Epic videos explained by Henry Catchpole - YouTube Gold

Ever wondered how amazing drone shots, drifts and other automotive videos are made? It's not easy and the world's best videographers go to great lengths to make these shots happen. Sometimes it takes days of preparation and hours of setup time, just to get that one clip of a few seconds that the videographer needs.

It often is the shot that turns a mediocre video into an amazing video. It's those amazing shots that make a true impression. We hope. Reality learned us that sometimes the most amazing shots are overlooked, but that's why we love this video: it might make the oblivious realize that incredible effort goes into making amazing videos. And that sometimes it's also ok to just incorporate a lucky shot...

Automotive journalist Henry Catchpole explains it in this video he made for Carfection.

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Header image: screenshot from the Carfection video, shot by George Peck.