How to film bushcraft, survival, camping & outdoor videos

[@thebushwackerchronicles]

THIS is EXACTLY what I have been looking for! Thanks Brother

[@518pine]

Bravo on all counts. Planning to start my journey and you helped immensely!

[@Bushradical]

Awesome !!!

[@chrislonsberry4571]

Thanks for all the tips! I’ll be watching this more than once.

[@Bushradical]

Thanks

[@MulhavenBushcraft]

Great video, very helpful and informative. Just what I was looking for. Good lighting and multiple angles is really good advice to help bring the viewer into the outdoor experience with you so to speak. Thanks for this 👍

[@gosmoothgolight6285]

Home run, Mr. Whipple! Very much appreciate these tips :) Thanks a bunch ... God Bless!

[@Bushradical]

Thanks Dave

[@lindabirdrutter6695]

Wow, super informative. Thanks for making this video Dave. There is so much I'd have never known. Keeping this in my saved videos!

[@Bushradical]

Thanks Linda

[@northwoodsrat6686]

Wow , this vid was SO loaded with valuable and useful information ! Loved how you used the actual filming techniques that you were talking about at each point to give example of and reinforce what you were explaining . Thanks , Dave , for your willingness to pass down to your viewers what you have learned . With all the great stuff you have taught us over the years , I think I may have to open up a new and separate Bookmark Bar category on my laptop entitled something like " Dave Whipple's Awesome How-To Vids " (;-) . P.S. - Still smiling over that fun family vid of you guys that Brooke just did ! Thanks to you both for all the joy you bring into other's lives . All God's very best to you and your family :)

[@Bushradical]

Thanks North Woods Rat, I appreciate it.

[@YourOldPalFernbark]

This is pure gold. Thanks a ton!

[@Bushradical]

Awesome! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@dirtroadfarmsjimmideanreen2458]

@@Bushradical so in order to have a successful KZbin channel do you have to pay KZbin money to be able to have access to your KZbin channel in ways that a regular KZbin channel doesn't??? And also you have any KZbin channel management hacks that you have learned along the way???

[@gonagain]

Dave, I was born radical! You gave a lot of excellent information in this video and I learned a bunch. Thank you very much!

[@Bushradical]

Thanks Gonagain.

[@themountainbikeshow7114]

I just started my new KZbin channel and I found your video very helpful! Thank you very much sir!

[@EnduranceRoom]

Excellent information! I am just getting started with my channel and each time out has been a learning experience for sure. This was exactly what I needed to hear. Cheers from NW PA

[@Bushradical]

Thanks ER! Glad you found it valuable.

[@WildGeneration]

This was super helpful. Thank you. I just finished my first video. It wasn’t perfect, but I’m proud of it.

[@Bushradical]

Good luck on your channel. I hope it does well

[@TonyGeneseo]

Great video. Very informative. Lotta things I’d never thought about and I appreciate that u incorporated most of them in this video. Same shot different angle etc.

[@TommyCarbone]

Thank you, Dave! Excellent tips and tutorial. I've been trying them out as I get started. Much appreciative for this one and ALL your content.

[@ronaldrose7593]

Hello Dave, thank you for sharing the helpful information. You always do a great job in presenting the information. Great pointers my friend. Always take care, be safe and have fun. 🤗

[@Bushradical]

Thanks Ronald.

[@theroyalcapra]

This is a phenomenal explanation! Thank you so much for the time you took to share all of this information with us

[@sosteve9113]

being a small you tuber myself, is it always great to see how others making their video's

[@Bushradical]

I would love to see how other shoot video.....

[@lewispond9876]

Excellent video! A boatload of gold nuggets for anyone who hopes to entertain and inform using video.

[@jeffreysmall5505]

As a.teacher, I started a Photography class to meet graduation requirements for students who didn’t fit with the traditional art program. I have always liked photography, but had to learn on the fly to stay ahead of my students. Thanks for sharing your experiences and insights, it is extremely helpful, especially since I now know why some of my material did not come out exactly as I had hoped.

