Okay, we're making another stop here.
Picked up some hardware, I don't know if this is going to fit, honestly.
I guess we're going to have to find out!
So, if you have watched any of my old videos, you may have seen a peak of my overhead setup,
which would go across here.
This is what my old overhead setup looked like.
Now, what you didn't see is the whole setup that went into this.
Let's rewind a little bit.
Okay, first of all, I store it inside of my closet, so I have to take it all the way out.
Big bag.
I don't have very much room on the table at the moment.
Alright, one stand.
Move the whole table...
There is the second stand.
It can barely fit in here.
And then, these stands become taller.
Not too tall.
Wing nuts have to come off.
Then you have to find the right bars.
They have the big holes on the ends.
And they attach in the middle, like that, which is kind of cool.
Put them up on the stand, which doesn't fit by the way.
So, you have to like, tilt the stands.
And now, we have stability issues, but this is the best we could do in such a small studio
space because the length of this can't be shortened.
And what I do from now is clamp my camera here.
Since it's not a very strong and stable setup, I can't use anything other than a phone.
So, as you can see, this setup is not very ideal.
And so, I took it upon myself to build a better one that is more permanent, and it stays out
of the way when not in use.
Okay, and we are back.
"Hey Google, turn on the studio."
These are mounting brackets for curtain rods, and I have (a) curtain rod...
This is my curtain rod, and looking at it now, it probably won't fit actually.
Basically, my goal is not to mount a curtain, but it is to actually create an overhead camera
setup using these.
And I was inspired by this one article on a website, I'll put it on the screen right now.
It fits on one end...
Okay, this gets really long.This might work actually.
First of all, we need to know our hardware.
So, two ceiling mounted curtain brackets from Home Depot.
I am going to be mounting my brackets into the ceiling joist, which requires no anchors.
But, if you can't find your ceiling joist for any reason, you should use some of these
toggle bolt anchors.
They're not very expensive, so if you want to do your own overhead setup thing, you should
really use some of these.
So, this is the rod I was showing earlier, it's from IKEA.
This is the article number.
I don't quite remember what it's called, I'll put the name up on the screen right now.
But earlier, I was mainly concerned because this diameter would not actually fit into
one of these brackets.
And I was only really able to get one end showing.
But, that's all changed now, because I was able to separate the two pieces with a little
bit of force.
And so now, we have two rods, one of which will actually fit.
Doing this, I assume, will actually compromise the strength of this rod by one half.
I think 20 pounds is going to be enough to hold whatever kind of camera I would mount
to the ceiling.
Let's do a tally-up of the prices.
$13.64 for the brackets from Home Depot.
$6.99 for the rod from IKEA.
The "HUGAD."
"HUGAD?"
That brings us to $20.63 before tax.
This doesn't include any camera accessories by the way, so clamps are not included in
this price.
Although, they are necessary.
These clamps can be found in all sorts of prices, I even found one for $14.
The first step was to find a joist, which will be found by using one of these; it's
a cheapo stud finder.
Alright, we have measured for one of these brackets.
I'm just going to go ahead and install one at a time, so it's time to go get the tools.
Step 2 is to drill your pilot holes.
I am using my 1/8 drill bit for my no.
8 screws.
Alternatively, if you are not mounting to joists, this is the part where you would install
the anchors.
I don't actually have any eye protection, so I'm just going to wear these Gunnar Optiks
that I have.
I really hope cheapo stud finder was right about the ceiling joist...
Yeah, looks like it was right; we found the stud.
Now, we have to chisel some of this stuff away because my ceiling is not even whatsoever.
I don't have a proper chisel, so I'm going to use this pumpkin carver that I have.
Just a little more...
That is perfect.
Oh sh- I went in the wrong direction, whoops!
Don't be stupid, plan everything out before you start working.
Now, these are the screws that came with the hardware.
But, IKEA has this awesome kit that I have, and their screws are much longer.
So I'm thinking, I'm actually going to use the IKEA screws, so then I can get a more
secure fit.
Although, I'm sure these screws will work just fine.
So instead of this, it'll be this.
Step 3 is to install your bracket.
I used an impact driver to make my job easier, but you can use a drill, or even a screwdriver.
That is very secure!
Has a little bit of room to pivot...
Alright, it's time to install the other end!
Then, rinse and repeat the above steps for the other side.
So it can be mounted like that...
Uh oh, there's no joist there...
Stupid cheap stud finder!
Okay, turns out I had just missed the stud.
That works!
A little bit of chisel action again...
Just going to fill up my mistake first.
That should do.
Okay, I'll deal with the sticker later.
Now I just want to install this, see how it looks.
Ah, there it is!
Nice and strong.
Alright!
For those who are worries about this thing wiggling around, there's something to stop that.
So, included in the hardware, are screws like this and they're small.
There's actually little holes on the sides here.
I don't know if I can actually...
There's one.
I'll put a picture on the screen of what it's supposed to look like, but basically, the
screw goes in and secures it so there's no wiggling.
Step 4 is to hang your rod on the brackets.
Then, secure it using screws on the sides.
Okay, so the plan is basically to get a Manfrotto Superclamp, attach that here and you'll have
a 1/4" threaded screw to attach anything that you want.
But in my case, I don't have that yet.
So I'm going to substitute using this bike mount that I have.
I have to make do with what I have right now.
And now, all I'm going to do is attach a ball head just like so.
And a quick release plate adapter.
And there we have it!
So using things like phone clamps adapter to the quick release will work, you can just
screw it into the threaded screw as well.
Or, you can go right ahead and mount your big camera, because this thing can support
up to 20 pounds, to my understanding.
There we are, finally, an overhead setup.
Permanently, and out of the way.
Now I have to clean this whole mess up.
It's also nice because you can achieve these really high up shots that would otherwise
be really difficult to achieve.
Such as this one of my brand new setup, which is a mess right now 'cause I had to move everything
over.
This is going to be cleaned up soon, don't worry about it.
You can also mount other things like monitors or lights to the rod.
From this point, it is entirely up to what you want to do.
I would highly recommend mounting a magic arm for more flexibility.
That is something I will be doing for sure.
Alright, that is it for this video, be sure to check out this coming Monday's VLOG.
I will be using this exact overhead setup for a small sequence.
Alright, thank you for watching, and I'll see you in the next one!