Master Smartphone Filmmaking: updated for 2024!

Did you Guess the Shutter Speed?
A: 1/125
B: 1/60
C: 1/250
D: 1/500

▶️ Tripods / Monopod

▶️ Cases & Grips

▶️ Wireless Microphones

▶️ Lenses

▶️ Filters

▶️ Gimbals

▶️ Drives

00:00 Intro
02:25 Myth One
04:00 Best Smartphone for Video
04:22 Shot Idea - Side-to-Side
04:33 Shot Idea - Very Low Angle
05:28 Shot Idea - Push in - Tilt Up
05:52 Myth Two
07:00 Myth Three
11:33 Shot Idea - Low Angle 2
12:26 Best Camera Apps
13:50 Camera Settings
14:04 Shot Idea - Angle Up
14:22 Shot Tip
17:20 Myth Four
18:20 How to Set Exposure
19:17 Myth Five
20:46 ND Filters
23:25 Which Camera Should You Use?
24:00 Landscape Tip
24:17 Shot Idea - Overhead-Twist
24:36 Recording Tip
25:00 Conversion Lenses
26:00 Myth Six
26:28 Gimbal Shot - Highflying
27:00 Gimbal Shot - Steady Dolly
27:15 Gimbal Shot - Overhead-Circle
27:30 Stable Grip Tip
27:50 Gear Essentials

[SiHorrocks]

Did you Guess the Shutter Speed?
A: 1/125
B: 1/60
C: 1/250
D: 1/500



▶ Tripods / Monopod

▶ Cases & Grips

▶ Wireless Microphones

▶ Lenses

▶ Filters

▶ Gimbals


▶ Drives


00:00 Intro
02:25 Myth One
04:00 Best Smartphone for Video
04:22 Shot Idea - Side-to-Side
04:33 Shot Idea - Very Low Angle
05:28 Shot Idea - Push in - Tilt Up
05:52 Myth Two
07:00 Myth Three
11:33 Shot Idea - Low Angle 2
12:26 Best Camera Apps
13:50 Camera Settings
14:04 Shot Idea - Angle Up
14:22 Shot Tip
17:20 Myth Four
18:20 How to Set Exposure
19:17 Myth Five
20:46 ND Filters
23:25 Which Camera Should You Use?
24:00 Landscape Tip
24:17 Shot Idea - Overhead-Twist
24:36 Recording Tip
25:00 Conversion Lenses
26:00 Myth Six
26:28 Gimbal Shot - Highflying
27:00 Gimbal Shot - Steady Dolly
27:15 Gimbal Shot - Overhead-Circle
27:30 Stable Grip Tip
27:50 Gear Essentials

[pdcorlis]

Love your content in this video. So many ideas from a few years back are no longer relevant today. Watching this video is time well spent. Thanks!

[RockWILK]

Great video as always. I still stand on my old LG v40, which I used to shoot a film during the pandemic that became an award-winning film. I didn't use any additional apps, just what the LG gave me, but the biggest thing was a clip-on ND filter. That was the huge difference, and then using my instincts with regards to light. At the time, that was my first foray into filmmaking, and so looking back I know I could have made it even better, but there's something magical about that film. I'm working with Cinema cameras now, but I still think that first film was very special work, and doing it had me learn more over 2 years than I had learned in my entire life combined. I think that's one of the best things about smartphone filmmaking is how much you learn because you're forced to use your instincts to make it look like an actual movie. I shot 24 fps, I kept my shutter at 1/50, and it absolutely looked like a movie, or a high-level documentary. Shot in 1080. And just make sure the sound is really good, and add great music, and of course, most importantly, the story, and you have the possibilities of a good movie. I'm not working with smartphones anymore, but I have to say that that was probably the most important part of my journey as a filmmaker. Personally, I think every filmmaker should start on a phone. :-) and I also think they should be the only actor in the film, so they learn about angles and how to make shots look like you have three or four cameras. It's just invaluable experience.