[@BrianMerryPhotography]

Tx for the no nonsense, meat and potatoes and direct delivery of your material. I really appreciate it!

[@Bushradical]

You're welcome Brian

[@ruthiewrangler9864]

That was great. I will watch with a whole new understanding of what's going on. Perfect, precise explanation. Tips we all can use. Thanks Dave

[@Bushradical]

Thanks RuthieWrangler.

[@justinmullenix3529]

Very good video. I appreciate all the tips and covering a-z. Great job!

[@Bushradical]

thanks.

[@RockClimbinGrandma]

Absolutely fabulous. After over a year of shooting outdoor videos this is still an invaluable bunch of information. Thank you

[@Bushradical]

I'm glad you found it valuable. Thanks

[@huntshackwildernessexperie6820]

I really enjoyed that Dave. It's surprising how much we can miss just not thinking about it. This video is a good wake up call to learn more and just refresh and sharpen it up. Thanks ATB Paul

[@Bushradical]

Thanks Paul.

[@mobiltec]

Some really good points you brought up here. All of it covers the big no nos in filming. I'm just now getting into chopping down the clips as much as possible. Like you said, it takes a lot of trimming on different days to do it right. Now I think I go through cutting footage 3 to 5 times before I'm done. Your videos have always been top notch. I really like your still photo stories too. You tell a good story.

[@Bushradical]

Thanks Mobiltec. I enjoy doing the still photo stuff with the narrations, but its a lot of work too.

[@fp3359]

Hi Dave & Brooks, This vid is 100% of value! Absolute worthy tips. Thanks and greetings from Holland.

[@Bushradical]

Thanks FP! Always good to hear from Holland, and I'm glad you liked the video!

[@paulmcguire3789]

I will watch this several more times to learn more, thanks for posting this.

[@Bushradical]

Thanks

[@elisabethe8055]

Great vid Dave! Very informative and i got allot out of it, thanx for some good advice! As a photographer and hobby painter i totally use the rule of thirds. That is especially useful in landscape photography. I learned from my teacher that explained why it is kind of important. If you stand on lets say a hill, looking out over the landscape around, you use a tiny bit of a second to look in the dead center of the view. Then your brain starts to scan the view from one side to the other to find balance in the "picture". Your brain wont stop searching for that balance until you find that rule of thirds. When you look at a painting a photo or a view you will almost always find pleasure in the rule of thirds views. Photos or paintings that has the object in the center we tend to stop looking at it, or dont look at it cause there is not that balance your brain wants. It has been proven that photos, pictures and other things that has this rule of thirds in it, is looked at a significant longer time than centered ones, cause the brain finds it "off set" and unbalanced. It is friendlier and prettier to your brain and more pleasing with that rule! :) I hope you will make a video where you show some basic editing tip, i would love that! :)

[@Bushradical]

Thanks Elisabeth, I might do a video on editing. I have some other things I'd like to cover. I had no idea the rule of thirds was that important! I was only taught to do it......not why you should. Thats fascinating that there is so much of a mental aspect behind it. Thanks for explaining that. I will pay closer attention to it from now on.

[@elisabethe8055]

@@Bushradical You are welcome! :)

[@DFDuck55]

Some nice tips, thanks. I've been into photography since I was a kid in the early 1960's, and even had a small b/w darkroom in my closet. A lot of what I knew from photography transitioned to video, but there's a lot of new stuff to learn in video, and I'm still learning. It has always amazed me how two people can stand side-by-side taking a photo of the same exact thing, and one photo will be boring and the other not. People often wanted a copy of one of my photos even though they were standing right next to me taking their own photo. One of my biggest pet peeves has always been tilted photos. When around buildings I always use a corner of a building to help me get my camera level, building corners are always plumb (straight up and down... well.. unless it's an old leaning barn or something.) Telephone poles can't really be relied on to be plumb.. they usually tilt one direction or another. Many tripods have built in bubble levels. I carry a very small 1.5 inch long bubble level in my pocket. One of the hardest things to learn is keeping the camera level when tracking a moving object. It took me about two years of taking motorsports photos and video to learn how to do that. The incentive is to tilt the camera in the direction you're moving it, like it's a steering wheel. I'm not sure I really have any tips on how to learn that other than to keep it in mind when you're filming and practice practice practice. I've been a sound guy all my life, so already have field recorders, microphones, and wireless mic setups. When taking video far from the camera I like to wear a lavalier mic. When there are two of us I like to use lavalier mics and record each person on a separate channel (one person on the left channel, the other on the right). It makes editing a lot easier, and when you're done editing you just make it mono, or near mono if you want to keep some left / right separation. If you record one person on the left channel, but their on the right side of the video frame it's easy in most audio editors to swap the the channels left / right. For editing video in Windows on a budget, about the best free! full featured editor I've found is called VSDC Video Editor. www.videosoftdev.com/free-video-editor

