Good luck walking around with a 50 foot charging cable everywhere

@perk9696

5 жыл бұрын

I’VE FOUND YOU AGAIN!!!!

@Gianni135

5 жыл бұрын

powerbank

@nagow_360

5 жыл бұрын

Woah I'm early

@ian-cj8vo

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah

@andythan

5 жыл бұрын

Oof ur early

i like the angle of "most of us spend so much money on cameras when phones arent that bad to use" but the other angle is that kids and young adults that want to get into film making but are broke may be inspired by this . imagine all of the stories that were never told because the person couldnt afford fancy equipment and cameras. imagine the stories that can now be told in this age. it really excites me.

@andrewmirror4611

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, they've proven that you could shoot a movie on a such low budget as 1000$ for the iPhone, 500$ for a mic, and two more million dollars on actors, writers, fees, make up, costumes, editors, visual fx, cgi, and other equipment, like drones, railed stands, high precision low noise low vibration set, lights (those can be very costly), computers powerful enough to edit and render this whole thing (And render of 4K 90min video is long, I think for theaters it's actually rendered more than that, but idk, I know for the fact that in 2011 one fully cg feature film took 2 weeks to render). If you watch KZread (And I assume you are), almost every video you have watched, every video that you think is very well shot, was shot on a phone or on a very low budget camera with a crew of one to four people. It's not that inspiring when they replace a good thing with worse and worse to use one BUT it's inspiring when they make shots dirt cheap, like the Evil Dead open sequence was made using a skateboard, Shaun of the Dead called out the Silenced fans, the Terminator lied to police that it's a student film, they built a fake bar because it's cheaper to build from the ground up, they used twins a lot, Back to the future movies mostly are splitscreens, Deadpool is CG because it's cheaper, Clones of Bruce Lee uses mrs.Sanders backyard for a kung fu movie, Luc Besson's Taxi is cheap as hell in the most of it's impressive shots, all of the music videos are cheap as fuck

@Lambda_Ovine

4 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah, if I am a broke film maker, nothing better than spend $+1000 on an iPhone instead of, say, $600 on a proper camera.

@jeremyleonbarlow

4 жыл бұрын

@@andrewmirror4611 watch "To Jennifer," it's on Amazon Prime. It was shot on an iPhone. The cast and crew all did a profit participation deal as I understand it and the biggest expense was two plane tickets from LA to Las Vegas that the two leads, one of whom was the director, used for guerrilla shots in the film. I think it's total budget was $500. King Kelly was shot on an iPhone the same year with a modest budget, under $100k and it should be a cult classic. Tangerine likewise under $100k shot on the iPhone. 9 Rides shot on a phone. You could definitely have shot most of the mumblecore films on an iPhone for $50 and food for the cast and crew. The LG v50 ThinQ I'm typing this comment on has three 4K UHD lenses on it and one of those sensors comes with HDR10. It is 4:2:0 HDR10, but 10 Bit Rec. 2020 on a phone is pretty damned good. It shoots great night scenes and the windows don't blow out when I shoot in my house during the day. I can set the ISO at 50 indoors most days with zero added light and get a noise free highly usable image on the HDR10 lens and sensor.

@Random-zt4ig

4 жыл бұрын

You are right 👍

@agi2160

3 жыл бұрын

@@Lambda_Ovine Or the point is you already have a cell phone, so you don't have to spend anything. Focus on stories, not excuses.

Austin: It’s the one you have in your pocket. Me: Looks at pocket *Sees iPhone 4*

@OverWims

5 жыл бұрын

I have an LG V30...so I'm way off

@pursuitsoflife.6119

5 жыл бұрын

Keep it for a few years. A crazy collector might pay a lot for it.

@toasty973

5 жыл бұрын

I had and iphone 4s for 5 years................ 5 Years.

@cc_cate

5 жыл бұрын

Austin: It's the one you have in your pocket. Me: look at pocket *Sees Samsung*

@ChillyKitty

5 жыл бұрын

i got a Alcatel ONETOUCH Pop Astro aka probably the cheapest smart phone in existence

Yes you can especially if you film vertically!

@skibur848

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah I’ll be sure to shoot it

@dbkarman

4 жыл бұрын

@@skibur848 Shoot what because if that happens its gonna be my head

@skibur848

4 жыл бұрын

M Kid yes

No mention of Tangerine, which came out 4 years ago, shot on iPhone5s, and currently sits on a 97% on RT.

