Most motivating video i've seen for a while. Every time i go out shooting i feel overloaded, forget what to shot, what to say and in the end i'm not satisfied at all. Very glad to see you struggling as well sometimes. Such a video is more worth than 20 other videos where the creators show how awesome they are - brilliant video!
Ah thanks David. Sorry to hear you feel like that sometimes. It’s tough isn’t it. Honestly I had another day like that 😂 that means it’s gonna be another tough edit to make it work 🤪🎥 thanks for watching and commenting 🙏🏻
I'm basically a one man army when it comes to filmmaking and the thing I most identify with is the feeling of being exhausted and overloaded, especially when I film a music video with the performers. The stress of setting up the film set for every unique scene in a location, which includes setting up the environment, lighting, camera gear, camera settings, crowd control, becomes almost overwhelming very quickly, when you realize that your time is limited. At times like these I realize how much of an important factor is mobility and gear management, being able to deduce beforehand what you will definitely use and pack only those essential things in a way that allows you to use them as quickly and efficiently as possible.
If you did the same thing again, you would be able to do everything. The first time, you have so much to figure out. If you were to have the same tasks to do tomorrow, you would get it in record time.
The reason why I wish we lived closer to each other as I don't have anyone down here to film with and have these issues all the time .... cracking video again buddy
What a great video! I spent 2 years during the pandemic shooting a full length feature film all alone on my LG v40 smartphone. Which wound up becoming an award-winning film now, and I'm about to shoot my second solo film, all by myself, but this time on the Panasonic S5. I learned a lot in this video, things that will help me with this next project, but also, I learned more over the two years of making my film than I have learned in my entire life combined. Proving, once again, that the best teacher is actually going out there and doing it. When I started shooting my film, I had never even owned a camera in my entire life. I knew NOTHING. I learned everything on the fly, from CZcamsrs like you. I am a solo theater artist, but now I am equal parts filmmaker. I even got hired to shoot a documentary earlier this year, and so this is all a dream. Thanks so much for all of this information, and actually for all of the videos that you share, I have learned so much from them, and in fact, I decided to buy the Panasonic S5 in large part because of you. I have been working with the Sony a6400 for the past couple of years, and I actually love that camera, but I realize the S5 allows me to make a much better project with this film I'm about to shoot. I also feel like the S5 is a camera that I can really learn from, and grow with. I'm going to keep my a6400, but the S5 is going to be my main camera moving forward. At least for now lol. It never ends. I definitely learned that when it comes to filmmaking gear. :-) Thanks again, amazing work as always.
Hey well done on your achievements. I’m so pleased my videos have helped you. And what an amazing camera the S5 is! 🤩🎥💪🏻 thanks for watching and for your comment
Great content & good advice Sam, really enjoyed this video & appreciate you being honest about your limitations & expectations - have been in similar situations and felt equally defeated, or if I have achieved the shots/content, you then become overly-critical about how more time & focus could produce better results (etc). Great stuff and good work for being ambitious and producing a great story about the experience.
I feel the pain .. thinking what first.. and I got evening job.. kids.. etc. I have to work the whole day when making CZcams videos. .. when I have free day mainly the kids has free time too and I got to spend time with them.. I don't think quality too much yet.. later when I am bettter
This is such a massive thing in our tech review space as smaller content creators with limited teams and resources. I sometimes accept to go shoot brand content with tight deadlines disregarding the fact that I have other things scheduled in the meantime (like directing and editing commercials, my bread and butter…), and this is sometimes a massive headache to produce. Also, this “my brain ain’t working right now, don’t know what to shoot” is very much familiar in these kind of situations… I gotta do something about it, like not accepting these very short deadlines. Yet have I just accepted to shoot some new branded content by the end of this week knowing full well that my schedule is full said week… 😅 Dope content as usual mate, super relatable, keep it up! 🔥
Haha! 😂 hey chris! Great to know it’s not just me! And you’re right… it’s hard not to accept jobs when they come in even if the deadlines are short! Thanks for watching. I appreciate the respect 🙏🏻🤩🎥
Fair play Sam. You worked like a beast to achieve this one. I hate it when I get back from filming something and not liking the shots. Always the down side of being a 1 man crew. Nevertheless you got another cracking video 🙏
That place looks mint mate! Shame that setting up took so much time. That coat looks great, going to have to check it out as I’m a pretty little guy anyway and I have problems getting coats that I don’t get lost in. Great idea with the cam strapped to your head, it’s like an always running notebook of sorts. Those pics were great pal, nice work. Great video again boss!
