I Shot a Film Without Camera Buttons

Can I shoot a real short film while removing buttons from my camera?
This video is sponsored by Hollyland:

Actor - Dewi Sarginson
Actor - Kate Lindsey
Director - Tiara Westlake
Behind-the-scenes - Isaac McKenna

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[DSLRguide]

Thanks to Hollyland for sponsoring this slightly absurd video. Here's the wireless microphone system we used throughout the video:

[Chat-pmng]

Imagine getting cast for a film shoot, rehearsing the script constantly in preparation for a hopefully good film. Then you come on set and the camera guy is randomly supergluing buttons on his camera lmao

[williamsitton]

Who else been watching DSLRguide for years?

[chrisphillips]

Have been watching this channel for years. This had me cracking up the whole time. It's 2023, and the T3i is still punching well above its weight even with buttons removed. HAHAHA.

[jod]

Started watching DSLR guide during my master's 10 years ago when I had a 600D. Honestly winced seeing you pluck away at the buttons like that. Love your stuff Simon

[KKAkuoku]

Never thought I’d wince over the disassembly of a DSLR as if it was a living creature, but here we are.

[kunaikai]

As a long time fan of the channel. That camera destruction was so painful. It was like someone killing my first camera haha

[jippalippa]

The T3i is a legendary camera that defined a generation of filmakers, perhaps the very first generation of amateur filmakers.
It was the first piece of technology that allowed people to get cinematic results on the cheap.
What a glorious tool.

[aalooprod]

This was weirdly extra nostalgic for me but brilliant lol! I say nostalgic because your channel and video still feels like my home out of all the filmmaking channels I follow, since you've still stayed true to your philosophy of using what you have (that mighty t3i!) for a decade and it helped me make some great financial decisions and slowly your philosophy has become the norm for me <3

[uniworkhorse]

Simon to his T3i: "You've served me well over the years, taught me many lessons, pushed my creativity and influenced millions"
Also Simon: "You are unmade"

[rodrigoalmeida]

I really like your videos but this one seems pointless. Destroy a camera just for it to only have the Rec button? It was better to have done a challenge where you could only change the configuration once in the whole session.
Feels empty to me.

[kojisan]

Is the short available to the public? I'd love to see how it turned out.

[bensherwin]

You’re not a damn plant Simon 😂🌿 I fail to see how removing buttons make you stronger lol

[wondervisionstudio]

Just thought of you simon just came to check on you, you was the first channel on youtube i started watching at the start of my film journey and im happy to see you still going at it consistently! Even got a beard now! Much love

[brokenstudiotv]

I died 12 times throughout the viewing of this video.

[kinoromantic]

Been subscribed to this channel for years! It's always painful to watch cameras get destroyed, but at least this one lived a great life. Covering the ISO button actually kind of turned a 600D into a real cinema camera, because you're almost never compelled to change it during the shoot to avoid color shift and noise variation with most cameras, unless you're shooting Alexa 35 - then you have ISO 6400 noiseless mode 😄

[upeskino]

Loved the idea of how barebones actually filmmaking is, thanks!

[cmorellato]

Boy, that T3i. And I thought her lessons were over.
Thanks for everything!

[trevorbaldwin]

I think I'm missing something. Why? I'm not sure if I understand what you're hoping to learn.

[luismartino]

Still can´t get the lesson that was learned after tearing such an amazing camera (my first as well, love it and still have it) apart. Even old film cameras have buttons. Making it as functional as a pinhole camera isn´t something that is comparable to any real life situation. Love to see the T3i performing SO well though.