How I make a video - START TO FINISH! 

What is YOUR filmmaking process? Would love to hear how you guys love to make videos! Hope you enjoy :)

I think I speak for everyone when I say thank you for the constant inspiration!! We love you man!

Peter... I am a newly retired/disabled 57 year old looking for my golden hour. I just learned who you are today and I have binged watched a couple hours of your content. Unbelievable!!! TY for being here... lol I got a Dog, a GoPro, a DJI Phantom, and a old RV and I have learned more today than in the last year of screwing around. I laughed when you posed the question of what is my film making process... LOL, I still have trouble finding the footage I just downloaded never mind the editing... There is a lot to learn with my new hobby and I'm glad I stumbled onto you...

People dont realize all the work that goes into a youtube video not to mention mustering about the energy, motivation and COURAGE to be able to film yourself. Takes a lot to get into it. Thanks for shining a light!

Hey Peter! Little time saver for you! If you drag your folders from finder into your project panel, it will automatically create bins with the names of the folders and keep all the files inside their corresponding bin. It’s not much but it will save you 20-30 seconds of bin creation and naming on each project. Great video! Thanks for the insight!

Todays two minute Tuesday is 15 minutes, but totally worth it. The lights setup is amazing! Thank you for sharing this.

Bro just let me go to sleep!! Your content is sooooo engaging it's 3:23am and I just keep watching and watching your videos

YES! Thank you for this. It's ridiculous how much effort you put into the lighting, but that's why you are such a legend. You pay attention to all of the details. Every one of your videos is an inspiration.

My filmmaking process: Step 1 - Have an ideas Step 2- Procrastinate on the idea for at least two to three months until i give my self the “Don’t let your dreams be dreams” pep talk Step 3 - shoot and edit the project, realize I over stepped my actual skill Step 4- Cry Step 5- upload and share and wait for people to lie to me by telling me it’s good thus giving me pseudo confidence to move on tot the next project.

3 things I thought were extra steps were 1. Creating a folder for each camera, than making another folder in premiere. Rather than dragging the full folder into premiere. 2. Placing an adjustment layer over your clips and color correcting that, instead of copying and pasting the effect to every clip 3. Right clicking the 4K clips and selecting fill frame to adjust the size rather than changing it to 50% I find these minor things but speeds up the editing process. Informative stuff as always tho!

1-Go to Ghana to build a school 2-Record everything like a daily vlog with a Gopro 5 2-Download everything to my laptop an backup to a external Hardrive 3-Come back home (Spain) 4-Import into Premier and edit for a 2 videos a week 5-Export, upload to RU-vid and social media 6- Hope that people watch it so allows me to build a channel that support this type of projects

16 minute Tuesday ROCKS

I hope everyone understands that making this type of video about making a video probably took twice as long. Excellent work Peter! Thanks for sharing.

9:07 Peter! I think an awesome follow up two minute Tuesday idea would be teaching us how to shoot with the setup you started with after you left your job! One camera, one lens, camera isn't stationary, etc. Maybe like a throwback Thursday. Keep up the great work. -Mark from Canada

I think making a successful RU-vid channel is about 5% gear, 5% post, and 90% passion and energy. People just love your energy. It's infectious. And your editing, music, and filming style extends that.

I’m a full time filmmaker because of your channel 🙌🏻🎬 thank you

Yes! A 15- minute 2- minute Tuesday! 👊 Like you I'm fascinated by behind the scenes and workflows of fellow photographers and couldn't watch this one quick enough! Thankfully the internet here in Papua New Guinea was behaving today. Loving your work Peter!

I'm very new to video...as in months after purchasing the A6500 which has motivated me to learn everything I can after decades of still-only photography. A month ago I didn't even know what B-Roll or S-LOG was. I stumbled on one of your other videos and subscribed. After watching this I feel like I should be paying a tuition or worskshop fee lol. Invaluable information and your passion and dedication is truly inspiring.

Here is my process for my vlogs: 1. Plan something exciting that I feel is worth vlogging. 2. Watch a Peter McKinnon video for inspiration. 3. Plan my intro (what I am going to say, how I will introduce myself and the content for the video). 4. Plan what camera transitions I will use in my shots that I cannot edit in premiere. 5. Because vlogs are spontaneous and one cannot fully plan what will happen in a day, I just do my thing and capture what I feel is interesting. 6. Close the video out. 7. Import everything into premiere and EDIT. 8. Record my music (a capella) transitions I use sometimes on my BOSS RC-300 looper. 9. Make a relevant thumbnail in photoshop and make it cohesive and similar in style to my other thumbnails. 10. Upload and promote on various social media.

