I have regular and never once occurred to me doing this would actually have gotten the camera way more in an over head position than just on the ground and angled down.
I'm using a very small room with no space for the types of stands these overhead videos often suggest. But, I have a _Manfroto 055._ I just got it out and had a quick play with it. My desk is up against a wall in front of a window, but I can put the back leg on the window sill, the front legs on the desk, and I only need to find a way to tether or counterbalance it so it doesn't tip forward once the camera rig is mounted on it. Some great tips in this video. Super inspiring.
I think this is the best video I’ve come across to record top down. I appreciate the details of lighting tips mentioned!!!!! And alternate ways to create this setup!!!!! Thank you!
Thank you very much. I was getting a bit frustrated at trying to come up with a way to film my videos; this has given me some ideas how I can make a much better set up to make videos that will probably be more aesthetically pleasing.
Thank you!! Finally recording drawings and calligraphy. Setting up was the hard part before I found this video. I will have to get that light source as well. I have been eye balling it for months now. Lol. Thanks for the detailed video.
You are a very good man, may be you do not realize how inspiring you are for us (hispanics), we can see these great videos and ideas from South America all the way to the North. Gracias de verdad!!
Wooow!!! the tripod legs setup this way with some counterweight really saved my day, i applied the same principle with my gimbal and it worked fine. Thanks for sharing your setup.
I have a regular camera tripod as I wanted to shoot flat surface I thought I have to buy extra tripod for this.. This video just saved my pocket.. Huge thanks..
Thank you for this one! I do pattern making tutorials and it bothers me a lot on how to get the right positioning for my tripod and camera and this set up is all I NEED! BIG THANK YOU!!!!!
Hi Eric - A few months ago, I had commented on one of your other videos asking if you had intentions to share your film making process. Well, you delivered in this video! Absolutely fantastic job! Thank you for continuing to inspire me in the various creative endeavors that you pursue. \m/
I also use a similar setup for my videos but I had problems with the camera shake due to the movement of the table, at the end after several tests I preferred to make a special bar supported by two stands for side lights on which I mounted a head for my reflex and I found the optimal situation. Sometimes DIY is the only solution.
This is exactly i wanted to know. I'm an architect so i totally like this kind of instruction haha. Also an aspiring illustrator wantng to record my process . Thank you
Inspired by you my friend...sorry it was a week late...I was tending to some client work in the studio... Now, I can't wait to see what you come up with using these techniques! Give a shout if you need any help along the way...
I totally understand and I honestly thought it would be a couple of months down the line. Once I go live I'll drop you a line. I also see you did a follow up with Enoch Sears which I need to listen to as well! Keep making things and speak soon.
Thanks once again for the insights and inside view of your process. BTW, you really have got a flair for editing. Your videos are very effortless to watch, if that makes sense. Thanks for your time. Cheers.
Thanks +Wayward Woodworker for returning here week after week to watch, for supporting the channel, and for noticing the edit...it's taken me a while to figure it out, but that's the place where it all comes together...still have much to learn though! waiting for your vids...you've got the banner up...what's next?
I was trying To do a setup with my Phone but it was even not a little bit professionnal. Thanks for the video and the link for the parts. Forgot the C clamp ! D'oh ! I have the knowledge, motivation and the capacity of doing great project but lacks media presence. Your vids come at a great time for me and my practice. Keep up the great work!
The "friction" aka "magic" aka "Noga" (brand name) arms are super popular because they are the most versatile and adjustable. The beefy versions can work well for holding a DSLR w/lens. But Manfrotto also makes a line of "articulating" arms, such as their Model 143BKT that are a bit more rigid. They trade some ease of adjustment for stiffness (sometimes a good thing when you've got a few thousand dollars hanging off the thing), and are a potential middle ground between a "magic arm" and a full tripod setup. Paired with a clamp like the Manfrotto 035 "Super clamp" you've got a really versatile setup that can clamp to a desktop, a 2x, the edge of a door (to hold a flash), a ladder rung, etc.
you just helped me out a ton. Im a start recording my music production with these tips. Ty again i just subbed and turned on notifications. I wanna learn how to draw also and you seem like the person to watch.
Great video. I love the Manfrotto tripod. I learned to record me creating art on ceramic plate. And I loved your white ink pen! Thanks a ton for sharing
I have always wanted to be an architect. My parents tell me that when I was 5 I asked my parents for an entire real building. I just want to know how I can better myself in the art of designing homes and buildings. I would also like to know the thought concept behind every design. I would also like you to make a video on what architecture school was like and which one would you recommend. Thank you!!
