How To Film a Video Portrait | Avoid These MISTAKES

This breakdown should hopefully give you some insight on how I created my recent cinematic video portrait and how you can create one yourself. I'll be going over what lenses and accessories I used for this video portrait shoot, my camera settings, cinematography techniques, how I reached out to the model, issues with my gear, etc. Because the video started to get a little long, I split up the editing aspect of the video in 'Part 2' below. Thank you so much for watching!

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CHAPTER MARKERS
00:00 Intro
00:13 Finding the song first
00:27 How to find a model
00:48 How to reach out via DM
01:23 Unpaid/paid collaboration
02:12 Gear used
02:37 Sony 35mm 1.8 Review
03:04 Sony 24mm 1.4 Review
03:17 Helios 44-2 58mm Review
03:58 Don't make these mistakes with the lens
04:26 Best bokeh tips
04:47 Blue-ish shadows
05:27 Filters
05:52 Handheld shooting
06:15 Camera settings
07:33 Cinematography tips
08:16 Get a variety of shots
08:50 Bringing props
#videoportrait

[abelfssil]

Thank you for showing the footage without slow motion it really helps understand camera movement!!!

[UnknownSageMaster]

Niice, this is what we've been waiting for !

[TheFinalCutBro]

Dude this was 🔥 thanks for sharing your insane knowledge dude!!

[ISRAADVISUALS]

You were so professional on how your approached the model.

[OaklynMediaLLC]

Ha found the video I was hoping you'd made!

[novikovgarage_SPB]

чувак ты профи экстракласса ! спасибо за подробный урок ! 👍

[guerrillaoutdoors]

watching more of your videos, I asked earlier what you shoot with. im seeing the Sony a7iii. your work looks amazing with it. im stuck on buying the r7 from cannon. but stlll looking.... if anyone is gonna sway me away from cannon. it'd may be you.... also do you have any drone videos? I just bought my Mavic 3 classic. waiting to be shipped. and id like really some drone videos from you.

[jorgecampos]

This was actually a very helpful video! Thanks 👍

[art_beautiful_life]

Great Video!!!! Awesome knowledge....Thanks a lot Dylan😇

[jtravelz]

Cool tips for newbies and experts alike. 🙂

[nektar_nan]

Great video!!! When you are using manual focus lenses you have to adjust the focal length of your lens in the camera, so the in body stabilization will work fine without "wobbles"!!!

[bmblanc]

Thanks for your tips. Big kiss to your smart bird :)

[OSAMALENS]

Great tutorial as always, you know you gave me a good idea how to choose a models, as I haven't been talk or know how to reach them

[speliotis]

I hope you get to work with her again.. Really Cute thanks for making this video & sharing your experience I have a shoot this week & this was helpful....

[drmatthewhorkey]

You're in Bali??? I miss my time in Hubud. Love your videos and hope the channel blows up soon. Your tutorials are very very clear and detailed. It's already helped my FCPX editing much.

[playjohskill]

Those videos about the video portrait were dope dude! I'm looking forward for a wedding video tutorial. Have a great day dude ;)

[tdmgaming]

bro, you deserve to have more views! your work is amazing.
salam untuk Bali dari Lampung, am i the only Indonesian here? 😂

[JeisonMercado]

Bro the video was not too long, all this stuff is

[SOULPAD]

Thanks for the Video. I have also the 24mm gm but for pictures its so unsharp and dont know why, do you have the same problem?

[cinematicvlogger]

This is so great, thanks for showing BTS, I'm trying to learn how to make a good model video profile using my Canon RP and sometime with vintage lenses. Because I don't have s-log I'm using in camera picture profile settings from ProLost Flat hoping that helps my dynamic range. New subscriber, look forward to exploring your channel.