Hi Sam First off, just found you channel and it’s great. I’m looking at switching careers late in life and with no skills, want to look at furthering a lifelong passion in film. Here’s a question that you may like to ponder for a next video…. Is a drone a better option than a small film crew? Is it possible that having a drone take away all of the hassle of having 2,3 or 4 people to film scenes and lugging around a ton of equipment or do you think that having a crew is more beneficial? I feel people just see drones as getting a higher perspective of a shot rather than thinking outside the box and having a steady shot at head height should you not have a crew. Thoughts?
I was thinking "Why are PolarPro making clothes now?..." then you showed the lens cleaner built into the pocket and I was immediately sold, that'd be so handy!
That’s exciting! 🤩 definitely a drone for some tracking shots; GoPro on the handlebars, maybe something mounted to it somewhere, maybe some static shots of you riding past. Send us the link when it’s done so we can see 🤩🎥🙏🏻
@@SamHolland And it’s up! Ended up experimenting with my new 360 cam to get some impossible riding shots…happy with how it turned out in the end. Thanks for the encouragement Sam. czcams.com/video/PZ8VR1UeVr0/video.html
i got the hp victus with rx 5500m ryzen 5 5600, upgraded ram to 32 gigs, but its so slow it makes me so mad. and when playing games its always 100C for the temperatures
I film everything alone (billy no-mates when filming!). Do you really need the slider? Could you not do the same thing in post digitally? Serious question because I can't afford a slider and its one more thing to hoik around but I still want that movement in my shots.
You can do it in post, works better with interiors using straight lines to replicate a parallax. Outside though is a but harder since you have to shoot in 4k and above and punch in, then animate the slide from left to right or vice versa
I do. I'm bedbound due to my illness and having people around me for too long is too draining and makes me more ill. I can only get up every 3 to 4 hours for a few steps. Placing my tripod or camera etc. somewhere all needs to be done seperatly. It can take me days to just prepare for a shot. I normally photograph, but I am interested in filming as well. I would love you to create a video focused on how to film yourself when you're diabled and can't move well. What gear could be useful. The slide in one of your videos looks really handy but hard to set up and move around I guess. Here's my first attempt to film a short movie: studio.czcams.com/users/videoybbsxOqVS0U/edit
Who else has to film all their content alone?? DO you feel my pain?😅
absolutely feel your pain!!!!
I feel you 🫡
😩🤩🙏🏻🎥🍅
☹... Unfortunately yes, yes I do 😂
😂 the struggle is real!
Most motivating video i've seen for a while. Every time i go out shooting i feel overloaded, forget what to shot, what to say and in the end i'm not satisfied at all. Very glad to see you struggling as well sometimes. Such a video is more worth than 20 other videos where the creators show how awesome they are - brilliant video!
Ah thanks David. Sorry to hear you feel like that sometimes. It’s tough isn’t it. Honestly I had another day like that 😂 that means it’s gonna be another tough edit to make it work 🤪🎥 thanks for watching and commenting 🙏🏻
AND. And. You also had to make a vlog/bts of the whole thing. Respect ✊🏽
Respect 🙏🏻🤩🎥
I'm basically a one man army when it comes to filmmaking and the thing I most identify with is the feeling of being exhausted and overloaded, especially when I film a music video with the performers. The stress of setting up the film set for every unique scene in a location, which includes setting up the environment, lighting, camera gear, camera settings, crowd control, becomes almost overwhelming very quickly, when you realize that your time is limited. At times like these I realize how much of an important factor is mobility and gear management, being able to deduce beforehand what you will definitely use and pack only those essential things in a way that allows you to use them as quickly and efficiently as possible.
Totally. I don’t think film making was ever intended to be done alone 🙏🏻🎥
Spectacular video!!!!! Love how you shared your experiences and made it interesting to find out more about the product 💯
Thanks brother 🤩🙏🏻🎥
This is a REALLY good video, Sam. And a LOT of work! Great job, mate, and great advice!
Thanks Peter 🤩🙏🏻🎥 much appreciated and I’m pleased you liked the advice
If you did the same thing again, you would be able to do everything. The first time, you have so much to figure out. If you were to have the same tasks to do tomorrow, you would get it in record time.
Ladybower is so beautiful! I just got back from shooting a promo there, was so windy, but my drone managed to get the job done! Great vid Sam
That’s amazing! 🤩👌🏻🎥
The reason why I wish we lived closer to each other as I don't have anyone down here to film with and have these issues all the time .... cracking video again buddy
Ah mate it’s tough. You need to get some local people who can CZcams with you!
