But, what if you want to film a great looking video, and have none?

但是，如果您想拍攝一部美輪美奐的視頻，卻沒有視頻怎麼辦？

Well, some of the biggest and best YouTubers on the planet have no friends, and yet they still manage to create cinematic videos all by themselves.

地球上一些最偉大、最出色的 YouTuber 沒有朋友，但他們仍然能獨自創作出電影般的視頻。

But how? I had to know, and so I spent days incessantly watching 4 of my favorite YouTubers' entire channels, until I had some answers.

但怎麼做呢？我必須知道，於是我花了好幾天時間不停地觀看我最喜歡的 4 個優酷用戶的整個頻道，直到我找到答案。

So in this video, I want to share 4 tips I discovered along the way, and the one thing they all have in common, so you can use them to start making better videos, without ever making a friend.

是以，在本視頻中，我想與大家分享我一路走來發現的 4 個技巧，以及它們的一個共同點，這樣你就可以利用它們開始製作更好的視頻，而無需交一個朋友。

But first, what does it mean to be cinematic?

但首先，電影化意味著什麼？

It's a term I don't really care for, but it's all over YouTube.

我不太喜歡這個詞，但 YouTube 上到處都是。

And to me, it really just means looking, sounding, and behaving like a movie.

對我來說，這其實就是指看起來、聽起來和行為上都像一部電影。

Of course, that's pretty vague, and how do you do that?

當然，這很含糊，怎麼做到呢？

Well, depends.

那要看情況了。

Here on YouTube, that usually means buying some new equipment.

在 YouTube 上，這通常意味著購買一些新設備。

All you do is buy this camera, and it looks like a movie.

你只需購買這臺相機，它就會像一部電影。

I bought this lens, and it was like, boom, Netflix.

我買了這個鏡頭，就像 "嘣 "的一聲，Netflix。

I'm telling you, this light gave me six-pack abs.

我告訴你，這盞燈讓我練出了六塊腹肌。

Actually, I'd probably buy that last one.

事實上，我可能會買最後一個。

But for this video, I don't want to focus on camera gear, and instead, I'm going to look for tips anyone can use to make their videos more movie-ish.

但在本視頻中，我不想把重點放在攝影器材上，而是要尋找一些人人都能使用的小竅門，讓自己的視頻更像電影。

Is that a word?

這是一個詞嗎？

And so to start, I watched the entire channel of a YouTuber that I think makes incredibly cinematic videos, mostly by herself.

首先，我觀看了一位優酷視頻製作者的整個頻道，我認為她製作的視頻非常電影化，大部分都是一個人完成的。

If you don't know Carissa, she's documenting her real life, turning the mundane into the spectacular.

如果您不認識 Carissa，她正在記錄自己的真實生活，將平凡變為精彩。

And it's easy to get immersed into this world she's created.

你很容易就會沉浸在她創造的這個世界裡。

Relaxing, calm, and upbeat.

輕鬆、平靜、歡快。

Take a look at this sequence.

看看這個序列。

Because she films most of her videos by herself, accomplishing a sequence like this requires a combination of two things.

由於她的大部分視頻都是一個人拍攝的，是以要完成這樣一個序列需要兩方面的配合。

The first is called coverage, which, at around three hours of watching her,

第一個叫做 "覆蓋"，大約要看三個小時、

I found she talked about here.

我發現她在這裡談到過。

This means getting a variety of shots for the scene you are filming.

這意味著要為拍攝的場景拍攝各種鏡頭。

I'm not going to lie, this takes a long time.

不瞞你說，這需要很長時間。

So she's setting up the camera, filming a take, moving the camera, and repeating the process over and over again.

於是，她架起攝影機，拍攝一個鏡頭，移動攝影機，一遍又一遍地重複這個過程。

And it's a lot of work.

而且工作量很大。

A long time.

很長時間

So she's setting up the camera, filming a take, moving the camera, and repeating the process, getting a variety of shots along the way.

於是，她架起攝影機，拍攝一個鏡頭，移動攝影機，重複這個過程，一路拍攝各種鏡頭。

And this is really important.

這一點非常重要。

You can never have enough coverage because, well, variety is the spice of life.

你永遠不可能有足夠的覆蓋面，因為，多樣性是生活的調味品。

I always try to get at least five types of shots when filming a scene.

在拍攝一個場景時，我總是嘗試拍攝至少五種類型的鏡頭。

A wide shot to establish a scene, a medium shot for dialogue and action, close-ups to convey emotion, inserts to focus on specific details, and a creative shot to just have fun with it.

用廣角鏡頭來構建場景，用中景鏡頭來表現對話和動作，用特寫鏡頭來表達情感，用插入鏡頭來聚焦特定細節，用創意鏡頭來盡情發揮。

And yeah, that's all great.