You need to update your affiliate link for Sketchup to the Trimble subscription model...unless the gangsters at trimble don't have affiliate program. You could do a video explaining options for new sketchup users NOT using the freebie online, browser-based sketchup product. If that had been my intro I would have never continued. My investment in myself becoming proficient with SU (v2-v2016) is what made it possible for me to walk into big offices as a designer. My best option I point friends and new users to is downloading SU 2016 (Maker?... free version) to learn and grow. BTW your production value went like a hockey stick from 2016-2018. It's my something I'm studying closely as I'm considering producing shorts and podcast. Yours is among highest production quality among architecture vlogs. Thanks for your hard work.
A wire coat hanger can hold a smartphone = no cost, Not sure where you live but if you can find wild bamboo (a long piece for the tripod for height another piece to extend over to mount smartphone) or someone who planted bamboo could = free. use a kitchen chair using a bungee cord or rope to keep the leg standing up. That is the cheapest way I know. now you could use PVC pipe and even make legs to stand up the PVC use schedule 80 PVC pipe 2" or bigger for sturdiness and buy couplings to connect it all together You can even use connectors to have different heights so you can break it down into much smaller pieces not using if you go this route just pick up a Smartphone tripod with mount adapter around $5.00 at Five and Below stores that have bendable legs that can wrap around the pipe. FYI the smartphone tripod legs are just wire covered in foam and the 1/20 screw thread is plastic but isn't bad. Check out Wish.com Stuff takes can take over a month to get but a little cheaper than Five and Below because all the products are made in China. Lighting an LED bulb and a cheap table lamp that has a gooseneck and a piece of tracing paper to cover the bulb just tape it to the lamp. Will give you Ok results LED are cool they will not catch the paper on fire. another tip If you can find Color Film Not made for Photography that is the cheapest way to change the color for photography photos just hang it like the tracing paper.
Oh my gosh...I’ve been using these tripods for years and I never thought of putting the front two legs ON the table! Brilliant! 🤯
Me neither!!!
What the name of this tripod?
@@aponchowdhury4325 manfrotto 055 tripod
I have regular and never once occurred to me doing this would actually have gotten the camera way more in an over head position than just on the ground and angled down.
I'm using a very small room with no space for the types of stands these overhead videos often suggest. But, I have a _Manfroto 055._ I just got it out and had a quick play with it. My desk is up against a wall in front of a window, but I can put the back leg on the window sill, the front legs on the desk, and I only need to find a way to tether or counterbalance it so it doesn't tip forward once the camera rig is mounted on it. Some great tips in this video. Super inspiring.
I think this is the best video I’ve come across to record top down. I appreciate the details of lighting tips mentioned!!!!! And alternate ways to create this setup!!!!! Thank you!
Love your channel, and that studio is gorgeous. Even the landscape we can see outside the windows.
Thank you very much. I was getting a bit frustrated at trying to come up with a way to film my videos; this has given me some ideas how I can make a much better set up to make videos that will probably be more aesthetically pleasing.
super smart setup. Thanks for introducing the friction arm.
absolutely...you probably need one...or four...
Thank you!! Finally recording drawings and calligraphy. Setting up was the hard part before I found this video. I will have to get that light source as well. I have been eye balling it for months now. Lol. Thanks for the detailed video.
Very useful video , thanks for making 😊
You are a very good man, may be you do not realize how inspiring you are for us (hispanics), we can see these great videos and ideas from South America all the way to the North. Gracias de verdad!!
really appreciate that my friend...sometimes making videos feels as if I'm speaking into an big empty vacuum...
good to know they're helping you!
Wooow!!! the tripod legs setup this way with some counterweight really saved my day, i applied the same principle with my gimbal and it worked fine. Thanks for sharing your setup.
I have a regular camera tripod as I wanted to shoot flat surface I thought I have to buy extra tripod for this.. This video just saved my pocket.. Huge thanks..
Thank you for this one! I do pattern making tutorials and it bothers me a lot on how to get the right positioning for my tripod and camera and this set up is all I NEED! BIG THANK YOU!!!!!
Nice...glad it was helpful! I'm using a C-stand now too...that's even better (but a little more $)
@@30by40 oh yes it is! But you gotta spend money for the right angles I guess! Thank you again! 🙏🏼
This video speaks to me. Concise and to the point. Thank you!
Thank you for sharing these awesome tips. Fully view video. Have a great day. Happy holidays! 🤶🎅 🎄
Thank you so much this video has helped me so much in beginning videos. Have a great day
thank you Mr. 30x40 Design Workshop for that Great Information and also for including the links where to buy the equipment!
Thank you so much for this! Glad I stumbled upon this YT video of yours! I will just make and use whatever I have at home for the meantime.
Hi Eric - A few months ago, I had commented on one of your other videos asking if you had intentions to share your film making process. Well, you delivered in this video! Absolutely fantastic job! Thank you for continuing to inspire me in the various creative endeavors that you pursue. \m/
hey Jon...glad you enjoyed it...hoping to be able to pull back the curtain more in future vids...I'm still learning myself...!
