Cinematic Low Budget Commercials - MasterClass

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0:00 Opener
0:32 CONTEST TIME
1:46 Gear Overview
4:48 Pre-Production Overview
7:45 On Set Tips
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[@markbone]

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[@FuelTrainingClub]

Let's do it again - this time you guys are in the workout 😉 Thank you and solid work!

[@_strengthmatters]

Love this video. Any link to the final video? Would love to see how this was finalised! Love the community ethos around the gym too!

[@ry13923]

Probably gonna be at least a few weeks if they just shot it.

[@SuperEchinacea]

@@_strengthmatters If you're still looking, I found it pinned on their instagram 🙂

[@cammackey]

I gave a thumbs up just for that intro.

[@markbone]

haha! glad you liked it

[@kareja316]

This channel is the best film school on youtube by far. Im joining the AOD as soon as i can afford it ahahaha

[@GregHetherington]

I'm just here to tell Landon to get full extension on those chin ups! lol Solid crew and solid time. Thanks Mark and team!

[@markbone]

Haha. We have a pull up bar in the office. I’ll put him to work

[@runawaybrute633]

I know tNice tutorials is an old video but I’m new and thank god I finally found you . Thank you for such an amazing and helpful video ❤️

[@HighGravityAdventures]

I like the idea of giving the client two options. It's almost like whichever one they pick they will feel like it was their idea when in reality, you've already worked out the details for the idea. That's genius.

[@TuckerPearce]

Mark this is so cool! Love fitness pieces like this, you guys nailed it. Thanks for walking us through this.

[@markbone]

You’re most welcome Tucker

[@bjklophaus1598]

Really appreciate these great tips and thorough overview of the process. Freestyle time is a great tip, can't wait to incorporate that on my next shoot!

[@markbone]

Heck yeah BJ!

[@toneloc698]

I love this!!! Thank you Mark 😊

[@maxcramer.studio]

So sooo good! Thank you Mark!

[@TuckerPearce]

The LUT swipe really is the best…

[@jasielm5258]

From Miami so I approve the Marlins National Champs shirt 👌🏻

[@UltimateHockeyFanCave]

I'm just here for the Stanley cup, should have brought it and filmed the commercial at the cave =)

[@Ionatanm]

Thanks Mark, great video!

[@davegoldsmith2588]

Awwsome thanks. Really enjoy your programs.

[@markbone]

Thanks Dave!!

[@sezay7701]

Completely agree. Aweso video

[@flochfitness]

Oh hell yeah!!! This is right up my ally. Thank you for this amazing content!!!!

[@markbone]

🙏🏻 my pleasure

[@Donderlab]

Yo putting the idea you want second, psychology genius!

[@MarianPeciar87]

As always. Amazing video!! Thank you.

[@markbone]

Thanks mate!

[@pkzinn9997]

Dude. Thank you so much.

[@FredKaschGoost]

I absolutely love the idea of finding music beforehand. I do a ton of reportages, and this might just help when that creative fatigue hits.

[@karannarula8287]

I would like to know that too! Haha 😅

[@alessioferreri]

Thanks for sharing these tips Mark, they are so precious! I don't know if you knew it, but Sergio Leone actually used to play the song / soundtrack by Ennio Morricone on set to make the actors actually feel the vibes of the future film! (for example Upon once a time in America) That's so interesting and you were saying that you do the same thing!

[@davidschwan]

Love it

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Thank you SOOOO much. Great timing on the pre-production section. I have a Zoom call tomorrow for a sponsored video and a good reminder to listen first.

[@markbone]

Go crush it Dr Matthew!!

[@ArmandoJacox]

Great tips!

[@ShadowCutFilms]

I have a commercial shoot in about a week and this is super helpful. Thanks!

[@markbone]

Go crush it

[@smitholu1419]

I'm here your one and only fan big student from Sierra Leone West Africa Much love It a blessing for me to learn from teachings

[@markbone]

thank you for the love brother!

