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 UA-cam studio builds. I look forward to seeing more content like this!
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.
Thanks - love the shot vs scene idea. I'm really struggling to even know where to start when picking up the camera, with so much focus on gimbal moves, cinematic blah blah blah, when it's really about how to start telling a story. This idea really helps, and the reactions shots idea is also priceless.
these tutorial videos are gold, Brandon! too many gears video on UA-cam it's turning into a marketing platform. Thanks for still being here giving us proper lessons.
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.
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.
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!!!
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!
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.
UA-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.
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!!
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...
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 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.
Great video mate! The ‘shot’ ‘scene’ section really helped. You didn’t say anything in particular that I hadn’t already thought about, but something about your presentation and how you said it really clicked! Thank you and keep inspiring!
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. 🙏
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.
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 👍🏽
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.
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! 🙏
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!!
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!!
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. 👍👍
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
This is awesome! I’m constantly trying to improve my videos so I’ll search for things I want to do better. So glad I found this video… these tips and knowledge will make my trail guides so much better! I’ll be rewatching again with my notepad.
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 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.
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
So, so helpful Brandon. You’ve really got me thinking and I am going to try put this into action. You got me smiling when you said this is “better than trying to edit together random shots” - which has been the bain of my video making existence!!!
This is the video I needed today. Recently I've been literally thinking about storytelling in film and narrative video-making in general. Serendipitous!
BOOM!!!! Fantastic Brandon, thank you. You’re absolutely right, the gear reviews are handy and I’m sure they help keep paying bills in lockdown but this is your gold dust content. Cheers mate!
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.
Wow, I really liked this video. Storytelling has been heavily neglected due to the popularity of broll videos. These are great tips because now your broll can tell a story. The term cinematic has been heavily misused on this platform and people forget that crazy transitions don’t tell a story. Don’t get me wrong they are cool and trendy, but at the end of the day for me storytelling is more cinematic than just broll with luts.
Awesome video! I'm really wanting to work on this. I have a 1-2 minute collection of shots when I was up in a snowstorm in the mountains, both on the ground and with a drone, but the scene/story is about a 2/10. If I had only watched the first 2 minutes of this video beforehand, it would've been so much more cohesive and meaningful.
Bravo Brandon, this is the content your subs want to see. Not only is it more entertaining but it also shows your skills as a filmmaker. Please make more of these informative videos. They will benefit the promotion of your course also :) Great stuff keep it up
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 UA-cam studio builds.
I look forward to seeing more content like this!
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
The shot vs scene concept is so simple yet so powerful!
One of the best editing tutorials I’ve seen on UA-cam.
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.
Thanks - love the shot vs scene idea. I'm really struggling to even know where to start when picking up the camera, with so much focus on gimbal moves, cinematic blah blah blah, when it's really about how to start telling a story. This idea really helps, and the reactions shots idea is also priceless.
these tutorial videos are gold, Brandon!
too many gears video on UA-cam it's turning into a marketing platform.
Thanks for still being here giving us proper lessons.
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.
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.
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!!!
THIS IS THE BEST LESSON ON FILM MAKING AVAILABLE ON UA-cam :)
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!
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.
UA-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.
You make it sounds so simple! What happens before and after. That's all I needed. Cheers!
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!!
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...
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.
Your Andalusia film is full of what you explained. The Passion that comes across is wonderful.
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.
Thank you Brandon, this deserves more views!!
It is really interesting to hear about the mental process behind the shots
Great video mate! The ‘shot’ ‘scene’ section really helped. You didn’t say anything in particular that I hadn’t already thought about, but something about your presentation and how you said it really clicked!
Thank you and keep inspiring!
You have a talent for explaining concepts. What a fun teacher! Thanks for sharing!
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. 🙏
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
Such an amazing short guide, as a video beginner coming from photography, this is a true eye opener
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.
this video let me think more about scenes, while not only perfect hero shots, scenes lead the story flows well, great video!
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 👍🏽
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.
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! 🙏
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!!
i’ve been looking for a video exactly like this for ages!! you crushed it bro, so many good tips and points
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!!
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. 👍👍
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
Such a helpful video!!! Better than any boring lesson about filmmaking! Easy and clear to understand! Waiting for this!!! Love it!!!🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
You are always on the money with your stories and how easy you explain it to us. Thank you 😊
Seen so many videos of yours it is always a joyful learning experience - thanks for your thoughtful sharing
Great advice! And a great reminder for me, even though I’ve been shooting b-roll for over 20 years.
