The Best Filmmaking YouTube Channels of 2020

[@NigelBarros]

Dude Tom thanks for the shoutout! Totally agree with you on Spenser! His stuff blows my mind!

[@WhatAboutTom]

Spenser's the man! I hope my 4 viewers find your content as helpful as I find it :)

[@NigelBarros]

Tom Ryan dude you got my last name right btw 👍🏻 great pronunciation

[@WhatAboutTom]

@@NigelBarros I'm white and I'm proud.

[@creativecrush5532]

Just found this video. Awesome suggestions, I am really liking your Danny Gevirtz suggestion. One of my new favorites is COMV and Robert Machado, they both have awesome behind the scenes of actual client projects. So many nuggets of information on youtube! Thanks for sharing.

[@NickRC6]

Duuude I love COMV too! Definitely a great channel for getting the on set experience without leaving your seat. So needed while I'm locked in my house...

[@slowdriftsounds5925]

Agreed. COMV for the win and I would add to the list "Gaffer & Gear".

[@Andyax]

My friend Thomas showed me this. Wow, thanks. That was very motivating to hear ❤

[@WhatAboutTom]

😲😲 I cannot believe Thomas watched my video! And now Anders! This is crazy to me. You and Eskild have been an inspiration to me for almost my entire filmmaking journey. Thanks so much for coming by the channel! You made my day!

[@maxmaxmaxgoon5602]

@@WhatAboutTom dude your so on my wave...I call them saturators...I tried asking them to help me but they rather review an iPhone...anyways check out my hack.... you tube needs revolution

[@FellowFilmmaker]

It's great to see that you don't just pick the top flimmakers in this niche. I personally really enjoy finding someone a bit smaller because, like you said, they tend to have more helpful info instead of solely trying to entertain folks. It's what I try to do in my own youtube videos. :) Keep it up!

[@WhatAboutTom]

Glad you enjoyed. I like to think that all major KZbinrs in the same niche have secret clan meetings every week to discuss the next video topic they're going to post about. Sometime's you'll get Peter and Matti posting the exact same video as each other (but with a slightly different title) within days of each other, or sometimes on the same day. Can get annoying.

[@ericdargan]

Hey Tom! This was great. Thanks for putting this together! If you haven't already, I'd also check out the Wandering DP. He takes high-end commercials and does cinematography breakdowns on how it was created.

[@JohnLuna]

Agreed. I stopped trying to learn from Matti and Peter well over a year ago. Aputure, Indy Mogul, Danny Gevirtz, Mark Bone, Spenser Sakurai, Robert Machado 👍

[@WhatAboutTom]

100% agree

[@HollyHargreaves]

Yeah same,John

[@aa-vr8li]

Dude your channel is underrated af Great content.just subscribed

[@WhatAboutTom]

Thanks!

[@bupek]

Great video! I already knew a few from this list but it's great to be put on to more✌🏿 really cool seeing your personal list

[@WhatAboutTom]

Legend has it, if you watch this video in reverse, Freddie Wong himself will jump out of a cake and attack you.

[@oligudbjartsson]

Great list!!!!

[@jordanmcduffie]

This was great! Thanks for the list.

[@TommyCallaway]

Spenser is killing it, love his work. Lighting changes the game. :)

[@WhatAboutTom]

Hi Tommy I love you

[@TommyCallaway]

@@WhatAboutTom Hi Tom I'm married but sure, feeling's mutual. haha

[@WhatAboutTom]

@@TommyCallaway The Tom bond has been broken. The Earth's core has shattered. R.I.P.

[@TommyCallaway]

@@WhatAboutTom We should make something together and constantly refer to each other's name.

[@WhatAboutTom]

@@TommyCallaway Ok, but only if Tom Antos joins us and we call ourselves the Three Tomigos.

[@minorplanetpictures6046]

Chadwin Smith is another great KZbin channel, He have these lives where he give out so much information, it’s cool how he interacts with his subscribers.

