Casey Neistat's Rule for Camera Movement

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[@lucedice2736]

You really animated a whole scene to just make it 1% cooler for 1 second.... That's some dedication

[@blobmonster7870]

I remember i watched a video like 10 minutes ago about how he loves his shots tilted because it makes it feel like hes talking to a person not a camera then now he says he wants every shot to be perfectly straight... which one is it dude?

[@caveymon]

Tilted is still static. And probably tilted up or down which still makes a square shot. Using angles for dramatic effect. He just hates/detests skewed shots which are slanted sideways. Or skewed as even the animation shows. Or moving shots. He generally tries to keep his skateboard shots static as possible. And 9 out of 10. So there is some leeway.

[@floorks]

@@bakwasaadmicapt_maxx4577 closest thing to what you’re thinking of is NVIDIA’s NERF

[@bakwasaadmicapt_maxx4577]

@@floorks I don't even know what u talking about.

[@kaki476]

​@@bakwasaadmicapt_maxx4577 Its an IA that can create video like chat gpt can create full text

[@ARL2D2]

Sam Raimi: *laughs in dynamic cinematography*

[@Prizm17]

Facts he’s the FUCKING GOAT

[@sweetlilhifi]

Yeah Cassavetes didn’t have shit on this dude.

[@yodgetfit]

Thats different though, his camera movements are intentional. Unintentional camera movement is usually annoying.

[@mycelia_ow]

​@@yodgetfit This

[@antonpogorevici]

yes but he has a huge budget to buy all kinds of equipment

[@zakthefurryfeline8865]

“This shot is so square and symmetrical” Shows a 16:9 asymmetrical rule of thirds image

[@nikolavranjes8723]

yeah hahahahaha

[@Mopfactory]

he means it’s flat to the opposing wall, level to the ground, and there’s a clear center object

[@Mopfactory]

tho i agree its not the best example

[@timothymabulay3563]

The kid who records a school fight needs that quote

[@YaNeK92]

😂😂😂

[@fuimastv]

Fantastic quote: "Let the action move, NOT the camera".

[@killthomas8373]

One of my first film school teachers wouldn’t let us take the camera off the tripod for like 3 months based on this principle. It teaches you a lot about staging scenes and telling a story

[@xxdalionxx]

Wish Hollywood would do that. This was the principle of how the fest hong kong kung Fu movies were filmed.

[@TheIggyTech]

​@@xxdalionxx or Hunger Games 1 🥴 I remember having such a hard time watching any action scene in that movie.

[@mrboast2826]

​@@TheIggyTech It just skill level...Usually Chinese(China@Hong Kong) actor have martial arts background so their punch are real and fast.. Meanwhile Hollywood actor can't even run let alone fight...U can't ask Katy Perry punch with his big breast

[@MrEatSomeBrains]

​@@TheIggyTech have you seen liam neeson jump over a fence?

[@Tanoaproductionsfiji]

that was an awesome interview.. Casey really blew a lot of BS out of the water and kept things basic and real. Love you both!

[@Movetheproduct]

Cringe

[@flipwhale5494]

@@Movetheproduct su

[@3dPrint_and_chill]

​@@MovetheproductOnly a child would say that. Go to bed little kid.

[@Noodlecow2]

@@Movetheproduct 😐

[@tsiurek22]

Dude involved politics in a blog Chanel what are u talking about

[@bowiemtl]

Straight fax, hate it when people started filming literally everything in portrait mode even when a landscape shot made more sense

[@P.Whitestrake]

Bro should direct a movie. He's got the technicality right. Jackie Chan used the same technique to film his action films since the '80s. He said, "Always steady, wide angle. Let the audience see I'm jumping down, running, do those kinds of things." That's why his self-directed movies are so good & easy to see. No supercuts, no shaky cam, & doesn't hurt our eyes.

[@levmyshkin8366]

I think athleticism and choreography make Jackie Chan movies special. The lack of cutting does showcase it very well

[@Minecraftrok999]

Guess what: Casey WAS a director before he became a KZbinr.

[@tilio9380]

I was gonna say Jackie Chan and you beat me to it. 😂 His old films were such a breath a freah air compared to the modern day Hollywood shaky cam action movies.

[@shamanicdude8605]

​@@tilio9380 It's not even shaky cam,it's quick pans and jump cuts that blur away and cover up any goofy editing.Lazy and nauseating camera work is the norm for many hollywood movies.

[@producerjuan5850]

@@shamanicdude8605not just goofy editing but bad fight choreography in most cases. Jackie is a trained martial artist and stunt performer. Most actors are gym fit at best 😅. Directors do what they can with what they got!

[@travislayes6024]

In the directing world, there's a name for the swing of a camera meeting up with another scene starting with that same swing of camera. It's an art, and if you do it wrong, people notice and sometimes they don't even know it bothers them.

