Which tip from this video resonated with you the most?

@LibraLife06

4 жыл бұрын

Don’t overshoot 😭

@wejournalgreatsports

4 жыл бұрын

Peter Sarellas note taking and the aperture for sure.

@petersarellas

4 жыл бұрын

jasminewrong everyone tells you not to undershoot but nobody says the opposite hahah

@petersarellas

4 жыл бұрын

WJG Sports both huge! Just these two things can make your content significantly better really quickly ✊🏼

@wejournalgreatsports

4 жыл бұрын

Peter Sarellas what’s your take on DSL/Mirrorless vs camcorder? I’ve been considering a camcorder and haven’t found the right one.

Oh my god, why didn't I stumble on you earlier. I just started Sports Videography (Basketball) few months ago and I'm definitely guilty on Overshooting and Not Following the Ball. Thanks for the tips man, keep posting more videos!

@petersarellas

4 жыл бұрын

I’m really glad that you found the video helpful! I’ve definitely got lots more videos in the works that I think you’ll find helpful. Better late than never so glad to have you around on the channel now!

Bro you literally called everything I just did lol. Last weekend was my first ever basketball game and I sucked! I got to learn how to follow the ball and reduce the size of my rig. I used to shooting music videos and this is WAY different. But I had so much fun!

@petersarellas

8 ай бұрын

If it was your first time out having fun is half the battle! That’s what’s gonna get you to go out again. The rest of the learning will happen in time. Stick with it and keep doing your thing!

Mate thank you so much. Just starting out within sports videography and this was super helpful, especially the lens tip at the start because I’m looking to buy some gear. Thanks again bro

@petersarellas

2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome! Glad this helped.

Set your focal length to 18mm and f/5.6, then when you zoom to 200mm the aperture doesn't change and neither does the exposure. Easy fix to for people using variable aperture zooms.

@petersarellas

4 жыл бұрын

That would be ideal in an environment with enough light to shoot at f/5.6 constantly but unfortunately many gyms don’t have good enough lighting to accommodate that

@megadarren

4 жыл бұрын

@@petersarellas Well, the Sony A7s iii was announced today and that thing will let you shoot in almost total darkness, lol. It really just depends on the gear, I can get clean results at f/5.6 with my A6500. 🤷‍♂️

@petersarellas

4 жыл бұрын

megadarren exactly, it all depends on the gear that you have. I guess any beginners watching this video with an A7Siii can just stop down and disregard that tip lol

@megadarren

4 жыл бұрын

@@petersarellas Right! But for beginner basketball shooters, the 18-200 is probably the most practical first lens to get once they realize the kit can't zoom to the opposite end of the court when they are on the baseline. So stopping down is a great option to keep consistent exposure. I learned this from experience as I used to have the same problem, lol. (Along those same lines, the sooner you can get away from auto white balance the better!)

@petersarellas

4 жыл бұрын

Personally I don’t ever feel the urge to shoot anything other than a wide shot of the opposite baseline when I’m standing on one end so I prefer a 18-105mm or something in that focal length if using an APS-C sized sensor so I’d rather have a lens that’s a bit faster without compromise. That being said, my preferred focal lengths are purely subjective based on the way that I shoot and will vary from shooter to shooter depending on their needs.

Thanks for posting this, I still shoot on my iPhone 13 Pro Max, I get good coverage of the game but I take way to much video and need to shorten the video, my last basketball game was 20 min long so you have helped me so much with the one comment you said about finding the best shots and using those

@Sim1Designs

Жыл бұрын

I still shoot with my IPhone 13 as well. Glad to know I’m not one of the only ones.

@LiveeyePhoto

Жыл бұрын

@@Sim1Designs right now I am shooting volleyball with my 13 pro max. I started using the wide angle lens to be able to keep the ball in the frame and it works pretty good

just starting out and OH MY GOSH, i would’ve never thought of these things! thanks so much!

@petersarellas

3 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome! I’m really glad you found the video helpful

great tips and experience to share with us, so we can have a little heads up.. thankyou

@petersarellas

3 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome! I’m glad you enjoyed it

Very helpful thanks!!!

@petersarellas

3 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome!