That 4k vs 1080p decision sequence setting tip is so helpful! Thanks Peter!

As an amatuer and I mean I bought a camera from a pawn shop last weekend and started watching your vids, then I subscribed two days ago and even started using Instagram last night to follow you there. THANK YOU FOR BEING COOL AND UNDOUCHEY love your work bro.

This is so far one of my favorite tutorials overall! Never disappointing.

SO. GOOD. every time. Definitely a huge inspiration for me, Peter. Keep killing it my man.

Been a long time since I had a hero. Props. From the 'Iceland shoot' to the 'lighting your closet shoot', I have been seriously entertained for daze.... and of course, I have learned a lot. Cheers Peter McKinnon. The earth is a better place with you rocking it.

Can’t wait for the colour grading video!

1. Tip, if u drop your folders with footage to Premiere, 0the program upload it as a bin. 2. Tip, if u add any effets to Adjustment layer, You can just stretch it to cover every clip, and also You can switch off/on effets to all clips at once. I Hope this will be helpfull to You.

I typed "Edit video start to finish" to get here so you really nailed that video title. Also this was EXACTLY what I was looking for at the beginning of the vid because you really showed everything, even the lights and notebook before hitting the chair.

Longer video. More knowledge and inspiration. Love it!

I was wondering why you only light up one side of your face and not the other?? I actually never thought about it until watching this video but yeah you're setup is awesome!! Can you do a 2 minute Tuesday doing a beginner's kit? Lights, mic, tripod, lens, stabilizer for starters?? I would love to see what you would recommend! Thanks Peter!! 🙏🙏🙏

Love the way his eyes light up when he talks about his work

Peter! Your quality is always so stellar. You are always on top of the cinematography game and a huge reason I even started making videos on my channel in the first place!! I have loved every minute of it. Thank you for inspiring me!!

hey Peter, can you make another video like this one but with only using budget friendly gear? I have a smaller RU-vid channel and I want to make my videos with a lot more production value but I get overwhelmed by seeing your gear and other large RU-vidrs gear. Love your videos and Im learning a ton. Thanks for your time that you put into these.

I would love to know what kind of things you put in your journal-like, how you go from an idea for a video to actual shooting. How do you decide on your B roll shots, do you shoot them before or after your main content? I’m so curious about that part of making a video because I’m so new, and just don’t know where to start. I get ideas, but, I haven’t figured out how to make them reality with all of the fabulous extras, such as B roll. It would be really awesome to know how you get from your journal to the setup for filming.

Save a quick second by importing at the folder level, instead of the clip level of your footage an Premiere will auto create new bins with the same name as the folder. 🙏🏻

So nice to see a video from a different perspective! Awesome work man!

Incredible amount of care and love that goes into your videos. Blown away!

I actually really needed this. (I'm glad its 15 mins instead of 2) I've been just filming all of my videos/vlogs raw and not color grading but I've been actually looking to do things better. Thanks!

Man, I have to say I actually get disappointed when 2 minute Tuesday is only 2 minutes. I am probably a little too crazy about your videos, I just really enjoy watching them and it keeps my creative flow going. So no complaints here

As simple as it sounds I never thought of making different file names for each cameras and what not, that sounds really useful. Thanks!

Peter... you are a wonderful person... just thank you!♥️

Hey P, I don't know if you know this yet but instead, you scale the videos down to fit with 1080p. You can right-click and click scale to frame size. It is faster and more precisely!

Peter you are so inspirational man. You have totally changed my photography, I owe so much to you man! Thank you for your attitude and good vibes and passion! Love you man!

