- Hello.
Welcome to Vlognukah.
We're in my kitchen now,
which doesn't mean we're doing any cooking videos.
No. I thought, because I'm posting so many videos this week,
I would give you a little insight
into how I make YouTube videos,
because I know that some of you are creators yourselves
or aspiring creators, and this is just how I do it,
and maybe you can take some nuggets of advice from it.
Or you're not a YouTuber at all, don't want to be,
but you're just, just a bit curious.
So the first thing that I do is come up with the ideas
of the things that I wanna make videos about,
things I wanna talk about.
The way that I come up with ideas is very sporadic.
It might be based off conversations I've had with friends.
It might just be like a random thought process that I have
and things I've been thinking about.
It might be based off YouTube videos I've watched,
I've articles I've read, films, books I've read.
My ideas can just kind of come
from living my life and consuming things.
And then also definitely this year,
a lot of my videos come from personal experiences
and wanting to share those and talk about those.
I am a basic bitch, and I just use the notes app
in my phone to track all of my video ideas.
I like it, it's super easy,
I can get it on all of my devices.
For me, one of the easiest ways to come up with ideas
is to package it as a series.
I really like creating something that is a series,
because it gets me excited about it,
it gets other people excited about it.
I like doing episodes, episodic things.
(bell ringing)
Ooh, that will be my Amazon Fresh delivery.
Ha.
And then, any video ideas that I have
that don't fit into any of those categories,
just go into other,
and that's just a lot of other random bits and bobs
that I do, because there is no consistency
or theme to my channel.
I also then schedule videos on my calendar.
So I have a separate calendar that is a different colour
that is for all of my to-dos
and then also like when stuff is going live.
Maybe I should separate those out,
but then it's just like more calendars and more colours.
And it either says video, or blog, or podcast, or Instagram
so I know that that thing is going live that day.
And then the other thing that I try and do
is to keep it different,
so not having two episodes
of The Hormone Diaries one after the other.
But once I have a general idea of what I need to film
for the like upcoming month or something like that,
I schedule in filming days.
I actually have to actively put in my calendar
filming this video.
So for today, like it is in my calendar
that I am filming Vlognukah videos today.
And so then I wake up in the morning,
I'm like alright, let's do that.
So I don't script my videos,
but I definitely like do a little research,
do some bullet points,
so I know what I'm going to be talking about.
So once I have done all my prep, then we get to filming,
and that happens here in my new filming corner.
I generally just love that this exists.
This is also where I chill out and read.
Um okay.
Where possible, I like to block film.
Although, that doesn't always happen.
However, with Vlognukah and the amount of videos
that I needed to get ready for that, I am block filming.
This is number three of the day.
(sighs)
So let me talk you through the equipment that I use.
First off, the camera that I'm using right now
is a Canon ATD.
It's a DSLR, and the lens is a Sigma 18 to 35 mil.
I could tell you what that means,
but I wouldn't be able to do a very good job with it.
I have this set up,
because I was watching someone else's videos,
and I was like hey mate, what equipment you using?
And they were like these things,
and I was ready for an upgrade,
and I was like okay I'll get those then.
(laughs)
That's how that worked.
I record audio on a zoom mic, the H4N,
and I do a little clap before I start talking
to sync the audio and the video.
(clapping)
And then I use some LED panels as lights.
Currently, I've got one shining on me here,
and then one is really bright and shining on a wall.
So it's kinda like lighting up the whole space.
My camera is on a tripod.
The microphone is also on a smaller tripod.
And then I've got a few other bits of equipment
that I want to show you that I find really useful to have.
So I have this GorillaPod.
I love having this for travelling
so I don't have to take like the huge tripods with me,
because this thing can stand the weight of the DSLR.
The other thing I have is a GoPro.
This is the Hero5 I think.
It doesn't say.
Oh yeah, there we go.
It's the Hero 5.
This is the second GoPro I've bought,
and it's probably my most stupid tech purchase,
because each one I've only used once or twice.
But when you do use it, it is very handy.
I have learnt my lesson though,
and I am not going to upgrade this,
because it does what I need it to do,
and there's no point in me spending anymore money
on more GoPros when I don't really make the kind
of videos that require a GoPro.
This is my like vlogging camera.
Most of the travel vlogs that you'll have seen
on my channel were filmed on this.
It's the Sony RX100 Mach 3.
It's got like a flip out screen,
so it's very easy to use and to vlog with.
It's just a point and shoot.
It does do some fancy stuff, but that's not really for me.
The only thing is is that I've kind of
stopped using this now.
It's kinda become a bit useless for me,
because I now vlog on my iPhone.
The microphone on that thing is so much better than this.
Like I compared the two,
and the sound on this is actually kinda horrific.
This has served me well, it has served me well.
Boop.
So speaking of my iPhone, here is my iPhone.
I've just been filming some behind the scenes of this.
It's the iPhone 10S,
but then I have this little iPhone tripod GorillaPod thing,
which is really handy.
So when I've been doing little vloggy bits,
it's just so easy just to like plop down.
