How to Film Yourself 2.0 | Advanced tips for making videos alone 

You were actually a huge inspiration that kind of confirmed that I could shoot a full length feature film, all by myself, and be the only actor in the film, which I went ahead and did, during the pandemic, on my phone. It became an award winning film. And so, thank you. 🙏😉

I love how your videos still feel like a movie even when you're teaching us about filming. You're just on another level!

BRO THIS IS PURE GOLD! 🙌 I’m sure there are many takeouts from this but your storytelling is always a treat! Thx for the inspiration 🔥

Step 6 - ask your elementary school teacher if you can get a class fog machine. You crushed it man!! So stoked on this!!

You're a beast. Filming by yourself is sooooo frustrating. It's inspiring to see you laughing and having fun with it.

This helps so much as a solo backpacker/filmmaker! The thought process can be carried to any genre. Instant sub.

Another great video. I personally like the idea of building an audience that doesn’t expect an elaborately produced effort every time I upload. That being said, i want to have the occasional surprise to let them know I can. And its so fulfilling to create awesome content. Its just a lot of work committing to it when I am always alone. Im realizing its a must if I want a certain level of success here. So Thank you.

Bro you're honestly one of the best creators here on RU-vid. There's something about your videos that just feels right. Loved what you did with this one! As a RU-vidr that films alone a lot, it was super interesting to hear your thoughts and advices about the process. Keep it up king!

Great video Jake! Super helpful! Can’t wait to see the rest of your tips!

Thanks for all the tips, Jake! Your videos are so so inspiring!

Beautiful content , the lighting the story telling and everything else was flawless can't wait for more

Every video is like a little movie and I am always looking forward to. Your storytelling is just on another level.

Love some new tips from Jake! I can't wait to use some of these on my next Chicago vlog! Thanks dude and keep killing it!

Always coming through with the valuable info and advice!! Thanks Jake!!

JakeI absolutely love the van, videos, lifestyle you have man . I hope 2023 is nothing but success for you! you got a supporter, subscriber here!

Awesome video! Really helpful, thank you so much for sharing. Loved how you went beyond the technical aspect and focused on conveying the feeling and the B story - all the elements that make up the message. Keep it up!

This was fantastic. Video itself is a vibe, and also learned a bunch of helpful gems for how to think about solo-videography. Thanks Jake!

Love it! Great practical advice! Thank you Jake!

I love the care and dedication you put into creating this video. It is a beautiful piece of art

This was incredible! I’ve learned so much. I love that you approached it from perspective instead of technique and equipment. Killer video!

So so so good! ❤ Thank you so much for all your hard work and energy that you put into your videos! Deeply inspirational and very helpful!

another intentional, hand-crafted video that gives us new tools in our tool box. Thank you!!

I think this is one of the best creator videos I’ve seen in a good while, love your ability to explain the pain points of solo creators. So incredibly useful! That understanding of how to evoke feelings through the composition is not natural to me so this video was a bit of a lightbulb 💡 moment for me. Thank you!

These visuals are so underrated. So lovely - especially some of those wide low shots. Amazing!

You are hands down one of, if not my favorite film channels to watch. You have a great talent in telling your story in away that's easy to relate to. Thanks for taking the time to share all your valuable knowledge. 🤘🏻

Thanks for the update Jake. Helpful tips & just kickin my ass to just do it😊

These are always fun for me to watch. I feel like you are one of the best at this Jake. I've been struggling lately in the very very early phases of shooting my own RU-vid content, and filming solo as both the "talent" on-camera and the operator is quite a challenge, especially when you want to make it interesting. Something else that I think not a lot of people talk about is that it's kinda hard to get together with people to film if you are in certain phases of your life. For me I'm 33 with a full-time job, a business that my wife and I also operate, and a 4 year old son. Most of the people I know and call friends are either 500 miles away or living a similarly hectic life that make shooting together basically impossible. These tips and just watching your content helps remind me that it is possible to do it by yourself and do it really well. It just takes patience and creativity as you mention. Thanks for sharing man.

This is so beautifully done, and so inspiring! Thanks for sharing

One of your best videos, the way you back up the tips with your visual storytelling is chefs kiss. I also think you have some of the best composition I've seen on RU-vid

love this! thank you!

thank you for this! i especially love the dutch angle tip and the one where you placed the camera on the tree trunk. will try it out in my next travel vlog!

This is SO helpful, thank you 🙌 I needed this today!!

Love your advice. Thank you so much for sharing.

I do hiking videos and always solo, it definitely would be easier to have someone, but it is what it is. Great video Jake!

Thank you for the advice !

Perfect timing. I hope you have a amazing year 🎉

Jake this is just brilliant and the frames you did in those movies are just simply amazing. Well done, a lot to learn for me !!!

Love this video thank you !

This was epic. Absolutely loved it. Beautiful footage

I loved your video. I agree 100% with your final thoughts: filming by yourself can be very frustrating and time-consuming, you're gonna miss focus and mess up the frame and composition but you learn a lot by doing any single aspect of making a video. I just started and I am a noob but I know that trial and error is the best way to improve. And that's what I love about it :)

Thanks for posting this! I've been trying to learn how to film myself and it has been such a struggle. I feel more encouraged now!

Your composition and color grade and style in general are absolutely lovely. Thanks for sharing your knowledge mate, I watch your videos with so much pleasure every time Jake, a feast for the eyes. Another great angle to add to the video and spice up the car scene is an internal profile shot with the camera mounted on the internal top handle to kinda simulate a pasaanger view of the driver. Aidin Robbins makes great ones.

