Filmmaking mistakes that make you look like a beginner

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[@CaseyFaris]

Great tips! All about keeping it intentional! Excellent advice as always.

[@VoyagersRevenge]

Helping us become professionals with each video 😏 love it, thank you

[@lilafromyoutube]

Hell yea!!! 🙏🏻

[@Einmalig001]

I really really appreciate your videos!!!

[@lilafromyoutube]

I really appreciate you watching my videos 🫶🏻

[@TheWoodsyintroverts]

Your videos are always very informative Lila. Thank you. I’m a beginner so this information is very helpful. 🙌🏻

[@lilafromyoutube]

🙏🏻 glad to hear it. Any specific things you’re currently trying to figure out and could use some help with?

[@TheWoodsyintroverts]

@@lilafromyoutube I would like to learn more about audio. Like you were explaining a little in this video about the setting of the audio etc.

[@exploringtheforeign]

Great video, Lila!

[@lilafromyoutube]

Thanks Sam ♥️♥️

[@Tech4YourNeeds]

Great tips on what not to do for a beginner.

[@chadoliver5160]

Great video as always. The difference on the two clips to me the one with captioning make my ADHD go crazy. I focus on the words in the caption yet can’t read them fast enough to catch everything while completely ignoring the video going behind them. I personally don’t use them for this reason. And yes I understand that my videos would do better if I included them, I just can’t do it.

[@lilafromyoutube]

Fair enough! I try to play around with full sentences vs words on screen. But I totally get how word for word can be distracting when you have ADHD. Captions are really important for socials (depending on your goal) because lots of people don’t have their sound on. Maybe try adding sentences? So, slower captions?

[@chadoliver5160]

@@lilafromyoutube eventually I will add captions I just need to find a way that less distracting for me and still fit my style. Thank you for the advice.

[@lilafromyoutube]

@chadoliver5160 totally get that! You can also turn on auto generated captions, but the accuracy is debatable sometimes haha

[@chadoliver5160]

@@lilafromyoutube agreed. I’ve done that a few times but like you said it’s always accurate.

[@BlackapinoTheTechGuy]

*Train Me Jedi Master. I love shooting at 60fps with my FX30 but with my ZV-E10 at 30fps with all video as I don't do B Rolls a lot*

[@BibleProphecyMadeClear]

Thanks Lila! Great refresher and reminder video with a few gold nuggets :) Looking forward to the audio levels video, I work for a place that wont allow anything louder than a -14db... I usually use a hard limiter but an audio tutorial to make the sound full with killing the audio would be nice.

[@OzTrax4X4]

I would love to pick your brain one day over an Instagram chat Lila. I have so many questions. Thanks for providing us all with great content to improve ourselves. 🤠

[@lilafromyoutube]

Haha DMs are open!

[@PhilFlock]

I really could have needed this video 14 years ago when I started. Your channel is a gift for new filmmakers! Keep it up 👍🏻👍🏻

[@lilafromyoutube]

Ha! Thanks Phil!

[@PhilFlock]

@@lilafromyoutube I really wish you that your channel is gonna blow up like Peter's and Matt's and all the big KZbinrs. You definitely deserve it 👍🏻

[@lilafromyoutube]

Aw, thanks lovely! I think my channel has been doing well (although right now it’s a bit in the gutter but working on it haha). Steady wins the race?

[@PhilFlock]

@@lilafromyoutube I feel you. My Facebook started to blow up 2 months ago and went up to 77k followers and millions of views. But last week it slowed down big time. The algorithm works in mysterious ways

[@davidstone408]

Love 1.2 but for Photography ❤

[@lilafromyoutube]

Do you use it in daytime or night time?

[@techbyfinne]

Yes please:D need more tutorials on the audio part of video :)

[@lilafromyoutube]

Noted!

[@fallouts9869]

bring it on!

[@lilafromyoutube]

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[@jocidxps3]

GOd you are looks super beautiful and very talented I love all your videos and your reviews over the top keep it up Lilla

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Thank you!!

[@youknowwithMartyKauffman]

That was a nice plug

[@lilafromyoutube]

Ha! 😎

[@WeiseGuy91]

Would love a video on using a mirrorless as a solo creator to film yourself. No shot variety and angles like everyone says, but more so how to use full manual and/or what mode (aperture priority?) when you need to get the shot dialed in without the subject, since you’re the subject. Like how do I make sure I’ll be in focus, in frame, not over or under exposed, if I’m behind the camera setting it for a tripod then hit record and run in front of the camera for my shot?

[@lilafromyoutube]

interesting idea! I’ll get cookin’

[@WeiseGuy91]

@@lilafromyoutube thank you! I see a lot of "how to shoot solo" and it's all about getting a lot of shot variety and using tripods....and it's like "yeah but how do I get my manual settings dialed in without a subject there?!"

[@amensmedia23]

❤

[@saifo666]

NICE 👍

[@lilafromyoutube]

🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@TheMichaelTech]

Awesome video! I've definitely made these mistakes myself when I just started. Just something of note, that light in your video seems a bit too bright for the talking head, a bit distracting for me.

[@lilafromyoutube]

Thanks for the note!

[@aavash_007]

Like it

[@joseegonzalez4894]

Video 2

[@mr.morales0707]

I Shoot in 8k 30 and on an Insta 360 x4. Its Great

[@lilafromyoutube]

Do you use 8k a lot?

[@mr.morales0707]

@@lilafromyoutube Yeah, pretty much all the time. It just gives the Best results

[@Dancing_Alone_wRentals]

tHanks for the great video. My channel isn't all that good...I'm afraid it is beyond help......But, it is still a blast making videos!

[@lilafromyoutube]

That’s most important 🫶🏻

[@dmitry-tv]

FIRST ONE

[@lilafromyoutube]

Why?

[@dmitry-tv]

@@lilafromyoutube Because in the second one it feels like i'm looking through the window in a car. i mean i want to see it longer to see people's expressions, atmosphere, energy but i can't because it's too fast.

[@fallouts9869]

is dat een peperplantje??

[@lilafromyoutube]

Ik heb geen idee! 😂 dat shot was ooit ingezonden om LUTs op te testen

[@fallouts9869]

@@lilafromyoutube ja hoor😝

[@MrBuliths]

why you shooting vertical instead horizontal?.. unless they asked for that.. i would think since it's a band everyone would like to be seen

[@lilafromyoutube]

Because the content is meant for socials which is vertical video ;)