We did this video as a commercial\car featurette on the Ford F-250 that we were selling on the lot. I filmed it on my Canon XC10 (I use this on all my projects now), a tripod, and captured audio directly into the camera using a Rode mic. This commercial was a really cool experience to work on because 1) the truck sold the same weekend the video was posted because the customer saw the video and loved it, 2) I learned that if we’re going to video any car we need to wash it first, 3) I learned that to get better audio outdoors we either need to invest in Lava mics or I need to get the Rode mic closer to the subject, and 4) I also learned that the truck is way too loud to leave on and still hear my actor talking so this was the first time that I captured the audio separately and then added it back in post.

We wanted something cool to put on the SC Automotive World Facebook page so we decided to record some footage of us offroading in the Chevrolet Suburban ZL1. I filmed the entire thing on my Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, and edited everything in Adobe Premiere Pro.

This was the very first commercial I shot but in Spanish this time. We filmed both commercials back to back. I used the same music and footage for both commercials. I was really proud of these commercials at the time but I’m much prouder of the videos and commercials I’ve made since then.

This was the very first commercial we made for SC Automotive World. This was the first time using the Canon XC10 camera, a rode mic, and tripod. My first time feeling like a professional filmmaker. As an editor, well the audio could definitely use some work because I didn’t lower the music. This commercial would also look better with a green screen, which we started using in the next commercial.