[@smitholu1419]

@@markbone u welcome

[@mariusserbann]

Perfect for what I needed today, thanks! :)

[@markbone]

Great timing Marius!!

[@lifexplorer7]

As always, worth watching your videos. Stay blessed, man 😇

[@markbone]

thanks Roman!!

[@SHADOW47izLIVE]

Thank you In the setup

[@gevidamusic4716]

Absolutely!!

[@Sukatravelin9]

Thank you friend for sharing

[@JaredBishopFilms]

Love that music tip, it's something I did without really realizing it and it helps so much for the shot pacing, just like you say.

[@markbone]

Yeah it really does help

[@YoungDecent1]

I really like this video! I love how the guy was walking around carrying the light.🔥

[@markbone]

Yeah Landon crushed it with the light

[@SuperCleary]

Fantastic rundown.

[@markbone]

🙏🏻

[@flochfitness]

Watched this through again and picked up even more the second time. How were you powering the light?? Was their a battery in that backpack? What a great idea for a mobile light!!!!

[@jasonmcadam8096]

I'm curious as well :)

[@florianropers]

You can power such a light via a v-mount battery. I‘m running my falcon eyes 24 like that mostly (similar to the new aputure flex light he wanted to use initially). Great flexible and easy to carry around lighting setup :)

[@markbone]

Yeah should have mentioned that! We had Landon use a backpack and we added v mount batteries to the light

[@flochfitness]

@@markbone good stuff!!!

[@joshuacornelius765]

Huge fan!

[@markbone]

Thanks Mate

[@videotipsandtricks]

Дякую за відео!

[@gtdabo]

Great insights

[@markbone]

Thanks Gabriel!

[@Novaprod-jn4kq]

Nice job man, seems like soft soft has gotten a lot more complex since the fruity loops days that I rember. Very helpful, thank you.

[@andrych4975]

This is the best free software Ive seen. Respect.

[@satishbaldha8077]

I am getting back into production after so ti and tNice tutorials makes it so easy to understand. Thank you so much for making these videos.

[@KoolCreation]

Great tips. I'm looking at working on a gym promo currently.

[@markbone]

Go crush it man!

[@vqview]

Hey Mark, thanks for the info, very insightful as always! Do you have the video you shot for the gym posted some where?

[@markbone]

It’s on our Instagram!

[@MorphPictures_]

🔥🔥🔥

[@adamdrakestudio]

Gold

[@Leprutz]

With the light at daylight, as I understand it, is that by daylight without light your subjects are underexposed, soy you crank up the iso, which makes the background look blown out. By adding light, you can set the iso much lower and your subject won't be underexposed due to the source light. I believe I understood the point here. Very good tip indeed which I admit I did not think of.

[@InvitationToEnglish]

ikr!

[@albertofortrivera5390]

make my first ever drum loop. I'm not and expert at soft yet but I have learnt a lot at producing and looking back at my journey, I just

[@flochfitness]

Mark amazing video!!! What would add value to my life, “what are your favorite questions to ask clients to get exactly what they are trying to explain in the commercial?” All too often when I speak with clients they want to talk about cinematic and sexy etc., but that’s not actually what brings in new business for them and sells their product. Sometimes I have a hard time teasing out the answers from them it would be great to know what your go to questions are. Thanks!!!

[@markbone]

We have a ton of sections about this in our new Create & Earn course. We open on Monday. You need it for your client work, it's some of the best content we've made and it addresses all these questions. We open the doors to purchase the course on Monday! theartofdocumentary.com

[@flochfitness]

@@markbone I appreciate it!!!

[@bricecarette8509]

Very cool video, thank you Mark! Quick question: I think we are all facing new challenges with clients and social media. You mentioned that the client was about to use this footage for (probably) Instagram / FB ads. How do you include this dimension to your work ? Because, of course, in cinemascope, the footage looks awesome, but sometimes, when you have to edit the whole thing for vertical format, it changes everything... Thanks in advance for your input :)

[@nicksavino21]

Thanks for the value Mark! For the mobile lighting setup, did you just put vmount batteries on the power unit of the 300dii while it sat in a backpack? Did the light itself just sit on a regular cstand arm? It seemed a bit longer then usual. Also what did you shoot this specific commercial in (H.264 SI, RAW, etc)? This is super helpful!

