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Learn how to shoot a cinematic car film with the first part in my "How To Film Better Car Videos" tutorial series. This video series will teach you how to improve your car videography so you can produce some stunning car cinematics.
Whether you're a beginner and just want to learn how to film car rollers, or if you ever wanted to learn how to film cars like a pro, these tips I've learned along my journey as an automotive filmmaker will help teach you how to film things like simple cinematic b-roll of cars to even a finished car commercial.
0:00 Intro
0:36 Don't Rely On A Gimbal
1:39 Vary Your Shot Types
2:24 Capture Audio of the Car
3:28 Shoot Different Areas of Cars
4:37 Plan Your Shoots
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[@joenicklo]

Want more Car Videography tips? Watch part 2 in the series ► kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3_Og6GEdsykhKc

[@tjs_cam]

This is pro level for sure! Looks like Top Gear level.

[@joenicklo]

Now now, I wouldn't go that far. ;) Top Gear's cinematography is next level. But thank you!

[@slaproductions4]

Awesome tips. Thanks for sharing these

[@dubaigeek1988]

Thanks it really helped every second of it was better then the other. Thanks a lot I really needed that.

[@hengyan512fly]

love this video. keep up good work!

[@joenicklo]

Thanks! Appreciate you checking it out

[@francisgarcia5201]

This will be our First attempt project... Great tutorial we’ll follow your advice for sure. Thanks man!

[@joenicklo]

Have fun! Feel free to DM me with what you created.

[@ABAUTOAMG]

Awesome stuff and great presented video. Will be using these tips for my channel. Thanks!

[@joenicklo]

Heck yeah! Thanks for checking it out.

[@nikolaiskor2444]

Thank you for the amazing tips! Last week we had our first attempt with Porsche Taycan Turbo, dealer loved it and want us to continue working with them!

[@joenicklo]

Awesome news!

[@dripcitycars5062]

THANK YOU!!!! this is the perfect video I've been looking for!!

[@joenicklo]

Glad it was helpful! Feel free to join my Discord channel to share what you've learned from the video! discord.gg/AZwHku5

[@christinebarton4192]

Another great video! Thank you, tip number 5 was very helpful.

[@joenicklo]

Glad it helped!

[@subcars]

That was dope! I’m just starting out and was wondering how to capture the sound and you answered all the questions.

[@joenicklo]

Glad I could help. Make sure you watch part 2 to this video!

[@accorsistudios]

Great ideas and suggestions... sometimes, with really reflective cars - you can see the camera in the shot, so I've used some diffusers and sheets even to block my image. Also, a small handheld LED helps to place underneath a car, tire well, dark areas.

[@joenicklo]

Great tips! I especially like the diffusion trick. It's tough to stay out of reflections.

[@ordsanity]

Thanks for the tips! Raw sound alone is already satisfying. 😎

[@joenicklo]

You bet!

[@abeeeshen3852]

bro the tip on strapping the mic to the car is genius. i been trying to figure out how to make the sound design better. Thank you!

[@joenicklo]

Happy to help!

[@user-sm4ed8oh4u]

0:38 M hmm

[@GOLDWULF]

Great tips as always. Thanks for sharing bro!!

[@joenicklo]

Thank you brother!!!

[@RaldasDetails]

Awesome video man thanks subscribed!! 😎👍🏼

[@joenicklo]

Thanks for the sub! Hope you enjoy the new content.

[@krishnasagarav6232]

this helped me a lot ... thankyou very much

[@joenicklo]

You're welcome!

[@HonJazzz]

Great tips! Especially on capturing audio.

[@joenicklo]

Stay tuned, I’ve got an audio specific video coming soon.

[@turbo_bikini]

Amazing video, professional level and clean! Thank you, I will employ these tips once I get my vintage truck in the coming weeks :D

[@joenicklo]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ClubPorschedelOuest]

Thank you for those useful tips !

[@bruno_mcd]

This is crucial information, very well planned. Good stuff man!

[@joenicklo]

Appreciate it!

[@LightMagicAcademy]

Really cool tips, thank you mate! Keep up the good work!

[@joenicklo]

Happy to help!