[@kamkam9600]

Swish pan transition/cut

[@TheFS2004guru]

@@kamkam9600 Casey did a video where he did it all with swish transitions as a challenge. It was really well done

[@fabianpetrescu]

@@TheFS2004gurulink

[@thecandyunicorn7728]

I love how different but valid and cool some film maker’s perspectives are when it comes to shots and movement

[@RequiemUnkown]

It's good to see Sean Penn living his best life.

[@kimalibennett9468]

Lmao every time I see him I think about mystic River 😂

[@rickkroll]

I feel like casey just learned how to curse

[@phant0m597]

Fr

[@benlohr9763]

Bruh he cursed twice 🤨

[@mynameiscraig1388]

Caseys a New Yorker he’s always cursing in videos I see of him not on his channel

[@kazpaapzak8637]

It’s all about balance. When the movement is already engaging, there’s no need to move the camera, when the movement is boring you can move the camera to make it more engaging.

[@KastleDefenseGroup]

You can ask Casey almost anything and he will give an in depth answer except for one topic. Don’t ask about the son he abandoned and how Casey is a PoS.

[@Xplicid]

Hey?

[@nicks3037]

Lol horrible

[@TalmboutJonAfrica]

Exactly. Also don’t ask him about his company origins and his “humble beginnings”. Just listening to the way he speaks here and his mannerisms makes it so clear he’s a POS.

[@TalmboutJonAfrica]

Casey “I came from nothing f4g glasses” Neistat

[@DamianLewd]

100% none of my business

[@GabeDaEngineer]

Casey is a fucking genius

[@moallam7685]

Delusional as hell. Just because he said he likes static shots? Thats literally the most basic preference when it comes to videography.

[@GabeDaEngineer]

@@moallam7685 watch the whole episode

[@MowMent]

​@@moallam7685 in this age, where social media is part of our daily lives, that may be a common basic preference for videography but not all people notice that unless they are told and go "oh, whoah, I had no idea". That may be not a genius idea but no reason to be hostile about it

[@LunaticTheCat]

​@@moallam7685 He basically invented vlogging, lol. Definitely a genius.

[@eren1707]

Get a life

[@dazpatreg]

Good to see Sean Penn is keeping well

[@AlpineShenanigans]

Big agree. When I get friends to film me skiing I always explain to keep it motionless as long as possible and they always agree it looks really nice.

[@HexlGaming]

I agree. Same with POV clips. Having the camera attatched to a helmet can be cool to add some dynamics but to actually see what's going on and how incredibly something is executed it's so much better if the camera gets hard mounted.

[@Enesidaone]

It’s always so nice to see familial foundations build on mutual love, respect, and communication. 🥰 The mom is calmly and lovingly setting expectations and boundaries with her child, the son is clearly and calmly (for his age) expressing his emotions, and momma is helping him cope with them and the situation (hugs and _I love yous_). My mom had a different method of dealing with this bedtime struggle though. The rule was that if we did everything we needed to do to get ready for bed (teeth, pjs, etc.), then we could stay up and quietly watch another half hour of TV before going to bed for real. It made us feel more “adult” because we thought we were getting away with staying up later, when in reality she was just getting us ready half an hour before our actual bedtime. 😁 One time we argued about getting to stay up till midnight during a sleepover and instead of arguing with a bunch of actual kindergarteners, she just agreed and stealthily changed all the clocks in the house so that it would be midnight by the time our movie finished! 🤭

[@darthsnarf]

i learned in film making that you should only move the camera for a purpose. use it as another story telling method. the movement of the camera can tell a story all on its own in the correct shot

[@thew26x]

i used to love camera movement and glidecam everything but now i literally tripod everything and it makes the actor movement is more enticing

[@nielatmeplease2698]

Camera movements makes a focal point to a subject that you want to focus on. It makes the other parts of the view passively visible/invisible. Static type of taking a shot is like watching your teacher where your focus will go outside the window, blackboard/whiteboard, and getting sleepy after because it takes to much attention to other data/objects other than the subject. He explained it differently maybe that's the way he perceives it.

[@ethanjethro]

I learned so much from this video, I have the title written down so I can refresh all the info in my brain, very helpful and I’ll be putting it to use

[@HeyhitmeBAM]

Lol

[@Lailas776]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@vincevalentine4129]

Why not save it on a playlist instead?

[@HeyhitmeBAM]

@@vincevalentine4129 because this is an NPC

[@oneeco]

The Jackie Chan philosophy

[@EM38101]

Bro's jawline is more square than his shots😂

[@craigstynardt4990]

A great thing with heavy cameras is that you learn to compose before you finally have the resources to move the camera other than sticks and by that time you know how to research & master the techniques necessary for creating meaningful camera movement. Watch the new TopGun - lots of sticks, little Dolly and great inboard crashcam - no “war time” or “street cinema” like you would expect from a movie about military aviation.

