A lot of you have asked to know more about the setup I use to make my videos.
In this video, I'll take you behind the scenes...
Thank you for all the comments.
I do put a lot of thought and care into my videos and it's nice to read your feedback.
First I'll go through my setup and then I'll give you a little office tour.
The main camera I've been using to shoot all my videos is this Canon PowerShot SX230 HS.
I film at 1280 x 720 which allows me to upload HD video to YouTube.
I also use this camera to take photos for my thumbnail images.
Sometimes I also use my iPhone 5 to film short clips.
I pretty much do all the filming and editing myself, with the exception of an extra pair
of hands to hold the camera in a few of my videos.
The cutting mat I always film on is 24" x 36" and it's from Utrecht.
Now to my tripod, I put it on top of the cutting mat like this.
It's a Vanguard Alta Pro 263AT tripod, and on top of it is a Vanguard GH-100 Pistol Grip
Ball Head.
I love this tripod.
The pistol grip has this part which screws onto the bottom of my camera and then I film
like this.
Sometimes use this little guy too, it's a Pedco UltraPod II tripod and I use it to get
close up shots.
Before I got my tripod, I used this antique in my first videos.
It's actually my Dad's tripod that he used in the 80s.
I'm sure back in the day, it was hi-tech, but now it's pretty much the most unstable
tripod ever.
I'm sure my Dad is watching this saying "What?!".
We used to call it Bambi, can you see the resemblance?
I did get good use out of it, but I'm so glad I have the other one now.
Moving on to lighting.
This is my lighting system.
Basically a double lamp with an extra lamp clipped to it.
And this fan is not for special effects, this room can get a little toasty from all the
electronics, so this fan helps.
On the other side, I have a window which provides a lot of good natural light.
So when I can, I try to film during the daytime, but that doesn't always happen so I will end
up using my multi-light lamp.
So after I film, I upload my video to my iMac and edit in iMovie.
In there I spend time adjusting video, adding voice over and background music.
I usually have some sort of script typed out beforehand, and I adjust it to fit the video
as I go.
Then I use that script for the captions on YouTube.
For the images with moving clips, I use Motion, but I don't use this program very much because
my computer just can't handle it and slows down.
To record my voice over, I use a Yeti, made by Blue Microphones.
Before this mic, I used to use this Logitech one.
It's not the same quality but it still works well and it's a bit more portable than the
Yeti.
For the background music, I always credit the royalty-free tracks I use in the video
description, or I end up making my own music in GarageBand.
And finally, I use Photoshop to design the thumbnails.
Alright, so you've seen what I use to make my videos, here's a look at the rest of my
office.
Nothing too crazy, just the typical stuff — marker board, paper shredder, label printer,
scanner and printer.
I have a lot of paper stored around.
I keep some supplies in this little caddy.
Over here is a closet and I'm afraid to open it because it's a mess...
So there's a look inside my setup and office.
Hopefully I answered some of your questions.
Feel free to leave your comments below.
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