是的，這一切都很好。

But the second is what really creates that movie magic.

但第二點才是真正的電影魔力所在。

So what is it?

那麼是什麼呢？

Just like Tom Cruise or Margot Robbie, she's acting.

就像湯姆-克魯斯和瑪格特-羅比一樣，她在演戲。

You might be thinking, well, what are you talking about?

你可能會想，你在說什麼呢？

You just said she's documenting her real life.

你剛才說她在記錄自己的真實生活。

And yeah, that's true to a degree.

是的，在某種程度上確實如此。

The experiences may be real enough, but her videos are filled with her faking it.

這些經歷可能足夠真實，但她的視頻卻充滿了她的偽裝。

When you're creating a video by yourself, you're in charge of everything.

當你一個人製作視頻時，一切都由你負責。

And it's inevitable you're going to be doing a million things, like setting up equipment, checking camera settings, and reviewing your footage all the time.

你不可避免地要做無數的事情，比如安裝設備、檢查攝影機設置，以及不斷回顧你的鏡頭。

And that can be pretty draining.

這可能會非常耗費精力。

But you don't want your audience to feel that.

但你不希望觀眾有這種感覺。

You want them to feel like it's organically happening for the first time.

你要讓他們感覺這是第一次有機地發生。

I'm acting in all my videos.

我在所有視頻中都有表演。

In real life, my name is Matt, and I own a pet supply shop.

在現實生活中，我叫馬特，是一家寵物用品店的老闆。

Sup?

怎麼了？

Actually, I was just acting there.

事實上，我只是在演戲。

Or was I?

還是我？

Now, clearly I'm no thespian, but I found the best way to do this is simply repetition.

現在，我顯然不是演員，但我發現做到這一點的最好辦法就是簡單地重複。

The more takes I do, the more relaxed I get, and the more natural it looks.

拍得越多，我就越放鬆，看起來也就越自然。

And doing more takes allows you to play with different energy levels and speeds, so you have choices in the edit.

拍攝更多的鏡頭，可以讓你發揮不同的能量和速度，這樣你在剪輯時就有了選擇。

I always try to do at least three takes for everything, although it usually ends up being closer to ten.

我總是試著每樣東西至少拍三次，儘管最後通常會接近十次。

On to the next YouTuber.

下一位優酷用戶

He's a filmmaker that makes a lot of short documentary-style videos.

他是一位電影製片人，拍攝了大量紀錄片風格的短片。

I've seen a few in the past, and I think they're excellent, so I decide to watch the rest and see what I can learn.

我過去看過幾部，我認為它們都很出色，所以我決定觀看其餘的，看看我能學到什麼。

I think anyone who's watched one of Nicholas' videos is immediately blown away by the filmmaking.

我想任何看過尼古拉斯視頻的人都會立刻被他的電影製作所震撼。

One of the biggest keys for filming alone is effort.

獨自拍攝的最大關鍵之一就是努力。

When you don't have others to help, you have to work harder to get the same results.

如果沒有其他人的幫助，你就必須付出更多的努力才能取得同樣的成果。

And you can tell Nicholas puts in the effort, filming during sunrise and sunset for amazing landscapes, using slow motion for emphasis, and flying FPV drones for camera movement.

你可以看出尼古拉斯付出了很多努力，他在日出日落時拍攝令人驚歎的風景，使用慢動作來突出重點，並駕駛 FPV 無人機來移動攝影機。

Because of this amazing B-roll, it's really easy to get sucked in.

因為有了這些精彩的 B-roll，我們很容易就被吸引住了。

Four hours and 17 minutes had gone by before I noticed my retinas were burning.

4 小時 17 分鐘過去了，我才注意到視網膜在燃燒。

But while my eyes recovered, I realized it wasn't just the flashy B-roll that made his content so good.

不過，當我的眼睛恢復過來時，我意識到，他的內容之所以如此精彩，並不僅僅是因為那些華而不實的 B-roll。

In fact, sort of the opposite.

事實上，情況恰恰相反。

Take a look at this sequence from his last 7 days to live video.

看看他最近 7 天的直播視頻。

Throughout the hike, Gabriel and I reflected on the last years of our lives, and whether or not we lived those up to our own expectations.

在整個徒步旅行過程中，加布裡埃爾和我都在反思我們生命中的最後幾年，以及我們是否沒有辜負自己的期望。

So, I gotta admit that throughout the last couple of days,

所以，我得承認，在過去的幾天裡、

I haven't really been thinking about death at all, but now that I only have 3 more days left to live, this experiment actually starts to become kind of real.

我一直都沒有真正想過死亡，但現在我只剩三天可活了，這個實驗就開始變得有點真實了。

It's a lot of effort.