[DailyDoseOfNature]

I am ready! In the last month of 2023 I already consumed so much of your content and learned so much! Got me a smallrig setup because it is perfect for my purposes! Thank you Sir, and a great 2024 to you, with lots of love, health and happiness!

[gcmedianz]

Many thanks Simon for this. Great video as per usual.

[eduardojaber]

Always making such helpful content! Thank you

[avalonnorth]

Happy New Year, Simon. This video is awesome. The pace you teach is perfect with your 'no nonsense ' style. I have a Samsung S21 and will be using the manual settings in pro-video settings more. BTW, I purchased the DJI Action 3 because your tutorial on that camera convinced me it was my best bet. Thank you for these great tutorials.

[heroicvision]

Great and valuable information. I definitely will be using some of these tips as I'm nearing the completion of my current film. Thank you.

[Olivier_Debats]

Thank you Simon for this very informative and truly complete video.
I film almost all of my Marcus Miller music videos on stage with an Oppo find X 5 pro which I leave in automatic mode, although the internal software is full of possibilities.
Without being able to move or change settings when I film (Always only one take and no room for error or even the slightest movement otherwise it's ruined!)
If you have confidence in the shooting quality of your smartphone, ( and that of the Oppo in 4K 60FPS is excellent) you have to know how to leave everything in automatic mode, I have rarely been disappointed... Except for slight banding effects due to the LED lighting on stage...

[bazlur-Vancouver]

I like your channel a lot, because of your experience with both camera iPhone and Android phones. I have the camera, but don't like it and wastes money. use a Galaxy phone. I have many accessories and gadgets including a new small universal, and also I had a small rig older universal one. The new one is bigger, plus it is a magnet for iPhone, but I use clip because of Galaxy phone. I had Filmic Pro legacy and I took several videos with gimbals(Hohem iSteady M6 Kit with AI Magnetic Tracking powervision s1 like this one. bought DJI Osmo mobile 6 and Zhiyun and resold it later with some losses. I'm a senior citizen and forget sometimes, but used the camera for 50 years as a hobby. Later I will subscribe to Patreon, after free stuff I have to go through. Thanks for everything.

[RaghadTalbi]

Video deserves every each effort you gave. Brilliant person❤❤❤

[sonicstoryteller]

Absolutely brilliant simon very informative thanks ever somuch phil from Shropshire 🙏👍

[jriosvz]

I tend yo use nostalgic style when I watch your YouTube videos, due to a high HDR and contrast 😅

[viktortaseski]

So much effort in one video. Great job man.

[petecrouch]

Really good video. I am doing more food footage and currently use a full size gimbal with a Blackmagic 6k camera and my back is suffering. I’m going to give the phone idea a go, so thanks. What case do you use with your iPhone 15, as I am keen to explore lens additions

[barrydrocknrail]

I bought the flagsip Samsung S23 Ultra. I like to record local bands, but the recorded sound is muddy, which is very dissapointing. My old Huwawei P20 Pro is much better for this application. I have removed the plastic covers protecting the microphones. Have done a lot of research but to no avail.

[JOSEIGNACIOPaseos]

Good morning, ... Your videos are a reference for me, ... I record a lot and I enjoy it, I wanted to ask you, do you have any creative solutions, do you know of any accessories to block the sunlight when it is on the side or on top, but that affects the lenses, producing very annoying halos and reflections, a kind of sunshade, ... I'm thinking of doing something homemade, but I wonder if there is something more professional. I have an OPPO Find X3 and a cage with handles, where I can put whatever I want.

[my-nook]

A lot to learn. I have an old android phone. Very little option. 👍

[Hooman]

Hi thanks for the video. Which tripod are you using for your smartphone?

[itsjustgolf]

Great video buddy👍🏻
I use a note 20 ultra on my videos but they don't look as good as your videos 🫣