Coffee Shop B-Roll Challenge + Tips

Awhile back, Cody Wanner challenged people to go out to a local coffee shop and film some b-roll. Challenge accepted. I also talk a little bit about how to shoot cinematic b-roll like this and give some tips for beginners. Really hope you like it! :)
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[@RCodyWanner]

Great work man - rad tips, and your voice is just like, NEXT LEVEL perfect for tutorials haha! Keep makin dope stuff

[@clarkeemalarkee]

Cody Wanner Thank you so much for taking the time to watch this Cody! You’re such an inspiration to me and always keep me motivated to continue creating. :)

[@CoreyCaptures]

The man himself!

[@CRMXph]

I see canon user. I hit subscribe button and notification. haha. Great work and the tones

[@WaleedAlfudhaili]

Great work man and excellent B-roll with exception of the blue nail fingers part 😊. Thanks

[@kan-zee]

*B Roll starts @ **2:18* those close up zoom shots. 👀 👍👍 2:51 & 3:01 & 3:14 & 3:36 & 3:39 -> 3:44 & 3:48 & 3:54 & 3:58 &4:02 Enjoyed all your Tips. cheers

[@clarkeemalarkee]

Thank you so much!

[@AutoStartTest]

Interesting channel and great video. I try to make few broll but is so hard, I have to do it few more times. Best regards.

[@clarkeemalarkee]

Thank you so much! Let me know how the b-roll is going and if there's anything else you'd like me to teach!

[@irish8370]

Thank you, Clarke!

[@AdventuresofIvyDevi]

Will definitely be taking some of this into action! I’m hoping to do a vlog about great coffee shops in my area and this was a big help!

[@VisitPunjab]

very nice voice life actor... thank you

[@Mad_Moxx]

Excellent video man. Thank you.

[@aghsan]

I like your short tutorial, inspired my for a new idea. Gracias

[@TamaraChaos]

I will be using these tips when we film my new show.

[@pentatonya1778]

You’re better than you think you are... stronger than you’ve ever been dude! 😎🙌

[@clarkeemalarkee]

PentaTonya FanGirl Thank youuuu! 😊

[@FilmAshton]

Definitely some helpful tips for those who are new to the b-roll practice! Also, coffee is just such a beautiful subject!

[@imagee02]

Awesome video. The colors are amazing

[@clarkeemalarkee]

Thank you very much!

[@TamaraChaos]

These are fantastic tips.

[@jehsdca]

That was a great video. I found the marriage of your music to the video outstanding. It really upped the excitement of the images you captured!

[@clarkeemalarkee]

Thank you Jeffrey! Finding the music for this video was by far the hardest part of the whole thing and I still wasn't sure I got it right, so your comment means a lot! :D

[@peterkinder4225]

I haven't seen any of your videos before but I'm gonna subscribe after this one just because I can tell you've got it freaking down, man. Can't wait to see more 👌

[@clarkeemalarkee]

Peter Kinder Thank you Peter! I feel like this is one of my better videos so I hope you’re not disappointed by the rest! Lol. I’ll try to keep making awesome stuff. 😂😂

[@tobywenzel7134]

Bro your so good. Keep making these kind of videos. I’m starting to get into videos for cafes myself and this videos really help! Thanks!

[@clarkeemalarkee]

Thank you so much Toby! Making coffee videos is SO fun. Best of luck! Let me know if there's anything else I can teach in a future video!

[@eliasali9383]

Beautiful stuff! Keep up the great work

[@clarkeemalarkee]

Thank you! Will do!

[@sumitkusalkar34]

That was awesome, helped with good idea! Going for first coffee shop shoot!! Thanks a lot !! 😇🌱

[@clarkeemalarkee]

Best of luck!

[@joshzaring]

Great job dude! 👊🙂👍

[@clarkeemalarkee]

Josh Zaring thank you so much!!! Appreciate you checking out my work!

[@GarCorStudio]

Awesome work. Love the humility point that you are learning as well and makes what you do even more relatable for me. Subscribed.

[@clarkeemalarkee]

GarCorMediaProductions Thank you! Yeah, I think it’s weird that everyone is presenting themselves as pros when they’ve only been shooting for a couple years. Once I’ve been doing this for 10-15 years and I’m successful, maybe then I’ll start teaching more, but I gotta prove myself first.

[@GarCorStudio]

@@clarkeemalarkee same on my end.

