We allllll have to start somewhere! And yes I've literally done every single one of these in my career at some point and more haha . Anybody else???

10 Big Mistakes: 1. Using 30 or 60 frames per second - Stick to 24 frames per second 2. Using a high ISO setting - Find the native ISO for your camera 3. Using the camera on auto - Throw that baby in manual and learn how it works 4. Over or underexposing the image - Use a histogram, waveform or some other exposure tool 5. Not color grading - At least put an S curve or LUT on there 6. Not using light - Use the sun, window, something else that emits light 7. Poor audio - Get a friggin' microphone, and try to set the average level to -12db 8. Shaky footage - Tripod, monopod, anything to get those shaky caffeinated hands off the camera body 9. Just slapping on a song - Don't do it. Find a song that works, and edit to it. 10. Neglecting story - Plan it out, beginning, middle and end. Otherwise it's boring and no one cares.

Yess!! Great video Matti!

I'm getting ready to make my first video. I appreciate the last few months I've taken to learn from you and Peter. Thank you for all you do to equip, support, and encourage others! I appreciate you!

super helpful, thank you!

Lots of KZfaq videos like this, but this one seems to have the most “bang for your buck”. Really good tips that each can make a significant difference in filming

That was actually very helpful. Simple, and yet... not all that obvious. Fantastic. Thank you!

This is one of your most effective videos with respect to communicating your message! It's because you don't just speak the message, but the video segments that go with each explanation so deftly reinforce the words. And they do so visually. And it's not just that you show the mistake, then the right way side-by-side. In the segment on lighting, when you show the lighting predominating in the background and make a little frown, then show the lighting emphasizing your subject and make a little smile, the little faces are both wordlessly pro-message and use their cuteness and amusingness to further draw me in to the point. This was great!

Awesome video, Matti! Digging back through your archive... this is my favourite so far! Cheers from BC👌🏾

I’m currently beginning my KZfaq video journey and this has been the most informative yet. Thank you very much 👌🏻

Good job Matti! Thank you

I always dig your videos Matti, but this one is really fantastic. I love how you provide tips and show a bit of personality in the example bits. Really nice. Happy New Year!

Yep same here, I’m still learning. We learn new things everyday in life. Thanks Matti for the vidro

Great vid! I didn't realize you had memberships on! Yay!! That's awesome!

A mistake that I made when I started was trying to have too many crazy camera movements instead of simpler moves 👊🏻

Thank you Matti!! this is why I keep coming back for your valuable tips and info.

Thanks, Matti! Drones got me interested in cinematography. Now that I have learned the basics of premiere pro, I am going to make a youtube channel with my kids for pure fun. Your VLOG has been immensely helpful for me. You rock!

Yup, defintely done all of these at some point but like you say I'm sure most of us have right! Great video Matti. 👌

Thanks, Matti! I've learned so much off you, already, and these are brilliant tips

Story is the constant video killer for me. I would give a lot to spend a day with you and learn your story techniques in person, as I am sure most youtubers would! Keep up the great videos!

Matti, this is such timely advice! i’m guilty of all at some point. thanks for the tips Matti!!! Here’s to an exciting, creative 2019!! 🙌🏼

Picking the right song and editing to the song is my favorite part of making videos. But I heard your tough love. I have decent cameras, I need to learn how to use them. :-P thanks

Honestly great advice. I am a new filmmaker and I knew these steps and have already learned from them. Love you Matti!

Thanks for this short, clear and simple explanations! So true and so great!

Great tips Matti! Appreciate every single “don’t”

You pronounced ISO correctly!!! Subscribed!!!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

That's really a helpful video! Thanks Matti!

Excellent video, thanks Matti! Brilliant tips dude.

Saw the 200k swim, man that was crazy... Congrats by the way... I'm definitely not a winter person.... One of the first things I learned, if the video isn't perfect people will still watch, bad audio, people click away instantly.... Thanks for all the tips.. have a great day, take it easy...

