Turn a BASIC photo into an EXPENSIVE Video!

[@markbone]

Dan, you're consistently giving out some of the best info anywhere on KZbin for building a career in photo/video/commercial. love it man!

[@TheFuzzypuddle]

I'm always like "wow that looks good" at about the half way point on his videos. then, he continues to add so much that I wouldn't have even considered. this is what makes his video go from really good to awesome.

[@Najib72]

Exactly, I always think theres nothing left but always shows the amount of work he puts in.

[@ArkiTechnology]

what a great video man

[@partoeG]

He has been the best film content creator I have been watching for the last 3 years....

[@hellohogo]

I’m calling it: This is the most useful video of 2021🖤

[@danielschiffer]

That's a very kind compliment, I'm glad you enjoyed it :)

[@xavlogs]

@@danielschiffer I think he is right,, thank you Daniel

[@zouhairbenazzouz2536]

You might not be the best at guessing a shot taken by a Canon or a Sony, but to us you are the eternal best and most generous tutorial provider ! Man you have no idea how much your content is useful and inspiring ! I have been through countless times of each of your videos ! Thank you Daniel !

[@vukasinmartinovic2243]

I waited for this

[@visuals705]

With great power comes great responsibility ❤️

[@seanholladay7915]

Cool teaching people to use what they have around them! Glad you have Nanners around you!!

[@OkanMERDEM-zr9pt]

Sean, I know you have great talents to. There is much to learn from you too.

[@maxmeitzner9871]

the amount of knoledge here is amazing without a doubt very informative use of final cut pro x

[@Souchoroukof]

Great tutorial of my new side hustle.. Thanks Daniel

[@Pirelli7]

I have no words to describe the skills of this guy 😍🔥🔥

[@CreativeRyan]

Bro, such 🔥🔥 tips for people! So hype to see you crushing it man.

[@danielschiffer]

Appreciate you!

[@elkinaristizabal7115]

It's awesome, what we need is just imagination. Saludos desde Medellín Colombia

[@lebuzz66]

Daniel…..I am sitting here with my mouth open in amazement as I watch this. Wow!

[@tinashevakirayi4422]

Daniel.. You are very creative. Thank you so much for sharing it with the world. A generous man will never run dry

[@riveraarts]

Love, love, love! This is awesome!

[@mithunvaghella]

This guy makes everything look possible.

[@n.j.s.p]

He is a real doer. One who knows what he's doing. It's always exciting to see what Daniel has produced. He also gave me inspiration for one or the other of my videos. Thanks for that and keep up the good work.

[@abdessamadbenbout963]

Dude you saved me shit loads of overthinking about the budget I need to make a video for my business, then out of nowhere you just brought me a higher quality, money and time saving ideas. Thank you so much.

[@cvltxmedia]

Awesome as always my dude!

[@JustinOdisho]

Help, don’t have window. Typing this from microwave

[@danielschiffer]

Prove it

[@YMTStudioX]

@@danielschiffer How I find Cliet show work?

[@samy7342]

LMAO

[@HamzatOluwapelumi]

😆

[@d3layd]

How do you go about pitching this concept to a client and what would you charge realistically for it?

[@Politajev]

Wow , its look so easy, but it's easy because you are PRO. Thank you Daniel

[@samjarmin]

the elephant head animation was the finishing touch that made all the difference. Great video showing us what we can achieve with very little to work with - an entire ad for a company that began as an iphone photo next to a window.

[@philiplu4801]

Ive learned so much from your videos..Thanks a lot

[@chrismilne3683]

Very cool, Daniel.

[@FilmSpook]

Daniel! YESSS!! Much love & appreciation for you, good sir!! AMAZING work & tutorial. Very Helpful! 👍🏾👍🏾

[@nhorodendiamla2855]

learning new things again, thanks daniel!

[@alko_xo]

It definitely looks magnificent and magical

[@prince_charming]

unbelievable!!! U are a real artist!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Shonduras]

broooo you have such a skill with this stuff! way good vid!! and Nanners are delicious! 🤜🤛

[@danielschiffer]

That churro flavour 🤤

[@BCStrikeProductions]

i agree

[@BransBowler]

oh hey dude, nice seeing you here 🙃

[@m.saqibhussain]

What tool use in this video. Adobe illustrator????

