CINEMATIC B-ROLL made EASY.

Need to shoot some awesome looking B-roll? Don't have the cash to spend on lights? Follow me as I give you a tour of my hotel room in China and find the coolest spots to shoot b-roll only using lights from my room.

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[AndrewGoodCamera]

Hey man. Just found and binge-watched your videos. :) Solid content! Very inspiring. Best wishes to your continued growth.

[GxAce]

This is a little different than my previous videos, so let me know what you liked/disliked!
00:40 Tour of my hotel room looking for good spots to shoot
04:53 Explanation of Setup 1
06:12 B-Roll from Setup 1
06:37 Explanation of Setup 2
07:30 B-Roll from Setup 2
08:00 Explanation of Setup 3
09:11 B-Roll from Setup 3
09:37 Explanation of Setup 4
10:32 B-Roll from Setup 4
10:58 Conclusion


Thanks for watching everyone and I hope this comes in handy!

[ChannelRejss]

Freakin loved this. Not just for the quality tips but for the fact that you showed the complete process, including the wonky setups. You can have all the gear and still suck, or you take some patience with inventive creativity to level up your game.

[BallazYT]

Love this video, but can anyone tell me the B-roll song? Shazam can't find it. So cool music 😭

[usmvnjaved]

Years and decades of experience is this. Just blown out by your content, wish I could ever make something like this.

[TheButterflyEffectWhatIf]

Took a shot every time you said the word "cool". I was found dead by paramedics with this video paused at the 4:23 mark. Thankfully through the quick response and professionalism of the San Diego Emergency Medical Services, I was able to be resuscitated and rushed to a nearby hospital. Big shout out to San Diego EMS, I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for the amazing and hard working men and women out there literally saving lives night after night. Love you all. God bless.

[Murk.mp]

Never thought of using my screens as light sources before. These were sick! Will definitely consider doing this in the future. Binge-watching you lately and you are criminally underrated. Love your stuff!

[AMTunLimited]

I love seeing the idea of screens as lights feel like such a novel concept, and now one of your go-to display setups is a 5-screen box. This is so cool tho

[Magus_aw]

I'm amazed to see your cinematic video style on your camera review, and searching if you have some tutorials, and found this one. the insight I get from this video is so amazing, I hope you make some more tutorial!

[MikeRolls]

Amazing tips and footage, wow. Great feed man, keep the videos coming - this is top notch content

[djtoman]

Love the resourcefulness you show in this video - apart from the action thriller soundtrack - and the results as well. Especially loved the light turning on to highlight the "1.4" on the lens.

That's a really nice hotel room, and 50 bucks is cheap these days. I lived in China and traveled extensively in 1988, and the most I ever spent for a hotel was 20 Rmb. Times have changed!

Fun fact: Ningbo 寧波 is Chiang Kai-shek's hometown.

[DerekEducation]

🎉hey mate. Your videos are so cool! I kinda enjoy watching your matrix, wasteland or a little bit cyberpunk style🎉

[altar]

OK, your b-roll is crazy cinematic and your videos are just so well produced and edited.
Wish I could have that level.
Not sure about the square toilet seat though

[lifeofDwight]

Woah dude I just found your channel dude you're so underrated I love your sets and talking head shot the production design is amazing overall everything is sick!!!

[InfiniteElliott]

Been binging all of your videos. Oh my god, so incredible dude.

[SurajBoddu]

okay now I want to learn how you grade. Thanks for this vid and hope you're feeling better!

[pa_maj.MARTINI-van-MAN]

Nicely Done! Very Creative so you get my sub 👍

[CuriousRiz]

Awesome ways of thinking out side of the box! :)

[MaxKhokhlov]

Hey man, first off, great video overall, your B-roll is awesome! Now, a bit of critique:
1. The tour of the hotel was a little too lengthy because the majority of the comments about each new light source were 'It's pretty cool, might use it'.
2. You might wanna reconsider using the auto-focus for your interview shots because the focus keeps breathing and it's very noticeable on the light lines against the dark background. Or at least change the setting to a slower mode.
3. Would be cool if you showed more of how you get these crazy macro shots — I found you mention extension tubes in the comments, but would be great to see more details about this.

Overall, great channel, subscribed, looking forward to new videos!

[iflowslow]

Great content as always! And those drone shots - oh my!!