Your production level has gone up so much man, both story wise, visual wise and editing wise. Thanks for pushing ahead 😊

Bro, I LOVE your vibe. A rare kind of charisma that makes me want to sit around a camp fire and listen to your stories. Thank you for this video, this was what I needed. I have a travel channel, but I want to go more into personal storytelling where I need to film myself and start talking about things that matter to me. Your content gives me great inspiration for my future content. You, sir, are a legend. Thank you, thank you. 🙏PS I subscribed immediately.

Ahhh Jake!!! Blowing my mind! One of the reasons I love your channel is that I learn so much about solo broll just by watching your videos. Now with the explanation added… You’ve tipped the scales. I’ve been obsessing over the dutch angle lately. This foreground tip just pushed it to the next level. Even if you jacked it, super helpful. And the B Story is honestly exactly what I need for the video i’m working on. I don’t have a plan for the B-Roll that aligns with the topic so this is also super exciting… Man!… I can’t emphasize how good this is for me. So much value being emparted. So keen to give these tips a go

Literally first time watching your videos, but I felt that ilysm at the end of the video deep in my bones. Thank you, Jake.

Great video. I'm sure other creators talk about this but I've never come across them. The video itself is a great example of the techniques Jake is talking about.

Good stuff, Jake. Thanks!

Thank you for this bro. Been a director for over a decade and filmming myself always sucks. I’m so used to being behind the camera. It was therapeutic to listen to you especially at the end!

Been watching your videos since your 2019 reflection. I can say that you're one of the best filmmaker youtuber out there. The chill atmosphere you give in your every videos are what makes you unique and great. Keep up 🔥

Hey Jake. I have no knowledge on filming or photography or anything like that, but what an inspiring message. Although it was about filming solo I found there were some messages that even came through as life lessons, and that complimented the video so much. Well done!

This is awesome! Thanks for the time you put behind this video for us!😊

Love this! Just starting a film channel and this is great advice, and packaged nicely in a story.

Indeed! This is very helpful to me as a beginner. Thanks Jake!

This is really inspiring. I've struggled with self-filming for a long time (and trying to find my way around it), but this kinda makes it a bit more interesting.

I just wanted the video to keep going!! This was awesome thank you

Thankyou so much for making this video!!

Cracking. Thanks Jake. Will be trying to tell some stories using these tips 🙏

Love it, thanks for these tips!

Thanks for the tips! I loved how you break the conventions to keep challenging yourself!

Just wanted to say thank you. This was a suggested video and wow. Thank you for being humble about filming by yourself.

Thank you for this. Merry Christmas ⛄

love this! def agree with the “getting bored of a locked off shot and finding new angles”!!! my biggest pain point with filming myself is figuring out how to manually focus myself 🥲 any tips on that?

Dude, this was awesome. Thank you so much for the tips.

Thank you for your tips. GREAT video!

Wow i think i remember that video you shared a couple years ago. You’ve grown since the days of nosmallcreator, when i first learned about you. Your content is so timeless and fruitful. Thanks for sharing!

love your simplicity and good vibe on make art bro, it's so inspiring

Loved this . Spot on. I relate a thousand percent . Thanks

These tips are gold! Thank you so much

Love the haze!

Great tips. Thank you for sharing

Thank you for this! Really insightful. Also I loved how the car sound is on key with the music!

Love your videos. So many people made this video about filming yourself. Everybody tells the same. Yours is different. Thanks.

Always love your videos! Thanks for all the tips 😊

I really needed this video! Thanks so much 🙏

Man thank you so much for this video, I was convinced that in order to make good videos I needed to have someone else there to get those dynamic angles and pan shots etc to make the vlogs more versatile but I realise that's not needed now! I'm really trying to become a youtuber and spread my message through this artistic expression here. Thank you again man!

This is my first time to come to your platform but I got hooked up with the part of this video wherein there's a windom and you just sat down. I love the light that comes through the window

Your Awesome for the knowledge and breakdown of basic composition and creativity!!! Ill be following more of your videos. Thanks!

Honestly, this is the best tip video for filming yourself I have seen. Each point you made is real and not just the same bs tips most people give. Thank you! Oh and you have an amazing energy about you. Going to now binge watch your videos 😂

These are incredible tips, thank you! Can’t wait to try out the foreground shot

Great content mann! Thank you so much ✨️ The part about compositions is indeed very effective

thanks for the inspiration!!

yessirrrrr this is pure gold thanks bud, def implementing this stuff

holy moly, I love this. Thankyou Jake. I see the effort. I see you.

Awesome tips! Will definitely use them in my upcoming videos. Big Thanks! 🔥

Great list of tips here! Love the shot outside of the van, I've used shots like that or even mounted on the hood of the car pointing back. Will have the try the Dutch angle sometime...

Loved the video - thank you for the useful info!

how warm it is to watch your videos. like you are sitting just near at the same table) cheers!

Such cool advice bro! Thanks for creating this!

Solid tips! 🔥🔥🔥Thanks Jake!

This has inspired me to head out tomorrow and try to film. I may not end up making a video, but I guess it is the practice and the consistency of doing the act that will improve the result over time. thank you

Great info and tips! I love the color grading in the beginning of this video! Thanks and take care.

Thanks so much for this helpful video! I’d like to make shorts and your tips have given me the help I need to get started. Bless you!

This was the video I needed- thank you!

the immersive camera on the tree while you running trough, Dutch angle, great great ideas, so nice result. Thank you for sharing, right reach your followers

loved the grading.

Jake, you are my inspiration!!

This is really helpful, thank you Jake!

Very inspirational, thank you!

So great…so meaningful!!!❤