Hey Matti! I’m only 15 but I’m really enthusiastic in making a career in filmmaking and photography. Yours and Peter’s videos have been incredibly helpful in teaching me new ideas and skill sets. Have you got any tips on where to start to develop my skills to gain a successful career in this business industry? Thanks so much and big fan 🙏🏼 🙏🏼

watched it today at the end of 2020 (happy birthday Matti!) and I believe my only issue from whole list is the last one, which when I think off - might be in top3 issues - great story in any clip/movie is a LOT! Thanks for those tips!

This was soooooo good. Thank you for some clean, to the point, explaining

Awesome advice

Definitely a dope video man some quality tips... starting out I made a few of these.. as of lately I’ve grown to avoid all of these... although sometimes I forget 10 haha but most of the time the topic is there

Awesome tips, Matti. Thank you.

Thanks Matti. This was awesome. I still catch myself doing some of these but I discovered that with every new video it gets les and les. Thanks man awesome video as always.

Thanks very good video ! What do you think about filming everything at 50fps to be able to slow mo in post ? Cheers

Filming in 60 fps and editing in a 24 fps time-line works just the same and you have the option of slow-motion wherever you want, which personally I'd prefer to have that option.

Pretty much nailed every single one! and... guilty of doing all of them when I first started. 🙃 great video matti!

Great video, as usual :) Really good Matti! Thanks for sharing 🙌🏻

30 fps or 60 or something else close to this, isn't a mistake. I love to be able to slow down my footage to 50% so that's why I use 50fps. And i just hate 24/25fps it looks way to jerky. Maybe the quality will be a bit less but I rather have a little less quality and smooth video than better quality and jerky video. I also have no IBIS or anything else so I need to slow my footage down to eliminate the shake too.

Regarding the 24fps tip, how do you do when you're filming documentaries? I understand the interview is at 24fps, but because the documentary work is so on the spot, isn't better to shoot the BRoll at 60 fps, so then in post you have some options? At least that's what I do with mine and would love to hear your thoughts.

Thanks Matti for these tips and reminders. Things I know about but keeping this video as a reminder of everything.

This is super helpful, Matti! Great stuff.

Legit question : If we are talking smooth buttery B rolls, you can't shoot those at 24fps correct? More like 120 to achieve x4 slow mo? Im confusion

Im brazilian and I understand everything you say. Than you for having a good English

I’m truly grateful for this simple, yet very effective video!!!! You’re amazing.

Thank you Matti for sharing these helpful tips and all your effort.

How about a PDF of your 10 points that we can download. Thanks, at 74, it’s difficult to manage all this great information!

Just because most filmmakers use 24fps doesn't make it right. I have heard a bunch of people claim 60 fps looks "choppy" while also glorifying the cinematic look of 24fps. NTSC standard is 30 and 60 fps which fits with the standard 60hz refresh rate of... Oh, I don't know... Every screen in North America? So why would I use a frame rate that doesn't match the refresh rate of the devices it will be viewed on? For the perceived benefit of having motion blur at all times? You may think that's a mistake, but that really is just your preference for a frame rate that was established because it was barely above the minimum for motion to appear continuous/smooth to the human eye.

Thnx. Matti for the great tips. As a beginner this is golden and I like the examples you show us of what to do and not to do. Great informative to the pint video. You rock.

This was incredibly helpful, thank you!

Nice vid!

mistake 5, color grade or color correct? it seems as if you were explaining the details of color correcting when the term you are using is color grading?

thanks for all the helpful info!

Thank you for the tips! You re absolutely right!

Remember our first time with a DSLR and we thought 60fps looked so smooth and crisp :D

Pro tips right here. ✔

Great quick rundown. Thanks, great video.

Mint advice! Thanks mate!

Aah I miss that intro!! :-)

3:51 when come camera that actually shoot that and no need CC

Great info. I definitely picked up some tips. Thanks 👍

Thank for the tips Matti. Awesome video.👍🏼

Hey Matti, 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 KZfaq 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!

can you shoot with 60 fps and then turn it to 24 fps in the software?

totally!!! making these mistakes is part of the process!!! :) loved it!

