How to Film a Cinematic Urban B Roll with iPhone (5 Easy Tips)

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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
01:12 - Use the Default Camera App
02:16 - Camera Settings
03:47 - Shoot with different focal lengths
04:33 - Follow the Subject
05:10 - Include a Timelapse
06:48 - Add Transitions
07:56 - Use Slow Motion
08:13 - Final Edit
09:06 - Learn More

[@BenettGraezer]

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[@pdcorlis]

What a treasure trove of great cinematic ideas. It’s almost like an entire filmmaking course boiled down to 10 minutes of pure gold. As always thank you and a big thumbs up for showing us how to make the most with the least. If all you’ve got is an iPhone - then that’s all you need for stunning work. 👍🏻

[@BenettGraezer]

Couldn't agree more!

[@The_Don_TV]

Great tips Benett, very useful video. Thanks for the upload 👍🏻😎

[@BenettGraezer]

No problem 👍

[@joachimlarsen2k]

5:42 Spoken like a true artist

[@BenettGraezer]

Thx

[@RachelHarrisonSund]

This was amazing, thank you so, so MUCH!

[@physiotherapyinsider6468]

Amazing tips! As always! 👍👍👍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@BenettGraezer]

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[@JohannesLee]

Cant wait to try them all!

[@BenettGraezer]

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[@gavtalk958]

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[@BenettGraezer]

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[@ItzHK_]

Thank you for your tutorial videos 🙏🏻

[@BenettGraezer]

My pleasure!

[@wimalranaweeratunga850]

Wonderful video tips as always. Thank you ❤

[@BenettGraezer]

You are so welcome!

[@walkwithrenjith1338]

All your classes are so good...thank you

[@BenettGraezer]

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[@jocidxps3]

Keep it up Benett your tutorials are over the top as always

[@BenettGraezer]

Thanks, will do!

[@KoolCreation]

Great tips thanks!

[@BenettGraezer]

No problem!

[@differentstrokkes]

Lovely work! Thanks for the tips

[@BenettGraezer]

My pleasure!

[@GinnieBeenAway]

Very helpful 👏 Thank you!!! ❤

[@BenettGraezer]

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[@TheReaistl45]

Dope video! Thanks for sharinf

[@BenettGraezer]

No problem!!

[@russelaYT]

easy to follow thank you👏

[@BenettGraezer]

You’re welcome 😊

[@musiconly3959]

Love this video

[@BenettGraezer]

Thank you!

[@pacogarcia000]

Hello Benett, once again a very helpful tutorial. Good job, keep it up. Looking forward for your next video

[@BenettGraezer]

Thanks again!

[@Olivetreeroomcc]

Really useful video! Thank you so much for your incredibly detailed videos. Have a good day 🌻

[@BenettGraezer]

Thank you! You too!

[@wearetrackclub]

Great tips! This is so helpful and inspiring for video creators. Love how it turned out 👏

[@BenettGraezer]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@MariAvo8]

Good content! Informative. Learned a lot from just the tutorials on your page from a newbie. Conveying something complex (to me anyway) to a more simple terms/process, laying the groundwork. Thanks! Keep it up!

[@BenettGraezer]

Great to hear!

[@Maximus5800]

Thank you for your wonderful video and all simple advice !! I enjoyed the shoe trick and the cute bird !!! So sweet...

[@BenettGraezer]

You are so welcome!

[@jer3006]

Hi, Benett. It is helpful to see from your videos that the same smartphone techniques for B-roll apply no matter your environment and scenery. This is a great series, thank you!

[@BenettGraezer]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jesustalkpodcast365]

Bro, I stumbled over to you yesterday. And you have been such a blessing in explaining everything right on my level! I appreciate you and I can't wait to get started. THANK YOU SO MUCH, God bless you!

[@BenettGraezer]

Welcome aboard! Really appreciate it!

[@schieder-karl]

Very helpfull basic tipps - thank's a lot!

[@BenettGraezer]

My pleasure!

[@vemm]

I enjoyed and I learned from u , i like your shoot and your movements.. thank you a lot

[@BenettGraezer]

Thanks for watching!

[@WestWightPhotography]

Nice work . Great tips.

[@BenettGraezer]

Thanks for watching!

[@SeptienPatterson]

Thanks for the tutorial Bennet. I'll this into consideration

[@BenettGraezer]

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[@NormanSeraidarian]

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[@BenettGraezer]

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[@BenettGraezer]

Any time!

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[@BenettGraezer]

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[@traveldiariez]

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Increíble tomas

[@BenettGraezer]

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[@KanchanVlogs]

This was amazing 👍

[@BenettGraezer]

Thank you!

[@aaaaachew]

This was excellent!

[@BenettGraezer]

Thank you!

[@lNTOTHEGRAVE]

Nice little video man! Been shooting for over 10 years but still like to learn from others.