[@AquaRedX]

This episode was soo long like 40min BUT also very informative. Thank you for making this and Thank you Casey for having time for a interview.

[@romilrh]

Bro was bullied by a skewed, moving camera as a child 😂

[@nothajzl]

I feel like “Prisoners” of Denis Villeneuve is an example of camera moving only when its necessary. Rewatch the movie and pay attention to the camera work. It’s incredible.

[@fuscia13]

They taught us in production that tracking, moving and zooming all look low quality and amateurish so I’ve always avoided it. Framing and composition are everything. Photography with images moving in the frame

[@ash3075]

I HATE IT when I'm trying to watch a camera someone else is moving, like on of those videos or in games- it's like, they never look where I would look and "WHY AREN'T YOU CHECKING TO THE RIGHT" in my head while I silently watch the video.

[@TechOutAdam]

"Let the action move, not the camera" but at the same time imagine an action movie with no movement lol

[@don_huzan]

“There’s so much fucking information in this shot” Facts, man. Facts.

[@jason6569]

This is how I feel about fight scenes with a million cut shots. Make it a widebshotband make a longer scene. Yes it is harder and takes more to coordinate, sure a few cuts is fine. Don't make it a punch, a cut, a kick, a cut, someone is thrown, a cut to them flying threw the air with the camera lower, another cut to them falling etc.

[@Azeliniana]

Me always using the 0.5x zoom when taking pictures or videos just so i can keep the camera still.

[@jayden.8527]

"Let the action move, not the camera" True for SOOOOO many movies and YT videos.

[@hootowlme]

Honestly shocked yet so happy to see Jack Conte

[@stupidthefish1979]

He hit the “F” in “Fucking” so hard I thought he was turning down the 35 cent donation to a children’s hospital

[@sanahaskuranage8071]

He rides around NYC with a camera on his face!!

[@diy_rabbithole]

This is why I hate those over the top speedramps and random ass camera panning transitions. None of it tells a story. Whoever this man is, he is dropping wisdom.

[@luckyhippy4898]

That reminds me of shaky cameras during fight choreography and the endless cuts.

[@darlingtonjonesimagery9247]

Nobody goes to Casey Neistat to learn how to be a cinematographer

[@jackmcgoblin]

The still moving camera has always been weird for me feel very commercial. That desk wabble or the sway on a stabiliser just feels better

[@simong9022]

Dude....i was like...Sean Penn is filming cool shoots on yt now?! 😂😂

[@FerdiGaleon]

Bro is on next level.

[@nikolavranjes8723]

dynamic camera movement are also important, depends what will you put in that scene.

[@GatherYeRosebudsWhileYeMay]

I think this is more true of outdoor shots than indoor shots Just as he said our brain can process so much once we have mapped out a room from different angles or movement etc it actually helps our brain forma Chema of the room Whilst outdoor there is often too much space or detail etc for our brain to comprehend and form that schema

[@Scott21]

I agree, there was some current TV show like this about police or something, and the camera was shaking around a lot for effect of action, but it was too much, lol

[@spiffy3582]

I just discovered your channel through gawx and I’m loving your contents! I learnt so much in your content! Thank you sir and I appreciate it so much!

[@conanc3570]

Jackie Chan: that's my boy right here

[@hookedonfishing.6021]

Great info on camera movement my better videos have little camera movement " let the action move NOT the camera". Golden advice !

[@FunkyBukkyo]

And that's why movies that decided to use shaky cam could give motion sickness

[@awesomegamercz]

Casey Neistat out here making classic Resident Evil irl

[@jacksonmanning7583]

I hate static shots

[@13bh12]

who the fack asked you pal?

[@w140]

Imagine Avengers made with only static wide angle shots

[@BOOSETO]

Static shots have a set composition. Dynamic shots done correctly have the same compositional aesthetic, but they make the shot more interesting. Slapping 400 pounds of sandbags on a dolly and ever so slowly creeping in on your subjects for a longer take will always look better than a static shot for that same amount of time.

[@freddiemoller3692]

So interesting to hear his technique!! ❤

[@troyschlatter6816]

Thats what i hate about the new “ realistic reload“ trend. The intentional extreme shaking of the gun is so annoying in real life when you reload you cant see the gun wiggle and move because your eye follows it

[@arcanealchemist3190]

its up to taste. skew shots and camera movement can both be really cool. i love skew shots when theyre done right. these sorta "you cant do this" shit makes me excited to prove him wrong. every rule is made to be broken.

[@Tobs1313]

Totally agree. I hate all the camera motions in modern action movies or video games. I think it's done to hide CGI imperfections. It might be just me but I prefer slow and smooth camera movement..