\m/
I am looking at doing model making and mechanical drafting, and got a lot of ideas from this, thank you.
This is the most useful tips I had found on RUclips so far! Thanks
Hi Eric , we have a saying in my country "The art of managing with what u got is an act of creativity"
Thanks
I also use a similar setup for my videos but I had problems with the camera shake due to the movement of the table, at the end after several tests I preferred to make a special bar supported by two stands for side lights on which I mounted a head for my reflex and I found the optimal situation. Sometimes DIY is the only solution.
Love how much open you are with sharing everything that makes your videos great! More power to you.
that manfrotto tripod technique is great
This type of job had such a lot of efforts to work but you keep Inspiring me Eric.
Thanks mate.!!
This was so helpful as informative, thank you!
I especially loved how you have options for either side of the budget spectrum.
Thanks so much! Your gear is exactly what I’ve been looking for! Great tips, much appreciated.
Thanks for the tip! Really find this useful and hopefully could apply it to my speedpaint videos!
Thanks for explaining what happens when you rotate 180 degrees and the camera head is tilted while recording. I needed to understand that.
Feeling inspired every time I drop by your channel!
Very nice and simple video with great tips thank you for sharing your ideas
Really enjoyed watching this video. Thanks Eric for great inspiration.
Excellent content here, thank you, very useful
I have the same tripod, but I always leaned it precariously against the table. This looks like a better solution thanks!!!!
FInally, a practical toturial that you can do with things i already have. Congrats. Excelent video =)
This is exactly i wanted to know. I'm an architect so i totally like this kind of instruction haha. Also an aspiring illustrator wantng to record my process . Thank you
That was excellent sir !!!! Outstanding
Glad I found this amazing channel
Arquitecto¡ mis más sinceras felicitaciones por mostrarnos los trucos de cámara que no vemos a simple vista ... saludos de El Salvador
cheers my friend...!
Amazing... a different perspective on the usual perspective 😊
cheers mate...
Awesome...such a lifesaver....thanks for the hacks
thanks for the work reinholdt! Keep it up - you have absolutely inspired me to go my own path. Thank you!
Thanks for showing the friction arm trick
Thank so much for this useful tips! Keep up the good work
Excellent video. Thanks for sharing 👍
Eric, What can I say, but thank you ever so much.
Inspired by you my friend...sorry it was a week late...I was tending to some client work in the studio...
Now, I can't wait to see what you come up with using these techniques! Give a shout if you need any help along the way...
I totally understand and I honestly thought it would be a couple of months down the line. Once I go live I'll drop you a line. I also see you did a follow up with Enoch Sears which I need to listen to as well! Keep making things and speak soon.
i really learned from your video .. thanks for all the information 👍🏻🌟🎬🙏🏻
This was a great video. Gave me all of the information I needed and more! Thank you.
Great video! I just picked up several items on Amazon thanks to your wonderful instruction!
I got a camera jib and realized that it was perfect for this. Plopped a pan-tilt head on the end to make it point straight down and voila!
VERY helpful! I always want to hit my head on the wall when shooting overhead stuff!!!!
Loved your setup. I am going for it👍🏻
This video was extremely helpful. Thanks buddy!
Thanks once again for the insights and inside view of your process. BTW, you really have got a flair for editing. Your videos are very effortless to watch, if that makes sense. Thanks for your time. Cheers.
Thanks +Wayward Woodworker for returning here week after week to watch, for supporting the channel, and for noticing the edit...it's taken me a while to figure it out, but that's the place where it all comes together...still have much to learn though! waiting for your vids...you've got the banner up...what's next?
I was trying To do a setup with my Phone but it was even not a little bit professionnal. Thanks for the video and the link for the parts.
Forgot the C clamp ! D'oh !
I have the knowledge, motivation and the capacity of doing great project but lacks media presence. Your vids come at a great time for me and my practice. Keep up the great work!
good luck to you David...all the good stuff takes time...
TRULY INFORMATIVE AND BEAUTIFULLY SHOT, THANKS FOR THAT!!
Fyi Manfrotto also makes a "Magic Arm" articulating arm that will hold a large DSLR with ease. Great video, as always.
thanks for sharing...cheers...
The "friction" aka "magic" aka "Noga" (brand name) arms are super popular because they are the most versatile and adjustable. The beefy versions can work well for holding a DSLR w/lens. But Manfrotto also makes a line of "articulating" arms, such as their Model 143BKT that are a bit more rigid. They trade some ease of adjustment for stiffness (sometimes a good thing when you've got a few thousand dollars hanging off the thing), and are a potential middle ground between a "magic arm" and a full tripod setup. Paired with a clamp like the Manfrotto 035 "Super clamp" you've got a really versatile setup that can clamp to a desktop, a 2x, the edge of a door (to hold a flash), a ladder rung, etc.