[@BenettGraezer]

Thanks man! Appreciate it :)

[@Ronnie_G]

The fact that you did all of this handheld makes this amazing.

[@BenettGraezer]

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Thank you so much for another great video. 👌The fact that you repeat a lot in different ways makes it really memorable. 👍I am already looking forward to the next video. 👋

[@BenettGraezer]

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[@BenettGraezer]

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This is great

[@BenettGraezer]

The thx!

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Amazing ❤

[@BenettGraezer]

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[@JurbzMUSICoh]

Love this! Especially the shoe tip. Lol Thanks, Benett!

[@BenettGraezer]

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[@adrianprepelita8683]

Thank you very much for your videos! I'm only starting to shot with iPhone and this Tips are a big help!

[@BenettGraezer]

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Brilliant

[@BenettGraezer]

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Love it bro.🔥🔥🔥👊🏽😎

[@BenettGraezer]

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[@PatsonTek]

Thanks alot Benneth Because of your videos i've been able to creat some cinematic videos myself. They are not perfect like urs butter am proud of what am i have been able to creat through your lessons. Once again thanks.

[@BenettGraezer]

Thats awesome to hear man, happy for you. Keep it up!

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guet erklärt...❤

[@BenettGraezer]

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Thank you Benett.

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[@rishandprish]

Nice video!

[@BenettGraezer]

Thanks!

[@sevrin1965]

Hi, love your video's, super easy to follow, how did you achieve the slow zoom in when you are filming the time lapse sequence of the bridge? Many thanks in advance!

[@BenettGraezer]

I used keyframes inside Final Cut Pro to animatr a zoom in

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Just subscribed!!!

[@BenettGraezer]

Thank you so much 🙏🏻

[@Fuji_0]

@@BenettGraezer Will await more of your iPhone filming tips and creations! Thanks!

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thanks

[@BenettGraezer]

Welcome

[@eattolivechannel2020]

I Really enjoyed Benett. Simply Superb. we have many features in our iphone, but we never use all. Keep rocking. God Bless You.

[@BenettGraezer]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@emz246]

I appreciate your videos. Iphone placed in a shoe is super cool👍

[@BenettGraezer]

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[@Immu3773]

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[@BenettGraezer]

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[@sakkasper8870]

really kide the behind the scene one,

[@BenettGraezer]

Thx!

[@JonathanClayton1]

amazing, great bunch of videos, and I love that you didn't use any additional equipment. can you still get the same quality if you filmed vertical so that it would fit IG?

[@BenettGraezer]

Thanks, absolutely 👍🏻

[@andrewsumet]

I realy love sneaker idea 555

[@BenettGraezer]

Haha thanks ;)

[@gemjeweled]

Wow! This channel is golden! I had to laugh loud when you used the shoe to take that shot.

[@BenettGraezer]

😜 glad you like the content 🙏🏻

[@luchangTripleL]

What app do you use for editing? Thanks. Your videos are all excellent!

[@BenettGraezer]

I use Final Cut Pro :)

[@chetdivedau1983]

Thank you for your share! What a amazing film! (y)

[@BenettGraezer]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@TheFandangovideoguy]

fantastico! I just got the iphone 15 pro max and I will carry it with me all the the time so I have a good camera to use anytime...I don't intend to make movies for Netflix so I don't need the top quality but I will use the blackmagic app with Apple Pro res LT and maybe maybe LOG so that I can grade the footage after but otherwise, even regular 709 is fine-your footage shot with the 14 pro max is great. I will consider maybe a gimbal like the insta 360 flow but for now I will keep things simple. This is the main reason to have an iphone handy- for everything else I have bigger cameras

[@BenettGraezer]

Like you approach. Using the Blackmagic app for Apple ProRes LT and LOG will certainly give you flexibility in the edit for color grading while keeping the file size small. The Insta 360 Flow is a good idea, I enjoy using it . Have fun shooting!

[@johnart1118]

Hello i did enjoy your tutorial video, it was superb!🤩 What app do you use in editing your videos please?

[@BenettGraezer]

I use Luma Fusion :)

[@shaye2k]

Great work! Question, how are you maintaining focus on your subject as you move in and out if you are locking the focus? Example at 26 seconds.

[@BenettGraezer]

Thanks for the great question. For this shot I left it in auto since I did not have much camera movement involved. If I would tilt up or have something pass by close to the camera the exposure change would be to obvious. Sometimes you can get away with the auto function :)

[@FairyLights626]

Wow

[@BenettGraezer]

Thx!

[@shamimahmedrian4222]

i learn how to shoot Cinematic videos from you. But Im facing struggle to edit with final cut pro. Can you please tell me any advice

[@TheFrenchiesMotorhomechannel]

Hi Bennet , great informative video as usual but can i ask where this was shot please , such a beautiful city thanks Mike

[@BenettGraezer]

This was shot in Zurich

[@PhillipLearnTeach]

It will be good if you can show the editing process, like how you edit and cut and what to keep and the app use to edit and publish. Thanks!