Great video! Helped me a ton and I haven’t even tried anything yet. I just know it will! Thank you

@petersarellas

3 жыл бұрын

I’m really glad that you found it helpful! Thanks for stopping by the channel

Great vid man 👌🏽

@petersarellas

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jordan! Glad you liked it

Very informative, Thanks!

@petersarellas

2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome Justin!

My biggest issue is staying in the same spot. I get super intimidated that I might be in the wrong spot of a court, and since I’m a girl I’m still learning the game so I’m afraid to be in a wrong spot where a ref might be or anything along those circumstances. I’ll try different spots next time! I feel way better

@petersarellas

Жыл бұрын

Definitely give it a go! As long as you’re being courteous and using common sense I’ve found that the worst thing that’ll happen if someone says you’re in the wrong spot is you’ll have to apologize and move. If you’re really worried about that you can also try going to different areas that aren’t access restricted like in the bleachers or upper level of an arena. Glad you feel better about that now!

Great vid thank you!

@petersarellas

Жыл бұрын

Thank you and you’re welcome!

Thank you for this

@petersarellas

2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome, thank you for watching!

I shot my first basketball game and I am as proud of the result because overshot and I don't feel like have story but it definitely a learning experience

@petersarellas

2 жыл бұрын

Man as long as you learn something or get a bit better with every project you’re on the right track!

@ShavonSmith

2 жыл бұрын

@@petersarellas I watch your video on how create an sport highlight which help me create a story for the video thank you

@petersarellas

2 жыл бұрын

@@ShavonSmith you’re welcome!

thank you so much bro!

@petersarellas

3 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome!

Helpful video, thank you for the tips!

@petersarellas

4 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome! Glad you enjoyed it

What lense did do use to get a stable fixed aperture ??

Have to over shoot in football. You may miss the best TD on the day. Thanks for the video.

@petersarellas

4 жыл бұрын

That makes a of sense! It would be too easy to miss one play and lose the best shot of the day. I’d imagine that diligently keeping notes on your footage helps you quite a bit.

thanks for the tips

@petersarellas

2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome

With f stop if you shoot an iso range it fixes that problem

Thanks for being open. Just curious what lens would you recommend?

@petersarellas

3 жыл бұрын

No worries. Check out my gear video where I go over my setup and talk about lenses in a bit more detail

Peter when using autofocus do you prefer facetrack or zone focusing when recording fast action sports

@petersarellas

Жыл бұрын

Usually zone but with the A7iv I will sometimes tap a subjects face and face af track them that way

I locked in my aperture at 5.6 on my 18 200 and it works fine you just dont get that blurry backround all the time.

@petersarellas

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah you can definitely do that but it’s just makes it a very slow lens throughout

@daddyrooster88

2 жыл бұрын

@@petersarellas yeah i ended up buying the canon 2.8 70-200. Its kind of heavy for handheld trying to get used to it with just the camera strap

@petersarellas

2 жыл бұрын

@@daddyrooster88 the perfect in between for me on Sony has been the 70-200mm f4 but I’m not sure if there’s something comparable that maintains a similar level of quality for Canon

@actionjackson6719

Жыл бұрын

Hey man, got a 18 200 today, how were you able to lock the aperture? I have both a Sony lens and camera

@daddyrooster88

Жыл бұрын

@@actionjackson6719 when i drop it down to 5.6 in manual movie mode it stays fixed

I tend to lose the ball because im zoomed in so close. Mainly when im under the basket. Any way to solve that ?

@petersarellas

2 жыл бұрын

The two solutions that come to my mind are take a step back if possible, or get either a lens capable of zooming out wider. Also if you’re currently using a crop sensor camera then a full frame camera will allow you to get wider without getting new lenses

Hey Peter, do you use artlist for your music?

@petersarellas

Жыл бұрын

I used to but now use musicbed

@minnesotaicecaps

Жыл бұрын

@@petersarellas thank you for answering! Going to check out musicbed too.

I’m very interested in this what camera and lenses did you use for the basketball videos in this one?

