Full Time Filmmaker builds an interview kit around a $1,500 budget

The interview lesson covers location, framing, two-light setups and sound, while a beginner-pro Reel challenge also draws viewers.

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Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

How to Film Interviews (Under $1,500)

The interview lesson has company. Full Time Filmmaker posted nothing new this week, but its practical guide, "How to Film Interviews (Under $1,500)," is drawing the most daily views of its uploads, followed closely by a beginner-pro Instagram Reel challenge.

The interview tutorial treats buying equipment as the starting point, not the whole assignment. Its chapters move through choosing a location, composing the frame and selecting a focal length before spending substantial time on a two-light setup. Microphone placement, the interview itself and postproduction follow. It is a useful contrast to a shopping-list approach: the kit has to serve a conversation.

"Beginner vs Pro // Who Can Direct & Edit the Best Instagram Reel?" brings back a familiar Full Time Filmmaker format, testing experience through directing and editing. The channel's most-watched regular upload also puts skill beside equipment cost, pairing a beginner's expensive RED camera with a pro's budget DSLR.

Subscribers held steady, and the catalog added roughly 129,000 views over seven days. Daily viewing is below its usual level. Fellow filmmaking channel Film Riot had a similar weekly view gain, though its daily viewing is currently above normal. Here, the other prominent draw is the DJI Action 6 review, whose feature rundown makes room for complaints about exposure, white balance and Bluetooth dropouts.

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The videos drawing views on Full Time Filmmaker right now

Beginner vs Pro // Who Can Direct & Edit the Best Instagram Reel?60,284 views DJI Action 6 // Test Footage & Review (Watch BEFORE Buying!)215,819 views

The numbers

Here is how Full Time Filmmaker's week looks in views and subscribers.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels

Printsculptors

40,388,606

BRIKLE - Lego Instructions

5,143,049

Ethan The Artisan

4,395,371

Pidgin Doll

3,992,429

naztazia

3,548,441

All New Bricks

2,188,345

Film Riot

139,420

Full Time Filmmaker

128,587

Scam Nation

73,949

subscribers

2,180,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

160,715,767

views per day

14,778

typical day: 19,635

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

All New Bricks

2,340,000

naztazia

2,340,000

Film Riot

2,260,000

BRIKLE - Lego Instructions

2,250,000

Full Time Filmmaker

2,180,000

Pidgin Doll

2,090,000

Printsculptors

2,060,000

Scam Nation

1,990,000

Ethan The Artisan

1,990,000

As of October 18, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.