[@BenettGraezer]

Noted! Thanks for watching 💯

[@FYI_Channels]

amazing explanation and crystal! may I ask you a question? why record at 4k 60fps instead of 4k 24fps? thank you

[@BenettGraezer]

Thank you! 4K has the highest resolution which means the video quality will look better and 60fps allows me to slow down the footage which also makes the shakes less apparent when shooting handheld :).

[@ceeze9923]

this was very helpful. what editing software did you use?

[@BenettGraezer]

I am using Final Cut Pro 👍🏻

[@ceeze9923]

@@BenettGraezerthanks , I appreciate that

[@jorgeduarte2438]

Hi 👋🏻 Benett, I have a question: How can I slow 🐌 a scene if my video was recorded in normal camera mode? I've seen different videos from your channel that you have slow scenes and you didn't film them in slow motion, can you teach me how to do it, please?

[@aquastyle]

Can I know what background music is that?

[@kenhu6001]

Great video! What program did you use to edit?

[@BenettGraezer]

I used Final Cut Pro :)

[@mohammedshamiri3689]

im wondering how do you stabilize the video during the edit, talking about the bird clip, also do you shoot in 60fps and then change it to a different fps during the edit to make it more cinematic?

[@BenettGraezer]

I use post stabilization to make the shots looks smoother, and I stretch out 60fps in a 25fps timeline to create that slow mo effect which also helps makes the shot steadier.

[@theiphonefashionista4797]

Please also mention the editing software.

[@BenettGraezer]

Its final cut pro :)

[@theiphonefashionista4797]

@@BenettGraezer thx ❤

[@MohitMandalia]

What song is that?? Feels like its from Assassins Creed

[@Bashirachakzai]

Make a video on editing on iphone iMovie

[@BenettGraezer]

Thanks for the idea, is noted 💯

[@murarojp8036]

Muito bom? Foi feito com qual versão do iPhone?

[@BenettGraezer]

iPhone 14 Pro

[@murarojp8036]

@@BenettGraezer Tem como fazer esse tipo de trabalho com o 13 ?

[@shafi_shahriar]

How did you stabilize the hyper lapse

[@BenettGraezer]

The phone did most of the stabilization, in the edit I reversed the shot and added a zoom out.

[@astronautintheocean6693]

How you added zoom out effect in timelapse shot? The phone was i. Your shoes right. How you've done that?

[@BenettGraezer]

In final cut pro you can add keyframes to animate a digital zoom in :)

[@YogiKingdom]

Which phone is this ??

[@gustavofaria5511]

Do you upscale 1080p 240fps to 4k?

[@BenettGraezer]

No I left it in 1080p

[@rezarahmadanii]

What music cinematic is that?

[@BenettGraezer]

Its from Artlist, link in the description :)

[@natapongtuntae502]

Thank you for the experience

[@BenettGraezer]

Sure!

[@xedok3077]

Is it integrated into the iPhone or why is there no camera shake? I have the s20 fe

[@BenettGraezer]

The iPhone has a sensor-shift stabilization :)

[@MsQF2600_As]

Where do you edit?

[@BenettGraezer]

I edit in Final Cut Pro 💯

[@nishadrajan5262]

From kerala.... India

[@BenettGraezer]

Greetings!

[@weknowmacs.3787]

What did you edit with?

[@BenettGraezer]

Final Cut Pro

[@aquastyle]

what do you use to edit your videos?

[@BenettGraezer]

Fina Cut Pro :)

[@aquastyle]

Thanks!!@@BenettGraezer

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[@BenettGraezer]

Check out the link here: www.smartphonefilmmaking.com/iphone-camera-101-the-basics-of-iphone-camera-mini-course

[@user-uo1gw2ty8s]

How long did you film the time-lapse?

[@BenettGraezer]

I let it record for around 10 - 15 minutes

[@SlowTrails]

Not sure about other tips, but for sure I am going to use my shoe next time for time lapse 😂😂🤣🤣

[@BenettGraezer]

You should! 😆

[@johnnywalker6564]

You need to do a how to film food with an iPhone. Massive audience for food instagram reels

[@BenettGraezer]

Thanks for the suggestion 👍🏻

[@Fuji_0]

@@BenettGraezerWill wait for that!!

[@jonatan3678]

*lowers voice in embarrassment* ''Now If you only have one lense..''

[@BenettGraezer]

If you have one lens you can also mount third partyz lenses or try walking closer :)

[@ToufeeqAdonis]

🎉 I always enjoy your tips & tricks on all your videos how to improve your mobile videos 🎉 📱📲🩶💚🤍🖤💙

[@BenettGraezer]

Glad you like them!