"If there's anyone that's gonna get replaced by AI, it's an editor who cuts to the beat." Just taped this to the wall above my computer. Love it.

@gomaxaxe

9 күн бұрын

I have spent my whole career as an editor. I just said "HA!" and slapped my hands together in one single clap. Nobody in my corporate editing room cared. Except me. I cared. Beautifully put, Jesse! I've been recently thinking a lot precisely about how what I see lacking a lot everywhere today is intention vs the shaking of the shiny new object (be it crazy drone footage, crazy slow motion or crazy whatever the fuck) Intention. Sure, the slow-mo is cool, but why is it there? What were you trying to achieve beyond us seeing there is slow motion there? Love the video, Jesse.

@josiahsmith7250

3 күн бұрын

As an editor who has been cutting to the beat for over a decade, I’ve noticed a decline in clients recently.

I laughed so hard at the _"shooting weddings on a 12k camera strapped to a gimbal on a drone at F.95 shooting 240fps, and cut that s**t to the beat of the hottest synth-wave track"_ part.....overdimensioning who? 😅😂🤣

@jessesenko

Ай бұрын

🤷 ... regardless I think you'd have to be pretty wild to use synth wave on a wedding video...

@PhilipAJones

20 күн бұрын

​@@jessesenko I wouldn't mind a Cyberpunk themed wedding.

@SimGunther

18 күн бұрын

Don't forget the softest light on the droniest of drones 😂

@jresin_photo

12 күн бұрын

And finish it of with speed ramps in every other shot because it's cool to have motion sickness ;)

I work as an editor in the TV industry and OH MY DAYS! IT'S SO GOOD TO FINALLY HEAR SOMEONE SAY ALL THE THINGS THAT MAKE SENSE!!! The constant 8k KZreadr filmmaker video type tropes are tired and boring and just not accurate to the real TV and film industry. Loved your delivery style and just how down to earth you seem. Really refreshing to watch, thanks KZread recommendation!

@jessesenko

Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@Leprutz

Ай бұрын

What kind of TV industry? Cause there is TV and TV shows. Both are not the same. I have been forced by TV to cut to the beat and to the rhythm. Ever heard of trash TV and reality TV? They are using more youtube tropes than youtubers themselves.

@thebenedit

Ай бұрын

@@Leprutz I've worked in reality, entertainment, factual, social media producing for TV, development for factual and I now create trailers/promos for TV shows (where to be fair we cut to the beat as it's part of the trailer editing tropes.) Jesse's point is less that he's giving rules to be stuck to 100% of the time, more don't feel like you have to do what the KZreadr filmmakers tell you to do. Be free to flex and do what works for you. I feel a lot of KZread video tutorial type videos give these "golden rules" of filmmaking and it means everything on KZread and social media looks and feels the same because they all do the same thing. TV and movies have a lot of variance. That's all. Like how in the mid-2010's it was all teal and orange grading on KZread filmmaker videos, dialled up to 11.

@Leprutz

Ай бұрын

@@thebenedit I get you. Feel the same. It's the same with the overused term cinematic and it lost it's real meaning.

@thebenedit

Ай бұрын

@@Leprutz 100%! We get briefs for trailers to make shows look 'premium' all the time! What does that even mean?? Haha.

This video is a needle in a haystack. Too many creators on KZread and especially TikTok are focused on maintaining their viewers' attention span, which is no more than a mere couple of seconds sometimes. Thanks for creating this video Jesse.

@jessesenko

Ай бұрын

Thanks Fredy!

@gordonsandvoss2732

Ай бұрын

I like to play a drinking game where every time someone talks about “editing for retention” or “retention filmmaking” et al I take a shot. I am currently deceased from alcohol poisoning.

@mercurialhypersprite9556

25 күн бұрын

Yeah man. I'm glad I found this channel early on in my time filmmaking. I'm always looking for folks who can acknowledge the technical mastery of a French New Wave film, and incorporate that mindset into their process. An ability I only plan to further develop. On god.

Couldn't agree more. Every point was spot on. The little dig at wedding videos at the end gave me a good laugh. As someone who likes to think they're a decent wedding videographer, nothing makes me groan more than seeing gratuitous slow motion, drone shots, gimbles, and cutting on the beat every beat.

This is a filmmaking channel that we don’t deserve. It’s videos that only exist if he has something to say, not just to upload for the week or stretch a list to the number 10.

