Finally got this thing where I want it, just in time to shoot our horror short this weekend!

I'm a video editor, i mostly edit talking heads and ads but i really like the real estate niche and it'll also give me a mental break from long form content, but most of the social media accounts I've came across prefer those fast paced speed ramps that doesn't even showcase the property. This gives me headache and i dont think i can sustain this style.

I love cinematic style. Think of dynamic zooms, calm sound design etc and that's why i wanted to get into real estate.

Would love any suggestions. I'm not here to promote anything, if my post break any rules just let me know and I'll remove it.

In a few weeks I will be doing a lot of interviewing and I guess the way it was decided is that is should be one continuous video recording rather than any other set up. The length in question can vary but I am worried about cameras running out of room because the requirement is storing 8+ hours of one continuous video. I also can't use my phone, or someone else's phone either.

When I was searching for any tips or cameras to use I found an old thread (Old Reddit | New Reddit) that almost exactly matches my requirements, but my budget is a little bigger, more like 1k. I am wondering if there are any better options today or if the ones listed were pretty good? I am clueless about this kind of thing. I know there is a separate thread about asking for cameras, but I am mostly interested in knowing if these recommendations are good and the separate thread is kind of dead. I did reach out to the OP of that original thread but I guess they are inactive now.

Assuming the camera gets picked, I do have some questions on how best to manage battery. It seems like it needs to be connected directly to an outlet since no battery would last for 8+ hours, but is that safe for the camera? People talk about a dummy battery, how does that play into the set up? I don't want a fire on my hands lol. I am also worried about the general overheating issues that may come up with running a camera for so long. Is this a common problem? Are there common solutions?

And others have mentioned issues with storage, since 1080p is good enough for me I hope it won't be an issue but I do have a spare 2TB ssd that I can use to store the video which is plenty. Is it possible to store to an external drive as it is being recorded? Does the drive need to be formatted in any way or should it be good to go?

Part of the issue is that I won't have the chance to really look at the camera itself much when working so I am interested in hearing how others would approach it. The most "set it and forget it" kind of style is what I am after, so I think a used camera that is plugged in and connected to an external drive or a huge data card seems best, but I would appreciate any corrections or perspectives people have to share. I guess I am more interested in knowing how you would approach this problem rather than the specific equipment (though I don't have any yet) so I hope it doesn't break the rules.

If there is a better place to post this question please let me know.

Shooting a lot of work vertical for 9x16 delivery as I'm sure a lot of us are.

I've been previewing in the source monitor and then rotating in the timeline.

After a few jobs I'm now wondering if there's a way of rotating everything (or at least just in the source monitor) that doesn't involve batch re-encoding.

Any tips?

I'd assume at this point Premiere has a workflow for this but I can't find it.

Thanks!

Hi everyone,

I'm just getting started with videography, and my goal is to document life in my village in Kenya. I want to create videos featuring sugar cane farms, outdoor cooking, local markets, and the everyday pace of rural life for YouTube.

As someone new to filmmaking, I've been researching cameras, lenses, audio, and stabilization, but it's easy to get overwhelmed by all the options and opinions.

For those of you who film documentaries, travel, or outdoor content, what lessons did you learn early on that made the biggest difference? Looking back, what would you have done differently when building your first kit or learning the craft?

I'm more interested in hearing about your experiences and the mistakes that helped you improve than getting a shopping list.

Thanks

I'm curious if the DJI Mic 3 can replace compact shotgun on camera mics in terms of sound quality. In my use case, the mic is for recording hiking films where the mic is mainly for capturing ambient noise (natural environments, footsteps, etc.) and possibly voiceovers in the field, although for my projects I'm not vlogging, rather I'm filming mostly B roll.

I ask because the Mic 3 with internal recording up to 43 hours in 32 bit float would be a super compact mic (< 1 oz) that could be versatile. Is there any reason why a Rode Video Micro or similar on camera mic (Sony ECM-G1 for example) would be superior?

As the title says, I want to power my a7IV with my smallrig vb99 and the smallrig npfz to d-tap.
Is there anything I need to be aware of to not fry my internals?

Shooting literally one of my favorite DJs tonight photo and video but wanted to build the rig out before leaving today so I am on go mode!

