For those of you that noticed the extra noise, here's a bit of an explanation- We shot this at 3k (A quarter of what the camera is capable of. Four 3k patches of area make a 6k patch of area), between the ISO of 2000 and 4000. Why the super high ISO? Because we ended up being pretty underexposed with the cloud cover and the aperture and shutter settings used on camera. Even so, the color accuracy and tonal range of the Dragon held up, even though the footage got a bit grainy. We could have done noise removal, but the grain didn't really bother us, so we figured let it ride!

"Sound...what is Sound? I don't know." -Sam Gorski, 2015

I love how you guys make tutorials for how to make film on a budget for people who are actually on a budget, usually when people do that their idea of a budget is "only" a few hundred or a few thousand dollars which is a lot for those just starting on KZfaq. Bravo!

nice tips, it's all about lighting when it comes to phone filmmaking!

I have almost no plans to pursue filmmaking, but I love watching these, because I like hearing you guys talk about your craft, and it can't hurt to learn more. Keep it up!

Well. I just learned more from this video than a week of lighting classes in school.

Just saw this. Still very useful. And if I may add-- for dynamic range problems, especially in extremely bright conditions, you can make your own DIY ND filter by cutting a small piece of car window tint and use that to cover up your smartphone lens. It'll bring out the clouds in the sky. Just don't get the heavily colored ones though. Something like black or gray tint would be ok.

"Do you know what the difference between a wizard and a sorcerer is?" That has to be the greatest hook I've ever heard and it's at the end of the video.

do more if these tutorial vids...they're awesome. subscribed

There's another way to stabilize movement. Just take the part of a selfie stick used to secure ur phone and attach it on a tripod, fig rig, or whatever has a bolt. I don't know if all of them have this, but the selfie stick my sister owns has a removable top secured by a bolt the same size a tripod does. I've tested it on a fig rig and it works really well.

I'd say I'm a wizourcerer. Mix of both. Even when some of the info in this one is outdated due to cell phone progression, there are STILL fundamental tidbits that are useful/helpful to even those who have been filming for years. I love this old stuff of y'all's. 😄

Great video, Extremely helpful! Thank you guys!

seriously, thank you. layman's terms without dragging anyone into an a.d.d. nightmare and giving those trying to step in water for the first time (me), hope. I love a good, clear, no nonsense, rapid fire explanation that anyone can understand and you guys deliver. Subscribing now. Thanks again! :)

I just did an internship at a local TV station and although they obviously didn't go for a cinematic look or anything, I was surprised how helpful the information from your videos here was. Especially knowing a bit about the basics of composition, lighting, colour and cutting was very handy. And although I mostly wasn't allowed to do the final cut, I was actually kinda proud to see my footage being used on TV, and thanks to you it looked pretty neat. :)

I found this very helpful, since often I'm filming videos away from home and I only have my phone to work with. Thanks guys!

after using DaVinci Resolve for almost 3 months now, I rate it No. 1 in colour grading software, not only does it have a large range of colour correction options but it has got one of the best free trackers for colour I have ever used in the past! I was very surprised to find such a great program to use that was actually free! Great video guys! Keep it up!

I think it's great that you guys are making these videos There's no excuse for not making videos with friends in your spare time

thank you, you doing awesome. I will take somw of the points in my next video.

Every single second viewed worth pure gold, awesome material for a beginner.

great breakdown, thanks!

Very nice video. Great to see, that you guys value thoughtful and stylish visuals over pixel peeping and gear acquisition.

if you're getting into photography, u definitely should watch this vdo as many times as necessary until you can grasp and implement all of it. Great job guys!

This video was great. So informative and helpful. Thanks guys!

Awesome video guys. Sometimes you think you know something but when it’s explained you find you can still learn something.

Excellent resource guys. A lot of these would be really applicable for photography as well. I'm going to have to look into a comparable workflow for images to create those dynamic ranges you mentioned at the end.

Man, thank you so much for this video guys! Im just diving into serious editing so the talk about color grading and the LUTS was especially awesome for me to learn about. Thank you, thank you!

What if my phone does not have a camera??

Your phone can be the first ever thing you use to film your first ever project. This is such useful and good video

The Chromic app is great for colour grading if you buy the extra filters/settings.

loved this, so useful and concise. thank guys!!

These tips literally apply to like every camera, not just phones. Thanks for the great tips!

I am less inclined to start my movie project since I have only a dslr. I thank you for your kind instructions. You have the warmth of heart. ♥

This is so interesting and well explained and easily applicable to photography as well. THANKS!!!

very insightful, thank you guys!

I love you guys in Node, I love what you guys do on this channel!

Awesome video. I've seen videos where people always mention, "It doesn't matter if you don't have a fancy camera, use your phone!" but never give a visual idea as to how someone can film "cinematically" on their phone. This video's a great tool for anyone looking to film, regardless of their equipment. Personally, I haven't had much experience with proper color correction, so the mention of Lookup Tables and Vision-Color.com are a big help to me. Keep up the fantastic videos, guys!

the best explanation video i have seen on yt! great work guys!