Tutorial on Colorista YES PLEASE

2:05 -2:50 🙌📸that how I imagine photographer heaven looks like

Dude I just noticed that your my favorite RU-vidr to go to when I need whatever type of advice that has to do with cameras and film making!!!!! ❤️🔥🔥🔥🔥Your awesome Peter

Hey Peter, really minimal tip but take the project folders you have with all of your footage and drag and drop them into Premiere and it will automatically make those bins for you. Might save you 10-15 seconds but over time it will save you a lot of time :) especially on bigger projects with more cameras, bins, etc. Also Peter, another tip on 4k footage on a 1080p timeline. Highlight your clip, right click, click "Set to Frame Size". WAAAAYYY easier than scaling in effect controls. :)

How can people dislike a video like this? I really don't understand

The one thing i like from you is Pete u keep the audience engaged throughout the video 👍🏽

Very cool, thanks for sharing! A few tips time saving tips from a fellow filmer/editor: - You can drag and drop the whole footage folders in PP, in stead of just the files (this way you skip creating a folder in the Project Panel, but if you probably still have to create a few Bins in there, and the shortcuts for it is Ctrl+B/Cmd+B - You can create a keyboard shortcut for Scale to frame size in stead of changing the clip's size to 50% - You can also create a keyboard shortcut for Paste Atrributes, in stead of right clicking and going up there in the menu - Another option for color correcting is also to use an adjustment layer if many clips are with the same/similar exposure. Keep up the good work, and thanks for sharing!

Peter. you're an inspiration my friend. Love your heart. Keep being you.

Wow great to see how you now work and the fact your open to new ways of doing things like the lighting and sound is great! Thanks for sharing peter

I love the workflow. I making gaming how to videos so having a clear picture in my mind before recording helps save a ton of time. I batch everything as much as I can. I will spend 2-3 hours recording one night which will be for 3-4 different videos. I will stop and start the recordings so they are in different files. Next day I will cut all the videos down to the most important stuff- I think of it like using a hatchet Third day I will start doing audio for each of the videos and will typically shorten the clips that I had cut earlier. I want to give the most relevant info without too much extra filler while still having fun. I let videos render while I am sleeping or at work and then will up load one video ever 2nd or 3rd day. The batch editing ends up saving a TON of time in the set up and tear down and figuring out process. I don't have a lot of extra time for youtube and making videos after a full day of work and 2 kids so I do a lot of this at night when it is late. I literally record audio in a walk in closet with blankets on the tile floor to avoid the echo. Its all in the name of making great videos!

Find an open classroom (I am a college student with no studio yet), set up my Canon SL2 in front of the window, balancing my gorilla pod on an upside down trash can, and hit record. I use a lapel mic plugged into my camera for better audio. When I am done, I edit in Premier Pro and add something of an intro and hope for views!

Soooo, I want to get involved into photography but I just don’t think I can afford to and it’s some what overwhelming BUT I do enjoy watching these videos. Your personality is so cool and give it all away (the knowledge) and that’s so helpful to those who are considering making a career out of it but can’t afford the “training”. Thx on behalf of all who benefit from your posts!

Hey pete You should apply your colour grades on one adjustment layer and then drag it over all the clips you need to apply it. But thank you for that inspiration!! I really appreciate it!!👍👍

Crazy helpful! Learned a ton Peter. Thanks for everything you put out there!

So overwhelming! You truly are a professional. I have so much to learn. I'm going to film and upload even if it's crap, just like you have said. I'll learn as I go. I'm find of a Les Brown quote "Jump, and grow your wings on the way down". Thanks for all you do Peter! Seriously grateful for you!

Isn't this the best youtube channel, like if u agree

First 🎉 where’s the notification squad at?! Love this “two minute Tuesday” 😂

I use to do videos weekly but i skip all year and now i will try to get back to make some more videos and you and other youtubers is inspiring me do more.

This home studio set-up and the equipment storage room is a prosumer's wet dream.

Peter how many hours does it typically take you to make one 15 minute video like this from start to finish?

Wow! What a great vid. I am just about to start my own channel and information like this is so important for me. I would love to see a "How I make a video" version on a full episode, where you actually go out for the day, meeting someone or buying something, you know what I mean. The painful, drop a camera inside, go outside, then come back inside and walk up to or past the camera process. Keep it up PM, so very inspired by your skill and captivating personality.

Lovin' the whole OCD office / workspace neat-and-organized-put-stuff-away-while-I'm-working thing. It's a nice balance with....well, the rest of you. Just kidding. This is the most photographically inspiring channel anywhere. Been a working pro for 35 years, and I'm just eating this stuff up.

You don’t really know the importance of “Two Minuet” Tuesday until you have to edit a video at 5 in the morning and you forget how to do a certain effect. Thanks always for the save Pete!