[@HollyHargreaves]

Nice. Just subbed🎥

[@benryanredteal914]

Nice list - havent heard of a couple of these - will check them out. Ill send extra love to Epic Light Media - great channel!

[@JapaneseJourney]

One I really like and whose videos' quality is insane, is Zebra Zone. I think he's only made 9 videos until now, but they are all really worth watching.

[@WhatAboutTom]

Totally gonna have to check him out since I used to only expose my shots using zebras.

[@WhatAboutTom]

Oh I actually have seen him before. Specifically, his videos on switching from Premiere to Resolve, and "Why TV cameras cost $250,000" lolol

[@JapaneseJourney]

​@@WhatAboutTom Haha! With a 70% zebra for exposing faces or just the 100% one? KZbin recommended his first video to me when I was considering getting the BMPCC 4k.

[@WhatAboutTom]

@@JapaneseJourney 70% skintone zebras ahaha

[@SIMPLIFIEDFILMING]

Don't forget about Film Riot.

[@AxTechs]

Haha, thats exactly what I thought! I think ponysmasher is one of the best as he literally works in Hollywood

[@vegardpedersen]

yeah agree

[@xiaoamy5172]

but why you don't post more videos.....🙃

[@aiman803]

Good video bro

[@SIMPLIFIEDFILMING]

I'm surprised that Film Riot is not on your top 10

[@WhatAboutTom]

Film Riot is one of my all-time favorite KZbin filmmaking channels, but I feel like their content has fallen off a bit from years past. They made way better (and more consistent) content around 2014-2016. Idk what happened, but they just started making less interesting stuff.

[@SIMPLIFIEDFILMING]

@@WhatAboutTom I think their content is more interesting for the developing filmmaker. But beginner filmmakers are intermediate I agree that it is less interesting and way less tutorial based. And more informational

[@JCUTMoto]

All those mentioned are on my subs list. Hehe anyway, try checking out ponysmasher too (if you havent)

[@АндрейЯковлев-ы7ф]

Not a word on "Make Art Now" tho... Thats a one awesome channel! The guy is Josh Yeo, have you seen his new and sweet "Anamorphia" video? You like definitely have to see it! It will blow your mind!

[@WhatAboutTom]

I do love Josh ahaha. I've watched some of his videos and he's a good creator. Anamorphia was pretty cool. I didn't include him because, while he does make some really creative stuff, he has a lot of recycled content as well. "10 tips to Improve your Sound Design", "How to Shoot Epic B-Roll", that kind of stuff. He puts his own spin on certain things, but really only puts out more creative stuff every 4-5 videos. This list is mainly comprised of extremely unique channels compared to all the mainstream stuff that gets shovelled at you on KZbin.

[@patrickgamble9014]

I recently discovered Film It Yourself - still a new site but very watchable and funny - worth a look

[@peshevat3952]

keep it up

[@AxTechs]

I remember finding potato at 12k subs on his how to make a KZbin video, video Definitely entertainment not knowledge though, ANYDAX has the best yt series ever. The production series is sooooo good

[@WhatAboutTom]

Shit, I've never even heard of ponysmasher. Definitely will have to check him out.

[@shalzone_]

What about Film Riot tho?

[@WhatAboutTom]

I used to love film riot but I believe their content has gone downhill in the last few years. Only reason I didn't include them

[@jasonnowwhat5041]

Good list but you lost me at potato jet. It’s just gear reviews. Always. If you’re a filmmaker, show me what you make, ya know, credibility. The rest of the list is quality...although Caleb is one of my faves...Gerald is clearly more thorough, specifically with camera reviews/tests.

[@makmakmakdo015]

Most of them(the filmmakers on this list) has new contents from days ago lol

[@maxmaxmaxgoon5602]

You know what doe Peter my canon does what makes most money and that's his angle ...to be a film makers you will want to tell a story....I guess he did do that for canon but would he do it with out money....mmmmm

[@issamb6581]

Great list bro !. check Mark Bone channel, you will rethink your top 10

[@SuperSalvaJor]

check out This Guy Edits

[@swashy8933]

Yeah they're trash. Let's level up.