Hey Matti thanks for the good videos. I started YouTubing again for about a month and there is so much stuff we don’t know until we spend the time and watch great videos like yours! Cheers!

Matti I guess that your videos are mostly seen on mobile devices or on tv? What is the refreshrate of those devices? It is a multiple of 30hz (30fps). When you watch a 24 footage on an smartphone, the smartphone will add 6 frames in a certain pattern to your footage to fill the rest missing frames. It will cause jitter to your viewing experience. That’s the reason I stick to 30fps. Whenever your videos are presented in cinema than you are right. Thanks for your videos!

Matti is a legend. Bloody owe a lot to him even tho idk him in person! He's definitely one of the dudes that motivated and inspired me to start creating vlogs on a regular basis ✌️

Straight to the point, thanks Matti

Thank you for the tips Matti

"do NOT do these 10 things" *intro starts* "inspire.... travel..... learn..... Matti Haapoja...... thats only 4?"

1. 24 frames 2. ISO 3. Auto 4. Bad exposure 5. No Color grading 6. No lighting 7. Bad audio 8. Shaky footage 9. The song 10. Neglecting story :)

Thank you. This video helped more than you can imagine.

Great list! ISO is definitely one I'm experimenting with more lately. I use zebras but should also use the histogram. I'll give it a shot! Thanks!

I want a camera I can do vlogs with. All I got is my phone. And what editing software do you use? I use Kinemaster.......on my phone again. I just have my phone and a gorilla pod.

is there a differnce in the look when you film in 60p and then convert it 24 frames vs filming straight in 24frames?

Thanks!! I love it

Great advice, Thank You!

Thanks Matti - yes, learn how to put the camera in manual. Too funny - I was learning all that manual stuff 30 years ago, and every expert out there tells you to get away from the auto mode and put the camera on manual. Interesting! Thanks for the great tips. All the best, Cheers Rick

I didn’t do any of those mistakes in my first feature. My mistakes were: 1, didn’t adapt my script to my budget 2, tried to extend the budget too much 3, didn’t do auditions to ALL actors 4, didn’t have back up actors 5, too many locations 6, too many characters 7, movie too long. I recommend watching “Cellmates” to learn how to make your first feature.

Fantastic video with extremely useful tips. Great job!

Love your tips Matti!🙏🏼🙏🏼

*Story and Lighting* What you need to make a piece of art. In video like us or in any art form also, dancing, painting, architecture.. Music is different, i'll have to think more about music.. Damn it, i tought i was smart for once..

Ich would always go with 30fps (except a person is talking) because its often helpfull to slow your footage down a bit. Edit: But always render at 24

Thanks for the awesome tips Matti

Thank you for these tips. I am working on learning my camera better and this gives me a good base to learn.

New title: What To Do when making a video. #1. Story. #2. Camera. #3. Go from there!

*I WISH I WATCHED THIS 3 YEARS AGO, NOW I'M STUCK WITH FOOTAGES I DON'T KNOW HOW TO FINISH EDITING...*

Wow I found so much value in this one! Amazing man thanks for sharing!

So so helpful! Thank you so much

24 fps....every time? Even with fast moving objects or scenes?

That intro is just sooo clean!! 😍😊 Btw. I don't use 24 frames because I just don't like the look and I think it's choppy😉 I use 25 frames, I know you can't because of NTSC but in Germany PAL is common and I like it😊 And one good thing about 30 frames is that you can slow it down just a little bit to smooth out the gitter😉 -> Daniel Schiffer made a video about that😊

Great list and good concise explanations!

I definitely make some of these mistakes. Have a lot to learn. Thank you for this video!

Any small film makers wanna support each other?! Love the video Matti 🙏🏻

Matti how about the 25fps? What can you say about this frame rate.

Superly awesome advice , and a gimbal is must for unshaky footage very true

New subscriber and love this Matti! Really at the start of my journey and these tips are super handy.