@gwenc1371

5 жыл бұрын

Seriously, it's kind of embarrassing frankly that he didn't even mention it in this video. Then again, it would pretty much negate the entire question of the video, so....

@Alia-bc3rc

5 жыл бұрын

Because he's not Steven Soderbergh? :(

@notreallysure4575

5 жыл бұрын

I didnt know roosterteeth was rating movies now

@1685Violin

5 жыл бұрын

@@notreallysure4575 He meant Rotten Tomatoes.

@joefission7179

5 жыл бұрын

Gwen C I like the video overall but I think including Tangerine would have helped make his point even more. Tangerine is an example of using low quality equipment to its advantage as it complements the tone and setting. Its basically the modern day version of John Waters’ first set of films.

0:48 "right? right? not quite" for some reason i love the rhyme

@storingjazzinmycheeksforth5319

5 жыл бұрын

sounds like it's straight out of a dr seuss book

@RobinObinray

5 жыл бұрын

😅

@lemnems582

5 жыл бұрын

Right? - Right? - Well - not-quite

@HYLY_PRODUCER

19 күн бұрын

Shits' TIGHT.

Aka theyre just flexing to us androids. But deep down we all know The nintendo ds is the best phone camera to make a movie with

@andrewmtgx

5 жыл бұрын

nah

@drpleaserespect

5 жыл бұрын

No... the gameboy camera is the latest and greatest yo.

@AgilityDZN

5 жыл бұрын

Wow you guys are so dumb. I use my refrigerator camera.

@normalviewer2180

5 жыл бұрын

All of you are idiots I use my slippers camera

@mulan-jinglesemusicas1513

5 жыл бұрын

Bitch I use my Magnavox Odyssey camera

"...is one of the very first critically acclaimed films shot exclusively on an iPhone" **Sean Baker lets out a single tear**

@alexanderfeldman1230

5 жыл бұрын

At least he said “one of”

@dirm12

5 жыл бұрын

"One of" kinda makes a big difference.

@beatnik09

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the title of the video is silly because it's already been done. Of course you can. Tangerine is incredible.

@Tae-N

5 жыл бұрын

Sean Baker: Am i a joke to you....?

@jordansullivan5764

5 жыл бұрын

I was literally typing a comment about Tangerine when I saw this lol

Soderbergh's films on iPhone are terrific, but to see incredible guerrilla film-making that takes full advantage of the limitations and flexibility of an iPhone 5(!!!!!!), check out Sean Baker's "Tangerine." It's the film he made before "The Florida Project," and if you see behind-the-scenes details of how he shot some of it (using things like filming on a bicycle for tracking shots), and his unbelievably tiny budget, it's way more impressive (to me) than the "bet you didn't know it was on an iPhone" quality of Soderbergh's ventures.

@lucislibari

5 жыл бұрын

This is what I was thinking of!! Tangerine is one of my *favorite* movies

@xingcat

5 жыл бұрын

@@lucislibari It is such a great film.

@ebwarg

5 жыл бұрын

xingcat I really need to break the plastic on my Florida Project DVD...

@ikiviher

5 жыл бұрын

Yes! I was waiting for him to talk about tangerine

@MysteryMii

5 жыл бұрын

While Florida Project was shot mainly on film, the last scene was actually shot entirely on a iPhone 6S Plus (as they needed a way to shoot in the Magic Kingdom without anyone at the park knowing they were shooting a movie).

Shot on iPhone **Additional equipment used** And the additional equipments are literally remote controlled robots and massive drones. MKBHD also made a video on this.

@GAIUSJAKE

5 жыл бұрын

200+ plus likes and no one disagreed. Legendary comment.

@aidsgill7217

5 жыл бұрын

Shivam Mhaskar ye I was about to comment this:)

@flamingfive3893

5 жыл бұрын

a dji phantom four is literally the price of an iphone

@rarebeeph1783

5 жыл бұрын

@@flamingfive3893 true, but most people already have a phone camera; most people don't have a phantom.

@RyanKhanna

5 жыл бұрын

High Flying Bird din't use any fancy equipment. If you look at behind the scenes photos and interviews with Soderbergh, it's very minimalistic set up

Tangerine is an AMAZING movie shot on an iPhone as well!

@KennethLyVideography

5 жыл бұрын

And it was cirtically acclaimed and it was way lower budget. 100 000 usd.

