Jacques Crafford

Subscribers 370K

Videos 93

Views 17.8M

Channels Like Jacques Crafford

Jacques Crafford covers solo filmmaking, lighting, and colour grading with a focus on cinematic techniques, affordable gear, and practical workflows. The channel publishes tutorials, tips, and showreels, highlighting lighting, color grading (DaVinci Resolve), and camera work across Sony cinema cameras, with content delivered in a tutorial and how-to style. Uploads appear relatively steady, with videos featuring instructional topics and project-based guides that attract an average of around 172.4K views per video across 93 published pieces, and an audience of about 370K subscribers.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Jacques Crafford?

StudioBinder (86% match, 2.2M subscribers) and Film Riot (69% match, 2.2M subscribers) are Jacques Crafford's biggest competitors. Mark Bone (69% match, 372K subscribers) is also a competitor. They share a focus on filmmaking tutorials, B-roll, cinematic lighting, and practical tips for shooters.

What type of content does Jacques Crafford make?

Jacques Crafford creates cinematic filmmaking content, including lighting techniques, color grading, and tips for achieving cinematic video on a budget. His videos include topics like lighting on a budget, filming with high-end cameras and smartphones, and career/advancement advice for filmmakers, with an average of about 172.4K views per video and an upload frequency of roughly 0.2 videos per week.

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