Thanks man 🤩🙏🏻🎥
@@SamHolland I keep trying but there is no one that committed 😔
What a great video! I spent 2 years during the pandemic shooting a full length feature film all alone on my LG v40 smartphone. Which wound up becoming an award-winning film now, and I'm about to shoot my second solo film, all by myself, but this time on the Panasonic S5. I learned a lot in this video, things that will help me with this next project, but also, I learned more over the two years of making my film than I have learned in my entire life combined. Proving, once again, that the best teacher is actually going out there and doing it. When I started shooting my film, I had never even owned a camera in my entire life. I knew NOTHING. I learned everything on the fly, from CZcamsrs like you. I am a solo theater artist, but now I am equal parts filmmaker. I even got hired to shoot a documentary earlier this year, and so this is all a dream. Thanks so much for all of this information, and actually for all of the videos that you share, I have learned so much from them, and in fact, I decided to buy the Panasonic S5 in large part because of you. I have been working with the Sony a6400 for the past couple of years, and I actually love that camera, but I realize the S5 allows me to make a much better project with this film I'm about to shoot. I also feel like the S5 is a camera that I can really learn from, and grow with. I'm going to keep my a6400, but the S5 is going to be my main camera moving forward. At least for now lol. It never ends. I definitely learned that when it comes to filmmaking gear. :-) Thanks again, amazing work as always.
Hey well done on your achievements. I’m so pleased my videos have helped you. And what an amazing camera the S5 is! 🤩🎥💪🏻 thanks for watching and for your comment
thats crazy i have a gh5 and never came close to even doing anything cool with it
Great content & good advice Sam, really enjoyed this video & appreciate you being honest about your limitations & expectations - have been in similar situations and felt equally defeated, or if I have achieved the shots/content, you then become overly-critical about how more time & focus could produce better results (etc). Great stuff and good work for being ambitious and producing a great story about the experience.
Thank you
Can't lie, love this. Especially for the honesty.
Thank you 🤩🙏🏻🎥
@@SamHolland no thank you
Goal for 2023 - Hire a camera buddy for all of my CZcams videos :)
Haha great plan! 💪🏻🎥🤩
I feel the pain .. thinking what first.. and I got evening job.. kids.. etc. I have to work the whole day when making CZcams videos. .. when I have free day mainly the kids has free time too and I got to spend time with them.. I don't think quality too much yet.. later when I am bettter
This is such a massive thing in our tech review space as smaller content creators with limited teams and resources.
I sometimes accept to go shoot brand content with tight deadlines disregarding the fact that I have other things scheduled in the meantime (like directing and editing commercials, my bread and butter…), and this is sometimes a massive headache to produce.
Also, this “my brain ain’t working right now, don’t know what to shoot” is very much familiar in these kind of situations…
I gotta do something about it, like not accepting these very short deadlines. Yet have I just accepted to shoot some new branded content by the end of this week knowing full well that my schedule is full said week… 😅
Dope content as usual mate, super relatable, keep it up! 🔥
Haha! 😂 hey chris! Great to know it’s not just me! And you’re right… it’s hard not to accept jobs when they come in even if the deadlines are short! Thanks for watching. I appreciate the respect 🙏🏻🤩🎥
Fair play Sam. You worked like a beast to achieve this one. I hate it when I get back from filming something and not liking the shots. Always the down side of being a 1 man crew. Nevertheless you got another cracking video 🙏
Thanks Matt. Good to know it’s not just me! 😂🙏🏻🎥 thanks for watching
@@SamHolland 😂😂🙏
I would love for you to review the Manfrotto backloader backpack
Awesome content Sam. I did something similar in greenland in minus 50 degrees celcius. Have also done work up the the Alps too. Sure does need energy.
Good on ya! 💪🏻 thank you for watching. Keep the energy! 🙏🏻🤩🎥
Always enjoy your videos bro!👌 What camera bag did you use that day?
Great stuff as always mate. Funny, interesting and informative. Killer content!
Cheers
Fred
Thanks so much Fred! 🤩🙏🏻🎥 I appreciate you
That place looks mint mate!
Shame that setting up took so much time.
That coat looks great, going to have to check it out as I’m a pretty little guy anyway and I have problems getting coats that I don’t get lost in.
Great idea with the cam strapped to your head, it’s like an always running notebook of sorts.
Those pics were great pal, nice work.
Great video again boss!
Haha 😂 thanks bro! 🙏🏻🎥 hope you’re well
@@SamHolland yeah man! Hbu?
