(gentle music) (gentle music continues) (gentle music continues) - Good morning in the morning, everybody. Look at this beautiful snail. Wow. Now most people wouldn't go
out on a rainy day to film but the great part about
filming on an overcast rainy day is that everything looks so
much more contrasty and vivid and overall creates a moodier
look, which I really like. So we can use that to our advantage to create a cinematic
video with our iPhone. Before we get started, let's
talk about the camera settings. So I'm using the iPhone 14 Pro and I'll be shooting everything
on the default camera app. I like to shoot my B rolls
in 4K 60 frames per second. 4K just provides a higher quality and 60 frames per second allows
me to slow down the footage which not only creates a dreamy look but will also make the
shakes less apparent because I'll be shooting
everything handheld. Now I'm just gonna do a little bit of location scouting just
to see where we can film. Okay, so something else to mention is before you start shooting,
you want to lock your exposure and white balance, because
if you don't do that your colors and exposure will
change during your recordings and that will completely ruin your shot. And it's also pretty hard
to fix it in the edit. So right now we're in
the default camera app. I have my settings set to
4K 60 frames per second and right now it's set to auto. So as I tilt up, you can
see that the exposure shifts and as I tilt down, you can also see that the color changes from a
more warm tone to a blue tone and you don't want that in your video. So in order to lock your
exposure and white balance you can simply tap hold on the screen. An AE/AF lock will appear,
which means your auto exposure and white balance has been locked. And you can see as I move
up and down with the camera you can see that the exposure and the white balance
doesn't change in your shot. Now unfortunately, your
focus is also locked. You can't separate exposure from focus using the default camera app. For that, you will need to
use a professional video app like Filmic Pro. Now, depending on the
camera movement you do if it's like a push-in
shot or a slide shot sometimes you can get away
by leaving it in auto. But for camera movements
where you tilt up the camera or going from a dark place
into a more brighter area it's better to lock your
exposure and white balance. So yeah, keep that in mind and let's move over to the five pro tips I have for you guys. So my first tip is to
create depth in your video. Now because smartphones have small sensors this is a bit more challenging to achieve but the easiest way to
do this is to get close to the object or subject you're filming. So in my case, I use this
tree to create a sort of rotation shot, and by
getting close to the branch I was able to create some depth making it look more cinematic
and three-dimensional. The next step I have for you is to add transitions to your video. And one of the easiest
transition is the whip transition where you basically whip in one direction in the first shot and then whip in the same
direction in the second shot. (upbeat music) And because there's a
little bit of motion blur it will also make the
transition more seamless. Now, it's sometimes difficult
to get the focus right on the second shot. So what I usually do is
I first set the focus to where the endpoint is and then sort of do everything
in reverse where I pull back and then create the whip transition. And then in the edit I
simply reverse that shot. And then you get a nice
seamless transition with an accurate focus at the end. To make your videos come alive and make the transition
effect more powerful, it is important to include the right music and sound effects. Not only does it set the atmosphere of your video to create
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the video description below. So make sure to give it a try. Once again, I wanna thank Artlist for supporting this channel. With that said, let's continue. My next tip, which is a pretty cool effect you can create is a rack focus. So a rack focus is
basically shifting focus from one subject to another. In this case, I set
the focus to the runner and then gradually shifted
the focus towards the snail which helps shifts the viewer's attention from one point to another. And this is a pretty cool
effect that you can create that you also see in Hollywood movies. By simply tapping on the subject
you want to later focus on it will gradually do
that focus shift for you. Having a steady camera movement is something really
important that you should do especially when you're filming handheld. Even though the iPhone 14 Pro
has great image stabilization camera shakes can still occur. Now the iPhone does have action mode but because we're in a low
light situation right now it's not really the best mode to use. And the standard video by itself does a great job
at stabilizing the footage however you wanna work
together with your body in order to get the smoothest
camera movement possible. And what I like to do
is keep the camera close to my body and then slightly bend my knees and then walk heel to
toe in a constant speed. And by doing that, your videos
will already look much better and you might not even need a gimbal. Now, I didn't want to use
the ultra wide angle lens for this shot, even though it would help emphasize
the camera movement but the standard wide lens just
provides the better quality. And what I did is that
I had two trees closer to the camera because as I
create the push forward movement it will emphasize the camera movement and create a more dynamic shot. My next step is to include
a subject in your video. This can be anything from a snail to one of your friends or even yourself. And just by including
a subject in your video you can make it much more
interesting and engaging. And with a smartphone, you can
get really creative with it and find things that are lying around to keep your phone steady. Static shots can also be very powerful. In that one shot, I placed my phone low to the ground and set the
focus on the dead branch so that I'm out of focus
as I move into the frame and which also creates
an interesting shot. And then I created a wide shot at the end just to give more context and let the viewers know
where the scene takes place. And just because you're
filming yourself doesn't mean that all of your shots have to be static. You can, for example,
create a selfie shot. And what I did is I actually moved in the opposite direction
to create that sort of parallax effect. So as my camera was moving to the left I rotated with my head to
the right creating this sort of parallax effect, which is pretty cool. So now that we have all of
our shots, let's put all of the clips together to
create the final video. (gentle music) (gentle music continues) (gentle music continues) So I hope you enjoyed that short cinematic sequence
I did here in the forest and I highly recommend
you practice and go out especially on a rainy day like this you can get some really nice moody shots. And if you're interested
in the colors I used for the final video, they are
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video description below. So I hope you found this tutorial
helpful and got some ideas on how you can create
your own cinematic video with your smartphone. And hopefully you can use those techniques for yourself to create better videos. So I recommend you go out and search for a forest nearby to
practice those different shots. Now, if you're interested in learning more and want to shoot professional and cinematic video with your smartphone make sure to head over to
smartphonefilmmaking.com which is my online course
teaching you everything I know about smartphone filmmaking. And guys, if you have any questions feel free to leave a comment. So it's starting to rain now,
so I better head back home. I wish you all a great week. Take care and I'll see
you in the next video. (upbeat music)
