Ignore These 7 Filmmaking Tips

[@Brian-Hansen]

Austin, thanks for the great video. The gear side of KZbin hypnotizes many young film makers. Basics always win in the end.

[@austinmeyerfilms]

@@Brian-Hansen completely agree. Excited to dig into some of those basics and overlooked fundamentals next week on the channel

[@micahcrews]

Austin, the resolution discussion is excellent here. New cameras, new lenses, new specs - the inundation is real. I am concentrating on upgrading lenses, lighting, and audio first - then I will look at an older Canon upgrade (c100 mkii or c300 mk ii). Just my take.

[@austinmeyerfilms]

@@micahcrews I think that is a great take, Micah. You’re being thoughtful about it, and not getting caught up in the hype 👏

[@jan.ehleiter]

Great video, looking forward to the next one! We always joke about tip #5 "yeah, we'll fix that in post" :D

[@austinmeyerfilms]

hahah, for real!

[@GregCoxTV]

I totally agree with the comment about drones. I still have some of the original Phantoms and still use them, like when I was filming the old Sparrows point steel plant, I was chased off the property. Thanks to my drone I got some good footage.

[@austinmeyerfilms]

@@GregCoxTV amen!

[@stephentalent]

I've just discovered your channel; this video is absolutely gold! Ok I'm still going to fall for the latest camera gear, but I'll heed the other advice :)

[@Dlowreyjr01]

It's funny how the highest end feature film cinematography are ditching stabilized shots more often and low to mid-level end productions can't get enough of stabilization.

[@austinmeyerfilms]

@@Dlowreyjr01 haha that’s a great observation. I bet it comes in waves. Like how the cool kids take up snowboarding when the parents ski. And then once those kids grow up and are snowboarder parents, all the cool kids want to be skiers

[@AutoPostBack]

Man, I once was in the business and now, as my kids growing older, I start personal projects again. The input from your videos is so inspiring, motivating and eye opening! Thanks for sharing your insights and experiences. Your channel is amazing!

[@austinmeyerfilms]

@@AutoPostBack welcome back to the world of video creating! Love to hear that you are getting into some personal projects again 🙌 thanks for watching, commenting, and supporting. So glad that the videos are resonating with people out there!

[@jester434343]

Thank you for inspiring me to try to take my skills to new levels. Love your content. Officially an Austin Meyer fan boy.

[@austinmeyerfilms]

@@jester434343 really appreciate you being here and supporting the channel! Hope to continue bringing you value 🙏

[@LouisLuzuka]

Awards is a big one 😮

[@austinmeyerfilms]

@@LouisLuzuka absolutely

[@Santiago-lb5md]

Your channel is amazing, the advice you give is pretty good and gives me so much clarity in this KZbin movie making world, keep the amazing content!, it has helped me so much to get better at my job, hopefully I can get my own gear soon and start making art!

[@austinmeyerfilms]

So happy to hear this, Santiago! Good luck in your filmmaking journey :)

[@aliciachanavat6802]

Great video and Tips Austin thanks!!!

[@austinmeyerfilms]

@@aliciachanavat6802 thanks for watching!

[@BehindTheNeedle]

This was super helpful 👏 Thanks Austin 👊

[@austinmeyerfilms]

@@BehindTheNeedle thanks for watching!

[@MarcosRochaTV]

Great points... I've fallen for all of these. I have a love and hate for big cameras with all the specs. They look impressive but they can get in the way in run and gun documentary shooting.

[@austinmeyerfilms]

@@MarcosRochaTV thanks for watching, Marcos!

[@aracnoloco]

Great! I still have MavicPro (not Pro2 nor Pro3) and am happy with it. Sure, the newer models may have some improved follow-me modes, but well, I will purchase a new one only after my current gets lost somewhere in the jungle or crashes in the mountains. Cheers.

[@austinmeyerfilms]

@@aracnoloco I think that’s a great call! Happy flying ✈️

[@LouisLuzuka]

The honesty 😮

[@austinmeyerfilms]

@@LouisLuzuka 🔥🔥

[@Geronimooooo]

This is really good advice that you give. Just, on point 5, I would like to add that it is common to say in the French doc world that there are 3 writings of a film. Upstream (essential!), then during filming and finally during editing. The editor is rarely the director and he brings a lot of ideas.

[@austinmeyerfilms]

I really like that saying. Thanks for sharing it!

[@rauldude5698]

Thank you. This was really useful information.

[@austinmeyerfilms]

Thank YOU for watching!

[@VMLBH1935]

Good advice as usual!

[@austinmeyerfilms]

@@VMLBH1935 thank you!

[@Sgyozo]

If i'd be a beginner docu filmmaker or still in school, i'd buy an FS7 mkII used. 1500-ish with some cards, batteries, etc. Spend some more on decent glass, audio, few lights and the rest, travel. A good starter kit can be put together under 4000 USD, i know, it's a lot, but it can be done, and more than enough to produce professional results still today. I mean, if you can't do good stuff with it, it's not the gear's fault.

[@austinmeyerfilms]

I like this strategy. Thanks for sharing your thoughts with the community here!

[@urbanpackrafter]

Amen!

[@austinmeyerfilms]

thanks for watching!

[@LouisLuzuka]

Can you please tell me how much you use 4k120 😮because I’m buying a new iPhone 😅and I don’t know if I’m caring about the wrong things like the 4x studio mics and 4k120 😅 so I might just skip the 16 and save some money with the 15 instead 😊

[@austinmeyerfilms]

@@LouisLuzuka It’s pretty rare that I film anything in 4K 120. It’s only for very specific shots. When I am doing documentary work, it’s not often that I shoot in slomo at all. But when I do, it’s usually at 60 fps

[@DroseMr]

Very inspiring🫵🔥Thank You

[@austinmeyerfilms]

Thanks for watching!

[@MrTedTed]

I gotta give this video a thumbs down ! He is making too much sense and I don’t like it 😮

[@austinmeyerfilms]

hahah