FILMMAKING MISTAKES | 5 Things You Can Avoid

We’re sharing the top 5 mistakes made by new video creators, from YouTubers to filmmakers, and showing you what can be done to avoid or fix them. We all make mistakes as a beginner in video creation - these tips will help you avoid those mistakes and take your videos to the next level!

00:00 Intro
00:21 Tip #5
01:20 Tip #4
02:15 Tip #3
03:38 Tip #2
04:18 Tip #1

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[ColoursofLight]

Although all of these advices, I have come across them every now and then, but having them collected together in one place is helpful !! It is a nice reminder and a helpful video ! Thanks a lot !!

[ifiwere]

I have edited myself into movies and TV shows using some of your advice, tips and tricks so thanks!!!

[LaConstantedePlanck]

Loved it! I'd add checking the illumination, especially on a chroma setup 😊 that's one of the things I need to improve a lot

[amantv]

Please do a *"secrets of Dumbledore"* smoke and must fx when he says ("3 points to hufflepuff or when grindelwald throws credence out with water & apparates in his front) see the trailer for refference ❤️

[nialltracey]

You’ve made the classic filmmaking advice mistake of warning about clipping without warning about recording with the gain set too low.

Most amateurs don’t understand the logarithmic scale of the VU meters and record audio spectacularly low, then boost in post, leading to a blurry sound with a lot of boosted hiss and buzz.

They then end up in a loop of buying more and more expensive microphones to fix a problem in their technique.

[OfficialTheOne]

That spectacles is Not Match For You Javert 🤣🤣💕

[esmat]

Am i able to use iPhone videos in your free version of your program? thanks for taking the time to answer my question.

[TyrannosaurusGaming]

Fun fact: ALL of these tips work for animation, including stopmotion and cg.

[oncewasbeyond]

Hi when I use hitfilm and editing my video it show error (encountered error we have to close program

[HikingWithCooper]

Not entirely true. White balance can be 100% adjusted in post, easily. If you're shooting raw then the white balance can be adjusted in post as though it had been adjusted on set. This is different from applying adjustments because it is true white balancing. Also, clipped audio absolutely can be fixed. You can use a tool like izotope which isn't free but it may cost less than a reshoot. Also, you don't set audio to peak at 0. You want to keep it out of the red. -12 is ideal.

[Samdeeshh]

How we can avoid our specs(glasses) glare during shoot

[aerodynamickerbal]

Not me still standing there with a black screen

[daabomb]

Heres an interesting thought...do you think one day we will get the technology to make focused again?

[JKC]

Shoot as uncompressed as possible, in as high a bit depth as possible, especially if you're doing effects on top of it (even, and especially notably, greenscreen). There's no way for me to stress this enough. Those 4:2:2 recording modes your camera has that need lots of extra storage? use them.

Shooting something effects-heavy? Go up to 4:4:4, as uncompressed as possible...

If you're trying to make an effects reel? Buy, borrow or rent something like a Blackmagic Pocket Cinema (or the 4k or 6k versions) rather than shoot on a DSLR.

Buy extra storage rather than turning up the compression. Have someone with a laptop on set to act as DIT, and empty out your capture media so you can keep shooting. Capture media does not need to be storage media.

Get an exposure meter, especially if you're shooting greenscreen. Use the meter to check the screen for evenness, not your eye. Get the whole screen within one stop or less. A couple of decent softboxes can light a screen evenly, and barn doors can keep that light off your talent.

A 'straw' gel on a rim light can help kill the green fringe on your talent in front of a greenscreen.

Don't apply LUTs in camera, record the footage as is and apply a LUT later. you can use the LUT when viewing in camera to see if you're getting what you want, but if you record with it, its permanent.

i think that's a good start.

EDIT: Buy a good monitor. Color response is more important than refresh rate. An actual 30-bit monitor is a good idea.

Color-calibrate your monitor (s), and try to ensure that your editor's monitor your monitor and your VFX guy's monitor are all calibrated.