[@itwasme2435]

gold mine, thank

[@vilius1997]

Thank you for this video!

[@joenicklo]

You are so welcome!

[@CARabinVideography]

Yoooo ! Those tips are great ! ... I watched plenty of tutorials and your tips are really great ! I see you look at this job little bit differently than the others and I really like it ! You just gained a new subscriber :)

[@joenicklo]

I appreciate that!

[@johnmininger8480]

Great video and awesome tips.

[@joenicklo]

Thanks! Glad you liked it. Make sure to watch part 2

[@constantinslotty5309]

Great tipps, thanks!

[@playboxlimited.]

wow!! Thank you for the tips

[@joenicklo]

No problem!

[@shaneomatic9188]

Great tips

[@santinoromano1915]

Very helpful and great suggestions . all around great video for this kind of project

[@joenicklo]

Glad it was helpful!

[@WesKriesel]

Great tips and pretty much all applicable to creating content for my photography channel.

[@joenicklo]

Great point! Thank you for checking the video out.

[@PETERFRITZPHOTO]

Really valuable insights. Thank you.

[@joenicklo]

My pleasure!

[@singhsevensreaction6794]

worth watching this video... Everything nicely explained..

[@joenicklo]

Thanks for watching. Part 2 is coming soon.

[@HustlewithVideos]

Thanks for your video man :) Defo engine’s details are what I need to pay closer attention from now 😀!!!

[@joenicklo]

I love filming engine bays. One shot I like to do is a reveal, where the camera starts with the hood in frame, then I pan so the engine is revealed

[@JMMedia]

Good stuff man. Loved the audio tips. Planning is my absolute biggest weekness for shooting cars 😅

[@joenicklo]

Thanks! Ya know something....I either over-plan or dont plan at all. If I'm shooting with a team, I like to make sure everyone is on the same page but if its just me, I can go either way. At the very least, I have a small list on my iphone's notes app with checkboxes for shots.

[@TheParrottBros]

Really enjoyed this video, you have a new sub! great work :)

[@joenicklo]

Welcome aboard!

[@rashodbacon]

Dope video. Thanks for sharing.

[@joenicklo]

Thanks for watching!

[@mahesenrajendran2340]

Really helpfull tq so much....!!!!

[@joenicklo]

You are welcome 😊

[@wiktorMoto]

Thanks, great advice ❤️

[@joenicklo]

You are so welcome! Hope you stick around, I've got more car related content coming soon.

[@chadlamothe]

Great video! Lots of useful information

[@joenicklo]

Thank you!

[@joshmccabe7187]

Great tips on the audio!

[@joenicklo]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ridingwheels7481]

Absolutely practical tips👍🏻

[@joenicklo]

Thanks for checking it out

[@427walrus]

This was awesome thank you. 👍

[@joenicklo]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@project-overland]

Nice piece. Thank you!

[@joenicklo]

Appreciate it

[@jean-pierrecantin3546]

Just discovered your channel and just love it. Really interesting tips as I was hired to photograph/film a brand new Mustang Mach E later this spring. Your tips will help for sure.

[@joenicklo]

Welcome aboard! Feel free to join the Discord community. I'd love to see what you end up filming for the Mach E. In fact, I want to see one of them in person!

[@jean-pierrecantin3546]

@@joenicklo It will be my pleasure to share my work with the community.

[@ivlog3663]

THANKS so much for cutting straight to the chase ❤🎉

[@joenicklo]

You're welcome. Be sure to watch part 2 and 3!!!

[@ivlog3663]

@@joenicklo thanks for the reminder, I’ll watch it in a minute! ( didn’t realise there is part 2 and 3 ) 🥰😇

[@KalleUhr]

Good and simple tips! Im subbed

[@joenicklo]

Thanks for the sub!

[@3rdpedalvideos894]

Great tips and advice!

[@joenicklo]

Thanks!

[@JamezAdam]

Great Advice!

[@joenicklo]

Glad it was helpful!