@2literofsprite749

5 жыл бұрын

As well as it being shot on an iphone 5 or 4 i think

@atlantismultimedia

5 жыл бұрын

Tangerine was shot on a Iphone 5s! Yup it is a great movie!

@cliche_5860

3 жыл бұрын

Why wasnt it filmed on a tangerine

@jakedeadpool5877

3 жыл бұрын

Yes 10/10 masterpiece

“The camera you have a in your pocket” *pulls out Android*

@francescafrancesca3554

5 жыл бұрын

Haha, exactly!!!

@j_the_guyis_taken3409

5 жыл бұрын

*pulls out Nintendo 3DS*

@constellationgacha6311

5 жыл бұрын

*pulls out gamecube*

@nenidetic

5 жыл бұрын

@@constellationgacha6311 -holy hell how big is your pocket-

@constellationgacha6311

5 жыл бұрын

useless trash #23 bigger then ur-

Or you can buy a $100 phone, then spend the thousand you saved on a dslr.

@vitotheo

5 жыл бұрын

Why hello there.

@RAGNES7

5 жыл бұрын

Dude. When u go back to Mars, Can u save Opportunity Rover?

@frenchfriesderp9103

5 жыл бұрын

Or just get a $1k phone and ur all set

@shibized8594

5 жыл бұрын

Like me!

@YeviCoulson

5 жыл бұрын

Lmao

_"And it's the one you've got in your pocket."_ *Shows iPhone X* I'm poor, you think I can afford to drop $1k on a damn phone?

@LastBastion

5 жыл бұрын

Huawei flagship phone is cheap now

@tech-hilfeportal6611

3 жыл бұрын

@@LastBastion and spies

Visual fidelity is probably not the problem with shooting with a phone. But you've got to have good sound. Bad audio quality will kill your film.

@TheNamesDitto

5 жыл бұрын

Sound engineer here. Pretty sure they didn't use the iPhone mic.

@jeremyleonbarlow

4 жыл бұрын

Sound Devices Mixer was on set from BTS I saw.

@jeremyleonbarlow

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheNamesDitto although you could get fairly decent audio with even a cheap Movo VXR10 on a boom attached to another iPhone with the Zoom app, or the Apogee app, or the Tentacle Systems Timecode audio recorder.

I've spent months looking for a camera, and as soon as I found one, it wasn't available in my area at the moment and I fell into a creative road block, but you've inspired me, and production is about to begin, you've saved me so much money, and I'm gonna buy a new mic soon, didn't cost a bone, thank you Austin, seriously

'work within limitations' is actually the best advice that one can give to a beginning filmmaker. I remember years back when I asked my dad for a dslr camera, and the best he could give me that time was a second hand Canon 1200D. I was sad, but nonetheless considerate of what my father could afford, so I made the most out of it. I remember watching hours of Indy Mogul, Tom Antos, Andyax, and Film Riot content just to get the perfect shot. I still remember when I had to use sunlight, a blank white cartolina paper, and flashlights/lamps to fake the 3-point lighting setup. I also zoomed-in my 18-55mm kit lens (to 55mm) to create that bokeh effect at the expense of my aperture, so i had to exaggerate the lighting. I didn't have a dolly, but I wanted that effect so bad that I recreated it just by holding the camera. And since I was using Photoshop before my interest in film making grew, I didn't hit a roadblock when learning color grading (though I still haven't mastered this art lol). In the end, we didn't win the best picture award. But we got awarded the best in cinematography and editing awards, which were big awards for me considering I was pitting my short film against those which were made with canon 5D mk3 and panasonic GH3.

Austin Thanks a lot, you're filmmaking videos are great because I just entered production of our first feature film, your advice is strongly beneficial not just to me but to the entire crew on set. Keep making amazing content.

I feel like Tangerine would've been a better example for this video. It was made by Sean Baker, who was much more of an indie filmmaker at the time, it had a smaller budget, it was shot on equipment that was way more inferior (iPhone 5) and it's such a beautiful movie, visually speaking (better than High Flying Bird imo).

Thanks so much for this! As always, I loved it. I’m not the type to ask random (albeit wonderful) youtubers for advice in my specific situation but I’m really glad you mentioned audio. My mom has late stage cancer and we’re making legacy videos. I want my kids to be able to hear her voice. Not overlayed with a ton of garbled background noise; I want to be able to hear it and remember it as clearly as I can now, and from the losses I’ve had previously, I know it’s not as easy as it seems to hold on to the parts of people that are important to us. I want a good microphone for her to use. It matters to us. So thank you for the information.

