Handheld Filming - The Great Advantages
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- Let me explain why handheld shooting can improve your videos!
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The past ten years, I’ve been working as a freelance filmmaker. And what I’ve seen is that more an more clients ask me to document events. Events where I don’t have much time to rig, where I don’t have time to direct people and stage scenes. It’s all about scanning the location with your eyes and finding the moments you want for the video. Even though I bring my steadycam and shoulder rig, I often end up using just my hands. Why is this? Because when you see an action you want to capture, you may only have seconds to shoot it. You have to be able to get the camera in the right position, drag focus and adjust exposure before the moment is gone, forever. Place your focus on what is happening in front of the camera, and not the camera itself.
So why not shoot just handheld? Well, there is a reason why we have tripods and steadycams. They can do things that is almost impossible when shooting handheld, and they can tell your story in different ways. My point is: shooting handheld gives you the ability to shoot fast, in an easy, affordable and very flexible way. You will be able to shoot more, have time to experiment and move quickly around. And that may again be crucial to capture the right moments. The only downside is that the shots can get shaky, but this can be solved with techniques and stabilization (warp stabilizer) in post.
If you want to be the king of handheld shooting, get yourself an easy rig. I recommend the Easyrig Minimax which can handle rigs up to 7kgs. It distributes all the weight to your entire body so you can shoot an entire day without getting tired. It keeps the camera stable in the position you want, and if you need two hands, you can just let go of your camera. The Easyrig will hold it for you! You can buy the Easyrig minimax here (affiliation link): www.bhphotovid...
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That scene of the man's glasses got blurred by the steam was super adorable...And as a near-sighted person, I totally got it. 😋
whenever i see sony a7s i remember eskild i miss him this chrismas....love ya andy
5:36 made me cry
he was such an amazing cant forget him
Anders, your videos are always so impressive, and in such high quality! You are so friendly in them and the music accompanied with the visuals always makes them feel like a dream. I have also learned more from you as a filmmaker than anyone else on RUclips. So, thank you.
Thank you :) I really appreciate your comment. I think it's important that we don't rush in life, but look at the details. Appreciate the time we have and be ourselves. Then we can dream away ☺️
You guys are awesome teams,every filmmaker looks for such kind of teammates.beside I’m a big fan of your teams , 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Coincidentally, the commercial that ran here before your video featured Ron Howard ("Grand Theft Auto," "Apolo 13," "A Beautiful Mind") promoting his series of master classes in film direction. Howard is surely a maven, but your "Handheld Filming" is a master class . Wonderful.
Nice steady hands. nice to see you promoting hand techniques instead of expensive sliders and jibs.
The tip about getting something to save your back and shoulders while filming is a good one.. I pushed it way too far before I got myself one of the backpack camera rigs.. Its a entire different ballgame.
There are now many, many people who are trying tutorials and 'Vlogs' online......
But I can say that 'NOBODY does it better' - Well done the team!
Amazing video thank you so much. Your drive and energy despite such a tragic loss still amazes me.
Thank you. His family, friends and even fans are just awesome. You have all helped a lot ❤
I did with stripe and yes it does help. Cons with stabiliser is that is heavy and you get tired quicker than with handheld camera. Haha I did similar for my project with holding breath as well, and I got compliment from my tutor that my shots were stable, all were done with handheld, not even once tripod.
Such a great summary of the options you have without fancy gimbals and cranes. Thanks for sharing your experience.
Good to see you back, Andyax.
Worthwhile video, well done. Your enthusiasm is king. Merry Christmas.
Dude you have an inbuilt stabiliser in your hands..
I think he does! Half the shots look like what comes off my steadicam! Amazing work Anders!
Yup, amazing ibis and if you try the same on a camera that doesn't have it you can't reach the same smoothness
Hehe, thanks ^^ The lack of sun in Norway forces us to drink fish oil as substitute (Vitamin D). Maybe that softens the joints? hehe.
