How To Shoot Cinematic CAR VIDEOS - BTS Breakdown - Shot on DJI RS3 Pro + DJI Transmission

How To Shoot Cinematic CAR VIDEOS - BTS Breakdown - Shot on DJI RS3 Pro + DJI Transmission
In this video I’m breaking down a recent car commercial I DOP'd on. I’ll take you behind the scenes looking at gear, explain the lighting setups and explore creative filming techniques.
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Director: Reilin Joey / @reilinjoey
DOP: Jacques Crafford / @jacques_crafford
Main Edit: Reilin Joey / @reilinjoey
BTS Edit: Jacques Crafford / @jacques_crafford
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[@jacques_crafford]

EDITOR'S NOTE: The lens specified is the 24-70mm (not 24-27 as indicated, my bad).

[@youngwrldfilms9483]

Love your videos

[@youngwrldfilms9483]

It is inspiring

[@RubenDazzel]

It’s nice how you take the time to give credits to your team! As always inspiring!

[@jacques_crafford]

Thanks mate, I'd be lost without these guys!

[@mujahidurrehman]

Absolutely STUNNING work. I love the thought process behind it. Well done to you and your team. Keep rocking Jacques.

[@jacques_crafford]

Aaaaah thanks Muji, so happy to hear from you! Teamwork is Dreamwork!

[@JoshConnectMedia]

straight to the point kind of tutorials . love it dude ...dji rocks and your team flies high too.

[@jacques_crafford]

Thanks so much for the rad comment! 🙏

[@chrisburks7292]

Another really good video with no time wasted. Useful and interesting all the way through!

[@jacques_crafford]

Thanks Chris, so happy you like it! Really appreciate your ongoing support :)

[@RigoLuchi]

This video is very inspiring mate! The shoots were sick and your skills are madness! Thank you so much! Greetings from the UK

[@jacques_crafford]

Thanks Rigo, I'm grateful to have worked with such a talented team!

[@adriaancoetzee4513]

Well done to everyone involved!!! This one had me on the edge of my seat!

[@jacques_crafford]

Thanks Adriaan, so happy to hear that! It was amazing to work with such a talented team :)

[@olympic_productions]

Wow. Amazing result.

[@baja1980s]

This is all amazing work and video and what I love the most is your humbleness and methods of explaining and great way of teaching. Your very talented and you give support and credit to your extremely talented team showing its not all done by one person.

[@jacques_crafford]

What a wonderful comment, thank you so much for taking the time to write this, it's a real encouragement to me!

[@Chatkufff]

Amazing video as always Jacques! I've learned so much from your tutorials

[@jacques_crafford]

Thanks mate, that makes me so happy to hear!

[@speliotis]

EPIC... you always impress .... Thank you for making the behind the scenes videos -

[@jacques_crafford]

Thank you so much, it's only a pleasure!

[@SjoerdWess]

You guys are so, so talented. Nailed it homie!

[@jacques_crafford]

Legend! Thanks bro, means so much coming from you! I hope you and Reilin also get to work together sometime!

[@YoussefHallouly]

Incredible! Merci! Thanks for this behind the scene i learn everytime

[@jacques_crafford]

My bro! Only a pleasure man, really happy to hear that!

[@ayandahlongwane384]

Just when I thought South African KZbin was in the dirt and here comes Jacques, I am definitely subbing to the channel🔥🔥

[@mohitsaini0077]

Crazy man ! minimal gears just pure form of hard work !!

[@jacques_crafford]

Hard work pays off! Thanks so much.🙏

[@napatsaeng]

Thank you for sharing BTS and workflow ✌️

[@jacques_crafford]

Thanks brother, grateful for your support!

[@TheCarCreative]

This was sick!! Great film and tutorial! Thanks for sharing!

[@jacques_crafford]

My duuude! Thanks man, really appreciate it! So stoked you like it

[@a.b.m.arifulislam9203]

amazing

[@apexsynergy]

AMAZING!!!! Well done to the whole team!!