The neglect of Tangerine in the video breaks my heart but the love for it in the comments heals it

“It’s the one you’ve got in your pocket.” Me: *watching on mobile* “...”

@guszuccaro9300

4 жыл бұрын

That’s what he said?

High Flying Bird is probably one of my favorite movies of the past few years, and nobody is talking about it. Thanks for giving it some attention man!

Loved this video!!!! I’m taking a video production class right now and every week we shoot a film on iPhones and edit it and show to the class. It’s my first experience with making any sort of films, so I was a little annoyed when my the teacher said he wasn’t gonna provide us with fancy cameras or any real equipment other than what we’ve already got, but this video totally opened up my eyes to all the possibilities rather than the setbacks!

big tip if you have a hoverboard use that to stabalise moving shots

“A good story will almost always overcome technical limitations” Hits home, doesn’t it. ;)

I’m stoked that I found your channel! Your content is right up my alley!

I think the reason I (and I'm sure many others) flock towards cameras is that it makes me feel professional. It almost legitimizes me as a videographer because I have nice gear that people "ooh and ahh" at. I like your point about the microphones too - you need 24 frames a second to create realistic audio, but you need 44,100 pictures a second of sound to make it natural. It shows how big sounds plays a part in filmmaking.

There is a movie called _Tangerine_ that came out in 2015 and was shot entirely with an iPhone 5s. I haven't seen it but it was on YMS's Best Films of 2015 list. So yes, and it's already been done before High Flying Bird

The O in STORY not being quite centered on the lens at 2:59 is mildly unsettling

That's a very cool offer to help a few aspiring film makers get their work shown. I, for one, can't WAIT for that video!

This video has Chan my view on filmmaking as a whole thank you Austin

"you've got it right in your pocket" Bold of you to assume I can afford an iPhone

Film Riot made a video explaining how they shot a short with an iPhone and complained about how it would overheat really fast, causing the screen to dim which made it difficult to get proper focus in bright sunlight, and since you can't adjust the aperture, they had to awkwardly tape a ND filter to it. You're also limited to either wide shots or digital zoom. Sure, you can get an _acceptable_ image out of an iPhone, but working with it sounds like such a pain in the ass that you might as well spend a few hundred dollars and get a nice DSLR or mirrorless camera. At least then, you won't have to worry about running out of day light while you wait for the battery to recharge every hour since you can just swap it out for another one. You can get a used Canon EOS M or Sony NEX-3N for less than $150 on ebay, along with a cheap manual lens (sure, neither of those will do 4K, but if you're _just_ getting started as a filmmaker, you probably don't have a PC adequate for editing 4K anyway). And if you're an amateur, using an interchangeable lens camera with full exposure control is a much better learning experience. As you learn how a camera works, you will begin to understand the actual craft of filmmaking. Simply having a story to tell doesn't mean anything if you don't know what you're doing. And to those who say the camera doesn't matter, yes it does. The camera is a visual storytelling device, and your visual storytelling is limited by your equipment. For example, you're not going to do a slow motion shot if your camera can't record slow motion, and you're not going to do a low light scene with an iPhone and expect it to look good. To a degree, you can get by with a cheap DSLR, or even a smart phone, but you will always be constrained by the limitations and you will eventually want something better in order to achieve the specific look you're envisioning in your head as an artist. There's a reason Michelangelo didn't paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel with crayons. Also, not all phones have good cameras. I would never even consider shooting a movie with my piece of shit unless I was shooting a found footage movie and I wanted it to look like amateur video.

You are so right about sound mixing. Ive seen youtube videos that were just unwatchable because of bad sound quality

Dope! Keep up the great work Austin!

4:41 Thought that said "go shoot a short person"

4:01 Mr. Flare get out of Austin's video.

You're pacing and editing are top notch, Austin.

@austinmcconnell

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Hope to see more videos like this in the future from you Austin

The people saying "if you can afford an expensive smartphone, then you can afford an expensive DSLR" are dumb. A phone is a general tool that you need for life nowadays, so spending a lot on one isn't a problem, because you'll need it for work, socializing, school, etc. You're getting a lot of value on it. A DSLR, however, is something with very limited capabilities. All you can do with it is shoot video/pictures. You're getting way more value from a phone. Also, these people fail to realize that no one's buying a phone specifically to shoot a movie. They probably bought the phone years ago, so they probably don't have the money now.