[@MALLUTRUCKERDUDE]

Wow. Awesome tips bro, great

[@joenicklo]

Glad you liked it! :)

[@SteveDab317]

First, I absolute LOVE the content man! Definitely top class info. However, I'm just looking to grab a few clips during car meets and throw them together. I'll browse your channel and see if I can find a "watered down" version of some tips. Again, this video was amazing, just above my head a bit. lol

[@joenicklo]

Fair enough. What exactly are you looking to learn?

[@SteveDab317]

@@joenicklo I have a decent amount of gear from shooting real estate photography, but on the weekends I like to go to car shows and capture photos/videos while there (some examples on my channel). Since I do quite a bit of moving around I try to carry as few items as possible. Usually my a7iii, a lens or two, and my Air2s. If you have any tips for a "run and gun" style video that would be awesome. The cars are usually parked fairly close and I'm consistently working around other spectators.

[@JoshConnectMedia]

Great tips right there …. . Support

[@joenicklo]

Thanks for watching.

[@augustocesarsilvabairros1489]

wow so many good ideias provided...

[@joenicklo]

Thanks! Be sure to watch part 2: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3_Og6GEdsykhKc

[@TheGrrson]

Thanks for this video! I'm looking to carry some of these techniques over to Unreal Engine.

[@joenicklo]

Glad I could help!

[@OneHeartMission]

This is really great! Learnt so much from this but sheesh, too get all this into my head! 🤔

[@joenicklo]

Glad to hear it!

[@kannonfps]

i currently plan on making videos in a video games to create some sort of showcase of what i'd be able to do on a real set with real car, it might sound silly but tbh i think videos games offers amazing tools to get into photo and videography. when i showed some of my shots from FH5 most people didnt even realize it wasnt real haha Thanks for the tips it will definitly help me!

[@joenicklo]

Glad you enjoyed the video. Check out part 2!!

[@underwaterHD]

This channel is extremely underrated. More power to you man

[@joenicklo]

Thank you! Slowly but surely growing!

[@underwaterHD]

@@joenicklo I certainly hope so. I did try a car Broll the other day, [Please don't even look at it], and I wish I would've seen one of your video. I am gonna try again and I will give you the credit for it cause I am honestly doing it because of you. Keep creating. Here to stay

[@Knowell]

dope videos man!

[@joenicklo]

Ty!

[@sikskillsproduction]

Great tip on getting under the hood never thought about that. Im doing my first automotive filming tomorrow

[@joenicklo]

Glad I could help. Hope your shoot went well.

[@sabadragon698]

thanks dude

[@joenicklo]

No problem!

[@caiminjacob2798]

Those audio tips for the lav mic taped to the outside of the car are absolute gold!!

[@joenicklo]

Glad you found that tip helpful!

[@mohammadmunir897]

thanks a lot ♥

[@joenicklo]

You're welcome

[@PaulePorter]

Great Content, directly subscribed. Especially how to record audio for cars would be great to get more details. Cheers from Germany

[@joenicklo]

Thanks for subscribing. I’ll be doing an in-depth video on recording car audio really soon!

[@PaulePorter]

@@joenicklo thank you. Great to see that you use the bmpcc 👍🏻

[@joenicklo]

Paule Porter it’s such an amazing camera. I love it

[@PaulePorter]

@@joenicklo totally I agree I use the bmpcc 6k along with my eosR and couldn't be happier

[@sandhyno1]

great!

[@joenicklo]

[@educationalviewsusa]

Valuable info

[@joenicklo]

Glad you thought so

[@ZillaFullBoost]

This was helpful, thanks from a local car enthusiast 🙌🏽

[@joenicklo]

Glad it helped!

[@TechandLegobySohumPulekar]

GREAT VIDEO Buddy!🔥 I made a similar CINEMATIC video of my KIA SELTOS using the iPhone. I used some of your guidelines.Thanks buddy!

[@joenicklo]

Hey man, glad it helped! Feel free to join the Discord to share what you've made. discord.gg/AZwHku5

[@AncientArtist-official]

Great insight and tips of your process. It's one thing to discuss the fundamentals of film making, but it resonates so much more when you can see applied to a real case scenario. Appreciate you creating this.

[@joenicklo]

Really glad you liked this. I try really hard to not just "tell" but "show". More videos on stuff like this coming soon.