[@jacques_crafford]

Yewww thanks so much! Appreciate your continued support! 🔥

[@prabhumallick1253]

thanks sir for this video🙏🙌 awesome tips and tricks

[@jacques_crafford]

You are most welcome. Thanks for your comment! 🙏

[@TMD_Produktion]

You are by far one of the best, if not the best educator on youtube! Thanks for so many great tutorials and awesome content!

[@jacques_crafford]

Wow thank you for your kind words, its such an encouragement to me! Only a pleasure mate!

[@TMD_Produktion]

@@jacques_crafford You're welcome. Please never stop producing such great quality content! ^^

[@million-shades]

OMG love your movement camera. Amazing

[@jacques_crafford]

Thank you so much!

[@maxim.horoshilov]

Always top content my man! 👌

[@jacques_crafford]

Thank you brother, I deeply appreciate your comments!

[@ivancaravona6883]

Best videography channel on KZbin, this content is pure gold

[@jacques_crafford]

That's a massive compliment, thank you! 🔥

[@OfTwoLands]

Great breakdown mate!

[@jacques_crafford]

Bro thanks man! I'm honored to have your support!

[@MrRossT1]

BEST FILM SCHOOL ON KZbin!!!! :D AWESOME!! THANK YOU!!! :D

[@jacques_crafford]

That makes me so happy, thanks for your support!

[@MichalOlender]

Awesome stuff as always J!

[@jacques_crafford]

Thanks brother, grateful for your support!

[@laurinbettermann]

Great insights in the project, thanks!

[@jacques_crafford]

Thanks Laurin, glad you liked it!

[@stanleymakafui]

Jacques putting our minds on a train again. This was beautifully done

[@jacques_crafford]

Aaaaw thanks Stanley, grateful to have your support!

[@ivankurs]

it's an amazing job!

[@jacques_crafford]

Thanks so much! 🙏

[@WakeUpMatt]

Turned out incredible!!

[@jacques_crafford]

My dude, I'm so grateful for your support! Thanks for your encouraging comments!

[@aa-vr8li]

Wow huge project and awesome result

[@jacques_crafford]

Thank you so much!

[@soalineorn]

wow alway amazing Jacques and amazing team !

[@jacques_crafford]

Thanks SJ, it was a privilege to work with such a talented team!

[@markusranalter]

This is a masterpiece! 🙌🏼

[@jacques_crafford]

Thanks Markus, I'm grateful to have worked with such a talented team!

[@_onemorestep]

Well done! Thanks for sharing!

[@jacques_crafford]

Thank you! Cheers!🔥

[@petervis1999]

Love this! Learn somuch 😍

[@jacques_crafford]

So happy to hear that! Thanks for your support Peter!

[@petervis1999]

@@jacques_crafford hi did you send this? That i won a price?

[@ragielvlogs]

Good jobs thank you for sharing tips cinematic shoot.

[@jacques_crafford]

Only a pleasure brother!

[@ducanh244]

Your craft is outstanding mate. Well done

[@jacques_crafford]

Thanks Lucas, you are most kind!

[@kingmuhu]

epic. What a great team job, every one has so many skills. Also probs to the ballet dancer. Cheers.

[@jacques_crafford]

Thanks mate, I agree, Vincenzo played a massive part and really blew me away with his skills!

[@AbdallahBotan]

Magnificent work.

[@jacques_crafford]

Thanks brother!

[@lacaraja]

Gracias por el video!

[@jacques_crafford]

Thank you so much!

[@bekirdonmeez]

Amazing amazing. Very creative and inspiring.

[@jacques_crafford]

Thanks Bekir, really appreciate your kind words!

[@Sukatravelin9]

Nice explain thank you for sharing

[@jacques_crafford]

Only a pleasure, thanks for your support!

[@riaanvanstaden]

EPIC, as always!

[@jacques_crafford]

Thanks bra, waardeer man!

[@qenbered5762]

It's sick and sleek!