@JeremyRight-zi4yp

5 жыл бұрын

No man on earth "needs" an iPhone.

@tech-hilfeportal6611

3 жыл бұрын

@@Generic8864 and those are junk

@SantiagoMonroy5

3 жыл бұрын

No one needs a 1200 dollar phone in 2021, unless you're a programmer or a pro-gamer, it's dumb. 400 dollar phones are so good now. No need for the latest iPhone

10:12 Woah! How much money do you spend on a cup of coffee, Austin? o-o

@HelamanGile

5 жыл бұрын

Austin McConnell $299 PewDiePie $399

@notreallysure4575

5 жыл бұрын

2.98

@kaylubproductions4517

5 жыл бұрын

Coffee is expensive man lol

Another excellent video Austin, fascinating and informative. Thank you!

In a behind the scenes video, Tom Scott and Matt Gray went over their tech for filming. They also covered the importance of audio, stating "Audio is king". They encouraged using whatever camera you have on you, but definitely using an external microphone.

What about a Samsung smart fridge?

If the budget is 2 million dollars a 2000 dollar DSLR which is 1000 times better than an iphone is what like 0.1 percent of the budget for arguably one of the most important equipment.

@RossWasTaken

5 жыл бұрын

I think you missed the point lol

@arthurg5966

5 жыл бұрын

I'm not blaming talking about this video I'm talking about the movie

@HenrikoMagnifico

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed. If you can afford a 1000$+ iPhone then you can afford a DSLR and get so much better video quality

@terencedsouza2885

5 жыл бұрын

A 1000 USD DSLR is also better than any iPhone camera

@MagnitudeReviews

5 жыл бұрын

Keep in mind the cost of paying/feeding/housing: actors, sound, lighting, cinematographers, script writers, editors, paying for licensing rights to songs or paying for permits to shoot somewhere, kitchen staff, etc. Just because the camera is cheap (you can actually get far better and cheaper camera for half the price of an iPhone X), doesn't mean everything else it takes to make a film like this will be cheap as well.

Very well said. We just shot our first feature film, called Munnariv (meaning foreknowledge) on 2 iPhone SEs. Currently in postproduction. All points you said are absolutely true, especially working within the limitations part. An additional issue we faced here in Kerala, India, with it's equatorial climate, is heat. Whenever we took the camera outdoors, it'd not let us shoot more than a minute of 4k footage at 100Mbps. It'd just stop responding, the file would get corrupted and we'd loose the performance. The DoP had a nerve wrecking time whenever we went outdoors, though we had 5 or 10 ice packs always with us. Indoors, inside an air conditioned room, with the temperature maintained at least around 25 degree Celsius, it worked like any other camera.

I just want to toss in the products I've had a good experience with: If you're recording VOs for your movie or just want a generally good mic for vocals, take a look at Audio Technica's ATR-2100. I picked a couple up for $50 each a few years ago and I absolutely love them. They're all-metal, inexpensive, robust, and very easy to work with. It comes with an XLR jack and USB cable if you want to plug it straight into a computer, but I found an H4N Pro + Fethead works best. The audio quality isn't perfect, but for a cardioid dynamic mic it's damn close to an SM7B for 1/8th of the price. Not to mention it's lighter and works just fine handheld. As for cameras, Austin is totally right when he says that the camera isn't as important as the other equipment as long as you know how to use it. That said, the Pixel 3 is probably the best phone camera-wise right now since 1. the camera is great, 2. it's cheaper than an iPhone, and 3. you can transfer files to a PC for editing without dealing with all the iTunes bullshit. If you use final cut and work exclusively on apple products, the iPhone will obviously be easiest, but otherwise a Pixel, LG, or Samsung phone takes the cake. I've shot a lot of stuff on my LG V30, and it's really convenient to have the super wide-angle 2nd lens for indoor shots when you need to pack everything in. Your mileage will vary, but you can make just about any camera work if you play to its strengths. Of course if your budget is high enough, consider picking up a cheap DSLR. I can't speak for Canon's Rebel series, but the few times I've used them were pleasant. A DSLR also has the added benefit of Magic Lantern or similar software. In addition to camera quality, consider the convenience of having 2 or 3 cameras. Since everyone on your crew most likely has a smartphone, you can use multiple phones for different angles in a dialogue scene or, even better, and action scene. Chase/running scenes are really tough to keep exciting when you have to keep telling the actors to stop so you can reposition your camera a few feet. (I am not sponsored by any of the brands mentioned, I just have too much time on my hands)

Short Answer: Eeeh Kinda Long Answer: *watch the video*

@nachochips8090

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for being useless

@ytcorporate9237

5 жыл бұрын

Short answer is too long. Shorten it. Now.