30fps slowed to 24fps is so sweet. Just enough to add that bit of time shift and focus on the moment.

@jessesenko

Ай бұрын

Subtlety for the win! Thanks for watching, Richard!

Great points! One thing I would add - autofocus. I'm frequently surprised at the amount of filmmakers (and even working DP's) who use autofocus/don't even know how to pull focus manually, or when a new cinema camera is launched and people either complain about the lack of autofocus or its limited functionality. To me pulling focus is always a deliberate choice akin to framing or focal length - the flavour you can add to a moment by how fast or slow a focus pull is or who is in focus and who isn't is being completely lost by letting your camera automate those decisions.

@jessesenko

27 күн бұрын

For sure. Autofocus on my cam is a lifesaver for my YT vids and I even love it for corporate gigs, but only because I can’t afford an AC all the time. But I love pulling focus myself. I feel so attached to the image and don’t really have time to overthink it.

@intersexcryptid

17 күн бұрын

OH MY GOD, RIGHT???

@bened22

14 күн бұрын

As a filmmaker you not only don't need it but it is even more harmful than useful. As an event shooter it is very useful. If once shot a wedding without autofocus and it was possible but stressful. I personally have never shot a shortfilm without manual focus pulling.

@xWood4000

10 күн бұрын

I complain about autofocus because I want the camera to focus on the eye perfectly when doing something else doesn't add to the story, and I often turn it off for deliberate decisions and stuff that is too difficult for a camera to do (for example the sky sometimes)

@timsmythfilmsandanimations

3 күн бұрын

It depends on the film you are making. I shot my last film using it extensively, because I had to do everything on the film, and there were a hell of a lot of shots to get every day. Once the camera got the focus, I turned the autofocus off so it wouldn't change mid shot, but it was a life saver. So never say never.

I immediately liked the video based on the thumbnail alone. Speaks volumes.

@NetGawker

Ай бұрын

Saaaaaame!!!!

@CornerstoneVideo-Colorado

Ай бұрын

I have to agree. Then he delivered.

@auntyvic

28 күн бұрын

Agreed!!

bro have insanely good and comforting vibe to his videos

This is fantastic. The “I’m not corporate so I can say whatever I want” vibe is amazing

@jessesenko

Ай бұрын

Thanks, however i was hoping we could find a minute to chat about Squarespace :)

To me, the mark of a great filmmaking video is one that makes me want to try out filmmaking myself, and this video definitely does that, but on another level: the thought going through my mind wasn't "I'd love to try making something with this expensive gear", it was "hmm, I wonder what I could create with what I already have lying around" You're encouraging a mentality I absolutely love: whether it's a filmmaker, or a photograph, you shouldn't see inferior gear as a handicap preventing you from achieving your best, you should see it as an opportunity to add a different flavour to your work. Learn to use its quirks to your advantage

A breath of fresh aiiiiiiir. So bored of seeing “how to film KZread vids” n it’s just someone like “cut every four seconds, oh and hack the algo with this”. Been looking for something like this for a while! Thanks for the honest and insightful and inspiring video! Excited to binge watch more! Have a lovely day!

@jessesenko

Ай бұрын

Everyone’s looking for a trick! And as soon as something “works” it doesn’t any more. Thanks for watching!

@AndreSjoberg

Ай бұрын

@@jessesenkoSo true, it all boils down to practice and experience :)

@Heopful

Ай бұрын

i just enjoy his sultry sassiness

Videos like this have made me realize that I've focused purely on presentation and centering my content around making it visually "marketable". Your points underscore my need to improve as a storyteller to be set apart from person that's "gonna be replaced by AI".

@jessesenko

17 күн бұрын

lol. You still gotta market yourself, but just don’t forget to feed your underlying practice.

That slip into “You don’t even have to listen to me” 3/4th’s in - hell yeah man

I’m halfway through this video and I can already tell that you are an appreciator of meaningful films. I’m so tired of tik tok content and videos over in 10 seconds. Also, “cut with your gut” will be my new editing mantra. Fantastic work! Okay, now I’ll watch the rest of the video 😂

@jessesenko

Күн бұрын

Thanks Sam!

Dude this video was like therapy. I just felt so relaxed and focused during this video

as someone new to working in the documentary industry, points 2,3,4 really stood out to me great video thank you.

