How to shoot a cinematic car video on a budget

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A few weeks ago I got in touch with a client that's working in the car rental business. It was a company that rents out exclusive cars, and I had to film 18 of them for their online portfolio.
Before that, I'd never done a car shoot. But after the 18th car in a row you start to get the hang of it ;).
Here are my tips to succesfully shooting a cinematic car video. Please let me know what you think about this video, and share your project in the comments. Don't forget to like and subscribe!
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@DanRichardsonTV 3 года назад

Hey guys and gals! Amazing to see that many of you like this video. It has been quite a while since I made this video. Would you like to see more content like this? Let me know what you would like to see in an update video in the comments!

@LoveWhatYouDrive 2 года назад

Great advice thanks for sharing! Good stuff for a second video, I’m hoping to do my first cinematic shoot this week! God bless!

@DanRichardsonTV 2 года назад

How did it go?

@LoveWhatYouDrive 2 года назад

It didn’t go as planned, and it took more than I thought. So i tried but didn’t get to editing it cus I didn’t “feel” it! Lol

@DanRichardsonTV 2 года назад

@@LoveWhatYouDrive ah I understand the feeling alright!

@saneauto 2 года назад

Lots of good thoughts here. It would be interesting to see a video of how much different you do now. My style and technique of filming cars is way different than a few years ago. Im sure it will differ next year as well. I have one advantage I know a lot of details about a lot of cars.

@DanRichardsonTV 2 года назад

yeah, my workflow certainly has changed a bit by now. Some shots in this video I still love a lot, but overall I think I would have put more emphasis on storytelling and lighting, than shooting a b-roll compilation of different camera angles en movements only. Still learning in regards of visual storytelling though.

@NoIDeaSynchro 4 года назад

Very good explanations and footage, thank you very much for the work! I also read your answers to the questions here, now the video is twice as helpful as before :D

@DanRichardsonTV 4 года назад

Thanks for the kind words!

@ciuleadan4589 4 года назад

Really helpful your video! Thank you. :)

@DanRichardsonTV 4 года назад

No problem! Hope you got some useful information from it.

@adexactproductions3170 3 года назад

Super helpful even 2 years later🤘🏼

@DanRichardsonTV 3 года назад

thank you! I'm thinking about doing an update

@투뷰강 4 года назад

great tips!

@Cookie_M_s 5 лет назад

I’m gonna put some of this in play for my next vid one of the best tips vids I’ve watched you should definitely do more you sir earned my Sub!! 👍

@DanRichardsonTV 5 лет назад

Thank you! Your comment means a lot.

@aaronmorinxx 4 года назад

I really enjoyed this video de got good tips! I have my first gig tomorrow afternoon!! Keep up the good work looks really good!!

@DanRichardsonTV 4 года назад

Thank you for the kind words! Have fun on your first gig and make 2020 a great year!

@DanRichardsonTV 4 года назад

How did your first gig go?

@CalvinLu1 3 года назад

One small tip if yall have problems with reflections and mainly film cars or reflective surfaces theres a lens filter called a polarizer it pretty much removes reflections off surfaces could be a good investment

@DanRichardsonTV 2 года назад

Thanks for the tip!

@VelocitiLife 4 года назад

Thanks man, Awesome video and using the tips you have suggested. Very cool

@DanRichardsonTV 4 года назад

No problem, happy to help!

@meroslave 5 лет назад

this video has very value information, many thanks

@DanRichardsonTV 5 лет назад

Thank you, glad you liked it!

@natla4140 5 лет назад

Hi, Just a quick question 😉 How do you keep track of which shoot you need to take next i get mixed up when taking a lot of shots and i end up missing some great shots

@DanRichardsonTV 5 лет назад

Great question! The easiest thing to do is to get a friend to join you on your shoot. With luxury cars this shouldn't be a problem since in return he or she will be able to ride with you and take a seat in a Ferrari for instance ;). His or her job is to make sure that you as a cinematographer take all the shots you have in mind. It's important to create a checklist beforehand, containing all the shots you are going for. It's your friends task to make sure you check all the boxes for each car. If you're alone, bring the checklist with you and before switching cars check your footage if you've got all the shots you had planned for yourself. Let me know if you did some car shoots! Always nice to watch other content creators at work.

@Cookie_M_s 5 лет назад

Great video man really awesome tips

@pradeepnallasamy9962 4 года назад

Nice description. Could u tell me the video that you have shot one in the cinematic style?

@dazzledong960 5 лет назад

Very Nice!

@fabssgarage 4 года назад

Totally useful tips.... Especially for my car reviews channel I recently created. Thanks mate!

@DanRichardsonTV 2 года назад

Wow you've been making videos consistently I see. Great job and a nice growth of your channel!

@jcinewilliams8819 4 года назад

👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿 great job!

@erikfrancpena613 4 года назад

Thanks for sharing! Did you use any Polarizer or ND filter?

@DanRichardsonTV 4 года назад

I probably used a variable ND (Hoya) for the exterior shots!

@petermaidment1175 4 года назад

Great video i enjoyed your honety and explanation. Where can i see the finished videos?