[@YueHuang-dt8gh]

fcp for video, ps for the animation. you can do the same in illustrator for sure. @@m.saqibhussain

[@ajbbeck]

I'm always amazed at the creativity and wizardry!

[@Germicide7]

So much value in this video, thanks for continuing to share your tips!

[@larryphotography]

I think the biggest challenge with this kind of content is the creativity. Daniel, you are clearly very creative, and it's easy to look at this and be like "Yeah that makes sense, sure I can do that", but that's only to understand that what you did was good and to copy you. But to create unique concepts is really hard in my opinion, and that's where most people will get stuck.

[@nicklaytonUK]

Just fab! Thanks for inspiring

[@AdnanKhan-jb5px]

This is next level sir. I learn lots of from you. My name is adnan. I am from india. 21 years old. I have seen every single atleast 10 times because your work is so detailed for me I am beginner and I am try to understand very deeply. Thank you so much sir for share your great knowledge and priceless experience . ❤️🙏

[@maucardenas9672]

Insanely useful! There are no excuses for anyone after this video regarding gear or ideas. Also, one of the best storyblocks ads ever

[@BryanFrancisco]

I need to play around with photoshop a bit more. That last animation was 👌👌👌 Great tutorial brother!

[@ReadySetElement]

Same here. This video really inspired me to do more with photoshop to make better thumbnails. Thanks for the great tips man 😁

[@PraveenVlogsPB]

Truly

[@aintsaint1405]

This is final cut pro

[@betweenshifts3751]

What is the name of the tool he used on Photoshop? And there is some tutorial in youtube about it?

[@Holg-uw1hk]

@@betweenshifts3751 He used whats called the pen tool to isolate the elephants head, and made a new layer with the head only. Then he he took the picture of the package and used the tool called "content aware fill" to make Photoshop automaticly fill out the space where the elephants head where before. He then took in the picture of the package without the elephant head, and the picture of the elephants head as two different things, and put them back in his Final cut and anitmated them.✌️

[@jeffsdavis]

Daniel Schiffer is such a legend!

[@FilipeSalgueiroo]

You're just so creative and practical with things!!!

[@dineshparihar3299]

ohh man.... impressed by your skills you are making things so simple......

[@renalxdo]

That last touch was insane. Youre such an inspiration

[@JoshuaMoroles]

That's why you're the MAN! Always watching out for us creators! Much love!

[@Najib72]

I need to start using color grading more. There's so much to learn from your videos.

[@jasonnowwhat5041]

This is a wonderful tutorial! One suggestion: I’d love to hear some kind of ball park figure that an average brand might pay for this. You say lucrative but is this a $250 job or $1500? Lucrative is relative so it would help to know just how much we can charge for a skill like this.

[@danielschiffer]

I'll probably do an updated video on charging clients/brands at some point but here's what I'll say for now since a lot of people are going to ask this. Price will vary drastically depending on: 1. Where you live, where your client is based, and currency 2. The client (industry, location, size, budget) 3. Your own reputation & portfolio 4. Negotiating (bundling, time, even time of year can have an impact if the brand needs the work urgently for a holiday campaign) You pretty much hit the nail on the head with prices you mentioned. Work like this, if you are less experienced, can go for as little as ~$250 or as much as ~$2500+ if you are more experienced. I would rarely offer a video like this as a standalone for a client; with this kind of work I would prefer to pitch them on a minimum of 3 videos or 1 per flavour of product if they have multiple flavours. A better way to look at it is that you could package 3 of these videos to a brand for anywhere between $750 - $5K, again depending on a lot of factors. Another HUGE factor people forget is that the budget a brand pays you will often reflect the relationship they have with you and how much they enjoy working with you. The final result is the most important thing, but it is meaningless to brands if they find working with someone unpleasant or tedious. It's important to be flexible, and understanding, if you want to pull larger budgets. The reason I use the word 'lucrative' to describe this kind of content is because the upfront cost/time to make it is so minimal relative to what you can charge a client for this kind of thing. Hope this helps.