CrexTV he's shooting a Canon, so no ibis. He is the ibis haha
Look at is as Yoga, you are in flow with the camera, it is in contact with your inner motions - Andyax
I havnt seen any RUclipsrs explain things the way u do. Ur videos are easy to understand and very awesome and well put together. U give great examples. Thank u soo much Andyaxx ur videos have always been very helpfull 👍
You're great Andy..!!! I love your videos and channel !!! Please, never stop !
Beautiful shots! Awesome and great video! I don't do any videography work but every time I watch your videos, it inspires me! Thank you so much!
So cool to see you back! Thank you for your videos !
You went from “incognito handheld mode” to “Prepare for Mars Landing” when you put on that EZ Rig. Lol.
This video was very helpful and well put together. I love the music.
i'm glad to see you happy and happy that you are back. i hope you had and have a wonderful christmas and a happy new year! :)
I was so happy seeing andyax pop up as a notification i thought i was dreaming😂😴
same here buddy
That's cute ^^
Andyax 😁
I’m have the same in my mind...lol
Aero Guy please check my instagram out @danyal.visuals
Have been following for a long time and don't disappoint...great work
I tried to find this a week ago and now you uploaded a video about it.
I really enjoy and appreciate your videos. Thank you so much for your time.
It would be really interesting to see a video of your base configuration of your camera and your thoughts on when to use certain settings and when to avoid them :)
Good idea :) Thanks.
We've just found your channel now, but it's amazing! Very useful information :)
Was waiting on the next upload, fantastic as always Anders 👍
Not only your visuals but also even the choice of words you used in your videos to narrate the points are awesome! I really love all your videos. May God bless you and Have a great year ahead. :) :) Sonu from India.
Thank you Sonu. Happy New Year!
This was fantasticly helpful. Nice and indepth. Thank you!
Yet another outstanding video. Thank you Andy!
Kudos mate !!! This is how a video should be made. Greetings from Nepal !!!
Learned a lot! Also warmed my heart up to see you have such a happy time at a christmas market! Love your videos!
Mostly happy to see a new video from you, mate! Happy Hollidays for you and your family! =)
I guess I have to find strap for main camera. I tried this with secondary camera and it worked better than I expected. Thanks :)
Excellent video this was very helpful. I haven't seen anyone creating videos that show how the shots are made. For me I struggle with what shots I need/want to take and how to achieve them. This was helpful in many ways to see the behind the scenes. I'd love to see more of this style of video please it was great. Also I noticed you using manual focus you should upload some helpful hints and tips on getting proper focus for video manually. Great work keep it up.
Great techniques here! Thank you as always. Your style and creative mind is like no others. I really enjoy the way you explain and teach. Thank you Anders!
At the 1st 5 sec you got me subscribed man. Wonderful work.
Thanx Andy for this episode it was Helpful and professional
These are the kind of videos shooters actually want. Thank. you, you did a great job, i'm subscribing right now!
This will help me improve all my videos!! Thank you!!
Thank you very much! My favourite author and channel!!
Awesome. I was looking for focus issues with hand held
Wow bro. I love it. All your videos are awesome but i like this one so much because I'm always on the road without any kind of stabilization. Keep it up!! And Merry Christmas :D the video is one year old but it's been suggested to me today
how did I just find this? I've been also doing events using handheld and I love this video, it's so calm and idk but your humor made me smile :)
God! How can someone be This GOOD AT FILM MAKING!
I tried using my neck strap last year and found I got a very painful neck ( previous injury ) but I found that you can also put the strap around your chest and get the same result without the pain. A flip out screen is a must for this technique though. Great video, thank you
I don`t remember last time when i`ve wait a show, tv movie...etc , to come out ! U`r videos are awesome ! Clearly and interesting ! Even that i know a lot of u`r tricks, still watch`it like first time learning :)) Well done Andyax, like always !
Super nice! I'm coming to Oslo with my campervan soon because of this film! :-)
Your teaching is so sweet
I am every single time so impressed by your videos! really really love them!
AWESOME WORK! Greetings from Germany.
