It's was a terrific layout, especially for me, took me back to my days on the railway, and more so of the trains I used to drive. I was fascinated by it, could've watched it all day and not get bored - well done to Andy Howard.
Hi there! Thanks for your feedback! I’m glad you seemed to enjoy the camera work :) For this video I used an IPhone 16, I know not the cheapest camera out there but most film cameras can do the job pretty well. For example the other camera I use (used in pretty much all my videos for the past year) it’s a Panasonic HCV-700. Works an absolute treat, can’t recommend it enough if you’re just starting out! As for general filming tips, I’d say have a mix up of where you’re shooting from, I always like trying to go to the baseboard level or just above, helps create that immersed feeling. And then maybe mix in a few above shots, panning over the layout to show a rough track plan. If I can, I like to zoom in on the finer details, I.e, workers, scenes, buildings etc. And the last thing I’d film is the name of the layout, helps during the editing process haha. But I hope that helps you, anything else then let me know :) Thanks for watching!
I was there with the train pin badge hat! 😄
It's was a terrific layout, especially for me, took me back to my days on the railway, and more so of the trains I used to drive. I was fascinated by it, could've watched it all day and not get bored - well done to Andy Howard.
Great quality image and depth of focus. Can I ask what camera you use and any tips for filming model trains?
Hi there! Thanks for your feedback! I’m glad you seemed to enjoy the camera work :)
For this video I used an IPhone 16, I know not the cheapest camera out there but most film cameras can do the job pretty well. For example the other camera I use (used in pretty much all my videos for the past year) it’s a Panasonic HCV-700. Works an absolute treat, can’t recommend it enough if you’re just starting out!
As for general filming tips, I’d say have a mix up of where you’re shooting from, I always like trying to go to the baseboard level or just above, helps create that immersed feeling. And then maybe mix in a few above shots, panning over the layout to show a rough track plan. If I can, I like to zoom in on the finer details, I.e, workers, scenes, buildings etc. And the last thing I’d film is the name of the layout, helps during the editing process haha.
But I hope that helps you, anything else then let me know :)
Thanks for watching!