[@reneegross3218]

A very smooth B roll 👌

[@nerddroid]

thanks for the tips clarke

[@clarkeemalarkee]

My pleasure! Thanks for watching!

[@paraicsullivan9506]

Great video. Very down to earth guy. Humble but notably talented 😇

[@clarkeemalarkee]

I appreciate that! Thanks for watching!

[@edgarbraithwaite]

Great video, thank you!❤

[@ChrisJhunVloggs]

Nice video man i am BROLL AND COFFEE addict got some ideas from this one thanks for sharing peace!

[@clarkeemalarkee]

Thank you! I'm definitely a b-roll and coffee addict as well. Haha. Glad this gave you some ideas! :D

[@InnerResearcher]

Loved this Clarke! I searched' 'coffee b-roll' and this popped up. Loveddd it. It's also great to see that you're also a part of the nosmallcreator community!! Hi!

[@clarkeemalarkee]

Thanks so much! Hello there! Yeah, I've met Cody a few times and he's incredible. It was fun doing this challenge of his. Appreciate you stopping by!

[@InnerResearcher]

Clarke Surrey amazing! I was just hanging out with him last week. What a small woooorld

[@clarkeemalarkee]

Yeah I try to catch up with him whenever he's in So Cal.

[@hamzazahrane9217]

so amazing bro

[@nickoloui]

How are you not more known my dude? Quality content. Love it. Looking forward to more!

[@clarkeemalarkee]

Thanks man! I’m just gradually working my way up. Haha. Appreciate you stopping by!

[@MAXXFIGO]

i loved your b-roll,nice job...i'm a coffee lover and amazing that's Prometheus!

[@clarkeemalarkee]

Lol yes, that’s sprometheus. 😂😂 thanks!

[@isaacryan4034]

Dude this is so sick! Just found this video and your channel looking for some inspiration! Just finished putting together a promo for a local cafe I shot a couple months back! Absolutely love this stuff hey

[@clarkeemalarkee]

Thank you so much Isaac! Glad you liked it!

[@on21producoes40]

Good work. I like the result and you made everything clear enough. Also, thanks for the tip on camera transitions. They’re nice to have but your video shows they aren’t really needed for b-roll.

[@clarkeemalarkee]

Thank you! Yeah, I definitely think they are overused right now because they are super popular, but I'm still trying to get better at them cause if you use them right they can look AMAZING. Appreciate you watching!

[@AlgVideoEdits]

Niceley done ✅ love the cinematography... Well filmed..

[@clarkeemalarkee]

Thank you so much!

[@OscarXperience]

nice tips man! love it

[@clarkeemalarkee]

Appreciate it!

[@ButchFagan]

very inspiring! Been learning some 'coffee' broll myself. Keep the vids coming!!

[@clarkeemalarkee]

Thank you man! Appreciate it

[@alexanderthegreat7724]

Outstanding output bro! Thank you for the tips about doing B-Rolls :)

[@clarkeemalarkee]

Thanks for watching! Appreciate the feedback. :) glad you liked it

[@ithemes]

“... and film Car go out and...” 😂😂😂😂 Absolutely beautiful shots btw

[@clarkeemalarkee]

Thank you man! Haha. I wasn't sure whether to leave those little moments in the video but I felt like it makes it more authentic and real. XD

[@pentatonya1778]

Clarke Surrey the best laughs imo. 🤣

[@TamaraChaos]

Can you make a video sometime a raw footage? Like just one little clip of what it looks like before you edit? Showing your technique?

[@Insageproduction]

Ayyy This is fire bro !!!!!! thank you for letting me tag along and experience this precess

[@clarkeemalarkee]

Seagge Abella Thank you for (almost) waking up on time and helping out on the shoot! Seriously means so much that I have friends who will help me on personal projects like this! You’re the best! ❤️

[@tobywenzel7134]

I love this video so much

[@clarkeemalarkee]

THANK YOU! :D

[@tituvanni]

They are my idol as well Jessie and Daniel Shciffer if I'm not mistaken. I'm going to do this later with our Oktoberfest!

[@OneFootOfftheGrid]

Nice Work. Give yourself more credit though. I think I turned out dope! In camera transitions are tricky and I’m still working on them. Requires so much more planning but the finished product is worth it.

[@OneHeartMission]

Great job!!

[@clarkeemalarkee]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@AbhinavGorthi]

Great tips, man. You are really good at what you do. Subscribed.