[@Bushradical]

Thats good info Duck. A couple people have asked me about software and I get the impression they are talking about PCs ( which I know NOTHING about). Ive heard some people have good luck with a software called "Filmora" .....I think its free. Very interesting about keeping a camera level will tracking a moving object.....Ive never tried that...It's interesting that people are inclined to rotate the camera....Ill remember that. Thanks Duck

[@DFDuck55]

Filmora looks nice, and works on both PC and Mac, but it's $40 a year or $60 lifetime. VSDW is free, which is the perfect price for those on a tight budget, and it's a very powerful and well laid out editor, for PC only though. Though I wouldn't really recommend it to people looking for an "easy" program that will do it all for them. It's a program better suited to those that want to really learn and do advanced non-linear editing. The one other video tip I would give is... don't use weird transition effects between scenes. They're annoying. No one likes seeing those :> Stick with simple cross-fades and fade to / from black.

[@fallshillsidehome]

I love the way you shoot and edit your videos. Gonna give these trips a try on my next video. Thanks!

[@mickeywilsonbushcraftandsu2513]

Wow I have learned a lot on this video. B roll i had no ideal. I will apply this knowledge in my next ones.

[@Bushradical]

Awesome!!

[@RushVoorhisOutdoors]

same man! great video for sure

[@joeleeblank400]

Very informative. I like how you do up close and personal. Well done.

[@Bushradical]

Thanks

[@ERLong-ww7yn]

Two years of college level video training 24 minutes. I'm subbing

[@AFFV]

Loved this, very informative and just what I was looking for, thanks a lot!

[@jamiepizz]

Good video. You gave a bunch of great tips. I like your tip of "don't waste the viewers' time." I'm so guilty of leaving random crap in videos when it really should just be cut.

[@Bushradical]

Thanks for the comment Jamie. For this video I think I shot an hour and 15 minutes of footage.....I cut out whole sections because I felt they dragged a bit. I always appreciate it when someone edits tight. Unless it adds to the overall video.

[@jiujitsu2000]

Excellent! I needed this. I look forward to using some of these techniques. Thank you! :-)

[@Bushradical]

Thanks J2000!

[@ronwyatt558]

Best part of video is when you talk pricing. Love how you find the best deal.

[@Bushradical]

Hey Ron. I have another camera but it only shoots in 720 not 1080.....but I paid $2 for it at a yard sale! Its a canon and it works. I would use it but I like just using one camera.

[@MDCreekmore]

Very good information. Thank you for sharing.

[@Bushradical]

Thanks MD

[@Masontylerco]

Great tips man!!!

[@rogerczekaj5107]

I never comment but that was a really great video. I actually learned something. Thank you.

[@Bushradical]

Thanks Roger.

[@wildexpedition9717]

Very useful information.Thank you!

[@Jackalopestravels]

I need to watch this 10x a day for a month.

[@jengoescamping]

This is a great video! Thanks for all the tips and tricks, some of this I was aware of from my longtime interest in photography, but I've been switching to video and this has really helped me apply it. I've actually been pausing and taking notes 😊😊😊

[@Bushradical]

Thanks Jen. I hope it has some value to what your doing now.

