.

[@CrispyISliveyt]

Aspect ratio is weird

[@ZacktheFilm]

Yep

[@mhbla]

Yeah, i like it!!