You just make sense. That shouldn’t be something to call out but, on KZread, I kinda need to say it. This is the most sound advice I’ve watched in centuries. I had no choice but to subscribe.

the final line is hilarious and TRUE

For me using a gimble is a way of telling a story. If I'm filming a professional contractor who is doing his job concentrated and with a lot of skill and precision I want my shots to be as steady and controlled. So I use a stabilizer. When I'm filming a documentary and telling a story on how someone is dealing with fear during there sport I'm using handheld shots. Just because it's more personal and gives the viewer a better connection with my main character. Same counts for drone shots as well.

Damn this is SUCH a good video. Excellent work. Just got me like hyped about being a filmmaker again. I've thought about it multiple times in the week since I've watched it.

You put a lot of my deepest beliefs about filmmaking into words in ways I haven't been able to do before!!! So glad I found your video today!

@jessesenko

10 күн бұрын

Thank you!

Thank you Jesse! Your honesty is what keeps this channel special and why it's so fun to work with you!

@jessesenko

Ай бұрын

Thanks Christina! Hope to see you soon!

Absolutely love this. I really appreciate the attention to detail in your point breakdowns as well as your beautiful filming / production.

@jessesenko

22 күн бұрын

Thanks Elena!

so down to earth, its great to hear new amazing advice while hammering in those basics. I love making myself limitations if they dont already exist (never), you always surprise yourself

Very refreshing perspective. Thank you for sharing!

Honestly at the moment you are by far my favorite YT Channel

@jessesenko

Ай бұрын

Thanks Joseph. Means a lot!

This is actually top notch advice. Thank you for cutting through the noise with us on this video

Here I am not even trying to be a "photographer" and this video made me want to subscribe to you. I love this kind of "put in the damned work" sermon. In the rifle world, we would say, "Beware the man who has only one gun - he knows how to use it." I think that's the key - not to become a gearhead, but to know your gear intimately, hone your craft, and put in the damned work.

@jessesenko

4 күн бұрын

lol great quote. Definitely a goal of mine to learn a piece of equipment. It's like my old car.... it doesnt' work how it should, but i know how to run it.

Lovely to find your work Jesse. Some good advice and appreciate you being so genuine here.

@jessesenko

16 күн бұрын

Thanks Ewan!

Love it! Cutting to the beat feels cheesy to me. Used to do it as an intern for a tv station. Then I realized they cut to the mood and not always to the beat of a song.

This is so refreshing. Thank you! Love the unexpected and less formulaic tips being presented here.

The algorithm just served me up your channel and I'm delighted it did. Great video, Jesse!…Speaking as a very experienced film music editor, thank you for spending so much time talking about music in this context…I didn't disagree with anything you said, including choosing NOT to use music in certain cases. Best of luck with growing your channel, Jesse.

@jessesenko

19 күн бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

Great vid, great advice, love your educational method Jesse!

@jessesenko

Ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

One of the best youtube filmmakers that actually pay attention on the important things! Good job!

@jessesenko

Ай бұрын

Thanks Simeon, appreciate it!

This is my new favorite filmmaking channel. Thanks for being real!

This video was so refreshing, thank you for your perspective 🙏

@jessesenko

Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Loved the video! One element people often overlook is how overwhelming buying too much gear can be. I’m always buying everything up front and it does two things really well: 1. It raises the bar in my head to painful levels 2. It makes me lose focus. I already have to learn so many new things to make these videos that matter so much more than the gear. But it’s easier to focus on optimizing the menus in my fx30. Thanks for the advice!

Your videos are like some kind of therapy for me, love it!

@jessesenko

Ай бұрын

For me too, lol. Thanks for watching!

Really appreciate you taking the time to make this! This rocks

Loved this video. So balanced. Awesome job.

@jessesenko

Ай бұрын

Thanks!

I love this video! Agree with so much of this!

Loved this list. Definitely agree with all of them.

This video, tone, and thoughts are phenomenal! Thank you for putting it out here! So many quotable moments!

@jessesenko

13 күн бұрын

Thanks Man! I’ve watched your channel over the years so it’s nice to hear from you!

@AnamorphicOnABudget

12 күн бұрын

​@@jessesenko ayyy! I love your push for critical thinking and for people to make their own decisions instead of taking whatever youtube tells them. I am stealing (with credits) your idea that "cinematic" is a slur. :P

This video is just fantastic! Agree with pretty much all of your points!