@masht-5029

5 жыл бұрын

@@ytcorporate9237 Shorter answer: Meh

@ytcorporate9237

5 жыл бұрын

@@masht-5029 When I say short, I mean fucking short God damnit!

How about a film made with an android, a rig made out of tape, a ton of green screen, with footage from video games. (Don't worry about the video games the one I'm making is not a let's play.)

@lunayen

5 жыл бұрын

Also good, but make sure you look at copyright issues before posting it online.

@ObserveTheCelestial

5 жыл бұрын

@@lunayen Thanks!

Part of the movie "Upgrade" from last year was shot on an iPhone, specifically the shots that moved with the protagonist's body, which was a great effect.

Thats pretty awesome how they can shoot a full film on a iPhone! Awesome vid as always Austin.

It just works

When I saw the orig trailer, I thought that it was filmed on a Phone from the start. Is that just me?

I love your videos! Please don't stop dude!

Hell yeah. Been refreshing your channel page for a while waiting for a new video.

0:56 "The one you have in your pocket" *has an android*

You wrong about me having Iphone in pocket...

@SlightlyToasty

5 жыл бұрын

PhantomDogman yeah! Do you also keep your phone in your mouth?

@PhantomDogman

5 жыл бұрын

@@SlightlyToasty Maybe...

I just want to mention that rolling shutters can be found in most manufacturers' flagship cinema cameras, including: all ARRI cameras from the ALEXA onwards (since they've used the same sensor technology for nearly a decade since it's that good), SONY VENICE (the F55 and F65 both have global shutters, but not many large productions use them anymore), VARICAM PURE/LT/35, CANON C700 (FF/35) (also has a GS option, but I've only ever seen RS models at any other rental houses in my area), any RED camera from RED ONE to RED WEAPON MONSTRO/GEMINI/HELIUM, PANAVISION MILLENIUM DXL 2 (since it uses a Monstro sensor), and VISION RESEARCH PHANTOM FLEX4K. I only bring this up to highlight the fact that global shutter isn't much of an issue for most modern cinema cameras, and shouldn't be the deciding factor in any purchase outside of very specific shooting scenarios. *names capitalised for readability

@dwittingslow

5 жыл бұрын

These are just the cameras that came to mind. There's definitely more.

Super interesting video! Happy to have seen it. I do wish he (and thereby you) had done this on a Pixel, my husband has a Pixel 3 and it's *insane* how much better everything looks on his phone. I don't even bother taking photos/video if he's around now

no one ever talks about sean baker's Tangerine when talking about iphone movies, that is by far the best one

@jeremyleonbarlow

4 жыл бұрын

I'm partial to the earlier film King Kelly which had a motivation for the use of the iPhone beyond just economy.

"it's the one you have in your pocket" android users rise up

This is the best publicity any tech company can ever get

Fantastic as always!

Don't forget to use Filmic Pro instead of the awful default camera app

@Mr-lw7gy

5 жыл бұрын

Louz worth every penny of the $15

Hey Austin, I'm seeking ideas for short film documentary type videos for my channel. There's one big twist though which is I'm limited to using only stock footage & b roll to create my videos, no actors/interviews etc. Although this style of creating videos is widely frowned upon by professional filmmakers who shoot their own scenes etc, it's something I enjoy doing & find very convenient & affordable. Long story short, I used to make daily/weekly videos w/minimal dialogue on various current events via creative commons using licensed stock footage in addition to 3rd party news clips/archive footage etc. The result was a mix between a dramatic short film/unorthodox doc.. Due to recent KZread policy changes which now require original commentary for videos, I've been left w/no other option but to delete nearly all my preexisting content & millions of views. I'm now in the stages of starting over from scratch in attempts to salvage my channel that I worked so hard on creating. My new plan is something completely different which is foreign to me, & that includes incorporating original scripts for each video which will be narrated by a voice over artist & written by an award winning screenwriter... The goal is to create informative proper short film docs minus the traditional format which includes interviewees etc as previously mentioned.. Since I previously made videos with no script or dialogue & rather just "winged it" on each video given my frequent upload rate, I'm now having an extremely difficult time coming up with new ideas. I mainly focused on geopolitical tensions & day to day news/current events instead of topics that were thought of in advance & created from scratch. The only genres I've come up with so far include humanitarian issues, climate matters, endangered species, sci-fi/space, military & politics. Although I can branch out on these various topics I'm looking to expand the list for more options. The transition from video news journalism to narrated short films is much tougher than I ever anticipated. Any opinions or advice would be welcomed & greatly appreciated!