[@clarkeemalarkee]

Thank you so much!!

[@sjsjkloko]

Hello, great video. Can you please tell us what kind of lighting did you use? The one in the cafe (lamps etc.) or did you bring your own? (Continuous light from Aputure etc.) Thank you for any advice. Keep up the good work.

[@clarkeemalarkee]

Hi Vasa! So there’s a lot of daylight in the cafe through windows, but it was a very big space, so I also brought two compact fluorescent fixtures just to create some direction to the light. It’s mostly noticeable in the section where they are on the espresso machine (I put a big light just off frame pointing at them to emulate window light). In the roasting section the light was just high up and generally pointing at the roaster for a little exposure bump.

[@ScottBell]

Beautiful b-roll. Hey we have the same fannel shirt!

[@clarkeemalarkee]

Hahah thank you Scott! Twins!

[@chavitavb]

I have to shoot some coffee shop broll for my job, but the problem is that our camera is a heavy 16 inch Sony field camera with a huge lens lol. I'm just trying to envision what I can shoot on a tripod and what I could attempt to shoot handheld with such a heavy camera.

[@clarkeemalarkee]

Yeah that would be tricky. I mean the concepts are the same though. Just do your best to get some cool unique angles despite the restrictions! Having restrictions just makes you have to be even more creative!

[@zxell8246]

this is amazing! i wish i could do this in one shot impromptu . if you dont mind can you do a b-roll for GoPro 6 or 7 thanks awesome work man!!!

[@clarkeemalarkee]

Hey Reyland! Thanks for the comment! Honestly I do not own or ever shoot on GoPro - and it would be tough to do this style of b-roll simply because of the lack of focal length options. GoPro's are just WIDE, so it's tough to get different looks. The best advice I could suggest is to try and change the viewpoint as much as possible - different angles and distances from the subject to help keep everything interesting.

[@SpencerWhiteman]

Oh snap, random Sprometheus cameo? Wasn't expecting that lol!

[@clarkeemalarkee]

Hahaha, before he got huge. Lol. I've known him for quite awhile.

[@CoreyCaptures]

Dude love this video man! KILLER B-ROLL! Question....do you use manual or autofocus when filming? That is one thing I have been struggling with on WHEN to use manual focus. Thanks, man!

[@clarkeemalarkee]

I used to preach manual focus for everything...and then I bought the 5D Mark IV and I became a believer in autofocus. My recommendation is you get to know your camera and figure out which one works best for you. I use autofocus about 90% of the time nowadays - but there are situations where I can’t or don’t. For example - macro shots I almost always to manually.

[@RedDragon-nz4mm]

That car sounds like a legit jet bro😂😂

[@javierdiazgz1521]

Hello clarke, wonderfull broll video, I have a qusetion. For you which lenses is better 24/70 f/4 or 16-35 f/4 L, ?

[@clarkeemalarkee]

For B-Roll purposes I would go with the 24-70. Gives you more options and different looks, plus a more shallow depth of field at the 70 end. I only use my 16-35 for wides and the vlogging shots.

[@ekalendong]

A W E S O M E, i love how you describe your self, nice learn from you, greeting from Bali :)

[@golfzaaz]

Very nice video, but I would like to know how many frame rate when you shoot slow motion?

[@clarkeemalarkee]

Golf Gzaa 60fps!

[@erwinmixvideos2558]

I love it bro I hope i can shoot like that too..my friend.

[@BrentGoodale]

Loved the video. Awesome job. You mentioned in another video about how you were preferring the Kalita wave over the v60. I have been using a v60 for years and always find it more Astringent or bitter no matter what ratio or grind I use. My aeropress blows the v60 out of the water with clarity. Is this what your experiencing as well? I feel like I’m the odd one out that does like the v60. Thinking I might need to get a kalito!

[@clarkeemalarkee]

Thank you Brent! Yup! Because the V60 is a classic pour over method, the coffee and water spend the least amount of time together as the cup brews. This brings out tons of flavor in the coffee so you can really taste the bean, but brings a lot of bitterness and acidity with it. Some people like high acidity coffees...I am not one of them. Therefore, when dealing with an acidic coffee to begin with like a natural Ethiopia for example, I prefer to use the Kalita Wave which is closer to a full immersion method (Aeropress). I would definitely try out a Kalita, it's a nice balance of getting the flavors from a pourover without the intense acidity. Get the Kalita Wave 185, that's the classic size.