[@markbone]

X-AVCI codec. And yeah we used v-mount!

[@montyb12]

Mark. Great video. Side question. I just watched a few old episodes of Anthony Bourdain’s Parts Unknown and I noticed that there were no questions, backstory, conflicts & resolutions to the episodes. Am I right or did I miss it? So how would a documentary filmmaker approach a docuseries like that from a storytelling perspective since it’s broken up in segments for each country? Love your work bro!

[@propellavideo]

Awesome as always. Did you link the monitor arm? Been looking for a sturdy arm for a 7” monitor.

[@markbone]

check this out: bit.ly/3qlVnmv

[@anthemhousecreative]

Great information as always! Random question, have you seen any color shift issues when pairing PolarPro's BaseCamp "Mist LIGHT" and VND2-5 setup or is it just me? They work fine on their own, but when stacked, it gives me green and magenta sheen on reflective surfaces. It doesn't happen with Mist or Mist HEAVEY. Anyways, keep up the good work, your videos inspire!

[@markbone]

Not that I know of. but i'll look into it

[@samiiromaar]

He uses "NIMBLE" a lot! Great content!

[@markbone]

Lol. I watched it back. And wow did I ever

[@tomgonalons2902]

My town was two small to really quarantine we only had like 25 infectious people.

[@mychalsimmons4177]

Kool

[@evilpigskin]

Excellent video! Gotta watch again! This is lots of info, thanks! Would love to participate with a Doc, is it possible to make it if it's in spanish (but subtitled)? Keep up the master works!

[@markbone]

I’ve made films Spanish with subtitles. Totally normal

[@Jaa_morant]

How to setup the light? Like from the side rather than right into the of the person? Also what can u use do get good background light? Like lamps or what? I need nice comfy background

[@morgantams9268]

Hey Mark, what microphone support are you using on the fx6? Stock one and some gaff tape or something else?

[@markbone]

Just the stock with foam stuffed in it

[@SuguruMediaStudio]

Great Mark, thanks. Where we can download example pdf of preproduction?

[@PatrickLipp]

As soon as you discover color management in resolve, you'll say good bye to luts...

[@sambrandner]

The best piece of advice I ever heard was just to buy one good light. Stop buying three packs of shitty off brand lights on Amazon. Don’t buy small LED cubes. Using that one good light to backlight your subject and to help expose your image makes a WORLD of difference.

[@DaleRoossien]

Mobile light rig...clutch.

[@markbone]

Right?

[@user-ls9xl5qb9t]

Thanks Alot Michael! tNice tutorials is a great video, I've been looking for an alternative to Logic pro x for a wNice tutorialle now because logic pro x and apple

[@orelbitan]

Thanks! You footage are very stable, what is your secret for stabilization?

[@markbone]

Ninja feet + working out

[@davidrehnstrom8930]

Hey Marc thanks for a great video. Question: how do you power the light that your light guy is carrying around? I see he s carrying a bag, is there a big battery in there and if yes, what kind?? Thanks in advance for any help on this topic. Creatively yours David

[@markbone]

V mount batteries :)

[@davidrehnstrom8930]

@@markbone can you recommend anything in particular? Any brand to stay clear of? Thanks for the reply:-) Even though I did find the answer further down in the comments... sorry:-)....

[@caminotellers]

and again... I've leant a lot! And all of this just before shooting a first commercial. Thanks Mark! Btw, if you have any grants for AOD, i'll be more then interested! hugs

[@markbone]

We do have NGO/charity discounts for organizations if you’re working with any

[@MohamedBenSalem1]

❤️🙏🏻

[@Chan4k]

What is the music played at opener? So nice 🤔🙂👍

[@butcherfest]

Great video as always...Any tips for a one man band who can't draw and needs to put forward a storyboard? 😅

[@evangelisticadventures2124]

Cheers Mark, is the Commercial yet released? Would love to see it. Greetings from Germany

[@markbone]

Not yet! but soon

[@EverythingFilmmaking]

How are you putting the Helios onto the Sony cam?