Thanks for the tips. I will try this. 😍😍😍
Fantastic video, super helpful, very well done!!! Thanks!
Great info ...very informative .thanku for sharing this video
I had a microphone boom stand and thought it was useless... Until i found this guy!
thankyou.. im gonna apply this for my daily recipe diary..
This is the video I needed. Thank you.
Awesome video! Super helpful!
Excellent video!
you just helped me out a ton. Im a start recording my music production with these tips. Ty again i just subbed and turned on notifications. I wanna learn how to draw also and you seem like the person to watch.
Super dope vid, so glad I found it. Thanks for sharing! 😎👌🏼 ✨
Great video. I love the Manfrotto tripod. I learned to record me creating art on ceramic plate. And I loved your white ink pen! Thanks a ton for sharing
Great info......apparatus is useful for my practice as an artist! You are amazing....thanks for the share!😀
cheers my friend...glad to help...
Great technique.. appreciated 👌
Super cool video. Appreciate the tips! 👍🏻
Man that’s creative. Thanks for the advice👍
Very informative. Thank you!
Great tutorial man. Keep it up. 😄👍
Wow! I loved this video, thank you for sharing your knowlegde!
you know...... You Are Awesome.
Very useful video! Thanks a bunch! Solved my problem! 😉😊👍🏻
good idea for the shoot... thank you for share it.
and what you draw is amazing....
Thanks really helpful that work also for keyboard player or beatmaker like me MANY Thanks for all the tips
Really nice idea
Thank you! I'm trying to shoot video tutorials and this is very helpful.
That was amazing advice. Thank you for sharing!
Using Mechanical Engineering to mantain balance well done ;)
Very very nice!
Thank you so much for what you are doing.
Well thought out video. Just what i was looking for, for a phone setup!!
Thank you from the bottom of my heart ❤
The best informative video. Thanks for sharing.
Appreciated your tutorial
I have always wanted to be an architect. My parents tell me that when I was 5 I asked my parents for an entire real building. I just want to know how I can better myself in the art of designing homes and buildings. I would also like to know the thought concept behind every design. I would also like you to make a video on what architecture school was like and which one would you recommend. Thank you!!
Exceptional video! Great help
This video just solved an issue I'm having. I saw this at the perfect time I guess 😀
Mee 2
Great tips and examples here!
Beautiful
Loooooove your videos!!!
Really helpful...Thanks a lot 💖
You need to update your affiliate link for Sketchup to the Trimble subscription model...unless the gangsters at trimble don't have affiliate program. You could do a video explaining options for new sketchup users NOT using the freebie online, browser-based sketchup product. If that had been my intro I would have never continued. My investment in myself becoming proficient with SU (v2-v2016) is what made it possible for me to walk into big offices as a designer. My best option I point friends and new users to is downloading SU 2016 (Maker?... free version) to learn and grow.
BTW your production value went like a hockey stick from 2016-2018. It's my something I'm studying closely as I'm considering producing shorts and podcast. Yours is among highest production quality among architecture vlogs. Thanks for your hard work.
Your brilliant thanks very much for your information for your overhead shots
Yo bro, your girl here is BROKE! Can we have cheaper options? A DIY? Thanks 🙏
Dol _ I heard that some people use a selfie stick to record their proces
Did you see the less expensive option? It starts at 5:59...
Stack up ur books and keep your camera over them .
A wire coat hanger can hold a smartphone = no cost, Not sure where you live but if you can find wild bamboo (a long piece for the tripod for height another piece to extend over to mount smartphone) or someone who planted bamboo could = free. use a kitchen chair using a bungee cord or rope to keep the leg standing up. That is the cheapest way I know. now you could use PVC pipe and even make legs to stand up the PVC use schedule 80 PVC pipe 2" or bigger for sturdiness and buy couplings to connect it all together You can even use connectors to have different heights so you can break it down into much smaller pieces not using if you go this route just pick up a Smartphone tripod with mount adapter around $5.00 at Five and Below stores that have bendable legs that can wrap around the pipe. FYI the smartphone tripod legs are just wire covered in foam and the 1/20 screw thread is plastic but isn't bad. Check out Wish.com Stuff takes can take over a month to get but a little cheaper than Five and Below because all the products are made in China. Lighting an LED bulb and a cheap table lamp that has a gooseneck and a piece of tracing paper to cover the bulb just tape it to the lamp. Will give you Ok results LED are cool they will not catch the paper on fire. another tip If you can find Color Film Not made for Photography that is the cheapest way to change the color for photography photos just hang it like the tracing paper.
30X40 Design Workshop I think what she meant was, we’re poor broke, not middle class broke😂
Really appreciate this, Eric!
Brillant tips, thanks for sharing!