[@jeffersonspace]

Really enjoyed this Mr. Bushman! Studied photography in art school (majored in painting), so it was a refresher for me. When the time comes to retire, I would like to buy a van, or some sort of vehicle, mod it out, and travel the country painting watercolors. That is the game plan. Also, along the way it might be good to document it with videos for youtube. You have great delivery! Bless.

[@Bushradical]

Thanks. Modding a van and traveling the country sounds like a great channel

[@tinam5330]

That was so informational. Thank you.

[@tonyroberts9009]

Yep, good refresh of what I forget. Thanks Dave!

[@Bushradical]

Thanks

[@GaerHampton]

Great stuff! When I saw this, I thought, "Hey, Dave actually had professional training, this should be good!" I struggle with brevity when I edit. I really value short and sweet videos. But often I find myself needing to leave in a lot of slower stuff in order for the video to work. I think that the main thing is that my camping-type videos are shot in a "Hang-out-in-camp-and-talk-while-doing-stuff" style which simply isn't brief in how it is shot. I also guess that I always try to present as much of the "whole camp experience" as I can convey. Maybe that's just something that I might experiment with in the future. However, the videos that I have done where I'm just presenting a topic or subject of some sort, or talking about a piece of gear, are shot in a different style. There is no need to convey any "experience". That is a nice change of pace as you can much more easily cut out the junk! Just an aside......Is it just me, or do the "Alone" editors leave in a bit of the junk (moving the camera, stepping back after hitting the record button, etc.) in order to present a somewhat more "amateurish" feel to the finished product? Almost like they are trying show that there aren't camera people out with the contestants. At any rate, I found myself doing a bit of that myself while I was editing my solo challenge video. [insert red-faced emoji here] I guess that I was just in a sort of accustomed to a certain feeling, and found myself sometimes doing the same thing.

[@gonagain]

Hi Gareth, I got a lot out of Dave's video myself. Now if it would just stop snowing I'll get out and try it.

[@Bushradical]

Good question about the Alone editors. I don't know what they look for when they edit. Maybe they're leaving in some amateurish stuff on purpose. I don't know. But I do know there are some contestants that were just terrible with the camera. ( So I've been informed by production) Some of the people with the least amount of air time may have turned in little of nothing for raw footage. Some contestants have had real issues with production over not shooting enough. Some people hate running camera. A lot of us that were on the show didn't have any experience with cameras before Alone. I didn't. Shooting Alone felt like a job at the time because I shot a LOT of film every day and it got in the way of getting things done. You didn't go fishing- you got your camera gear /set up shots/ and then went fishing. But doing youtube has been a great fit for me because I love the editing and sharing things with the audience. But Alone was work, and I was totally new to filming.

[@Bushradical]

Right on.

[@GaerHampton]

@@gonagain We've even been getting some good snow down here!

[@gonagain]

@@GaerHampton I'd pack up and head for Arizona but their weather isn't so hot either. We usually make a long road trip south right about now, but this year we're going to wait for better conditions to make it worth our while. Anxious to use my new drone and camera!

[@cillawalker9]

This is so helpful (like most of your videos). Thanks!

[@frederickbrowne7769]

I HAVE NEVER MADE VIDEOS BUT AFTER LISTENING TO YOU I AM GOING TO START, i GIVE THIS VIDEO A 10; THANKS

[@Bushradical]

Thanks Frederick.

[@SpiritForest]

Great tips! Thanks!

[@Bushradical]

Thanks Spirit Forest.

[@SeanInAlaska]

GREAT video! I have started making my own and I am guilty of every one of the "Do not do's" LOL.....I will now be better! Thank you!

[@Bushradical]

You'll do fine. Its all a process of getting better. Good luck

[@marthaneuhauser1019]

I just learned something new! Thank you!

[@Bushradical]

Thanks

[@InspiredJJ]

Brother, may I ask what you are using to shoot with? Also, how would you recommend keeping the power going when out for 5 days? (Ok most of my question was answered now lol)

[@Bushradical]

Batteries. Lots of batteries. If you're around your car buy a cheap invertor and just plug in your battery charger. As for the gear I use....Ive shot ALL of my footage on a Canon HF g20.