[@markbone]

Adapter

[@billycrowe4501]

@markbone, do you have a template for your treatments/briefs

[@lesterkdmedia]

Bro !!! 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@markbone]

bro

[@ArtemGalkin]

Do you use haze at home, for youtube videos? )

[@markbone]

None

[@Tom_Hoppins]

Link for that blower? Also great video!

[@markbone]

Stand by! They never gave me one 😂

[@Tom_Hoppins]

@@markbone I tried searching Amazon and couldn't find it.

[@tientcheufansi8181]

All of my computers got the softwares here. I first install them on virtual environnt to make sure they're not malware. So I can assure

[@vividcolourfilms1276]

I just had a shoot recently that was agreed with the marketing manager of the company, I was with the talent on set all good and then 1hr in the owner walked in..... no comment

[@parliamentpictures2217]

How come you didn't use the Pavo tubes for lighting? Do you think it was better to go with the 300D?

[@markbone]

Needed a bigger source

[@RandomGamer504]

Please go more in depth about how you put together a pitch package to help your clients out. Expressing ideas to people who are not creative is a hard thing to do. Honestly would like to see how you put this together and some strategies you use to get the client hooked and excited for your vision.

[@markbone]

We have so many videos about pitching to clients in our course Art of Documentary! That’s where I have gone into depth :)

[@RandomGamer504]

@@markbone Great!

[@tutorialsvlogs8149]

@MarkBone please make video for low budget Documentry setup for beginners it will be helpful

[@markbone]

We just did a whole video in our Art of Documentary course showing low budget setups :)

[@tutorialsvlogs8149]

@@markbone ok

[@johnhilliard4498]

Brilliant ideas picked up a lot of infomation. but I have to say that for this guy, this may be low budget but sorry this is not low budget for most people.

[@joelvnthony3340]

Where can we find the finished product for this?

[@markbone]

On our Art of Documentary Instagram

[@ArifIslamabadajadvertise]

how can you use Careless whisper?

[@markbone]

Dunno! Didn’t get flagged

[@itsmattgates]

Such a masterclass on what it's like for most of us.

[@conradomedia]

Switch right away to DavinciResolve trust me when you learn it is only way back to Final cut once for I while if you want to cut something faster....other way you gona love Resolve and spit on Premiere like I did for 8 years

[@benjamincorteslyon6777]

Good video, but i've learn from you to have an UPSTAGE Lightning and you always attack from downstage. I'm right? Why did you do that?

[@markbone]

sorry, i don't work in theatre... what do you mean exactly?

[@edmundobaca3498]

Greetings 🌌🌌🎃🎃

[@markbone]

🌆🌆🌆🌆

[@Israel_Reyes]

Do you pitch your ideas for free? Or do you get paid first, then do the thinking?

[@markbone]

Pitch to win the job

[@shivamkumargaur9871]

years! Let know your questions!

[@FrancescoMucciFilmmaker]

Come to Resolve, we've got cooooooookieeeees

[@markbone]

haha. getting closer

[@vlogfamous8049]

It was my headphones 😂

[@markbone]

I’m glad this issue was resolved

[@tackhershey5672]

I'm surprised to see that every shots shown in this video have a clear focus on the subject and they are shot on a still lens!?

[@markbone]

😘

[@anujdixit9692]

5:53 Lens cap

[@constructivecriticism1011]

Why no Gimbals?

[@markbone]

Why use gimbals?

[@Videofilealways]

He did say ‘low budget’

[@constructivecriticism1011]

@@markbone because you can get just as much as control with the gimbals that are out and you can tell when Gimbals arent used 100%

[@aydenpeters]

Switch to Resolve! It changed my life! Trust me man please switch!

[@ArisMultimediaProductionHouse]

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