This is awesome!! Some really good points and all things that I’ve started to learn or notice myself through making films professionally and personally. Super useful things to consider!

Thx for sharing! The short conclusion to this story is that you should not allow someone to create problems for you that you do not genuinely have. Solve obstacles as they arise.

@jessesenko

Ай бұрын

Agree!

This was great! Needed to hear some of these right now.

Best film-making-focused content I've seen for a while mate! Keen to stay tuned.

Great points, thanks!

I worked at a marketing agency and they would bog down creativity for the same reasons that you argued against, and it just was really nice to see and hear your reasons for why they aren’t necessary. They let me go last year and it’s been so relieving to get out of those constraints. Thank you for this.

@jessesenko

29 күн бұрын

I come from an ad agency background too... i cut out a section about advertising in my last video because it was a bit harsh, lol. But in short it's hard for them to create great, original work because they're too busy looking around at what's cool to appropriate for their clients.

i love love love this, just getting into film and this was so refreshing to hear. having to work so hard to come out of pocket thousands of dollars is really overwhelming at times. thank you so much!

@jessesenko

Ай бұрын

Thanks! It's you that has something to say, not a specific camera or software!.

Well said, Jesse. Thanks for another great video. Cheers!

@jessesenko

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Really loved the writing and the delivery! Great video :)

This was excellent! Great delivery and points made!

This is so true. Just get going. That is so much more important. Put in the time

I haven't REALLY liked a 'content' for a long time, this is definitely one of the ones i love Hope your journey is a good one

@jessesenko

12 күн бұрын

Glad my “content” “contained” something for you, lol. Thanks for watching!

Hit the subscribe button halfway through. I love that every one of these was immediately qualified by a "or do. I still do it sometimes." The delivery was great too. Valuable content, well packaged. Gotta love it.

Love this video! Very glad KZread recommended you.

I found this really inspiring, thanks for sharing

@jessesenko

20 күн бұрын

Thanks, Taryn!

You have my subscription, my like, and my download. Most inspirational video about filmmaking I've seen in a really long time.

Great video! I love your honest down to Earth style. Very refreshing.

Brilliant...... thanks so much

That was awesome well done!

Nice tips, Jesse! Really like how you put this together. Great explanations and examples 🙌

Absolutely loved this

I love the 400 blows and Jules et Jim, seeing them included made me so happy! Appreciate the video, including/excluding music and the examples provided is something I had never considered before! Even as a Hitchcock fan, I suppose I've never thought of it. Thank you for sharing, great video!

@jessesenko

7 күн бұрын

I hadn’t thought of Hitchcock’s use or lack of music much either before researching this video. But those are things that don’t stick out when the film is great. Thanks for watching!

@FlopiDisk0

7 күн бұрын

@@jessesenko Very true! :D

I'm so glad you're almost at 50k views, that means a lot of people have at least heard your message. I was nodding throughout your list, and even though I can come up with some specialty shots that do warrant a gimbal with an 8K 120 fps camera on it, you're right with most of what you say. Good video!

@jessesenko

13 күн бұрын

Thanks Julio! And yes, there are totally exceptions, but to focus on edge-case needs is, in my opinion, a distraction.

wise and inspiring tips!

"The gear is not going to make or break what you want to say" Love it.

Wonderful - I have a short film coming up and have been spending a lot of time noodling over it - this brings me back to earth - thank you!

@jessesenko

Ай бұрын

Good luck! Just dive in and then start the next one!

Locking my camera into place on my gimbal or car mount, and using the weight of it to get handheld shots has been a game changer

great stuff Jesse! Love it.

Thanks for the honesty. I'm studying Cinematography and in my country it's hard to find good advice because everyone is trying to do the "usual" things. I try to go against the current and this kind of information is gold. Keep it up 🙏🏻

@jessesenko

Ай бұрын

Glad i could add a different perspective! Really, i just watch a lot of old films 🤷

That last bit, lol. Greatness!

Wow…I really needed to hear all this. I was starting to think I needed the ‘right’ gear. I have a new sense of confidence. Thank you. 💚 💚 💚 💚 💚 💚

I need to learn more of this attitude

Thanks so much, I agree 😊❤

Love. Thank you.