[@naeemkhota]

@@danielschiffer this response is so helpful! The detail shows your commitment to us and its commendable!

[@jasonnowwhat5041]

@@danielschiffer thanks so much for your response, definitely super helpful to me for the work I’ve been doing and trying to get more of lately!

[@chloet7385]

@@danielschiffer that's what I was looking for, thanks!

[@bullettin]

Check out the channel​ @The_Futur for some pricing strategies. Essentially the advice they give is to charge relative to the value you create. How much profit do they expect to bring in from your work? Charge around 10% of that. There are some other factors to consider, such as positioning yourself as an expert, but the gist is getting paid relative to the project value to the client. If they give you $10 and you'll give them $100, then it should be a no-brainer, even if some extra zeroes are attached to those numbers.

[@ShaunNotcutt]

love that extra little touch at the end! love the creativity!

[@IdreesKotawala]

You're a genius Daniel!. The small details you look for while creating content are so amazing, it shows how much experience you have in your field. keep it up bro!

[@brakmaster]

This was amazing. There's a reason you're the best!

[@Sincerelytk]

I love that your content always either teaches me something new or reinforces something I already knew but wasn't utilizing. Awesome video!

[@David2222]

SO impressive Daniel Schiffer! beyond a shadow...THE single most compellingly motivational tutorial yet. You da Man. Beam on. Ohhhh Ohhh.... you wanna please throw some tracking in there too????! So much happening this week

[@magicdrummer411]

I was like, “ok. Ok the grass makes this looks amazing.” And then he goes and does so much more!! Wow that’s an awesome ad.

[@cinearts260]

DAMN I NEVER THOUGHT A SIMPLE IMAGE CAN BE MADE INTO A PRODUCT COMERCIAL VIDEO😍😍

[@Motionphile]

you just made everyone here leveled up 🔥 and thank you! absolutely genius work 🙌

[@lilmissbeats]

wow, amazing! Not just a how to, but a solid business idea and tools to deliver.

[@BCStrikeProductions]

Amazing tutorial!! Loved that final product!! I’ve already tried this before and it definitely works! Great video Daniel

[@danielschiffer]

Glad you liked it!

[@BCStrikeProductions]

@@danielschiffer I sure did!

[@MrAlchemyofInfluence]

Super tutorial! Thanks!

[@mitch60mccoy]

Oh dang! This seriously was one of the most potent, helpful, and clearly taught tips and tricks I've ever seen on KZbin. Thank you so much for sharing! Subscribed!

[@Memories_Creator]

I just love your channel and your videos, can watch them all the time 😍😍😍 Thank you for sharing you experience to help other people 👍👍👍

[@PuranChoudhary23]

sIMPLY AWESOME - In each an every video I'm learning - thanks Daniel -

[@emmanueltimothy]

Hi Daniel, I use Photoshop alot for my works, but never triggered the potential it can have till I sow this video. Thank you.

[@MZain1]

Mind Blown

[@astralsweat7211]

This could've been like any other tutorial and ended a quarter way through the video, but you keep adding and improving your final result every time I think you're done. As an artist, I love your creative process!

[@CANVASARTS123]

The voice quality in your videos is the best in youtube.

[@evgenyeyt]

That Final Edit is so commercial grade 💯📣

[@PeterAlbanese_]

Wow - so impressive and you make it all seem so simple and easy to follow. Respect

[@mpilines]

Wow. So much Talent Dan

[@dovim157]

Wow thanks Daniel love this video!!! For those that own a camera it would probably be so much easier to simply drop the bag in frame in front of a green screen it would save you a whole lot of work, but for those without a green screen this video is awesome for you

[@danielschiffer]

Absolutely!

[@77dris]

It's nice to see a KZbinr who still isn't living in caves and using Adobe Premiere and clanking rocks together. Final Cut and Resolve are the future.

[@OfentseMwaseFilms]

I make great video in Premiere. It's all preference.