這需要很大的努力。

If I only had 7 days to live, I'm probably just gonna binge eat on the couch and watch reruns of The Office.

如果我只剩七天可活，我可能就會在沙發上狂吃、看《辦公室》的重播。

Instead, we have it all.

相反，我們擁有一切。

The mountains, the water, the slow motion.

山、水、慢鏡頭。

But mixed in with all those clips?

但混雜在這些片段中呢？

A simple handheld shot anyone can do.

簡單的手持拍攝，人人都能做到。

Because he's often the only character in his videos, he uses these to talk about his struggles, or emotions, or whatever he's trying to accomplish, and intercuts it with amazing B-roll of him doing those things.

因為他常常是視頻中唯一的角色，所以他用這些視頻來講述他的掙扎、情感或他想完成的任何事情，並穿插他做這些事情的精彩 B-roll。

And it's the combination of the two that creates visual contrast that causes you to constantly pay attention.

而正是這兩者的結合產生了視覺對比，讓你不斷地去關注。

Not every shot has to be amazing.

不是每個鏡頭都必須令人驚歎。

Great.

好極了

So, maybe focus on getting a few really great shots, and then for the others, a contrasting style that's much easier to film by yourself.

是以，也許可以集中精力拍攝幾張非常棒的照片，然後再拍攝其他風格截然不同的照片，這樣就更容易自己拍攝了。

And for an extra tip here, there's something I notice missing at times from that amazing B-roll.

這裡還有一個額外的提示，我發現在那段精彩的 B-roll 錄像中有時會缺少一些東西。

Or, should I say someone?

或者，我應該說某人？

Nicholas.

尼古拉斯

Just because you're filming by yourself doesn't mean every frame has to have you in it.

一個人拍攝並不意味著每個畫面都必須有你的身影。

Use objects or your environment to enhance your story, so you can occasionally stay behind the camera and get a more dynamic shot.

利用物體或環境來烘托你的故事，這樣你就可以偶爾呆在鏡頭後面，拍出更有活力的鏡頭。

This next YouTuber redefines what it means to be cinematic.

下一位 YouTuber 重新定義了電影的含義。

Because he doesn't rely on scripting, fancy editing, or color grades.

因為他不依賴腳本、花哨的剪輯或調色。

Yet his videos still seem like mini-movies.

然而，他的視頻仍像是一部微電影。

And he's made a lot of them.

而且他做了很多。

Over 1100.

超過 1100 個。

Well, let's be honest. Of course I didn't watch all of them.

老實說我當然沒有全部看完。

The first thing I noticed about Casey's old videos is that they're not polished.

關於凱西的舊視頻，我注意到的第一件事就是它們沒有經過打磨。

There are certainly seeds of what's to come, but a lot of these first videos are pretty amateur.

這無疑是未來的種子，但很多首批視頻都非常業餘。

This should hopefully be inspiring, because everyone starts at the beginning, and as long as you keep at it and try to improve, you will.

希望這能給大家帶來啟發，因為每個人都是從起點開始的，只要你堅持不懈，努力改進，你就會成功。

A few hundred videos into his channel, and you can see that as his style solidifies, there are tons of filmmaking hallmarks that he does well.

在他的頻道中，你可以看到幾百個視頻，隨著他的風格逐漸穩固，有大量他擅長的電影製作標誌。

Like composition, sound design, 3-act structure storytelling, and a whole bunch more.

比如作曲、音效設計、三幕劇結構敘事等等。

It honestly deserves an entire video on its own.

老實說，這值得單獨製作一整段視頻。

But day after day of watching his content, one thing repeatedly stuck out.

但是，日復一日地觀看他的內容，有一件事一再讓人印象深刻。

I remember seeing this interview with Casey, where he said this.

我記得在採訪凱西時，他是這麼說的。

I f***ing hate camera movement.

我討厭攝影機的移動

He really does.

他真的這樣做了。

As his videos went on, there was less and less camera movement.

隨著他的視頻越來越多，鏡頭的移動也越來越少。

If you're filming by yourself, this is great news, because a tripod's a man's best friend.

如果你一個人拍攝，這將是個好消息，因為三腳架是男人最好的朋友。

Like a three-legged dog.

就像三條腿的狗

But always using a tripod results in a lot of static shots, and that can get boring.

但總是使用三腳架會導致很多靜態鏡頭，這可能會讓人感到乏味。

So how are Casey's videos rarely, if ever, boring?

那麼，凱西的視頻為什麼很少（如果有的話）令人厭煩呢？

While the camera may not be moving, something in the frame almost always is.

雖然攝影機可能沒有移動，但畫面中的東西幾乎總是在移動。

I think this is my favorite tip, because when you're filming by yourself, this is way easier to do.