Austin’s Story>Specs rhetoric works really well. Great video as always.

Great video Austin!

When they shot it in such a short time and with that equipment. What did they spend the 2M on?

@DJ-Sellout

5 жыл бұрын

Actors probably. Also locations.

@dustycomputer1806

5 жыл бұрын

actors crew locations props

A 1000$ camera is far better than an 1000$ iPhone.

@MarioPowerx

5 жыл бұрын

The point is you already own the phone.

@fkyuga

5 жыл бұрын

​@@MarioPowerx these people just like any excuse to rag on iphones, leave em to it

@MarioPowerx

5 жыл бұрын

Faiz Saleem Why don’t people just let others enjoy the phone they bought, for god’s sake.

@JustKatoh

5 жыл бұрын

​@@skylake8123 Well, Yes! But with one you film, and with the other while filiming "Oh sorry guys, me mum is calling, gotta put a break on the recording" The point is, you already have a phone anyway, why buy another, and $2Mil is enough for a 1000$ camera, there's no need to go as low as an iPhone

@stevejobs7989

5 жыл бұрын

Can it run apps????7 years software support???? Can it be a computer in your pocket???? Just don't talk shits...... camera is just one of the features in the smartphones!!!! Ffs ..... you're the type of guy that say *"wHy We NeEd A sMaRt Tv WhEn We AlReAdY hAvE a SmArtPhOnE"*

Imagine if that director accidentally shot the entire movie horizontally

Just commenting to help with the algorithm. Great video again Austin!

You didn't even mention Sean Baker but okay

If you can afford a 1000$+ iPhone then you can afford a DSLR that will make 1000x better looking shots

@Bakashi

5 жыл бұрын

True

@triangulum8869

5 жыл бұрын

That’s not the point...

@lunayen

5 жыл бұрын

@Twelve But he didn't. Yes, you can spend the money on a DSLR camera, but what Austin is trying to say is that people spend more time looking at reviews for various cameras as opposed to going out and shoot a simple film. There are only 3 types of iPhone 10 on the market. The only thing you have to decide on is which size to pick.

@aphr0d

5 жыл бұрын

Henriko Magnifico most likely people aren’t BUYING an iphone to shoot a film. They already have one. The message here is basically “use what you have.”

@heart4011

5 жыл бұрын

THE ENTIRE POINT OF THE VIDEO IS TO WORK WITHIN YOUR LIMITS

Awesome content as always!

looks way better than I expected, nice

Yes, Sean Baker's "Tangerine." looked awesum shot entirely w/ an Iphone

nice job excluding tangerine, a movie that also used iPhones before this one.

@shutterfilms7276

5 жыл бұрын

And it also looked awful, honestly if you have a budget that's over 200 get yourself a better camera.

@gwenc1371

5 жыл бұрын

I'm sure the subject matter definitely didn't have anything to do with him excluding one of (if not *the*) most critically acclaimed "shot on an iPhone" films made, during a video literally titled "Can You Shoot A Feature Film on an iPhone." 😒

@Eric-Truong

5 жыл бұрын

Exilion that’s not the point, not everyone has a camera but everyone has a phone

@shutterfilms7276

5 жыл бұрын

@@Eric-Truong If you have enough money for a fucking mid-end or high-end smartphone (the majority of people), you probably have enough money to buy a used low-tier dslr. Which looks 100x better than ANY smartphone.

@shutterfilms7276

5 жыл бұрын

@Andrius Bandzinas My point is that if you can get a dslr, please get one.

I love your stuff they’re all so random. Keep up the work and you’ll get my like and comments

5:32 hey, that's my mic! Had it for a few years, it's fantastic for the ~80€ I bought it for back then. Sound Quality is really nice, it's USB not XLR meaning you don't need a mixer to use it on PC and it comes with the mic stand you can see in the Video.