[@jacques_crafford]

Yeeew thanks mate!

[@micharutten5202]

Sick🔥🔥

[@jacques_crafford]

Thanks Micha!

[@JeanGerber]

So cool bro! Cannot wait to try create something like this 🙏🏽

[@jacques_crafford]

Yus thanks bru, it was such a vibe working on this! Hope you get a lekker opportunity to shoot something like this, so much fun!

[@LucaBono.Studio]

Great breakdown mate! 👌🏼

[@jacques_crafford]

Bro! Thanks for your beautiful BTS! I'm so happy you were there!

[@ShotBySolo]

This was amazing!!

[@jacques_crafford]

So glad you think so, thank you! 🔥

[@DMVlogs1]

Great work done by you and your team brother 🙏🏻👏

[@jacques_crafford]

Thanks brother, it was an honor to work with such a great team!

[@DMVlogs1]

@@jacques_crafford keep growing up 🤙

[@RoyGregorio]

I just discovered your channel. I learned so much just from your short BTS videos! For your day 2 closeup shots with the 24-70, did you still use 1/8 mist or just a CPL? Thanks and looking forward to more videos!

[@EverythingFilmmaking]

Love your channel! 🙌🏼🎥👈🏻🙏🏻🙌🏼

[@jacques_crafford]

Thank you, that's a big encouragement!

[@EverythingFilmmaking]

@@jacques_crafford no problem..

[@x10entertainment75]

Amazing work on the video! I had a question on the rollers portion: did you have to handle any logistics like film permits, blocking off roads, etc?

[@furandpawlove5679]

Amazing work. You're my inspiration man! Is there a full video linked somewhere to the actual work?

[@smepable]

It IS always inspiring seeing filmmakers doing high end visuals with Limited Crew and Equipment

[@jacques_crafford]

Thanks mate, that's always a huge compliment for me! Grateful for your support :)

[@ClaredelPagtakhan]

Great tips. Thanks for sharing. Hoping my improvement from this tips.

[@jacques_crafford]

Aaaah thanks Claredel, I hope so too!

[@Souchoroukof]

I need a workshop with you as soon as possible! Your expertise on filmmaking is unparallel! Great team too btw🔥🔥🤯🤩👌🙏

[@jacques_crafford]

Thanks Alex, that's such an encouragement! I hope to create a course in the near future.

[@Souchoroukof]

@@jacques_crafford I will be the first one, I promise! +1 anyone interested in a course from Jacques🤟🙏🙌

[@BingsGarage]

Awesome video!

[@jacques_crafford]

Thanks so much mate!

[@ddellan]

wow rly awesome

[@jacques_crafford]

Thanks so much bro!

[@nh.create]

Stunning results! Thanks for sharing the BTS!! May i know what focal length did you used for the rollers? Thanks alot!

[@TobiasKruppa]

Damn! What a nice shoot :) Epic shots, epic edit, well done! Greets from Germany-

[@jacques_crafford]

Thanks Tobias, really grateful to work with such an amazing team!

[@TobiasKruppa]

@@jacques_crafford Yes, I can understand that. There's nothing like a good team! I did VFX for more than 10 years. Without a great team it‘s nearly impossible to shoot complex scenes.

[@ZachMeissner]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥!!!!!!

[@jacques_crafford]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@svideo2621]

i want more videos bro , you are the best

[@jacques_crafford]

Thaaanks dude! 🙏

[@irvinvanrooy]

It was so nice meeting you on the flight back to Cape Town, excited to see what's coming up 👀

[@jacques_crafford]

Lekker bru, likewise!

[@InternetCity]

Awesome video! Could you consider making a video for making solo film making, and how to make it cinematic? Essentially making a vlog feel like a movie. Keep up the great work.

[@jacques_crafford]

Thanks so much bro! I'll be doing more tutorials about shooting solo going forward, will do my best :)

[@nafisahmedvideos7882]

Absolutely amazing work 👌👌👌

[@jacques_crafford]

Thanks so much Nafis, always happy to hear from you!