I'm just getting started, hope to have the first vid out next week. I use a notebook when I'm not home for notes and ideas (like you I have LOTS of ideas - 40 pages and growing). At home, I open a notepad (Windows text editor) or Wordpad. I start the text file with "what is this video about', move to 'what will I need, then do an outline, then rewrites of the outline, then write the script, which I won't follow word for word, then shoot the video. Since I haven't done editing yet, I'm hoping for simple edits at first. Thanks to what I'm learning from you, I'm shooting, or conscious of when I need more, B roll. Thanks so much for your great vids. Just an ol' guy getting started. The main goal is to do as much DIY as possible on a -$100 equipment budget. lol. First vid is camera fix tut.

Your kit room tidiness makes me very happy!

What a surprise! you grabbed the 24mm first, lol....

My process is that I have not process. That is why I am so grateful for your willingness to share. I have been watching your channel most of last week and this week. Last week I got so caught up in the info you share, Combine that with Jury Duty Summons, That I didn't get a video out that week. This week I tweaked a few things even mentioned you in my video (favorably)... I still have a lot of work to do.

Hit record on 7Plus, edit on iMovie, thumbnail on Paint and pray for a second view, besides my own.

Great tutorial as usual! thank you so much!

Great review, I mirror-flip the slides with talking points for my iPad teleprompter to help me record longer videos in short-time and to maintain eye contact and speak confidently because I always have the whole concept in mind & I don't read word for word.

Yo how bout we just start calling it tutorial Tuesday 😂

Peter you are a RU-vid-god!

Peter Mate your videos are second to none you're making think so much more about my videos before I upload them. Hahaha which unfortunately means I spend so much time on them they never get up loaded to the RU-vid. Thanks

Id watch a 22 min Tuesday LOL

Make a plan, Watch some experts for inspiration, Get depressed by the complete differential in skill, experience, capability, procrastinate, buy some more gear, repeat. at no point actually create content. :-)

who's watching in 2022? This video is golden! thanks pete for breaking this down for us!

Always amaze me how hard does RU-vidrs works. For my contribution, I always let the ads rolls to the end.

can you do ten min Tuesday can't get enough of these videos

Thanks for being you dude. Every time I watch one of your videos I learn so many new things! These things honestly make me want to learn videography.

Could you show the best set up for videos where you sit and review items. Something appealing to kids?

That was so good. Mind blown

There is so much more to film making than I initially envisaged - it's tremendously fun though!

1,000% Legit tutorial Peter! Great information and detail.

If you just import the folders individually you won't have to create bins and label them :)

Man this is why I have huge respect for RU-vidrs. Its a one man show for most.. you are the subject, scriptwriter, light team, audio team, videographer, editor.. until you become big enough you can afford a team hehe.

For the 4k clips dragged into 1080p, just right click and “scale to framesize” or sumn like that. You’ll save a few seconds :)

I prefer using adjustment layer for color grading than copy paste attribute the whole video...

And ppl has the nerve to say RU-vidrs don't do nothing... ja! Excelent job Peter keep going.

Whats your electrical bill?

Love it. Thanks for doing what you do and showing us the BTS. Maybe you could tweak the name to "Tutorial Tuesday" instead of "Two-Minute Tuesday" if you don't want a time limit restriction :)

Wow, that’s detail and much work put in!! Bravo!!

What's your main reasoning for using 24p vs 30p for these types of videos? I've read / seen countless comparisons between the two, but I'd love to hear your take.

Why don't you use adjustment layers? What about sound editing? What about tweaking export settings such as "render maximum quality"?

Wow.... like THANK YOU SO MUCH BRO. I just decided to try making videos as a hobby like a week ago when I realized my iphone records 4k@60 (lol. hopefully one day I'll save up enough money for legit equipment like you have) and since then I've been trying to get as much info as possible. This vid helped out in solidifying the stuff I already kind of learned and you managed to teach me even more. So thanks again! And keep making this great content!

loved the video and having a sneak peek in your workflow was more of a privilege but you didn't teach about the music use at all. I guess music plays as important part as the footage itself. Please make the next 2MT on how you play with music. Big fan of yours from India

This video should be titled "How I Make History"

I’m at work, and for a solid 15 minutes + the time it will take to finish writing this comment, I enjoyed and could not stop drinking in the knowledge from this video. I’m a college student studying psych but decided to pursue my interest in digital media/film production as a possible minor. I’m learning how to use premiere for the first time and couldn’t be more out of my element, but I want to learn. I’m so thankful for videos like this, made by people who have a lot of knowledge to share. I’m looking forward to future videos from you. 😊✌🏼

Pete i gtg to school, so i can't watch your video😭 although i learn more from you than from school😂