@petersarellas

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Damari, I recently made a video that goes over all my my gear and settings. Go check it out on my channel, it’s my third or fourth most recent upload

Definitely mistakes i’ve made. I have an outdated canon T3 & recently filmed one of his games. Haven’t dove into editing at all & also would like to know which lens would you recommend i use. Another question is do you have like some kingld of agreement with schools or the local schools district to be court side filming?

@petersarellas

2 жыл бұрын

Hey there! Thanks for checking out the video. Lenses are definitely subjective and depend on the environments you’re filming in but with a crop sensor camera like the t3 id recommend something in the range of a 24-70 or 24-105 if you can get it, preferably with an f2.8 aperture since iso performance on that camera isn’t great. As far as agreements to film courtside go, I most of the time am hired by the league that I’m filming for and get courtside access that way.

How do u film in games lol do you be running up the court and stuff or do you be in the stands? Is there 2 camera because I want to do my friends game but I don’t know where to position my self

@petersarellas

3 жыл бұрын

To sum it up in a few words, I usually pick a spot around the court and stay there for a few minutes of gameplay, then move onto somewhere else so that I can cover a lot of angles. If I can I like to bring a friend to operate a second camera because then I can cut those angles together to better show a play and I have more coverage to work with in the edit. Definitely don’t go running up and down the court lol that’s what zoom lenses are for.

Do u think I need a Camera stabilizer if I need to shoot pictures and videos in the same game? btw my camera is Sony A6400,thk

@petersarellas

2 жыл бұрын

You definitely don’t need it (I almost always shoot handheld) and if you’re flipping between photo and video then taking your camera off of a stabilizer and then balancing it again every time you switch might not be practical. You could use a stabilizer to get some cool shots but it’s more challenging and definitely not necessary.

@henrychen9679

2 жыл бұрын

@@petersarellas got it ! Thanks Peter, I learned a lot from your videos, hope I can become more professional like you :)

What lens do you recommend??

@petersarellas

2 жыл бұрын

For what specifically? That’s a bit too broad for me to provide an answer with any real value, but I made a video called “my gear and settings for cinematic sports videos” where I talk about the lenses that I have and use most often, so that may help.

@ADivaForLife

2 жыл бұрын

@@petersarellas .. I’m sorry that is broad 😜🤪

Hi. I'm completely new at filming.. matter of fact I havent filmed my first game yet. I'm going to be filming my cousins highschool basketball games (for his USB for colleges), I have a Nikon d3100 (I Know super old camera), i have a old ass lens, but it films beautifully. Any advice on how to get better at film speak?

@petersarellas

3 жыл бұрын

What do you mean by film speak? As long as you’re capable of getting the shots you need with the gear you have and feel confident in your skills you should be good to go.

Should I record vertically or horizontal? Filming motocross clips

@petersarellas

2 жыл бұрын

Really depends on what your objectives are for the footage and where you’ll be sharing but for most cases, and especially when I’m in doubt, I film horizontally.

@unknownmember99

2 жыл бұрын

@@petersarellas thank you! Just picked up my first 6400. So awesome.

@petersarellas

2 жыл бұрын

@@unknownmember99 that’s great! Enjoy creating with it!

@unknownmember99

2 жыл бұрын

@@petersarellas 🤙 keep the videos coming they’re awesome.

Oh I finally found someone like me 🙆.

@petersarellas

3 жыл бұрын

Welcome to the channel 😊

play it on 1.75x

@petersarellas

3 жыл бұрын

Play it on 4x I dare you

1. For Sony crop users, just get the 18-105 f4. I have been shooting with those for 4 years now, still the most versatile lens for the price. If you can only afford one prime lens, go for either 35 1.8 or 50 1.8. 3. Following the ball can be pretty tricky at first but it’s worth it. Probably took me more than a year to properly follow the ball 🥶😂. For smooth shots, a strap helps me a ton btw. My basketball channel is @kicksgeeks btw :3

@petersarellas

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely agree with the strap and 18-105mm can be a sweet lens for sure. Not always ideal for lowlight but I’ve got some friends who use it to make some pretty good stuff and that’s a really nice focal range.

what video talked about note taking?!?!?! hahaha

@petersarellas

Жыл бұрын

This one! Been a while and couple probably use a more detailed refresher on this tbh kzread.info/dash/bejne/mX-J15Vxqdy9ZJc.html