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! :)
Grt brandon li.. Ur explanation really gives me a direction to put my energies in right thinking of ideas
This is awesome! I’m constantly trying to improve my videos so I’ll search for things I want to do better. So glad I found this video… these tips and knowledge will make my trail guides so much better! I’ll be rewatching again with my notepad.
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!
You made it SIMPLE and CLEAR. This helps TREMENDOUSLY. Merci. But a question: can a story be a package of many questions? 🤔
Wonderful. Amazing. Helpful. Interesting. Knowledge Providing. Informative. Lots of Value.
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.
Best video tutorial I've seen in a long time, again by Brandon Li.
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
Thank you for always being the best teacher
Great tip about catching reaction shots. Always giving away that secret sauce. 🙏🏻
This is the best advice I can literally find on UA-cam
Apenas ví los primeros 2 minutos del video y ya aprendí mucho
Gracias
So, so helpful Brandon. You’ve really got me thinking and I am going to try put this into action. You got me smiling when you said this is “better than trying to edit together random shots” - which has been the bain of my video making existence!!!
You simply explained this well easy to understand what is a shot and a scene in creating a story.
That was awesome Brandon. I’m going to use these ideas when shooting my guitar lesson videos.
Great video- it is ALL about telling a story!🎉
one of the most important videos that you ever posted
Probably the best tips i've ever heard here on UA-cam about filmmaking.
Thanks, this is one of the most helpful tutorials I've seen. Also, thanks for not using the word "cinematic" :)
This is the video I needed today. Recently I've been literally thinking about storytelling in film and narrative video-making in general. Serendipitous!
Loved it! Your videos and topics always seem to catch me at the right time.. thanks for sharing Brandon 🤙🏼
BOOM!!!! Fantastic Brandon, thank you. You’re absolutely right, the gear reviews are handy and I’m sure they help keep paying bills in lockdown but this is your gold dust content. Cheers mate!
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.
This video is pure Gold!!!!
Dropping gems on improvised storytelling! Loved your breakdown
this is GOLD!! thank you Brandon!
Thanks! What a great breakdown. Very easy to understand and apply.
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.
My favourite filmmaker in youtube
Action vs. Reaction, this is the kind of advice that I really wanted to hear before I go any travel lol
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 😊😍
Wow, I really liked this video. Storytelling has been heavily neglected due to the popularity of broll videos. These are great tips because now your broll can tell a story. The term cinematic has been heavily misused on this platform and people forget that crazy transitions don’t tell a story. Don’t get me wrong they are cool and trendy, but at the end of the day for me storytelling is more cinematic than just broll with luts.
This was great! I appreciate the tips. I’ll be incorporating these in future projects. Thank you Brandon! I
Thank you for this simple technique. I will try my use it
Excellent video! ❤
You are the best teacher!
Awesome video! I'm really wanting to work on this. I have a 1-2 minute collection of shots when I was up in a snowstorm in the mountains, both on the ground and with a drone, but the scene/story is about a 2/10. If I had only watched the first 2 minutes of this video beforehand, it would've been so much more cohesive and meaningful.
Bravo Brandon, this is the content your subs want to see. Not only is it more entertaining but it also shows your skills as a filmmaker. Please make more of these informative videos. They will benefit the promotion of your course also :) Great stuff keep it up
Great content Brandon 😍 really looking for it. Love it. Make more like this on youTube. Waiting for them
Superb storytelling tips! Your YT training has had a positive impact on my travel videos. Thanks for sharing your skills! 🙌🏼
Great explanation Brandon 👌 hope you are doing well and get to finally travel again.
Totally nailed the photographers dilemma here. thanks!
This is something I struggle with a lot, these tips will be great to try in my future projects!
This is what I've been looking for. Thank you so much. ❤️👏
The best video I have ever heard for the starter!
Awesome Brandon. So useful! Thanks.
Great job explaining the elements. Hope I got enough notes
You r like an encyclopedia for film making.. great video..
Thanks for this tips. I really appreciate it. 😍😍😍
Beginning Middle and End! Like in Acting school. Has to have that complete Arc. Dude your content is super dope. Hope your feeling better! Stay Safe!
This was so clear and on point !! Love your work ❤️
Very informative, thanks for sharing your expertise! Keep it up, brother.
This video is impeccable!
Awesome, I was struggling with edit and you brought the light. Gracias Maestro!!