Thats why we like some movie directors better than others

[@DomBurgess]

Camera movement, properly done, is beautiful.

[@willdrew287]

I think Casey is someone who intimately understands how humans view film. Like he said, our eyes are effectively wide angle, 18-24mm lenses, although if a film were shot that way, there would simply be too much detail and it would be hard to draw attention to something. That being said, it can be done with a maximalist style of filmmaking, those iconic Wes Anderson shots brimming with detail are a good example, however if you're looking to give your film a naturalistic feel, ironically a narrower lens does the trick.

[@frenchtickler8315]

He got that island head nose 😂😂

[@stpk]

“Let the action move not the camera” is how I feel watching sports. All so bad. 😅

[@dizzycreates]

“Let the action move. Not the camera” Genius

[@PleaseFallSilently]

That's why I prefer the way they filmed as an example Star Trek Next Generation in comparison to the modern Star Trek. Much more pleasant to watch. Nothing worse than non stop shaking cameras.

[@Pxnkky]

I found this somewhere on the internet and I cant unsee it "He looks like if he took his sunglasses off his nose would go with it"

[@brillopad1392]

ABSOLUTELY! I am sick of watching movies where the camera operators have Parkinson's.

[@A1ban1anasian360]

Different shots and movements can give more feeling to a scene. If you are an experienced cinematographer.

[@jacobrhine7619]

This guy interviewing is jack conte and he made patreon and has some amazing music videos he produced from 10 years ago

[@nafeesrashid668]

Totally agree with him. Never liked shaky camera.

[@ARealPersonNotABot]

It really just comes down to taste and/or motivation. Some action scenes benefit from movement. Some comedy scenes benefit from a static camera. The same with drama. Both ways have their place. My issue is with camera shake and unnecessary edits. Two techniques that have plagued action movies for over 2 decades now.

[@faidon90125]

OMG, FINALLY someone said it! So much agree on this one. Moving shots especially those mimicking head movement are sooooo tiring.

[@tw9535]

The guy makes vlogs that are more visually appealing and better storytelling than 99.9999% of vlogs and 85% of movies. And yet KZbin commenters still know more than he does. Fascinating.

[@biswajit07]

sometimes you do need camera movements. Just like in movies. It should be a mix of everything. Becomes interesting to watch.

[@Relaxed9494]

I think that’s why youtube rolled out the premium bit rate thing so “premium” people don’t end up with f eyes.

[@TheRealSteveHarvey]

His videos are really good to watch it could be about something you care nothing about but its him and his style of videography you watch it for

[@whoyacallinpinhead]

Basically Wes Anderson if he looked like Quentin Tarantino

[@nathanlegrand7444]

Well looks like he applies the square rule to his head shape as well.

[@UltraClue]

Every amateur cinematographer posing as a professional while using shaky camera movement to make the scene look "more interesting" needs to watch this.

[@washyamouth__]

It looks like if you take his glasses off his nose will come with it

[@armango_am9317]

Are you the animator for that one band rare Americans? Lol

[@yatharthvishwa3397]

"He looks like his nose comes off with the sunglasses"

[@AqilKamaludin]

“9/10 shots are static” coz you’re practical, Casey. You’re not gon bring a stabiliser or set up a track for a dolly shot more over… a vlog

[@swurvling]

Good explanation. Haven't thought about it yet

[@monasteryintibet]

He’s stuck back in the 90’s music video style of shooting 😂 when the camera didn’t move its all static shots. Things have change

[@Watershake99]

Dynamic shots in movies also have like a ton of preparation and equipment behind them. from glidecams, dollys to cranes. You simply can’t do that shit on your own

[@ghostfacefrmscream]

I wish Casey would tell action movie directors to do this shot

[@philm0graphy]

I think camera move meant is ok, but you shouldn’t move it unless you have a reason to

[@chandlerbarber7027]

Yeah the square frame fits his square face best

[@HaroldTheWizardCat]

Funny because the best part of this video was the moving animated section

[@josiahjray]

Completely static cameras always just give the vibe of student film. Some movement is okay IMHO.

[@itsfelipesanches]

"Let the action move, not the camera." - Neistat, Casey

[@VirginiaRican]

He's right. Why are Wes Anderson movies so relaxing to watch?

[@npcwhatthe]

"Let the action move, not the camera."

[@joshswrld996]

This is why he was one the the first big KZbinrs

[@tomhubbard8510]

Better commentary than every single hollywood director

[@kylepope6805]

Bro that stone cold Steve Austin stashe is horrifying

[@gabrielgonzales657]

That's exactly why I hate those guys who make those stupid commercials for people and all it is is the camera moving and following food dropping in a bowl for 10 seconds with some stupid song and they think it's the best shit ever