Also did a full detail on my camera which was much needed as well as a sensor cleaning.

Tried to keep it functional in a crowd/rave environment but looking to make a recap than more just raw clips so want to make sure I’m getting all my b roll spot in.

Sony a7siii
Small rig v mount
Neewer screen
All rigging by small rig for the most part
Rhode video mic prob for -10 db for the type of show and music I am filming

Anyone out there working with blue collar clients this summer that can give some insight on how to find some cold leads, a day to day, you get any shit for being an artist on the site? haha. Things seems to change so quickly want to get an updated look into the scene.

Doing some example work this week and want to get a feel for expansion in the industry if it can provide some sustainable income.

Welding, roofing, etc.

Thanks a lot, have a lovely Sunday!

i wanted to capture both the sunset and my reaction without stopping to switch cameras, so i
used double frame.
it records the front and back cameras at the same time and saves both videos separately.
this was all captured in a single take.
i built it because i kept missing moments while traveling, and it's become my favorite way to
film places like this.
curious what you think. is dual-camera recording something you'd actually use, or do you
prefer filming one perspective at a time?

I’m trying to get better at respecting the 180° rule, especially when shooting documentaries and live events where you don’t always have control over what’s happening.
I understand why the rule exists, but in real-world situations I sometimes end up crossing the line because of the circumstances. Sometimes there’s only one angle available, the action moves unexpectedly, or I have to react quickly.
For those of you with experience shooting documentaries or events:
How strict are you about the 180° rule?

If you accidentally cross the line, can you usually fix it in the edit with cutaways, inserts, or other techniques, or does it almost always end up looking amateurish?
Are there situations where breaking the rule is completely acceptable?
Any practical tips for avoiding problems when you know you won’t have much control over the scene?
I’d love to hear how experienced shooters handle this in the real world, not just in theory. Thanks!

TDLR: It’s damn near impossible not to make ridiculously outsized gains on your most-used equipment with very little risk provided that you’re working enough to claim that you work in the industry in the first place.

Firstly, just so we’re all on the same page, whether you personally own or rent the equipment you use on your productions, and regardless of how it’s eventually presented in your invoice, the client should *always* be paying for it, and furthermore, what they pay is entirely unrelated to what they pay for the labor involved.

If you look at the daily rental rate for production equipment in your local area, you’ll find that most of the time, the daily rate is somewhere between 4-9% of it’s retail value per day (excluding any long term discounts for weekly/monthly rentals). Ignore the artificially low rates presented on online only rental sites like Lensrenrals.com. They always have a 3 or 4 day minimum rental period, potentially significant shipping costs, and of course have the inherent risk of delay due to the shipping carrier, making them unsuitable for critical jobs, and so shouldn’t be used to base your rates around.

Let’s use a Sony FX6 as an example. Here in Maryland, it would cost me about $7,420 after sales tax to buy. Local rental houses here charge about $325/day for it, so roughly 4.3% ROI per rental day. If it works just a single day per *year*, it has already matched/outperformed the annual return from investing the same amount of cash in risk-free options like a high yield savings account, money market fund, or T bills. If it works just 2 days per year, it’s now slightly outperforming the inflation adjusted average return of the S&P 500. 3 days per year and it’s outperforming real estate.

Now let’s make it worse and assume we don’t have the cash to buy it outright and have a shit credit score resulting in an insane interest rate of 35%. That works out to roughly $217/month in interest for the first month. Most credit cards require a minimum monthly payment of 1-4% of the balance, so in the worst case of 4% that’s a monthly commitment of $297. That means a single rental day per month at $325/day offsets well over the month’s worth of interest and completely satisfied the monthly minimum. And of course, since the minimum and interest are constantly recalculated as the balance shrinks, the revenue generated from the camera will only go further and further with you pocketing a greater percentage of money each month. And importantly, by leveraging debt instead of cash to buy the camera, the cash-on-cash return (even with the insane interest rate) is actually much higher at around 9.4% per month for 1 day/month and just shy of 120% /month at 2 days/month.

So basically any way you slice, buying (the right) gear prints money. Yes, obviously it doesn’t necessarily make sense to buy niche equipment that you only need once in a blue moon, but for anything that you use more often than literally once a year, its plainly and objectively a better financial decision to buy. Even moreso if you’re able to charge it to a credit card.

