How to get CINEMATIC FOOTAGE with your PHONE

You might be thinking that the footage of your mobile isn’t the greatest or very cinematic. Well, in this video Im gonna share 6 tips on how to get the cinematic look with just your smartphone

1. Shoot in 24fps

Since all movies are shot in 24 frames per second, this is a must. 24fps is just above what we perceive as smooth motion, making ideos look more dreamy and cinematic. However most smart phones don’t shoot in 24fps unless if you have an app. The one I suggest looking into is Filmic Pro, where you set your FPS to 24 and can also get a lot of control over your settings such as exposure, white balance, shutter speed, and so on.

2. Shoot in Landscape orientation

Kind of like the first tip, this one is following the hollywood standard as well. You never see cinematic films shot in portrait orientation, which is more for social media like instagram and snapchat. So to get that cinematic look, flip your phone horizontal and get that nice wide shot.

3. Edit Your Footage…. In Filmora!

One thing that is a must, is editing your footage in post - in a program kind of like filmora. Editing your footage will give it a nice finished and professional look. To make your footage look more cinematic I suggest you do some color grading and add cinematic crop bars. But filmora can do more to easily make your cellphone footage cinematic with a simple drag and drop of VFX, color grading presets, title sequences, and more! You can also try it for free using the link at the top of the description box!

4. Lens Attachments

Now with this fourth tip, it requires you to get some gear. But since the camera lens on smartphones is a fixed focal length, using lens attachments can change vary your image by changing the focal length. It can help you in times where you need a wider or tighter shot, possibly improve image quality, but also give your an image with a lower depth of field.

5. Camera Tricks

However, You don’t need fancy cameras, attachments, or editing programs to add mood to your footage. For example, you can use your sunglasses on your smarphones lens, giving your footage an intense boost of color, and creating a surreal mood, almost like color grading. Im using red tinted glasses for this but just about anything goes!

6. Camera Movement

A major part of making a cinematic image, is camera movement. There are various tools you can use to help you with this. Some of them are gimbals, sliders, and even little tripods. But you don’t actually need any of them. I just use my entire body to move my phone. If I want a side to side movement, I use my legs, hips and arms to move the phone. I also don’t grip the phone too hard because that actually causes your phone to shake from your grip.

Hope these tips help you in making your mobile footage look more cinematic. I’m George from filmora, and thanks for watching. Don’t forget to hit the like button, subscribe, and comment down below! Let me us know of any other techniques to make your smartphone footage more cinematic. See ya next time!

[dr.deepakl]

Teach how to use horror effects and how to create 3d music effects in filmora

[jonathanjc]

Very useful this video...thank you so much..

[DuchessDark]

This is awesome, and Im pretty sure my phone is a better camera than my actual current camera, lol. Thanks!!

[ZWIDEMEDIA]

Nice video, how to download filmora 8.5.3????

[BT-ssen]

i like when you said, or try filmora for free with watermarks

[thefaeryman]

I rather shoot in AVCHD 60 fps and then add effects in post, give me more options if I later change my mind and won't have to shoot the scene again if possible

[stevebezuidenhout]

Thanks George. Using my cellphone (Galaxy S7) rarely occured to not my first instinct). You gave us some great advice & info.
Thanks

[keithortega]

Second hehe thanks filmora.. road to 300K

[AceLancy]

Sir, if you add Animation key, which makes the animated video like pointing and moving your screen around the video, it would help us to make the video be amazing, thanks for listening.

[DesoloZantas]

7. Y'all lock the exposure.

It doesn't look cinematic if your exposure keeps on jumping.

[venkygvl]

What is the name of that app you used in this video??

[HonorableYousaf]

Hi watsup Filmora Beautiful Team members i am back to watch your Amazing tips video again and also plz tell me that who won the Camera Giveaway.
#LoveFilmora.

[tanujatripz]

Can u tell me ... That why in my PC in filmora. Software resister oftion don't be show

[aldairdub]

Bom seria
Que tivesse para português

[denharius]

in which folder transitions are stored ???

[wizzkani]

But how can I make cinematic transition

[tanujatripz]

And why I can't remove watermark .. In trial version. Plz help me

[HolyOllie]

If motion tracking comes... Will we be able too use it with text/subtitles and blur too like blur out a moving player’s name tag. And will you be able too do it manually ? And please cancel the filmora pro thing. It’s a mistake to leave us behind.

[aniidgurung]

thanks man u'r the best 😍😍😍 #love_filmora 😍

[vsfyzti]

can you tell me why when i import a video to filmora the quality is really bad and when i export it it still really bad?