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All You Need Is ONE Tripod: Solo Filmmaking Tips

Ryan Rocha

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In this video, I'll share a few tips and tricks for getting cinematic shots when filming yourself with just one tripod.

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15 Comments

@richardweddle3408 1 year ago

I'm going to remember that towel trick. I'll keep one in the kit from now on.

@TheDojoMX 2 years ago

I don't know how this channel doesn't have 100x the followers it already has. Great advice, great quality (exceptional indeed) and you are very agreeable. Keep the good work up!

@RSmartie-zx4ly 2 months ago

Loving the towel trick, superb!

@AustinStPierre 2 years ago

Another note on the slower pace of static shots, I really appreciate the slower pace of your videos. I really feel like I can take in and appreciate everything you’re saying and showing without struggling to keep up on it all.

@JanessaLynnae 1 year ago

Underrated thank you!

@andresjoberg 2 years ago

Great little collection of tips’n tricks :) an even cheaper option for those using just a phone as a camera (like myself, on a budget until I can afford an adult camera) is the pieces of cardboard I made a video about, cardboard is incredibly versatile combined with some tape and glue - working on a follow-up now making a magnetic ceiling mount and a wall mount bracket system for filming at different spots in the workshop

- but that towel trick gave me an idea: I’ve seen it used on a table top for «slider»-shots holding the camera, but putting it on the floor using a tripod opens up some options. I’m thinking using an electric drill to wind up some rope/string that can be attached to the towel to pull the towel, freeing up the leg. Would only work for «silent» shots though, but could still be useful, gonna have to try it out to see what can be done, thanks for the idea :D

@EvilSardine084 2 years ago (edited)

In the 90's I used to make home videos with my friends and we didn't have access to really good gear. So I used an old camcorder with a heavy metal 80's tripod. To get steady gimble like shots I just folded up the heavy tripod and filmed with all that weight hanging from the camera. That extra weight made the footage super smooth when walking around. It was amazing in an era without stabilization. I still use this trick in a pinch.

@TravisLittig 2 years ago

Yo this is dope advice thank you bro

@quirkworks4076 2 years ago (edited)

Minimalism is the bomb! (I must admit, however, that I am addicted to all the gadgets...used appropriately, of course.) Love all the hacks, Ryan! And we should always be careful to use techniques to enhance "story" and not just because we "can."