[@flodask8ing21]

Awesome video! Glad i found your channel. What is the song in the beginning? Sounds cool 😎

[@joenicklo]

I'm sorry I really dont recall which song I used and I dont have the project file for this edit anymore. It was most likely off of Soundstripe though.

The best tips, could you do some videos about the story/mood board? thanks in regards

[@joenicklo]

Thanks! What in particular would you like to know about the storyboard and mood boards?

[@createxvision8705]

Anything

[@benniknop]

Mic on the mirror.... Genius.

[@joenicklo]

Glad you liked that. Helps block wind big time.

[@philpritchard8772]

Very nice! How about frame rates and shutter for the fast shots?

[@joenicklo]

Depending on what you're shooting (fast moving? engine beauty shots) I stay 180 degree shutter or 90 degree if its fast moving.

[@23gt17]

Awesome tips! I've been doing car photography for a while just as a hobby but want to now make the jump to doing videos as well so really appreciate a professional sharing information like this for us noobs!

[@joenicklo]

Glad they helped! I'd love to see what you come up with. You're more than welcome to join the Driven Films Discord server to share what you film.

[@movietriptv6986]

Very good video

[@joenicklo]

Thanks!

[@Sanaanbilal]

Nice

[@goldap0987]

New subscriber here sir pinoy watching from qatar AK custom carcare ,, i luv watching ur videos very informative and helpful 🥂👌🏼🙌🏼

[@joenicklo]

Thanks! Glad you like the content.

[@choobracer]

Those audio tips are great, I wouldn’t have thought of them. Think a shotgun mic would be worth adding? And do the Zooms not pick up any knocks, etc?

[@joenicklo]

Shotgun is directional so where you point it, it will pickup sound. So let's say you've got the mic pointed at the road, that's where it will primarily pickup the sound. I'm not an audio engineer and by no means the authority on recording sound but that's just how I do it. I'd stick with Lav mics for budget jobs. If I need something high-end, I'm hiring a sound guy. As for knocks, what do you mean?

[@freakyninjaman3]

This is a fascinating and very helpful video! Do you know where I can find some completed projects that I can watch for inspiration?

[@joenicklo]

On my website. Link in the description.

[@SolSinyaL]

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[@joenicklo]

You’re welcome

[@talbjr]

0:21 that's Ameri-cat!! He lives here in Miami and does a lot of shipping work and usually drives that badass beast up and down the states !. What a shocker to see it in this video 😍

[@joenicklo]

He doesn't live in Miami, but yeah man.

[@sravanchandran]

Nice one and the one more subscriber

[@joenicklo]

Appreciate the subscription!

[@vistamedia2908]

The mood-board tip is pure gold! We use it for designs, but never thought to apply it to filmmaking! Excited to give it a try. Fantastic quality vid as usual! 👏

[@joenicklo]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Flinefilms]

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[@WesKriesel]

Love the mood board and sort of include some storyboard elements when I use this with portrait shoots. I send it to the client ahead of time so we can organize the shoot and get on the same page. Great tip!

[@joenicklo]

Not going to lie, making moodboards is actually a lot of fun! And you make a great point about sending this stuff to the client! All of the steps I mentioned in the planning section are great ways to communicate your ideas with the client!

[@KalleUhr]

Im impressed by creators who can plan before hand. Im so bad at this I usually dont know the mood until I sit in post. Then again, I rely more on kind of vlogging through my videos so the mood sets itself for me I suppose.

[@brybeyblade4163]

Do you recommend any places to download car sound effects? I never really find the sounds I’m looking for

[@joenicklo]

Try here: www.thisishalcyon.com/shop

[@SarveshGaonkar]

Amazing tutorial dude. You're a life saver!... I just loved the way you explained so many details in a elaborated manner. keep it up.. Subbed already :D :)

[@joenicklo]

Glad it helped! TY for subbing.

[@philvfilms]

great tips, how about filters?