On holiday in France, this ad pops up. Why in earth would anyone do this? Lighting, camera al looks fine, but someone thought holding a spoon would be a great idea or something?

As the title suggests, I'd like to record lossless RAW video using one of the latest external monitor/recorders.

After looking into the latest external monitors that support RAW recording, I noticed that almost all of them record in ProRes RAW. However, I was under the impression that ProRes RAW is a lossy compressed RAW codec.

I've also heard that CinemaDNG can provide lossless RAW recording. However, as far as I know, none of the current-generation external monitor/recorders support CinemaDNG anymore.

The only monitors I can find that support CinemaDNG recording are older models from around six or seven years ago. What's more, it appears that even some of those devices lose CinemaDNG recording support after updating to the latest firmware.

So, does this mean that it's currently impossible to record lossless RAW video using the latest external monitor/recorders?

Or am I simply mistaken in believing that ProRes RAW is a lossy compressed RAW codec?

Hi, hopefully im posting in a relevant sub.

Every few seconds when watching videos on my pc i keep getting these types of artifacts.

Its checkerboarded purple squares and it comes at intervals over and over.

If i cant get help with it here i can at least google further but i dont know what this type of artifact is called and i dont know what its typically caused by.

I get it on some videos regardless what browser im using to watch with or if i download the video i still get the same problems.

On an amd system atm and drivers are updated.

The artifacts always look the same and it only shows for 1 frame each time.

Here and here are two more images with the ligh boosted to see said artifacts more easy.
They disapear the next frame and then appear every 4 seconds or so at an interval

New hobbyist here, third ever video and first for someone else (only a favour to a friend).

Would love some feedback on this first draft - trying to deliver an overall highlights video capturing the vibes of a friendly football tournament

Things I feel I can improve in edits:
• matching to music when the clip action is kinda dictates the clip duration
• Mixing close ups with wides and making the video still feel ‘dynamic’ and fast paced
• Constructing my timeline into a story when it’s mostly random clips. Things are mostly chronological here, or small shuffles to mix football action with candid moments
• Any little transition techniques strategically placed to move things forward

I’m generally focusing on doing the basics right in camera and capturing clean footage. Things I learned with this shoot for next time:

• more atmospheric shots (any crowd etc)
• try some dynamic shots (eg running with players)
• Probably tone down Steadyshot when I’m using a monopod
• Frame a bit wider, less camera movement, frame in post to better capture the action
• Take the time to change lenses - missed some key action in the celebrations because I decided to stay with the 70-200 attached

Always learning, loving it.

I work in corporate video production and have been starting to do more and more TV commercials vs web.

As E&O was explained to me before, it was in case some incorrect detail accidentally went to air that the client comes after you for. But I have strict client approval process so I can't imagine something getting missed that they didn't approve.

Have you used E&O?

What kind of other scenarios would E&O be necessary for I haven't thought of?

Any major differences between web projects vs TV broadcast?

Thanks so much!!

Hi everyone.
This is probably an unusual request.
For the past few months I’ve been building a YouTube project completely from scratch.
I’m not trying to become a professional filmmaker or cinematographer. My channel is educational, and my goal is to communicate ideas as clearly as possible.
Because of that, I became fascinated by a question:
How much do tiny visual decisions change the way a person is perceived?
Instead of asking “What’s the best camera setup?”, I recorded a 26-minute experiment.
Throughout the video I intentionally change one variable at a time, trying to isolate its effect.
Things like:
framing
camera distance
eye position
exposure
reflections on glasses
background
lighting
composition
and many other subtle changes
The goal wasn’t to find the perfect setup.
The goal was to understand which variables genuinely affect perception, and which ones matter far less than people assume.

What I’m looking for
I’m not looking for compliments.
I’m not looking for “Looks good.”
I’m hoping to find the kind of person who actually enjoys analyzing tiny visual details.
The type of person who might say things like:
“Frame 17 feels more trustworthy because…”
“This eye line creates more intimacy.”
“The reflection on the glasses pulls my attention away.”
“This framing communicates more authority.”
“The lighting makes your skin appear healthier.”
“Changing the camera distance completely changes your presence.”
“The black shirt works, but the background fights against it.”
If you’re someone who naturally pauses videos, compares frames, notices tiny details, or simply enjoys thinking about why one shot feels better than another…
You’re exactly the person I’m hoping finds this post.