[@tristanvarsovia]

Thank you for the great information, it would greatly help with our home videos.

[@Bushradical]

Thanks

[@polishpicl]

I learned by experience,but still learned from you..I have over 135 videos and learned every time.thank you or the tips anyway

[@Bushradical]

Your welcome. Totally agree with learning by experience ...... I would say one of the best teachers of all is editing your own footage. As soon as I started editing, I started shooting a LOT different.

[@stillrandy]

Thank you so much for all the great information Dave. I'm just starting, trying to learn a little about editing. I was happy to hear that you use iMovie. I've had some people tell me that I just have to get this or that $400 editing program in order to put a decent video together. I like simple, and I have iMovie already. Great advice!

[@Bushradical]

Hey Randy, hit me up anytime if you have any questions. I believe in "simple" too, and you definitely don't need fancy gear to make good videos.

[@marilynmartin4710]

great info Dave! Making youtube videos not my thing but I did find your video had great info that could help me with making personal clips. I think you are a great speaker and instructor. Keep up the good work

[@Bushradical]

Thank you very much Marilyn.

[@jessemasonoutdoors]

This is going to help me a lot!

[@byroneckhart9070]

Thank you for sharing this. I learned quite a bit!

[@Bushradical]

Thanks Byron

[@itsmedavearoo]

"Never waste the viewers time". Excellent advice for creators.

[@Bushradical]

I think its the best motto to have. Thanks for watching.

[@jamesgraham828]

Yep, Still learning!!

[@quantumfixits7574]

Great video sir....helps me out a lot as I'm almost ready to launch my gear review channel...thanks for posting!

[@Bushradical]

If you have any questions about the whole youtube thing, just hit me up! Good luck

[@alannikander1987]

Good tips buddy!

[@wandaberry3189]

Wow! Great info, Dave, thanks!!

[@Bushradical]

Thanks Wanda

[@TressaZimmerman]

This video was extremely helpful. Thanks a lot.

[@Bushradical]

Thanks TZ

[@lesliesadler8524]

Thanks Dave it was a great film.

[@Bushradical]

Thanks

[@stephenrickettsNL]

Great stuff and great videos as usual. Learned a lot on this one.

[@Bushradical]

Thanks!

[@mikecole1624]

Lots of great info, Dave. Thank you.

[@Bushradical]

Thanks Mike

[@usernick8928]

Some great tips Dave! Most I was aware of, some I wasn't, and a fair portion I just wasn't thinking about. You mentioned the ill effects of back lighting, but it brings to mind an issue I've been noticing in my own videos, which is lack of lighting. Once dusk rolls around filming gets difficult, and it's the time I most often want to film because I'm getting the fire started and preparing meals. I need to work on my framing as well, my camera doesn't have a forward facing viewfinder so it's tricky. And you made some excellent points about B-roll, something I should focus a little more on

[@YourOldPalFernbark]

ditto

[@Bushradical]

It would be tough not to have a forward facing viewfinder......Ive never known anything else, but I can imagine how that would make things a LOT harder.

[@Bushradical]

Thanks

[@junecasonete4098]

Thank you sir.. for tips for making quality film..

[@Bushradical]

Thanks for watching

[@kimberlyevans7853]

Just as you were talking about color ( cardinal, Blue Jay ) I noticed what looks like a blue tent and a debris shelter in far background. Weather intentional or not it made for an interesting shot. I even watched the video another time to make sure it wasn't subliminal. Then a couple more times for the info to really sink in. Thanks

[@lenellamaxwell6934]

Thanks for sharing this great information!

[@Bushradical]

thank you

[@dreadlocksoutdoors492]

Really great video, I learned loads.

[@Bushradical]

Thanks Dreadlocks Outdoors!

[@Lilasun]

This is amazing. Thank you.

[@TaralgaBushAdventure]

Great advice. Thanks Dave

[@Bushradical]

Thanks

[@marine919]

Thanks for this tutorial ,really informative.

