{"id":106269,"date":"2018-10-30T06:00:54","date_gmt":"2018-10-30T11:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=106269"},"modified":"2018-10-30T16:25:50","modified_gmt":"2018-10-30T21:25:50","slug":"new-filmmakers-keep-discarded-footage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/new-filmmakers-keep-discarded-footage\/","title":{"rendered":"New to Filmmaking? Here\u2019s Why You Should Keep Your Discarded Footage"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"are-you-new-to-the-world-of-filmmaking-heres-why-you-should-keep-your-initial-footage-even-when-you-feel-it-isnt-up-to-par-with-the-pros\">Are you new to the world of filmmaking? Here\u2019s why you should keep your initial footage, even when you feel it isn&#8217;t up to par with the pros.<\/h2>\n<p>I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;re familiar with the scene of a writer penning his next novel, only to feel his words aren&#8217;t telling the story he wants so he scrunches the page into a ball and throws it across the room. A similar scene exists for digital filmmakers, but instead, it involves dragging poorly shot footage to recycle bin.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-106368 size-large\" title=\"New to Filmmaking? Here\u2019s Why You Should Keep Your Discarded Footage \u2014 Recycle Bin\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Throw-away-footage.gif?w=600\" alt=\"New to Filmmaking? Here\u2019s Why You Should Keep Your Discarded Footage \u2014 Recycle Bin\" width=\"600\" height=\"317\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I was a photographer for a few years before finally venturing into my real passion; storytelling with moving images. I purchased my first DSLR with a significant video mode a decade ago. Since I understood the basics of photography, I thought that skillset would easily translate to cinematography. But, that wasn&#8217;t so much the case, and as a result I deleted a lot of early footage.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 1280px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-106269-1\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/First-Dslr-Test.mp4.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/First-Dslr-Test.mp4.mp4\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/First-Dslr-Test.mp4.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>The above is a video I deleted video from YouTube. It was my first online video to be precise, titled &#8220;First DSLR test.&#8221; The highlights on his chest are blown, the contrast is too heavy, and instead of converting 60fps to 24fps for smooth slow-motion, I used Sony Vegas\u2019 (this is how long ago it was) rate stretch tool which is why there\u2019s ghosting to his movement.<\/p>\n<p>But if I were able to show you the original video without the cheesy music playing, you&#8217;d hear me destroying the onboard mic by shouting &#8220;Hollywood baby.&#8221; I was ready to break the internet with my new toy. Naturally, that didn\u2019t happen. And throughout the next two years, I was often at dismay with my footage. Especially when comparing it with footage online shot with the exact equipment I own. Why didn&#8217;t my 5d Mk II footage look like that of big 5D users Shane Hurlbut and Vincent Laforet?\u00a0It took a while to realize it wasn&#8217;t about the equipment.<\/p>\n<p>In these early stages while you\u2019re developing your technical know-how and artistic eye, you can be quick to think that it\u2019s best to dispose of this footage. You might think that it serves no real merit to any creative venture. If, however, you were to keep said footage even if you think it\u2019s unusable, I will guarantee that over time, you\u00a0may find a use for old material. Your skills will keep improving and post production technology will keep advancing. Especially with today&#8217;s camera technology, a tidbit which I touch on at the end.<\/p>\n<p>The examples used below are shots I discarded in 2011 &amp; 2012 that I shot with the 5D Mk II. But, this footage has since found life in other projects.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"stabilization\"><strong>Stabilization <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>I had always had a love\/hate relationship with the After Effects stabilization tool. In theory, and after watching Andrew Kramer\u2019s tutorials, it should have performed magic whenever I used it. In reality, after pinpointing the stabilization markers and pressing analyze, the results were never too great. Warp Stabilization was introduced\u00a0a few years after acquiring my first camera. It certainly changed how much shaky footage I could salvage, but it wasn\u2019t the savior I needed. DaVinci Resolve\u2019s stabilization tool, however, is something different. And, with every iteration of the software, it keeps becoming more powerful.<\/p>\n<p>Seven years ago, my neighbor was burning old unwanted post and I thought to grab some footage. I knew I might have a use for it in the future. I also wanted to build an archive of random footage like such, so I would never have to rely too heavily on stock footage. Who knows when you need that cutaway of an old man burning letters?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-106366 size-large\" title=\"New to Filmmaking? Here\u2019s Why You Should Keep Your Discarded Footage \u2014 Shaky Initial Footage\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/5D-Shake.gif?w=600\" alt=\"New to Filmmaking? Here\u2019s Why You Should Keep Your Discarded Footage \u2014 Shaky Initial Footage\" width=\"600\" height=\"317\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But, after I reviewed the footage in post I realized my handheld technique to make the shot less shaky was extremely flawed. I locked away the shots on a hard drive and they&#8217;ve been there ever since. Several years later, after using better tools to stabilize the shot, the footage will likely find use in an upcoming project.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-106367 size-large\" title=\"New to Filmmaking? Here\u2019s Why You Should Keep Your Discarded Footage \u2014 Stabilized Footage\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/5D-Stable1.gif?w=600\" alt=\"New to Filmmaking? Here\u2019s Why You Should Keep Your Discarded Footage \u2014Stabilized Footage\" width=\"600\" height=\"317\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"color-grading\"><strong>Color Grading<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Remember presets? Finding an excellent After Effects or Premiere Pro preset was almost as essential as having a good story. It could make or break your content.