@DanRichardsonTV 2 года назад

I missed your comment, sorry for that. The videos were posted on www.meijersautobedrijf.nl but I don't know if they're still up ;)

@touringheads7990 5 лет назад

In wich aperture do u shoot most of the time? I Want that clear and crispy shot like 0:12, i have a the Nikkor 35 mm 1.8 and Im learing to do cinematic shots

@DanRichardsonTV 5 лет назад

I'm not sure on what aperture that shot has been taken. I've used an ND filter to be able to use low apertures outside without blowing out the highlights though. Looking at the background I guess it's something around F5.6 or so. Besides that, a picture with a decent amount of contrast also looks sharper imo, so I added some contrast and red in post to make to car pop. Looking at the image now, I actually think the car could even pop a bit more. The yellow logo still is a bit faded and the red has an organge-ish tint to it 😬 You can do a lot in post production!

@CaptainDon1947 4 года назад

Enjoyed the video, great ideas. Thanks!

@yo-yo5009 4 года назад

Thank you for the tips! Which music genre you believe is best for cinematic car videos?

@DanRichardsonTV 4 года назад

I think it depends on the car. When I shot classic Rolls Royces I used classical English royal music. When shooting Lamborghini I used trap/hip-hop and some future house. For a classic Ford Mustang I used rock music. I try to match the music with the type of car I shoot.

@yo-yo5009 4 года назад

@@DanRichardsonTV Thanks!

@sounddesires8506 5 лет назад

can i use the sigma lens without a booster??

@DanRichardsonTV 5 лет назад

Depends on the camera you're using. I used a Panasonic camera with a Micro Four Thirds lens mount. The only way I could use the Sigma is with the speedbooster. If you've got a camera with a Canon or Nikon mount you can buy the lens for that particular mount and exclude the speedbooster.

@Slesaint17 4 года назад

Why picture profile did you/do you usually use??? I’m a GH5 user and still messing around with the picture profiles, haven’t found my favourite yet ahahaha.

@DanRichardsonTV 4 года назад

Hi! I almost always use Cinelike D. The G80 doesn't have a lot of profiles to choose from to be honest. But I found that Cinelike D has some flexiblity to it - but can also be used to deliver content straight from camera to client.

@meroslave 5 лет назад

but I need to know how to make this orbit shot using the gimbal or even hand held

@DanRichardsonTV 5 лет назад

Do you mean a particular movement I made during the video? Let me know the timestamp in the video, perhaps I can help you out.

@meroslave 5 лет назад

@@DanRichardsonTV you did it all the video, to keep the subject centered when you keep moving around, you are doing it in a very stable way, you did all the shots with this technique, I wish to explain the way how you did it exactly.

@DanRichardsonTV 5 лет назад

@@meroslave Those orbit shots wouldn't be that smooth without the internal stabilizer (IBIS) from the Panasonic G85. After shooting I also added some Warp Stabilizer in Adobe Premiere to make those movements as smooth as possible. That combination is pretty golden!

@meroslave 5 лет назад

@@DanRichardsonTV this was what I look for, many thanks bro

@adventureforesterblog 5 лет назад

Great explanation, thank you very much!

@motionmuse5684 4 года назад

is it better in the sunlight or with cloud overcast for these?

@DanRichardsonTV 4 года назад

I'd try to shoot with cloud overcast. Also, which I didn't mention in the video, I'd shoot with a polarizing filter to cancel out reflections 👌🏽

@schoeferfilm 4 года назад

Very good tips 👏😉👍🏻 i actually try to make a carporn 😀💪🏼 best cinematic greetings from a small german filmmaker #filmmakingismypassion

@DanRichardsonTV 4 года назад

Thank you! Where in Germany are you from? I live close to the German border 👌🏽 great content you've got on your channel

@schoeferfilm 4 года назад

Waves Motion Thank you very much 🙏 your content is great too 👏 subscribed 💪🏼 i live in Bavaria, ca. 200 km far away from Munich 👌 you are from the Netherlands 👍🏻

@HareYashuananda 5 лет назад

Nice boss

@Indiancarvlogs0001 3 года назад

@DanRichardsonTV 3 года назад

Yo!

@IansLifeInChina 5 лет назад

nice I have 180 subs and i also do videos tutorials you taught me a lot today i subbed

@DanRichardsonTV 5 лет назад

Thanks! I'll check your channel right now :)

@IansLifeInChina 5 лет назад

@@DanRichardsonTV thanks man

@DanRichardsonTV 2 года назад

@@IansLifeInChina you've gained quite some subs from 180! Great job

@IansLifeInChina 2 года назад

@@DanRichardsonTV thank you i have grown

@nlgadgets4946 4 года назад

Ben je nederlander?

@DanRichardsonTV 4 года назад

Jup!

@nlgadgets4946 4 года назад

@@DanRichardsonTV lekkah man dacht het al je hoorde het wel maar zeg je eerlijk je kan wel goed engels. Ik ben net begonnen met car shots en mijn eerste montage staat op mijn kanaal. Je kan hem eens bekijken het is gratis!:) HAHA