Can I eat the iPhone I want to see what it taste like

@midlowreborn

5 жыл бұрын

like iphone and chinese worker sweat

@oanaalexia

5 жыл бұрын

Please no, you'll feel sick afterwards.

@cjc363636

5 жыл бұрын

Sure.

I hate to be that guy, I’m not a big cinema guy or anything, I don’t know the names of any cameras, but that movie doesn’t look very nice. Maybe I couldn’t pin it down it being shot on an iPhone but it looks very unprofessional and I definitely think the whole thing would be better if it were shot with a professional camera. It seriously bothers me how it all looks like regularly recorded video, I honestly never noticed until now just how much a camera can affect video quality

@gayusschwulius8490

5 жыл бұрын

This is probably mostly due to the fact that an iPhone can only produce one single focal length. Professional movies typically use lenses between 15 and 200mm and switch rapidly, even within a scene. With an iPhone, you only get 29mm. For many settings, this is a really shitty focal length due to the fact that it isn't really wide angle to capture the whole scene, but also not a telezoom which would allow you to capture undistorted closeups.

@geordangullock1237

5 жыл бұрын

I agree, looks like shit. Looks like a high school media project haha

@joshknowsnothing

5 жыл бұрын

I think the close up angles have a weird camera tilt or something. But the wider angle shots and the follow shots look pretty decent

This is the video I needed to see on youtube. Thanks for making it. Now I need to go make my first short film.

This is the first time I've experienced an inkling of desire for seeing High Flying Bird.

I’ve been making videos for 6 years. I’ve only used iPhones

5:20 I’m such an idiot... When you said DSLR, I thought you were talking about a Nintendo DS XL, and my first reaction was, “Who would pay 2000 bucks for a DS XL?”

With the iPhone 11 Pro, video/movie making on iPhone is even better now. You can have a 3-cam Multicam setup through filmic pro on 1 phone with those 3 different camera modules!

Well well well more Austin means more good content so my morning is now officially great.

Lol the battery would die out in the first scene

@koushuu

5 жыл бұрын

Not related but hi fellow Madeon-er :)

@themightydash1714

5 жыл бұрын

so charge your phone before you start.

@loggers5246

5 жыл бұрын

What do you mean my phone doesn’t die that fast

@Iucebowel

5 жыл бұрын

@@koushuu Beings is my favorite wbu?

@Iucebowel

5 жыл бұрын

Lol y'all iPhone users trynna cover up that weak ass 2800 mah battery 😭😂😂

Who else is watching on android XD

@ghjkrsxcg

5 жыл бұрын

@@NCozy me me shot me...🙎

@MKVD

5 жыл бұрын

For video, LG V30, Huawei is amazing for stills but sucks at video

@callmememe1308

5 жыл бұрын

Android phones have also been getting better. The Google Pixel 3 has a really good camera that does well in low light, Samsung's camera's have been improving too and Nokia has a phone with 5 cameras. All of the techniques for shooting on an iPhone such as using an external mic, tripods, wide angle lenses and e.t.c still apply to Android.

@wynndoesthings8662

5 жыл бұрын

@Mert Ertuğ Pixel 2/3*

@realthunder6556

5 жыл бұрын

@Mert Ertuğ The Mate 20(especially in low light),but overall the note 9 is better,The S10 should be better than both when it comes out on March 9(wait a month more and the price will go down)

Yay new upload!

This was awesome!! I loved your perspective. I'm an editor and can't tell you how many times people come to me with 4K footage and a story that should have been shot on toilet paper! It's a disease I call "resolutionitus". They think if they see every 4K pixel in the perfect color space their story will magically work all of the sudden.

Tangerine did it first but go off I guess

@jeremyleonbarlow

4 жыл бұрын

Actually they did it third behind To Jennifer and King Kelly.

Samsung note 7 + overcharge = makeshift grenade

The Sundance Film "Tangerine" by Sean Baker also was shot with an iPhone. iPhone 5S i believe.

I love your videos!!

They should have used a pixel

@evanjones5257

5 жыл бұрын

I agree, probably would've been better since the pixel does less video processing making it easier to to change color in post.

Magic Mike was a masterpiece of cinema that was subtly about the economy, Austin. How dare you show it disdain!

It would’ve been awesome that you talked about Dogma 95, it’s pretty fitting.

Austin Mcconnell: The guy who made an entire video talking about the ability to shoot movies on iPhone so that people would stop emailing him questions about equipment. 👏👏👏