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, these were my words as a 19-year-old filmmaker who knew no better. Spending hours sifting through presets to find the one that worked was a tedious task. Nothing was worse than scouring through hundreds of them and finding that none of them would work. They would crush the blacks too heavily, bring out artifacts, and inadvertently let you know your 5D Mk II actually has several hot pixels.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, it was a few years too many by the time I had learned and grasped the concept of color grading. Then I knew the footage was not bad, I just hadn&#8217;t worked with it correctly. Thankfully, because I held on to that footage I can now go back and grade it accurately, and either sell it as stock or work it into future projects.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a preset drop from 2011.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-106363 size-large\" title=\"New to Filmmaking? Here\u2019s Why You Should Keep Your Discarded Footage \u2014 Preset\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2011-Preset-Drop.jpg?w=755\" alt=\"New to Filmmaking? Here\u2019s Why You Should Keep Your Discarded Footage \u2014 Preset\" width=\"755\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2011-Preset-Drop.jpg 755w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2011-Preset-Drop.jpg?resize=300,159 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2011-Preset-Drop.jpg?resize=277,147 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2011-Preset-Drop.jpg?resize=359,190 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2011-Preset-Drop.jpg?resize=543,288 543w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2011-Preset-Drop.jpg?resize=560,297 560w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2011-Preset-Drop.jpg?resize=150,79 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And here it is in 2018.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-106364 size-large\" title=\"New to Filmmaking? Here\u2019s Why You Should Keep Your Discarded Footage \u2014 Color Grading\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-Grade.jpg?w=755\" alt=\"New to Filmmaking? Here\u2019s Why You Should Keep Your Discarded Footage \u2014 Color Grading\" width=\"755\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-Grade.jpg 755w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-Grade.jpg?resize=300,159 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-Grade.jpg?resize=277,147 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-Grade.jpg?resize=359,190 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-Grade.jpg?resize=543,288 543w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-Grade.jpg?resize=560,297 560w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-Grade.jpg?resize=150,79 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"todays-camera-technology\">Today\u2019s Camera Technology<\/h3>\n<p>The reasons listed above are way more prevalent today because of the camera technology that new filmmakers are starting with. 4k, 10bit, and 120fps are just a few elements in today&#8217;s cameras that are comparable in price to a 5d Mk II in 2011. With the addition of these features, footage shot today will hold up even better in the future. Hold on to it for when you develop new skills. I have GBs of footage shot with the Canon T2I, but even with the skills learned over a decade, the footage from the T2I doesn&#8217;t hold up half as well as shots from the 5D Mk II. However, with the GH5, Sony A7iii, and Blackmagic Pocket Camera, I would be amazed if they can&#8217;t be intercut with footage from consumer technology in 10 years time. So don&#8217;t delete footage you find underwhelming just yet.<\/p>\n<p>Although, if you left the lens cap on by accident, then sure, you might as well get rid of that one.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/silhouette-photographer-on-hilltop-beautiful-clouds-1018946575\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-106540\" title=\"New to Filmmaking? Here\u2019s Why You Should Keep Your Discarded Footage \u2014 Advancing Technology\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/new-filmmakers.jpg?w=900\" alt=\"New to Filmmaking? Here\u2019s Why You Should Keep Your Discarded Footage \u2014 Advancing Technology\" width=\"755\" height=\"504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/new-filmmakers.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/new-filmmakers.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/new-filmmakers.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/new-filmmakers.jpg?resize=277,185 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/new-filmmakers.jpg?resize=359,240 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/new-filmmakers.jpg?resize=543,362 543w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/new-filmmakers.jpg?resize=865,577 865w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/new-filmmakers.jpg?resize=994,663 994w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/new-filmmakers.jpg?resize=560,374 560w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/new-filmmakers.jpg?resize=150,100 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/silhouette-photographer-on-hilltop-beautiful-clouds-1018946575\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Grigor Ivanov<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Top image via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/photographer-filmmaker-early-morning-honing-his-309782612?src=twO5RIAZcpMLiJOscpkeqw-1-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Kevin Pederson<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Looking for more video production tips and tricks? Check out these articles.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/video-editing-j-k-l-shortcuts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Video Editing 101: Using The J, K, and L Key Editing Shortcuts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/video-tour-adobe-premiere-rush\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Take a Video Tour of Adobe\u2019s New Premiere Rush CC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/davinci-resolve-15-media-page\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">DaVinci Resolve 15 Video Crash Course \u2014 The Media Page<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/documentary-footage-editing-tips-tricks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Documentary Editing Tips for Working with Lots of Footage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/everything-know-about-compression-ratios\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Compression Ratios<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you new to the world of filmmaking? 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