[@joenicklo]

Awesome question. Start with a Circular Polarizer and a good ND filter. You can see which filters I suggest here: kit.co/drivenfilms/driven-films-suggested-filters-circular

[@schoeferfilm]

Very good tips 👏😉👍🏻 i actually try to make a carporn of my C63 😀💪🏼 best cinematic greetings from a small german filmmaker #filmmakingismypassion

[@joenicklo]

Hello, thanks for checking this out. Feel free to share your films on my discord channel 🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@anisjanyproduction]

Good information i learn something from it Hay bye the way what's the background music name.. The startup B Rools

[@joenicklo]

I'm really not sure what the song was, it's been so long. It was probably something off of Soundstripe.com though. That's what I use for my KZbin videos.

[@SimonStec]

Are you using the 35mm for the tracking shots shooting out of the car? How are you setting the focus and are you using a gimbal for those if so? Thanks

[@joenicklo]

18-35, usually set between 24 and 35mm. 18mm is way too wide. I usually shoot around f/4 to f/6 depending on the light, but I always have a FIZ of some sort on the lens, whether its the Tilta Nucleus Nano or the Nucleus M.

[@Jones_Media]

Your tips are a breath of fresh air .. I thought I was the only in the filmmaker world that don’t like to rely on gimbals. I truly think hand held and tri pod shots seemed more natural .

[@joenicklo]

I think that unfortunately, a lot of younger filmmakers see gimbal shots from their favorite youtubers and tying that they need to do that too. I’m about to post a car show video that I filmed 100% handheld for 7hrs in one day! I couldn’t imagine walking around with a gimbal for 7 hrs...it comes down to being practical too!

[@Jones_Media]

Driven Films I think you’re totally right ! I once fell victim to that . But once i seen how inconvenient carrying a ronin m was I scaled back the use of it . honestly I think not using a gimbal opens the door for more creativity. I can’t wait to see your 100% handheld car show vid 🙏🏽

[@joenicklo]

Jones Media it’ll be posted Monday :) along with something special to follow it.

[@vidademikey9790]

Gimbal all the shotsssssss😂

[@joenicklo]

Boooooooo

[@GOMD77]

You definitely deserve more attention! Great content brother

[@joenicklo]

I appreciate that bro. More coming soon.

[@finestmotors1388]

Thanks for this video! Love the music that begins at 1:40, can I get the name of it?

[@joenicklo]

I wish I could tell you the song name :( I'm sorry...I actually lost this project file due to a Resolve Database issue. I can tell you that it's from Soundstripe though.

[@Allaboutmepodcast]

First off appreciate the content of this video. I'm new to this and this was very helpful. I purchased a Panasonic GH5 and it cam with a 18 to 35 mm lens. For auto filming. What other lenes would you suggest? Thanks in advance.

[@joenicklo]

I love shooting on the 18-35! It's my go-to. I'd pick up something to compliment it. You can go two routes. Sigma 50mm Prime + another focal length like an 85mm, OR you can get the Sigma 50-100mm. If you do a lot of focus changes when shooting, the 50-100mm has heavy focus breathing however, you'll cover a lot with it.

[@Allaboutmepodcast]

Thanks I really appreciate the timely reply.

[@joenicklo]

@@Allaboutmepodcast No problem man. Feel free to join the Discord channel to chat more.

[@sasanamir1]

clean man! i appreciate your work!

[@joenicklo]

Thanks!!!

[@sentrysecurity1714]

Good Video I like how you went into details while you were talking I'm really trying to get into photography and this helped me get some ideas flowing

[@joenicklo]

Awesome, thank you!

[@MacOlink]

Another great video man! I see your sub count rising!!!!

[@joenicklo]

Appreciate that brother!

[@dominichackl]

I`m going to shoot my first automotive film in a few weeks. You inspired me massively with this one! Cheers

[@joenicklo]

I’m so happy to hear that. Feel free to share your work in the driven films Discord

[@waseemified]

First of all, thank you for the video. Secondly, I'm planning on buying a Canon 250D but I'm exhausted by doing research for car broll lens. I want something like Sigma 35mm f1.4 ART but its very expensive (for me). I need something which I can use on an APS-C sensor camera without a mount, and need something like F1.8 and 18 to 35 kinda focals. Please advise me.

[@joenicklo]

Tons of good vintage lenses out there for really cheap.

[@WaseemKhan-iu4bh]

Great name!