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“The godly may trip seven times, but they will get up again.
But one disaster is enough to overthrow the wicked.
Don’t rejoice when your enemies fall;
don’t be happy when they stumble.
For the Lord will be displeased with you
and will turn his anger away from them.
Don’t fret because of evildoers;
don’t envy the wicked.”

Proverbs 24: 16-19 NLT

[jasperrocks]

Another good tip that I’ve actually learned from Thomas and Friends: try recording from a lower angle, pointing up at your engines. This way you can the engines look larger if you’re into that

[themillrunandwesternmaryland]

Watching your DIY videos not only guided me as I got back into the hobby, but inspired me to start my own YouTube channel so I could share my layout with the model railroad community. I really enjoyed these tips on filming and look forward to trying them out!

[HumancityJunction]

A professional just means that you get paid, it does not actually mean you are good.
It is your work that makes you good at what you do. Another great video.

[Rheilffordd]

This is a great video covering a model railway topic no one else has ever done, thanks!

[tdraiss]

Talk about timing! I'm just starting my layout, and just today, I got in some new rolling stock. So, I started taking photos and a little video. The whole time, I was thinking to myself on how fun this hobby is, and all I have is track and foam down. I'm looking forward to sharing my progress now with these tips.

[tczephyr]

I wish you had made this video a year ago, it would have saved me a lot of trial and error videos 😊. One thing I also purchased was a Bluetooth remote to control the shutter on the phone. It made it a lot easier to control the train and start the video all at same time. Also it avoided the “bump “ at the start of the video.

[mattguey-lee]

I have a few tips for when you don't have a tripod. I try to brace my hands or elbows on a table or my body to help steady the shot. Then I use my wrist to pan the video. This works for shorter trains but if it's a 50 car train my arms get sore.

[classicmodeltrains]

Great Video! It's nice to find another model railroader with a production background also. I'm glad I stumbled upon your channel. :-)

[ThisWorksMe]

Also, thank you for the link to Train Master's TV. I've been a long time subscriber, but had not found your videos.

[RBPTrains]

Excellent overview and tips! When you mentioned that you are a professional producer I was like “I knew it!”. The quality of your content is incredible

[CLLynn-oiki]

Another great and informative video, Jimmy! You have such skill at explaining how you do things and I look forward to your videos each week. Thank you for sharing these tips! Now where’s my tripod. 🤔I’m drinking a new decaf this afternoon called Immortal. 😁

[WhiteRiverLine]

It is so true, you don't need a lot to get started. I've been shooting my videos on a couple of iPhones (an SE and an 8) since I started a year ago. I bought lights similar to the ones you show and use some cheap tripods. I use a free video editing suite called DiVinci Resolve. I've got some experience with video production, but I am by no means a pro and I regularly get compliments on my video production quality.

[KatoOnTheTrack]

Watched this because I know I need to step my game up lol…never even thought about using the iMovie app or uploading videos until I started my layout

[davidf]

OK great… Thanks a lot Jimmy… Now I have something else that I need to work on. I never thought much of filming my trains and showing them, but listening to you makes me want to become a YouTuber. You’re inspirational man!Well, maybe I won’t become a YouTuber but at least I’ll have better videos to show my friends

[MWL_railways]

Thanks for the inspiration. I have done some videos of my layout, but these points should help me take my videos to the next level.

[loispadgett]

Thank you for this video it helped alot you inspired me.
GOD BLESS 🚂💖🚂💖🚂💖

[lilchris]

Thanks for this video. I am guilty of making hand held videos with just quick edits. The silly thing is I have a decent mirrorless camera and a tripod I could use and even a holder for my Android mobile. What you have put in this video makes sense so thanks again for this. Chris.

[Burtonupontrentrailwaystoday]

I followed your tips and produced my best model railway video to dqte thank you

[ralphgreenwood]

Jimmy,
I recently rigged up some lights using a few extra tripods that I've collected in a few years. Excellent Video!!

[EmperorsPath]

I cannot stress enough how guilty I am of doing these fauxpas' over and over again! (mainly, OOO i just really want to quickly film this) thanks for doing this video, I've just ordered some phone adaptors in hopes i'll use my tripod more! Thank you!