3 Different Ways On How To Make Your Footages Look Cinematic




Today, i'm showing you on how to achieve cinematic looks on your footages shot by an action camera or mobile phone camera. I never attended any lessons or classes from any school or people, you just have to simply read online tutorials, ask some amateur-pro film makers or watch videos online to learn. Attending classes is absolutely better but you can learn such things if you love exploring things over the world wide web. 


1. Adding Cinematic Bars or (Title bars)

Note: I'm using Adobe Premiere Pro CC or CS6 for managing timeline and Adobe After Effects for transitions,effects and color grading.

Step 1. Make sure Adobe Premiere Pro CC or CS6 is installed and updated to avoid errors or unnecessary updates. Make sure to set it on HDV Capture format for it to render and produce higher quality settings




Step 2. Choose a format which fits your video and matches your taste. 
 
 Step 3. Import your videos or photos 
       
Go to File and look for Import or just press Ctrl Key + "I"



Step 4. Add your "Title Bars or Cinematic Bars" to your project timeline

-Look for the Project tab and press right click too add "New Item", then click "Title"


Step 5. Edit and Format your Title Bars
-Look for the rectangular tool to add bars on your layer/footage. 
-Create two rectangular bars then put it on top and bottom of your layer/footage.
-Set their colors into black using the color tool by click each one of them. 


Step 6. Once finished, Drag and drop the cinematic/title bars on the timeline( See it below)


See Results below:

Before


After

The purpose of adding cinematic bars is to capture the viewer's perspective and focus instead. Good example is when watching Daily Tv shows vs. Watching movies. Most of us pay attention when watching movies since we view it with much focus than we do when watching T.V shows, documentaries or commercials.


2. Color Grading/Color Correcting

These are two of the most important factors when making a film. Others spend hours before hitting export button just to assure that the videos compiled will be pleasant and eye-catching to viewer's eyes. Coloring a video is one of my favorite thing to do when making a film since it gives life and emotion to it. There are different ways to do it but i'm going to show one of the most easiest way to do it.

Here i am going to use LUT buddy from Red Giant. You can buy it or download it from Red Giant's Site.

Step 1. Make sure your videos are imported to the timeline

Step 2. Drag and drop "LUT Buddy" preset on your video 


Step 3. Import your LUT or Look up table 


See Results Below:

Before

After 


3. Choose Correct FPS or Frames Per Second 

Use 23.976, 24 and 25 fps when rendering the whole film. Most traditional films use these fps since it gives you a decent motion blur which is mostly seen in many films. Note: If you are a gamer who records gameplay, use 30/60 fps since it is the standard of many game replays on the internet.

See Below:





Here are my other videos for 2017

"A Day And Night In Masasa"
"Random Cuts In Zambales"


So good luck and keep experimenting to get a perfect taste for you needs. Thanks for viewing and stay tuned for more tips and tricks.


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Post-2016 Review of my life




How was 2016 for you readers? Did your life improve or no? Well everyone for sure has their own stories about it which might be a happy or bad ending. To put the whole matter into a nutshell, 2016 was a productive year for me. The year made me discover new talents and skills which i can call. I learned how to play piano, ride a boat , create my own effects for different software and more. 2015 was my most-traveled year but i never became as productive as i became last year. 


Yamaha Upright P2 piano from my father


Me playing my first song on a piano which my father bought.

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Some of the videos i made for 2016. 

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2. My Year 2016 


My family is very happy that i became a bit more responsible than how i was from the past years. Thanks to the people who i met through these years, I've learned a lot of things and lessons which made some sort of changes in my life. Traveling alone is actually the best way to discover yourself without being a burden to others in some cases. It might be more expensive and a bit difficult than i thought , but little by little it will make you a more independent and vigilant person. 

I bought my bike to Isla Verde Alone 

When i was younger my parents let me travel with my bmx bike alone to different places. I am independent in terms of traveling wherever and things i want to do but financially i'm not. I'm still a student up until now due to my irresponsible actions during my younger days , poor decision making and being an easy go lucky person. I"m very lucky that my parents pay for everything for me despite that i'm old enough to be not on their side. I should have gotten my own job to finance everything for myself and not ask for them. As time passes by , I started to learn to cherish every moment that i can be with my family , they will be the first people who will help you with your problems. 

I became closer and a bit open to my family ever since 2016 came, I got more confidence to ask any member of my family if they want to drink some beer or eat outside. Fights or misunderstanding has barely occurred since last year and i'm happy for it. Once i finished college, I'm gonna make sure to do something memorable for them on stage. Of course it wouldn't be as stupid as what i did during my elementary and high school days.
I asked my family to go to Real,Quezon for some surfing , sight seeing and some roadtrip hours before New Year


So enjoy your 2017 and have a wonderful memories to bring along. Thanks for viewing and good luck with the upcoming adventures. 
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Post Processing Video Stabilizing Hacks





Don't you like carrying some heavy and bulky stabilizer?I'm not a professional in to this and i never planned on being one. This is more likely a hobby and fun thing to do to kill boredom. So now here are the post-processing stabilizing tools that i often use when I edit my videos. I actually have a hand-held stabilzer which is 3-way but i barely use it except I am in the right place,moment and time. Post-processing has been one of the most tiring thing to do compared to shooting videos. If you want a good raw shot to stabilizer, make sure you move less and practice on shooting steadily even without tripods or physical stabilizers. NOTE: I have never used any tripods or physical stabilizers or gimbal in most of my edits. 


1. ProDad Mercailli 

Link: 
(video not mine)


I often use this now after I've seen great reviews from the internet. There are two versions of Mercalli that i'm using now, V2 and V4.   You use the plugin type or the app itself and it all both it is available for different platforms. Note: I am having a trouble with the v4 plugin in Sony Vegas.It disable the video playback and sound for some weird reason.


2.Newblues Stabilizer

Credit to the owner of this photo
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Video comparison:

This one is also a good shot for your money since it offers different film editing presets and effects where in Mercalli has bit less. I tried to use it and it works fine but it is a bit complex compared to other post process stabilizers.

3. Sony Stabilizer




I actually use the sony platform most of the time since it is more friendly compared to premiere. Sony stabilizer is actually good when the raw video is shot a bit more smoothly. Yes it has less control means it also does less.


4. Adobe Warp Stabilizer



This is the most pretty common post processing stabilizer that i have seen and used. It offers more control but it process slower compared to others. It is perfect for action cam and mobile users.


My sample edits:

Banaue Outreach
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Rizal Outreach
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45 Days Backpacking
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3 Days Trip
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CONS AND PROS
1. Mercalli 

                     Pros: It is obviously much easier to use compared to Newblues 
                    Cons:  A bit more expensive compared to other stabilizers. 

2.Newblues Stabilizer

                    Pros: You have more control to your video
                    Cons: Almost as complex as Adobe 

3. Sony Stabilizer

                    Pros: Easier to use with less controls
                    Cons: Long render time

4. Adobe Warp Stabilizer

                   Pros: More controls and tricks 
                   Cons: Long render time and complex

My verdict

Mercalli is the best for me after Newblues. Why? It simply has the fastest render time and it has more different axis controls compared to Sony and Adobe. Here's a friendly reminder. Don't expect a super good result when just using a post-process stabilizer, there is nothing better with the right stabilizer while matching it with some post process editing and stabilizing.


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