Thank you guys I'm currently on the process of colour grading and learning the Blackmagic cinema camera so this is very helpful to know that u can use a LUT to flatten iPhone footage to seamlessly merge raw and iPhone together!

Thanks for the video. It was just the right level of detail and speed of presentation. Thanks. I learned the rule of 1/3rds.

Awesome tutorial and a really needed reminder for someone who ends up filming a lot on an iPhone. Thanks guys!

Absolutely fantastic!

This is an awesome video that taught me stuff I never thought of even though I don't shoot on a phone. Nice Tutorial guys.

Outstanding. Exemplary tutorials!

This video is beyond helpful. Thank you!!

Thanks for these practical, well organized tips. These are ideas I'll put to use right away. The bottom line is, getting cinematic is about creating "art" and being "painterly," not just recording what's happening.

This helped a ton. Thanks guys!

I'm definitely a sorcerer. I usually don't even play video game tutorials (when the option is there to not play them), I just fuck around until I get through an objective. lol

I love this videos. Thank you guys!

I'm learning so much from this channel. Thank you for your efforts. Really appreciate it.

Your little backyard is so beautiful!!

very informative and fun to watch. thanks guys!

Thank you for this video! you help me a lot to see other perspectives for my next youtube videos! thank a lot!

bravo... extremely well done

Your explanation is top notch! Direct example is the best !

TONS of content here. Why have I not found your channel before? Love empowering people to start using their cameras, um, I mean phones to start shooting. I totally wish I had this technology when I was a teen-ager. So much fun.

This is very interesting and helpful. Thanks a lot!

Amazing! Great video guys

this was very informative! thank you!

This is very helpful. Thanks guys!

Thanks guys. There are some good things in here that I'll try and incorporate into my videos going forward which are just vacation videos - no moviemaking here (yet!). I have a Movi gimbal so I'm really looking forward to using that when capturing moments on our trips.

amazing tutorial you have there! Thanks!

thanks , i saw your footage 2-3times and was really helpful in learning. Thank once again.

very cool you covered this. Filmic Pro is also pretty awesome to film on the cell phone. It allows for much better control of the exposure than the default iphone app.

great video guys!

You guys are awesome!

Thanks a lot for this. Really helpful!

great video guys, thanks so much

Came to this video from the stock footage guide... both appropriate for me! Great work!

I do a bunch of random silly iPhone videos with crazy edits, and this really helped. Thanks dudes

this was extremely helpful. you guys are awesome, thanks!

This is great, thank you guys so much!

You guys are amazing. I learned more about my iPhone in 12 mins than I have in a year. Do you have any tips on noise on a phone other than to have more light in the shot?

awesome, very helpful, thank you.

Really helpful videos, thanks so much for creating them :)

great video! loved it.

Great crash course!

guys you always rocks.

good tips, quite useful for DSLR's too!

Damn, awesome video guys! I get super motivated by this kind of stuff :) Would love to see (even bit more advanced) other techniques you can pull off with a phone camera! Keep it up, de groeten from a Dutch guy

Well done guys.

thank you so much for making this video! I am fairly new to the whole cinematography scene and I don't have money to afford an amazing camera, so this will definitely help! I also wanted to say that I've been a fan for a very long time and I think the videos you make are absolute masterpieces!!! I don't know if you'll actually be able to read this, but keep up the good work!!!!

i just did a lesson in the creators dashboard =) Thanks for the great tips!

This was great! Very educative!

come on man, do a color correction tutorial video already 4:10 , 3:53 & 0:48 of this video already. been w8ing for 6 months

Thank you so much for this video! As a new rookie filmmaker using my iPhone 7 this is a huge help

Hey guys just wanna say great video and amazing tips! I will definitely be coming back to this video for leads on doing further research. I also subscribed. Thanks again to you both and keep up the great work, cheers Greg

Great video guys!

Great tips

Thanks so much! You two have fun personalities, professional tips & I appreciate your efficiency. :-D

Great tutorial! Thanks for posting this. We shot Scary Death House (a funny interactive horror spoof) on our iPhones last year, but didn't really use any apps or lighting to make it more cinematic. And although we tried to use lav mics, we didn't label the files well so it was a huge headache in post. We're gearing up to shoot our sequel, and this time we're gonna put more time into planning the shots so it's more professional. Your tutorial is a great first step!

Very informative!

Even five years later still a great vid thanks bois!

You guys are amaziiing!

It really helped me, thanks for this video

Sick video guys, keep it up.

Great video! I used your experience to make my video(school contest) and this LUTS is preety amazing!

thanks amazing tips

Great job guys. I learned a lot from your video 🙂

Loved this!

cool thanks .great info