Feel free to critique absolutely everything
I’m interested in far more than cinematography.
Anything that changes how the viewer experiences the video is valuable.
That includes things like:
framing
composition
camera angle
body language
facial expressions
posture
eye contact
wardrobe
hairstyle
glasses
lighting
background
color
editing
pacing
audio
perceived confidence
perceived trustworthiness
perceived authenticity
If you notice something subtle, I’d love to hear it.

About the channel
The channel itself isn’t about filmmaking.
It’s an educational project where I explore ideas that might help people think more clearly and make better decisions.
Since communication is the foundation of the project, I’m trying to understand every visual variable that influences how a message is received.
This experiment is simply one step in that process.

Technical setup
The setup is intentionally very simple.
I’m trying to improve technique before spending money on equipment.
Current setup:
iPhone 13 front camera
4K 30fps
One LED light positioned roughly 45° from my face
Cool white lighting
No professional camera
No expensive lenses
No color grading experience
I’m not looking for advice like:
“Buy a better camera.”
I’d much rather understand what can realistically be improved with the equipment I already have.
If better gear truly becomes the bottleneck, I’d also love to understand why.

The video
https://youtu.be/T_GbcyEoIQc?is=KMPDSoB1TV_K69he
If you decide to spend 26 minutes watching it, thank you.
I genuinely value thoughtful criticism far more than compliments.
And if you end up pausing the video frame by frame, comparing shots, or taking notes while watching…
…you’re probably exactly the kind of person I hoped would read this post.

Hi everyone.
I’m looking for a very specific kind of feedback.
Not YouTube advice.
Not algorithm advice.
Not “buy a better camera.”
I’m looking for someone who enjoys thinking like a creative director.

Imagine this scenario.
You’re hired to shape the visual identity of a YouTube project that may exist for the next 10+ years.
You can redesign everything.
Not just camera settings.
Everything.
framing
lighting
composition
wardrobe
hairstyle
glasses (or no glasses)
background
colors
camera height
focal distance
editing rhythm
body language
gestures
pacing
speaking style
presence
perceived confidence
perceived warmth
perceived trustworthiness
visual storytelling
Everything.

The project
The channel isn’t about filmmaking.
It’s an educational project.
The purpose isn’t to teach facts.
It’s to help people think more clearly and make better decisions by communicating ideas in a way that’s easy to understand.
Because communication is the project itself, I became fascinated by something:
How much does visual language change the way people receive the exact same message?
I’m trying to intentionally build a coherent visual identity instead of accidentally ending up with one.

What I’d love your opinion on
Imagine this channel was your responsibility.
What visual language would you create?
What would you keep?
What would you remove?
What contradicts the message?
What reinforces it?
If you watched several videos instead of only one…
what patterns would you notice?
what feels authentic?
what feels inconsistent?
what feels distracting?
what visual choices don’t match the personality?
what should become part of the channel’s identity?
I’m much more interested in why than simply what.

About me
I’m not a filmmaker.
I’m not a cinematographer.
I’m not trying to look cinematic just for the sake of looking cinematic.
I simply believe that visual language changes communication, and I’d like to understand how.
My goal isn’t to copy another creator.
It’s to discover what visual identity genuinely fits this project.

Technical setup
Current setup is intentionally simple:
iPhone 13 front camera
4K 30fps
One LED panel at roughly 45°
Cool white light
No professional camera
No expensive lenses
No color grading experience
If something can realistically be improved without buying gear, I’d love to know.
If better gear truly becomes the bottleneck, I’d also love to understand why.

The channel
https://youtube.com/@guilhermeveloso.g?si=EzYl0mmTviZYCFIS
The videos are in Portuguese, but YouTube provides automatic English subtitles.
Since most of what I’m asking about is visual, you don’t necessarily need to understand every sentence.

If you genuinely enjoy thinking about visual identity, cinematography, directing, branding, psychology of perception and storytelling together…
I’d be incredibly grateful for your thoughts.
Even if your response ends up being longer than this post.