我認為這是我最喜歡的小竅門，因為當你一個人拍攝時，這樣做就容易多了。

Instead of shaking the camera, shake something in front of the camera.

與其晃動相機，不如在相機前晃動一些東西。

Instead of a camera tilt, tilt your body.

不要傾斜相機，而是傾斜身體。

Instead of a rack focus, focus on a rack.

與其專注於機架，不如專注於機架。

Actually, don't do that last one.

事實上，最後一條不要做。

This last YouTuber makes works of art, both on canvas and online.

最後一位 YouTuber 創作了藝術作品，既有畫布作品，也有網絡作品。

I covered a number of his techniques in my last video, but there's a lot more to discuss.

我在上一個視頻中介紹了他的一些技巧，但還有很多需要討論。

In fact, recently he was interviewed about his filmmaking process, and there were some great insights, like...

事實上，最近他接受了關於其電影製作過程的採訪，其中不乏真知灼見，比如...

To film that, I used a c-stand, yeah, to get a top-down shot.

為了拍攝這個鏡頭，我用了一個 C 型支架，是的，從上往下拍。

And then I used two skateboards to move it.

然後我用兩塊滑板來移動它。

Which shows it's important to use whatever you have to get the job done.

這說明，利用一切手段完成工作非常重要。

And I think that's a pretty good tip on its own.

我認為這本身就是一個很好的建議。

But more importantly, it's just a small part of something much bigger.

但更重要的是，這只是更大事件中的一小部分。

The majority of Gawx's videos are shot entirely by himself, in his bedroom.

Gawx 的大部分視頻都是自己在臥室裡拍攝的。

And no, they're not for OnlyFans.

不，它們不是給 OnlyFans 的。

I think for a lot of us, shooting by yourself in a bedroom would be pretty limiting and uninspiring.

我想，對我們很多人來說，一個人在臥室裡拍攝會很受限制，也沒有靈感。

But his videos are quite the opposite.

但他的視頻卻恰恰相反。

In fact, if I had to sum him up in one word, it would be...

事實上，如果用一個詞來概括他，那就是...

Creative.

有創意

He's so creative, it kind of feels untouchable.

他太有創造力了，讓人有一種無法觸碰的感覺。

But if you start at the beginning of his channel and watch every video, you can see all the strides he's made.

但是，如果你從他的頻道開始，觀看每一個視頻，你就能看到他取得的所有進步。

Not just in filmmaking like Casey, but in creativity.

不僅僅是在電影製作方面，比如凱西，而是在創造力方面。

And I think it's those very limitations that's grown his creativity.

我認為，正是這些限制增長了他的創造力。

So, just be creative, right? No problem.

所以，只要有創意，對嗎？沒問題

Okay, not quite. But the good news is, it's a skill that can be learned with time and practice.

好吧，不完全是。但好消息是，這是一項可以通過時間和練習學會的技能。

So for me, what I do is just let my mind wander and try to think of the biggest or coolest way to film a scene.

是以，對我來說，我要做的就是讓我的思緒飛揚，試著想出拍攝場景的最大或最酷的方法。

And then when I have something I like, I shave it down until there's something I think I can actually do.

然後，當我有了自己喜歡的東西時，我就把它刪掉，直到有我認為自己能做的事情為止。

If you've ever started a sentence with,

如果你曾以下列句子作為開頭：

Wouldn't it be cool if...

如果......

It's probably a good idea. Write it down.

這也許是個好主意。寫下來

It's easy to make excuses, but instead of thinking of all the reasons you can't, instead think, how can I make this more interesting because of my limitations?

找藉口很容易，但與其去想你做不到的種種原因，不如想想，因為我的侷限性，我怎樣才能讓這件事變得更有趣？

If you haven't guessed already what all these YouTubers have in common, it's pretty simple.

如果你還沒有猜到這些 YouTubers 的共同點，那其實很簡單。

They all do every one of these tips and a lot more.

他們都能做到這些提示中的每一條，甚至更多。

Because creating videos by yourself is hard.

因為自己製作視頻很難。

And yeah, it could drive you a little crazy.

是的，這可能會讓你有點抓狂。

I get it. Every frame of this entire channel has been done by just me.

我明白了。整個頻道的每一幀都是我一個人完成的。

But when I finish a video, I'm like, wow, I did that all by myself.

但當我完成一個視頻時，我就會想，哇，這全是我一個人做的。

And it makes it worth it.

這樣做是值得的。

Although sometimes it's nice to have a friend.

雖然有時有個朋友也不錯。

Oh, and if you want to learn more about how to create videos like Gawks, click here.

如果你想進一步瞭解如何製作 Gawks 這樣的視頻，請點擊這裡。