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Watching videos on this channel feels like i am actually learning something and not at all wasting my time. 😄😄
WaigVogue 😉
Wow glad I saw this. I'm about to buy the bmpcc 4k, I have a sigma 18-35 1.8 but I wondered about stable footage. I'll try this when I need handheld otherwise use the ronin s
I'm glad to see you, great director
Now I have a Christmas feeling ) thank you, Andy!
Lovely shots! Great video, it was so beautiful! Really want to compliment the music, it's subtle but makes the video just so much better!
thank you so much for sharing knowledge with us
Your video quality and techniques are just amazing! I love watching your videos keep up the amazing work!
Used those techniques for our short music videos and turned out amazing!!! All in one take (:
very cool. great film and great tips. i think my favorite shot was the one of the fire that dollys back to them eating the burgers.
Great video, some really great shots! I did alot of handheld shooting while traveling with a Nikon D750 and Sigma Art lenses, no IS for anything. I did these techniques alot and agree 100% that you can get great steady footage with more gear, look forward in your next video!
Amazing one ! But man...i miss Esklid
Agree. I love watching Ander's films, but now always with a tinge of sadness with Esklid gone.
Love your tutorials! Happy to see you back on RUclips.
Preety impressed sir...thats so practical in real life scenario. Subsribed at once.
Thanks for honoring us with your great videos :D
Really happy that you’re back!!
I love your videos! This is so useful! I’ve been shooting handheld for a few years now and understood a lot of what you say in this video and most importantly I learned so many more useful tips to make my handheld footage better!! Thanks so much for all the shared knowledge! 🙏🏼
I really like this video. Your tutorials are really practical and extremely well made. You've got a gift for teaching.
very good, I have just packed my unopened camera strap for my shoot in Cambodia, thanks.
I have recently been experimenting with the GH5 and the sigma 18- 35 and really like it handheld and the weighting is good in the hands when moving and focus pulling at the same time. Very cinematic. Some shots are on the short film - A Freind 4 Life, which is on my vimeo channel if you want to see.
Great video - great tips. Happy New Year!
Very great video and wonderful music.
Awesome vídeo! Greetings from Brazil!
Great Job Andy!
Thank you for sharing, very good information.
Oh that Oslo Vinterland thingy! I was there shooting a lot :) I go every year and make a short video, so I can compare myself how much I've grown the past year
*BRILLIANT IDEAS THANK YOU MY FRIEND U HELPED ME SO MUCH*
Just want to let you know that this is such a helpful video! I’ve learned a lot from this!
Great tips , Oslo is amazing place at Christmas time , thank you keep them coming
Great tips bro. Esp the techniques to get less shaky footage. Keep up your good work 😍
whoaaaaah finaallly my fav filmmaker !!! great tips andy
Aww, that edit at the end was so cute. It was cool to see how the shots were made. Anyhow, great video.
really great idea and tipis. i totaly agree with you while i have tripod and stedy came sometime i end up with handheld. true said. thanks keep inspire us mr Andyax
I love this channel so much ❤ I can sense you're an amazing filmmaker even by just watching your youtube videos unlike other youtubers out there with millions of sub. Appreciate your effort sir for all of these filmmaking tutorials. 👏🏽
On the other hand, thank you so much for making this. It's been my most requested (masete fyr) video, how to, as you put it, become one with the camera :)
I love you andyax... Remember me from your video tribute to eskild
😂😂
Love ur videos
You are best film maker good luck...👌👌👍👍👍👏👏👏
Good to see you! I was smiling till the end of this video.
:) ❤
Great tips, cinematography and examples thankyou!!
2:12 .................. my heart...
It was really nice. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us
Glad to see you back! Interesting.
Wohoo! Go Andyax! always love your videos! :)
Really nice video ! amazing atmosphere and emotion. very useful techniques.
your channel is one of the best channels i've ever subscribed to! :D I hope you get more subscribers (even tho it's really not your goal)
Thanks for your great video.👍👍
Splendid! Learned a lot and loved the Christmas content too!
Great tips! I shot my latest video all handheld but relied on warp stabilizer too much. Really irritates me whenever I go back and watch it. Need to attach my camera strap again haha.
very good video, this will help me in my future videos
after long time ,,,i was waiting for your videos