[@Bushradical]

Thanks

[@JayMorrisonOutdoors]

Great timing Dave! My 2019 goal is to build up my channel, and these are all fantastic tips that I'm going to try to incorporate into my videos. Thank you very much!

[@Bushradical]

Awesome! I sure hope you found something helpful. Good luck in 2019!

[@JayMorrisonOutdoors]

@@Bushradical Thanks! Good luck to you, Brooke and the family as well!

[@EatCarbs]

I did pick up a few tips. Thanks for the video

[@Bushradical]

Thanks for watching.

[@parttimewoodcrafter307]

This is great! Thanks for sharing your hard earned knowledge. I'm going to try a lot of this on the next video.

[@Bushradical]

Good luck!

[@RealDonLarson]

Thanks for sharing this information to help others. Again, it shows your true "metal" that you always share freely to help us all. This is what we all strive for. (not me of course, my vids SUCK) But maybe someday my video creations will be made better due to this info.

[@Bushradical]

I had some great guys give me some pointers....

[@lastcall8286]

I just watch alone season 6 Vinny watch on Netflix I didn't know you aren't alone I just double on the challenge last week of binging on yoga girl like you. Keep up the work thing

[@robertnantais9866]

Great video, well done.. some excellent information.

[@Bushradical]

Thanks

[@thebigbabinski5255]

What a great video. I had no idea about cropping to make the subject appear like it was different shots.

[@thebigbabinski5255]

Great section on B roll. Very informative.

[@Bushradical]

I heard about it from my wife who saw it on a "Tim Schmoyer video"???? I think. It sure can come in handy.

[@Bushradical]

Thanks. I like B roll, If the video isn't a HOW-TO I like to put in a bit of it.

[@cherylt8590]

Thanks for sharing this information, love the tips👍😊...

[@Bushradical]

Thanks Cheryl!

[@badbadbob1]

Great Ideas I need to try myself.

[@Bushradical]

Thanks

[@adamoutdoorbushcraft8164]

Thank you I have been doing bushcraft for almost 4 years now been filming for 2 and 1/2 years have taken a break on my channel several times. I'm very frustrated with editing It looks like I'm an amateur compared to other people that make everything look like a movie. I'm having to shoot all my filming with my cell phone cuz I cannot afford a camera to do it. Thank you for this video

[@JFRides]

Great video 👍

[@Bushradical]

Thanks JF

[@CanoehoundAdventures]

Great Tips for a newby like me Dave, Im now subscribed to your channel

[@Bushradical]

Awesome ! Thanks for the sub!

[@joesneon]

Great video Dave, thanks!!!!

[@Bushradical]

Thanks

[@blithespirit7678]

love you videos, am a fan of Brooke.She said you did one on survival, but I'm an in place bug out, am handicapped.

[@Bushradical]

I do some vids on survival type things but not much really

[@carpmaster9123]

Thanks very valuable

[@Bushradical]

Thanks

[@calvinboondoggle2564]

lol...watching your fire, Dave, I instinctively moved my head to avoid getting smoke in my eyes! :)

[@Bushradical]

Thats funny!

[@dianevillemaire8286]

Great video, great info. Thank you

[@Bushradical]

Thanks Diane.

[@alanthompson4741]

Great content, I found it very useful, thanks.

[@Bushradical]

Thanks

[@KnifeCrazzzzy]

Hey man thanks for the great video!!! I am just now starting to watch the alone series on second season half way through. Appreciation the help :)

[@Bushradical]

I hope you enjoy the seasons! It was a fantastic thing to be part of.

[@NativeNatureoutdooradventure]

This video is very helpful thank you

[@AdventureSonick]

thanks for the infos, i have one info also for you at 9:21 you touch the mic and talk at the same time that is also some thing you never should do because you have all the scratch noices :-D

[@CommonCentsOutdoorsman]

Nice tips Dave thanks!

[@Bushradical]

Thanks C2!

[@Wingman115]

Good stuff brother.

[@Bushradical]

Thanks Wingman115!

[@bennettlee6218]

Great tip video Dave.... Thanks !\

[@Bushradical]

Thanks Bennett Lee.