Jesse, this was great. Lots of insight here! Thanks for sharing :)

@jessesenko

23 күн бұрын

Anthony! Thank you!

Such a nice breeze seeing someone who you totally agree with.

This is a fantastic video Jesse! Like everyone else I love your voice, and the honest content you put out there. So much of 'filmmaking' and videography has become a gear arms race. I agree with your point, find the gear that works the best for your project or that gives you the most versatility for the projects you typically shoot. I absolutely love the set of your A-roll! The warm neutral tones, the composition and even the lighting from your beauty ring light are incredibly done and a breath of fresh air from the overly bright and saturated RGB vibes a lot of people go with. Keep creating great content. I can't wait to watch more of your stuff!

@jessesenko

Ай бұрын

Thank you! I just like old analog vibes, so never want LEDs to look like LEDs...Thanks for the kind words.

I really resonate with the first section about the gimbal. I love making videos for my friends and I have been frustrated recently with how much I feel as though I have to stabilize in post without losing that handheld feel. I am going to try weighing my camera down! As for your music section, I heavily rely on cutting to the beat in the content I create. I’ve never even considered doing it another way. Silence is also scary to me but I think it makes sense to try and find longer moments that can just stay quiet instead of having music. I love this video. Lots of new things to explore. Thank you.

@jessesenko

23 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching and Good luck!

This is what i need 2years ago. But i think it’s help newer people. ❤

Great video! Very level headed too, not really trying to make anything seem overly important. I reckon youtube filmmaking tips are very rarely actual filmmaking tips but KZreadr tips, or at best commercial tips (I don't mean this as a criticism of YT / Commercial stuff, it's just a different thing to me personally). I always feel like whenever you watch a video, make sure you can either tell the quality of their work immediately (if you have the experience/eye for that), or that they are clearly in the industry first and KZread after. Again, this is nothing against KZread filmmakers, it's a cool thing in and on itself, and I'm sure many good directors and whatnot have actually made their way through KZread too, so it's not always black and white anyway.

@jessesenko

Ай бұрын

Thanks Matt. I just want people to think about story and cinema vs trends and tech. Thanks for watching!

You. Are. Awesome. Thank you for this!

What a good video for the day, there was a time I faced all these points but had to face reality when I started creating videos for KZread.

Brilliant advice - perfectly delivered! Thank you, Jesse. New Subscriber

@jessesenko

25 күн бұрын

Awesome, thank you, Andras!

Excellent perspective. Took me many years, burn out, perfectionist mindset and wasted money to learn these lessons and it’s absolutely true.

@jessesenko

Ай бұрын

Thanks! Keep pushing!

I moved away from conventional cinematography into aerial cinema. I'm from the background of a colorist and I'm trying to help teach common principles as well as those that apply specifically to camera and FPV drones, action cameras, cinelifters, etc. I really appreciate your take on fueling your creativity and not buying into the hype of influencers. I've held multiple production and post-production roles. I think I've found my niche in unique aerial cinematography. Would love to work with you on something someday.

So much good advice in here!

Love the content. You said all the things I always said in my mind.

really enjoyed point of view on filmmaking :) thanks man! very refreshing

I've been shooting on my own for 10 years, did film/vidfeo work for a decade before that and this is the best, most sage advice that everyone needs to hear. Thank you for reminding me of what I already knew. It helps to hear it again.

@jessesenko

Ай бұрын

Gotta get this out even for myself to say out loud and not get distracted by everything else! Thanks Matt

I needed this, thank you

so refreshing to see slow paced, experienced advice like this on here ! great video !

@jessesenko

22 күн бұрын

Thanks!

Enjoyed this tremendously. "If anyone is going to get replaced by AI it's an editor who cuts to the beat" 👌Lovely stuff. Subbed.

You know what? I respect the hell out of this video. I'm very much predisposed to agree with everything you said in it on account of my theatre upbringing, but I often find myself very frustrated by this current culture where nobody asks, "What can I do with what I have?" Great stuff, dude!

@jessesenko

22 күн бұрын

Thanks James! We’re too busy buying crap, we don’t have time to do anything with it!

This was the best and most refreshing video I've seen in a very long time. I get so tired of videos constantly pushing the next piece of great or a certain look. I wish people would focus more of the creative aspect and this video spoke to that aspect! Well done!!!