And whereabouts was that where you filmed? 🎥
One of your best mate 👏🏻
Thanks Ben 🤩🙏🏻🎥
Next time bring a wagon 😂😂😂
Nice video Sam, where is the location?
Maybe spontaneity is the best way.
I think you’re right 😩😂
Hi Sam
First off, just found you channel and it’s great. I’m looking at switching careers late in life and with no skills, want to look at furthering a lifelong passion in film.
Here’s a question that you may like to ponder for a next video…. Is a drone a better option than a small film crew? Is it possible that having a drone take away all of the hassle of having 2,3 or 4 people to film scenes and lugging around a ton of equipment or do you think that having a crew is more beneficial? I feel people just see drones as getting a higher perspective of a shot rather than thinking outside the box and having a steady shot at head height should you not have a crew.
Thoughts?
Wireless yo yeah! Thanks
I was thinking "Why are PolarPro making clothes now?..." then you showed the lens cleaner built into the pocket and I was immediately sold, that'd be so handy!
😂 what a feature eh! On the shirts, there’s a little bit built in to the material on the inner side 🤯 so clever!
Nice...!
Thank you Amit 🤩🙏🏻🎥
Nice video as always mate
Did you use the Lumix 85 1.8 for the shots at 8:39 ? Loving that bokeh doe
Thank you 🤩🙏🏻 yeah that’s right. Love that lens!
If you shoot in 4K then edit in 1080 you can make a fake slider pan using the crop factor, 1080 is plenty for youtube videos
I have got to film myself doing an ebike review later this month and I still have no idea how I’m going to do it.
That’s exciting! 🤩 definitely a drone for some tracking shots; GoPro on the handlebars, maybe something mounted to it somewhere, maybe some static shots of you riding past. Send us the link when it’s done so we can see 🤩🎥🙏🏻
@@SamHolland And it’s up! Ended up experimenting with my new 360 cam to get some impossible riding shots…happy with how it turned out in the end. Thanks for the encouragement Sam.
czcams.com/video/PZ8VR1UeVr0/video.html
Hey Sam love the video and wanted to ask where the location was . Great vid
Hey. Thank you. It was Derwent Reservoir in the Peaks 🤩🙏🏻🎥
@@SamHolland thanks bro really appreciates 👍
did the new video drop with the quicker slider? really needing a quicker slider
Hehe, I can really relate to this one 🥴
😂 glad it’s not just me! 🎥
i got the hp victus with rx 5500m ryzen 5 5600, upgraded ram to 32 gigs, but its so slow it makes me so mad. and when playing games its always 100C for the temperatures
I film everything alone (billy no-mates when filming!). Do you really need the slider? Could you not do the same thing in post digitally? Serious question because I can't afford a slider and its one more thing to hoik around but I still want that movement in my shots.
You can do it in post, works better with interiors using straight lines to replicate a parallax.
Outside though is a but harder since you have to shoot in 4k and above and punch in, then animate the slide from left to right or vice versa
You could do it but I always find that the keyframes aren’t as good as camera movements. Punching it and left and right movements are fine 🤩👌🏻🎥
Yo Sam, if this is your full time job, does it pay fairly decent?
Sam. Where was this filmed?
Why didn't you use your gimbal?
😂 believe me, I thought about it!! But there was no way I could carry anymore gear if I wanted to have any arms left at the end! 😂🎥💪🏻
@@SamHolland if I get a dry day next week I’m going to have a go at this👍
Yessss! 🤩💪🏻 I hope you get on better than me 🎥🙏🏻
So you filmed yourself "Filming yourself", noice!
😂 it’s like inception but for CZcams 😵💫
@@SamHolland True, you're a legend man😂😂😂
🤩🙏🏻🎥
A video about you not getting the shots, but still advertising gear... And the gear didn't help get the shots at all...
The gear that was advertised did help! And I learned a lot from not getting the shots. Sharing the knowledge and mistakes is key 👌🏻🎥
I do. I'm bedbound due to my illness and having people around me for too long is too draining and makes me more ill. I can only get up every 3 to 4 hours for a few steps. Placing my tripod or camera etc. somewhere all needs to be done seperatly. It can take me days to just prepare for a shot. I normally photograph, but I am interested in filming as well. I would love you to create a video focused on how to film yourself when you're diabled and can't move well. What gear could be useful. The slide in one of your videos looks really handy but hard to set up and move around I guess.
Here's my first attempt to film a short movie:
studio.czcams.com/users/videoybbsxOqVS0U/edit