How I Film Videos With The DJI Osmo Pocket 3 | BTS

Summary

AndyLou demonstrates how he filmed cooking, workout, and car sequences with the DJI Osmo Pocket 3 (OP3), including camera placement, frame rates, and supporting gear.

Cooking Sequence

• Simple kettle shots, including filling the kettle and pressing its controls, were filmed in 4K at 30 fps.
• For overhead stove footage, AndyLou attached the OP3 to a three-cup suction mount on the microwave. A cabinet-mounted setup eventually fell and dropped the camera. It survived, but he switched to a C-stand for the remaining overhead shots. His takeaway: use suction mounts only on clean, smooth surfaces.
• Other shots included low and high views of chopping peppers, an upward view from inside a pot as green beans were added, and a side view of the beans going into the pot. The bean shots were filmed in 4K at 120 fps.
• He used an extended battery handle to film a 4K at 30 fps shot of plating food.
• Lighting came from an Aputure Amaran MC, whose brightness, color temperature, and color can be adjusted and controlled through the Sidus Link app.

Outdoor Workout Sequence

• A small tripod from the OP3 Creator Combo was used for a ground-level cleat-tying shot filmed in 4K at 120 fps.
• For static footage, AndyLou varied the camera’s angle and distance to make the shots more engaging. He recommends this approach when a slider or camera operator isn’t available.
• Running footage included a wide tripod shot and handheld point-of-view shots.
• To showcase ActiveTrack, he placed the OP3 on a tripod about 8–10 feet from the cones and let it track him during drills. Most drill footage was filmed in 4K at 30 fps; two ground-level action shots used 4K at 120 fps for slow motion.

Car Sequence

• Most of the sequence was filmed in 4K at 120 fps for a cinematic slow-motion look. Shots included a reveal from behind a tire, several angles of getting into the car, starting it, and opening the sunroof.
• For additional perspectives, AndyLou mounted or positioned the OP3 on the sunroof and windshield, and on the center console. He wedged its tripod between the driver’s seat and center console to capture a low gear-shift shot in 4K at 30 fps.
• A driveway shot of the car pulling away was also filmed in 4K at 30 fps.
• The closing traffic time-lapse used 4K at 30 fps, a one-second interval, and a 10-minute recording.

Gear and Practical Takeaways

Featured gear included the OP3, a Telesin triple suction-cup mount, an Amazon tripod, a C-stand, and the Amaran MC light.

The suction mount can be used with all three cups or with a single removable leg when appropriate. AndyLou says the single mount held his larger Sony camera setup on a car sunroof.

His main filming advice is to vary angles and distance for static scenes, use slow motion selectively for action, and be cautious when mounting cameras to surfaces that may not hold suction.

Main Speakers and Sources

AndyLou, the video’s creator and narrator, and an unnamed conversational second voice heard during the behind-the-scenes framing.