[@nafisahmedvideos7882]

@@jacques_crafford although we don't like waiting but when you do post it feels worth the wait.

[@acvisuals]

Thanks for sharing valuable information. As someone whos goal is to make films like this, I really appreciate it.

[@jacques_crafford]

I am really glad that it was helpful! Thank you so much for your comment! 🔥

[@dieselbustrucks2904]

It was amazing! I currently use the isteady pro 3 and the gopro hero 8 black and later I would like to be able to use fpv drone to improve my shots.

[@ThinkYourself]

Superb

[@jacques_crafford]

Thanks so much!

[@jrgamer3464]

wao hermano,, yo lo felicito

[@jacques_crafford]

Thanks so much!

[@cineverseproductions]

impressive.

[@jacques_crafford]

Thanks so much!

[@imranmohammed3138]

Amazing work as always! Just a quick question, what adapter did you use on the 24 - 70 for the macro shot? And have you considered using anamorphic lenses for your projects? Like the Sirui 50mm full frame anamorphic? What are your takes on them?

[@jacques_crafford]

Bro thank you! I'm not sure which filter it is, I'll ask Reilin (it was his). Pop me a mail and I'll send you the link when I find out (just in case I don't come back to this comment as they tend to heap up). I'm keen to use anamorphic lenses but haven't found the right project for it, hopefully soon! I can only comment for real when I've used one but from what I heard it's pretty amazing for a fraction of the price. I think some anamorphic just have a specific character that DP's / Directors want, and those characteristics are not possible to re-create with the modern budget anamorphics.

[@queensalnd]

Can you please tell me more about your Macro adapter? as I could use it on my 24-70🙂 Really enjoying your BTS,😉 straight to the point

[@fernandocanelas6300]

Amazing work and great fun BTS! One question, are the DJI wireless controls compatible with the RS3 Pro for joystick and focus ? I checked with DJI and they said only with Ronin 4, also the suspension springs on the Tilta is a custom rig ?

[@Siimkristjanpariis]

Great channel! I just found it, watched through some videos and its high quality stuff! One question: In this video you mentioned using polarizer filter and VND filter at the same time. How is it possible? VND itself is polarizer already so its basically 2 layers of polarizers which create X-patterns on the image, at least in my experience.

[@brightboxproductions7463]

I Learn a lot from you and it's really Inspiring

[@jacques_crafford]

So happy to hear that, thanks for supporting my channel!

[@brightboxproductions7463]

@@jacques_crafford ❤️

[@SumonBose]

Always love your work man, that high tech rain cover looks rad :) what fstop did you use for the dance sequences if I may ask because I could fee that most of the dancer was in focus

[@jacques_crafford]

Haha thanks buddy! Yeah man, refuse bags work a charm for a rain cover haha. I shot most of the dancing scenes at F/2.8 actually. The main reason everything seemed in focus was because of the distance to the wall.

[@BranislavZvadaVideo]

Amazing video! Can you make a breakdown for a color grading? Its absulutely stunning!

[@jacques_crafford]

Thanks Branislav! I'll see what I can do!

[@ajith7915]

amazing as always. What picture profile was this shot with?

[@jacques_crafford]

Thanks Ajith! I shot everything in PP8 (Slog3).

[@lemburkaruhun]

Nice

[@jacques_crafford]

Thanks! 🙏

[@sbrcchanel]

very interesting

[@jacques_crafford]

Thanks bro!

[@Go_Globe]

Struggling to buy gimbal because of weight, I am traveling non stop and weight is very crucial. Great share, as always. Great channel for cinematographer!

[@jacques_crafford]

Aaaah yes, that's always an issue. I have to say the RS3 is really light! Thanks for supporting my channel!

[@Go_Globe]

@@jacques_crafford I thought about rs3 already, can it weight bmpcc4k?