And then also this, this bit twists
so I can do like Insta lives like this.
I think I've done one Insta live before like that,
so I'm not having to like hold onto the phone.
So this is very handy, mer mer mer.
And then the final thing I'm gonna show you is this.
This is my rechargeable battery thing.
So my microphone, the zoom mic, takes double A batteries,
and I was getting through them so fast.
Because you don't want to happen is to be halfway
through filming, and the battery runs out.
So I always change the battery
probably way before I actually need to.
But now, just purchase some rechargeable batteries,
and save yourself a lotta money and a lot of stress.
Seriously.
And just before I'm done filming, if I remember,
I will pose for some thumbnails.
(camera shutter)
And then, we get to the edit.
I'm not actually editing this, this is just for show.
But I have edited my own videos in the past.
When I have edited my own videos,
I use Final Cut Pro X or 10.
Like what do Apple want us to say, 10, X?
They want us to say 10.
And I work with some editors,
which is really really helpful for me in terms
of offloading and outsourcing a thing
that I'm not very good at and that takes a lot of time.
So I take all of the footage, I upload it into Dropbox,
you cannot tell that is Dropbox, for Vlognukah as well,
because that's super busy.
Again, you cannot see this.
I have a spreadsheet, like a Google sheet,
of all of the videos, what status it's in,
like has it been filmed, is it scheduled, is it edited,
are the files all in the Dropbox,
and then some of my notes about like how to edit it
and how to piece it together.
So that's all in a spreadsheet,
and me and Ariel have access to this
so that we can update each other on how it's all going.
You know I love my organisational systems.
Um, um, um.
Duh duh duh.
I also occasionally work with other editors.
So I've worked with Rebecca Munroe a few times.
She's like filmed and edited stuff.
I'm working with Sam Angle on all of the Playstation vlogs,
so he's editing all of those.
It's great, it means that you get more interesting videos,
because they bring something else to the content.
It's great.
When I have edited my own videos,
I use my iPad and the Apple pencil
and this app called Procreate to make the thumbnails.
So what I do is I take the image that I have,
and I put it into Procreate and then literally
just do like a white line around like what I wanna outline,
so like my face, or like if I'm holding up any objects.
I really love the amateurish
it looks like anyone could do it kind of look.
Yay, nailed it. (laughs)
I don't think this is gonna be the thumbnail.
Maybe Ariel will make a better one.
She also does that kind of style of things,
so I really like that.
So once the video is edited, I might have some notes,
and I send those back.
And then the final edit comes back,
and then it is time to upload.
And then finally, once everything is ready to go,
it is upload time.
So sometimes, my video will be uploaded, unlisted,
ready to go weeks before it's actually due to go live.
Other times, a few hours.
So that varies.
I like to try and have stuff all in a queue just like ready
to be pinged out like as early as possible.
So I upload all of my videos unlisted,
and that means that it's not public,
but if I sent the link to anyone, they could watch it.
And the reason why I do that is because one of the perks
for my Patreons,
if you're interested in joining our little Patreon family,
please do, come along, I'll leave links in the description.
One of the perks is getting videos a day early.
Some of the Patreons will like leave comments on the video,
and then when the video goes live,
there's some people like how were people commenting
on this 18 hours ago when it only went live an hour ago?
And it's like oh, this is why.
And there's also this thing called YouTube channel members,
but I don't really use that as much.
But that is another option
where you can become a Hannah Witton channel member,
and you'll also get early videos.
The other thing that I make sure I do
before everything goes live is captions.
So I use this service called Rev.com.
It costs $1 a minute,
and they guarantee a 24 hour turnaround time,
but I've experienced it way shorter than that.
If you're interested,
I have an affiliate discount code for Rev.
So you get $10 off your first order if you use my code,
and I get a little monetary kickback from that.
So the video is unlisted.
It's been sent to Patreons and channel members.
It has captions.
It also now has a thumbnail, and a title,
and a description, and some tags.
All of that jazziness is done.
And then it's time to make it live.
So generally, I post a video every Tuesday.
It's usually in the evening time,
but I don't schedule a specific time,
'cause it really depends what I'm up to.
It really varies, so you should be following me
on social media to find out when I post videos,
because lord knows YouTube won't tell you.
And speaking of social media, once the video has gone live,
I do a tweet, and do a Facebook post,
and I do some Insta stores
to alert people that that is what is happening.
So then I will just hang out in the comments for a bit
once the video has been uploaded.
Or if I've uploaded it, and I've had to rush out somewhere,
as soon as I'm back home,
I'll do like a quick reply to comments spree,
and see what you guys are saying about it.
So do leave me comments, because I do read them,
and I sometimes reply to them.
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So that is how I make YouTube videos.
I hope that you have enjoyed this video.
Please do give it a thumbs up if you did,
and again, let me know in the comments your processes
of how you make videos if you're a creator yourself,
or if you've got other stuff that you create,
how do you do that, what is your process?
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Alright, I will see you tomorrow.
Bye.
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