[@crischansan]

Great B-roll! A newbie here, what frame rate, shutter speed/bit rate do you use to slow or fast forward a video this smoothly? Or generally, at what frame rate should you shoot your b-rolls in? Is the video edited and rendered on a 24p timeline?

[@clarkeemalarkee]

cris chan hey Cris. This video is a mix between 24fps and 60fps (slowed down to 24) footage. Yes it’s on a 24p timeline (or 23.976 to be exact). Shutter speed should always be double your frame rate (so at 24fps, shutter speed is 1/50). For speed ramping it doesn’t really matter how you shot it, it just needs to be smooth so it doesn’t look super jerky when you speed it up. Lmk if you have any other questions!

[@crischansan]

​@@clarkeemalarkee Thank you. I'm good, I'll need more studying but take it one at a time or else 🤯 with all the new info. I appreciate the reply. And also for the tips and reminders, I learned a lot from your video. You're awesome 👍👍

[@ReedEmbry]

I loved this video!!!!! I am a college trained photographer/videographer by nature and I have a very small bit of critique if you're interested. if not by all means just quit reading lol. It is in your first B roll shots. You focus mainly on a guy. You are telling the story of his day as a professional coffee roaster throughout his process. It was all going splendidly when @ 3 minutes and 35 seconds, without seeing the face of another human being, we are presented with a hand that has blue fingernail polish. In the minds of a viewer, without proper establishing shots, I assumed that this was the hand of the guy you've been following the whole time and I was thrown out of the story and suddenly became very perplexed by why this guy would be painting his fingernails blue. lol It's totally fine for him to paint his nails blue but it took me out of the scene completely until we saw his hands without the fingernail polish. It is a very odd thing but extremely important when dealing with people that you communicate, even if for 1 second that you're introducing a new character. Otherwise we as viewers will assume, shot from shot that we are only focused on the main subject. I hope this doesn't sound rude or anything. I may be way off base. Did anyone else notice this? Thank you for the video!

[@clarkeemalarkee]

Hi Reed! I have my Bachelors in Cinema and Television Arts as well. I 100% agree with your critique. Unfortunately, sometimes you just don't have all the shots you need and for a project like this, where I spent two full days shooting it and was paid nothing, it's tough to invest in an extra day and plan time with that girl just to get her establishing shot, so I had to roll with it as is because I didn't have any shots of him doing the espresso prep. I ran it by a few of my friends and they all said it wasn't super noticeable, so, for a simple KZbin vlog I wasn't that worried about it. My professional work is much more planned out and well executed. Thanks for your comment though! (Also, sorry the reply took so long, KZbin marked this as spam for whatever reason so I didn't see it until now)

[@GizmoDrones]

Excellent

[@lettochfilms]

Have free day. Decide to shoot coffee making video (at home). YT search coffee making videography. Boom - Clarke Surrey. Great find :-). Love this video. Very helpful, thank you. Now my question - what settings do you shoot b-roll in? Everything in 120fps HD? Or do you mix it up? Anything in 4k, I guess at 60fps? Did you use any additional lighting or just go with what was there? Would love to know. Thanks from your newest subscriber :-).

[@clarkeemalarkee]

Hi Steve! Thank you so much for your kind words. For this video I shot everything in 1920x1080 at 60fps. I typically find 120fps is too slow for most things unless it's VERY fast or you're going for a very intentional look. My camera doesn't do 4K 60, otherwise I'd probably use that, haha. Recently (not in this video), I've been experimenting with shooting all of my b-roll in 24fps instead of using slow motion and I actually love it, but it does make handheld no longer an option.

[@lettochfilms]

@@clarkeemalarkee thanks Clarke. Most helpful. I started to dabble with a coffee making video today (1080 at 120fps) but I can see that could be too much slo-mo. I have the GH5 so might do some at 4k 60fps and see how the 1080 & 4k footage mixes - never tried that before and wonder if the 1080 stands out too much against the 4k. Your 1080 footage looks superb though. Anyway glad I found your site. Will enjoy looking at more. And a huge thanks for the reply.