[@puneetsehgal8200]

Awesome Video 😍😍😍 I tried to shoot the video with headlights on but headlights highlights just blew out how to shoot in situations it was a little dark when I shot with my Sony a7ivR 24-70 2.8. Thanks

[@andrikmartinez1214]

For car shots do you need ibis when having the gimbal ? I’m debating on upgrading to the a7sii for vids (I have a a6400 but it doesn’t have stabilization ) or would it be good with post production stabilization +gimbal

[@juandeswardt4818]

Epic Jacques. Always stepping up and pushing all the gear to it's limits! Absolutely love this film. Great work @Reilin Joey !

[@reilinjoey]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@jacques_crafford]

Aweeeeh bra, dankie dankie vir jou! Wens ek en jy en Reilin kon uithang, julle sal so goed oor die weg kom!

[@keysignphenomenon]

wow

[@jacques_crafford]

Thanks Nicholas!

[@rensann]

This is so great！！！ Does the drone use ND/PL filters or just ND filters?

[@jacques_crafford]

Thanks Rensann! We used ND & PL filters on the Drone :)

[@alinickshoar]

thank you for sharing this with us 👌🏽 was the camera on auto focus when filming the ferrari? if it is , what kind of focus method did you pick? thanks again 🥇

[@jacques_crafford]

You're welcome Ali! That's a good question! For majority of the shots I used SPOT FOCUS with the square mostly in the centre but I was able to move it around on the DJI Transmission and then I also did a few on Manual Focus by pre-focusing with AF and disabling it in the menu with the touch screen on the Transmission.

[@pawka87]

Thanks for FAQ, can you please show which kind of arm handle do u use to set this up on a car?

[@a-kean7991]

iLove

[@jacques_crafford]

Thank you so much!

[@GoldmannDesigns]

Which polarizing filter are you using? Also how did it work with polarizer and variable ND, so you wont get the X from the two intersecting filters ?

[@ArkadiuszLmx]

is this look made just with phantom luts and correction? Looks so cool

[@jacques_crafford]

Thanks mate! Yes it's Phantom LUTs (Utopia) with some custom tweaks :)

[@cahgunung]

Saya suka cara pengambilan gambarnya, sangat menginspirasi.

[@jacques_crafford]

terima kasih banyak, saya berharap untuk segera kembali ke indonesia

[@ivwvy]

Are you South African btw? Cause my parents are from South Africa but I wasn’t born there, but you definitely have a South African accent! Anyway I’m gonna watch the video now, the opening shots were amazing! So I’m sure this video will be great!

[@duniaaspal4118]

Keren

[@jacques_crafford]

Thank you!

[@philvfilms]

I always love your work and reviews. Can you honestly recommend the tilta car rig. I have known many to say it is not very stable and hard to get right. Not all roads are smooth either

[@jacques_crafford]

Thank you Phil! The Tilta was the only rig we were able to rent but it took some time to dial it in. Once balanced it works REALLY well but then again it's hard to tell where the Gimbal Starts and the Tilta Stops. We drove over some pretty unstable roads and at pretty fast speeds and it held up fantastic. I only mentioned the Tilta because we used it, but I'm no expert in car rigs :)

[@philvfilms]

@@jacques_crafford thanks for the great feedback on that. I am sure it’s down to the user and their time spent playing with settings and the footage you shoot was wonderful

[@sbrcchanel]

but need the big cost wow..and the result is very good

[@jacques_crafford]

Thanks brother, we did this on a budget but if you shoot a cheaper car and shoot without a car rig you can still get some awesome results.

[@sbrcchanel]

please rate one of my videos, Thank you

[@quynguyenphu6268]

How you set the Af when the car running to avoid hunting-af ? Tks mate

[@jrsaintfilms]

curious to what codec did you shoot? looks amazing

[@jacques_crafford]

Thanks, I shot all of it in XAVC-I

[@jonathan.dasilva]

I'm trying to get into this side of things and just picked up a FX6, do you recommend the RS3 pro or lens first? I live in an area with lots of access to rentals so im just trying to figure out which is better to make the next investment