
You know when tourists are in the background of your shot? I've seen video tutorials on how to erase the tourists... but thought it'd be fun to think we could actually use the tourists to make the shot more interesting
I made this video for Insta360 for their new gimbal that just came out today - the Insta360 Flow Pro. I'm glad they reached out to me for the launch because now having tried it, it is legitimately a very useful piece of gear that I'm proud to recommend
Shooting Tips:
Shot 1 — We used “lock mode” by holding down on the trigger, which keeps the phone steady
Shot 2 — You can either use the built in dolly zoom setting in the app, which will auto-zoom for you. Or you can shoot with the native camera if you want more control in the edit. One very cool thing about this new gimbal is that works with the native iPhone camera - it can even track and follow your face. Which means you don’t have to open up a gimbal-specific app.
Shot 3 — Press the trigger once and it will lock focus and follow your movements. Even if someone else crosses in front of you, it will stay locked on you, which is useful when you’re getting shots in crowded areas. One of the features of the new gimbal is that it can rotate a full 360 degrees, so I wanted to take advantage of that for this shot.
Editing Tips:
Shoutout to @ryanchriscreates who did an incredible job editing these. There are 2 main techniques he used in After Effects:
1) Motion Blur - he added motion blur to all the people to make the shots more dramatic
2) 2-Point tracker - he further stabilized each shot by using the 2-point tracker
We recommend the tutorial “Hyperlapse Dolly Zoom Tutorial - No More Warp Stabilizer” by @ant.rubinstein if you want to learn the editing technique
director @karenxcheng
producer & shooter @katalinadrojas
editors @ryanchriscreates (vfx) / @karenxcheng (story)
bts @barrett.mahoney
client @insta360
gear @insta360 Flow Pro, iPhone
music @artlist.io
tourists @emilys_444 @rappernamedjonah @onione_simone @chersouslesprojecteurs @RobertaMorrisActs @starrysparkle @ksberndt