[@clarkeemalarkee]

Steve Rawson of course man. Let me know when the coffee shots are all put together, would love to check it out

[@lettochfilms]

@@clarkeemalarkee Heh Clarke, finally got around to making that coffee b-roll video. An interesting challenge given I had to film myself making a coffee and had to keep everything close in with a shallow depth of field (because our kitchen's not the best studio). Learned loads though, like nailing white balance helps LOL, and when filming others doing stuff it's easier to be creative with shots, angles and moves. Glad I had a go though and loads to learn. Can you see this link - kzbin.info/www/bejne/novQlZmvgLVsacU - cheers for now. Steve.

[@Abdullah-Alnassrallah]

Good job Surrey

[@tracykubas9202]

Really awesome work. I'm trying to learn how to shoot b-roll in this style. What frame rate did you shoot at? When did you choose to use a gimbal vs handheld? Thanks! Keep up the good work.

[@clarkeemalarkee]

Hi Tracy! Thank you! This was all shot at 60fps. 90% of this was handheld with the Glidecam shots only being the walking ones. There was also one shot above the beans in the roaster that was on a Ronin S.

[@mva051988]

Perfect 👌

[@clarkeemalarkee]

Maksim Agiy Thank youuuu! 😊😊😊

[@KrishnenduKes]

Love your work. Just subbed. 👏👏

[@clarkeemalarkee]

Thank you so much!!

[@thenicksheppard]

What glass did you use to film the B-Roll sequence?

[@clarkeemalarkee]

16-35 f/4, 24-70 2.8, 70-200 2.8 All Canon photo glass

[@QippysChannel]

Great B roll , would love to know the exact breakdown of the lenses used for each scene, also did you use available light of you did lit it partially with a light source ?

[@clarkeemalarkee]

Thanks! For this shoot I used a few different lenses, 24-70 2.8, 70-200 2.8, 100mm macro 2.8, and a 35mm 1.4. I had a single light on the roasting scene and a single light on the bar scene. So yes, it was lit. This was a pretty dark space though, I shoot a lot of similar content using only natural light.

[@QippysChannel]

Clarke Surrey mind to share what light you we’re using hehe, was it the 120d with some diffussion?

[@clarkeemalarkee]

Qippy's Channel Nope. It’s an old VidEssence light. Don’t think the company even exists anymore. It’s basically an old school KinoFlo. 6 bank compact fluorescent.

[@QippysChannel]

Clarke Surrey oh really welldone , 👍 hehe, goes to show what really matters is the person behind the gear 😃

[@DVmusicstudioOfficial]

Do you use c-Log? 60p? You color grade luts or others luts? To much question 🤣😅

[@clarkeemalarkee]

Yes and yes. I do my own color grading mostly but sometimes mix in some luts to find the look I’m going for. Always making personal adjustments though.

[@DVmusicstudioOfficial]

@@clarkeemalarkee you shoot an f4 lens indoor, cLog, how you avoid noise in shadows? Great color grad man, just great

[@clarkeemalarkee]

@@DVmusicstudioOfficial I use a denoiser plugin like Red Giant Denoiser 3 or Neat Video. C-Log on the 5D4 is very noisy.

[@maureenmunene2188]

His voice though🌞

[@turnleftrighthere2605]

Hey - i love this!

[@clarkeemalarkee]

Thank you!

[@turnleftrighthere2605]

@@clarkeemalarkee I was just thinking - I do a lot of store and food shots - maybe a tutorial on how to make them more interesting. Like flow, or angles, transitions...i always seem to do the same things because I don't know any better. hahahah.

[@kazamo21]

I left a comment

[@clarkeemalarkee]

YAY! Thank you Joe! That probably means you watched all the way through the whole video so I really really appreciate you! What did you think of the video?

[@kazamo21]

I think you did a great job...the video flows...it’s not hard to watch.

[@napsterproductions709]

Would have been better if the footage was a bit more bright, and if you used different song.

[@clarkeemalarkee]

Thanks for your comment. I agree, I wish I had more lights and more time to dial in each shot. Unfortunately since this was just for fun I had to work through it pretty quick. Picking songs has always been tough for me, I’m sorry you didn’t like this one!

[@napsterproductions709]

Clarke Surrey keep making videos. I think you can make some awesome videos.

[@clarkeemalarkee]

You too man, it’d be great to see some content on your channel. Sounds like you know how to make good stuff. Would love to see some of it.

[@southcoastvisuals]

COFFEE SUCKS. NO ONE LIKES COFFEE. There we go... coffee roasted.

[@clarkeemalarkee]

Hahahaha. Perfect. XD