[@whatughbeast495]

Aint that deep bro. It's like Apple/ Samsung. It's literally just preference

[@curtiswindover4564]

It's not easy to get these jobs. This is what I do for a living. I work full time doing photo/video marketing for a company and use evenings/weekends to freelance. Expect to be rejected 99% of the time. But when you do land something, even if it's not your dream gig, do the BEST work you possibly can, and they almost always come back asking for more. You become their video person. Often they will tell their friends about you too. Good luck!

[@honourablemb7767]

Where can I get clients for this kind of editing ?

[@joshmobijohn]

Daniel you’re incredible man, such an inspiration to creatives everywhere. The knowledge you share is amazing! Thanks for another great vid.

[@rtberbary0101]

also if someone has some after effects knowledge you can use 3D layers to create a camera movement forward with parallax effect instead of zooming in the entire comp....also for those asking for a free alternative to storyblocks, there isnt but you can always use static google images to create your composition or download free videos from places and make it work

[@honourablemb7767]

Pls download free videos from where ?

@@honourablemb7767 pexels may be a good alternative but not too much diversity

[@honourablemb7767]

@ thanks, I appreciate...

[@erikadvorsak8616]

Make more content like this! Your tutorials are always a pleasure to watch and very informative!!

[@sudiptodas4168]

what a piece of art Daniel.. You just made it look so easy.. learning a lot from you!!

[@fedted2063]

thanks a lot Daniel. Once again, this prove that creativity is all we really need. Extremely clear, extremely motivating.

[@ralleyne6728]

I had a smile on my face the whole way thru the video bro!!!! and then the elephant head at the end was dope.. Thank you for all that you do man.

[@MarioSoMedia]

Great tutorial Daniel! The smoke and the earthquake took it to the next level in my opinion oh and the elephant animation at the end.

[@mizinoinovermyhead.7523]

I'd like to see a video about who to sell this style of content to and how to approach them...

[@enocmarquezyepez5985]

You’re the master! What a masterpiece! Definitely you inspire young guys like me cause we want to achieve things like this really soon. Thanks for sharing your knowledge ❤️

[@1Nynja]

holy f. i learned so much in this one tutorial. totally gobsmacked at what you did with a single photo.

[@Aden5store]

Hey Daniel, That was Simply Awesome!!! Excellent tutorial

[@mikkey246]

This is so cool! 0:55 final cut pro x

[@ChopChopRecipes]

You are by far by favorite videographer! Good video!

[@JohnGrogans]

Awesome video dude. I loved the last animation you did. Great job.👍🏼

[@chesskalay8016]

you've done it again! now that i know this theres really no excuses

[@Isafunlife]

Amazing tutorial!!!thanks a lot. Watching u from UZBEKISTAN♥️

[@baileyyeung8656]

The last one is on fleek

[@gromzen]

Inspiring the creative in all of us, as always. Super cool little video

[@danielschiffer]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@pixienix]

it just kept getting better and better 🔥 thank you! this was very insightful

[@prakharpratapmall9453]

Some serious professional looking output bro🔥🔥

[@amaniak]

Hey!! just recently discovered your channel and am binge-watching all your videos. Literally obsessed with your content

[@adzhamfathy8070]

Man, I love your content! Keep up the creativity man.

[@embhah_]

Thanks Schiffer I've learnt a ton from this video 🔥 Keep the tutorials coming bro 👍🏻

[@danielschiffer]

More to come!

[@embhah_]

@@danielschiffer Post Notification is ON 🔼

[@tingaling17]

So good!!

[@JoelEmberson]

Just an incredible and creative tutorial! Well done

[@Mjdecker1234]

So talented, i am new to this channel, can't wait for all the stuff to watch. Been enjoying the commercial ones a lot. Amazing work, definitely have tons more respect for people in this industry (I did before, knew it was difficult, but not to this extent)

[@PatrickRambles]

Dude your level of creativity keeps inspiring me 👌

[@mizbuganon]

you have nice and unique way of telling stories. thanks

[@speliotis]

Brilliant. - Love you Brother - Respect & Appreciation for sharing your creativity & Knowledge... You are making a huge difference in the video community !!!!

[@DerUmhauer]

Man you are like a mentor

[@Nath.Heimberg]

Thanks man! I do find it quite difficult to find clients interested but it‘s definitely work i would consider doing.