hey what's up guys it's Kyle and we're back with tools day and today I thought
I'd take it a little bit different and unique today and talk about a tool that
you might not think about me talking about so let's get into it
alright guys so today we're gonna talk about tools of a different kind and that
tool is content creation tools content creation has become such a big part of
my life mostly because I've really found a passion and sharing what I know what
we do and hopefully inspiring people out there through this form of content so
what we're going to do is talk about all of the different camera gear tools and
other you know tech gadgets that we use to create all this video so the first
piece of camera tech that we're gonna talk about is also the most readily
available because who does not have a cell phone these days and not only just
a cell phone but a smartphone it seems like everybody's got a cell phone
everybody's got it out taking pictures and videos and I'm no different like
when I'm on job sites when I'm at you know anywhere doing anything it's like
my hands on my cell phone and I'm using it to create videos or take those
pictures so what I love about the cell phone is obviously it's super small
compared to any other camera it's multi faceted you can use it for everything
and it takes amazing video audio pictures whatever I've got an iPhone X
or 10 I don't know even what you're supposed to call it but it takes amazing
4k video it takes crisp HDR pictures and it fits in my pocket I've also got one
of these pop sockets which I always thought they were just for teenage girls
sorry if I offend anybody but I tell you what as soon as I put one on my phone
and I used it to take those selfie videos it became evident that I think I
I kind of just had to live with it now because it makes you feel like you're
never gonna drop your phone and obviously man these these phones they
take amazing amazing video they take crisp audio even when you're
outside it seems like these things just keep going further and further and if
you don't want to invest in expensive camera gear I would just go ahead and
maybe get a really nice cell phone that you can you can use because it's gonna
last you and it's gonna take great quality
now everybody has a cell phone and it makes it super easy for anybody to go
make that viral video but for me I'm building stuff like all day and to take
my cell phone out all the time gets a little bit cumbersome so what I did was
I went out I bought a couple GoPro Hero 5 blacks thanks to Jimmy de Resta if you
haven't seen his channel I'll go ahead and tag it here he was kind of my
inspiration to go out and get those GoPros and start getting those
time-lapse shots or just that kind of set it and forget it video and so that's
what I've really used my GoPros for but then I kind of still wanted all that
footage to look the same so I wanted to be able to do those selfie style videos
and what I did was I went ahead and I got one of the GoPro sticks the gimbals
or whatever you call it you know and what it really allowed me to do was to
to keep with that smooth cinematic look but it still had some of those pitfalls
that I wasn't very happy with the biggest problem with the GoPro is the
audio now I am NOT any camera nerd by any stretch so I don't know a whole lot
about video about audio I just know that a lot of people on youtube they would
comment on the audio and really just the overall video they liked the content but
they didn't really like how it looked or sounded so I was on the search for
something better I went out and I bought this Canon g7 mark ii and that was once
again on the recommendation of my good buddy jimmy dore esta and what i was
really looking for was i was looking for something that was gonna give me that
better depth you know those better colors the contrast and being a small
form-factor i wasn't quite ready to jump to the DSLR but what I love about the g7
is I like that it's got this flippable screen so I can do my selfie modes I
like that it's got a super small form factor it protects the lens when you're
not using it and it just overall is super small and I can just fit it right
in this tiny little case so when I'm on site and I'm not really wanting to use
it it's protected and I can just shove it in my pocket so I can go to work so
we've talked about the iPhone that's great for doing those quick picks quick
videos maybe them you know easy Instagram post the GoPros those are
great now for just those daily time-lapse videos showing the process
and I can move them around real easy they're rugged and then I've got the two
g7 that's great for I guess my selfie videos when I really want to explain
something but people love to see the process and with a post frame building
which is what I do mainly you're doing project over the course of weeks maybe a
month and how do you capture that very effortlessly and that is with the brenno
time-lapse camera so with the brento camera what I love about it is you've
got this great enclosure and it's a weatherproof enclosure I've had zero
issues with it I've had it out on site for months at a time it takes for
double-a batteries and you can program it to basically take a series of time
lapses every day and and have it on the same schedule so for me I always start
it when my my day starts at 7 o'clock and I have it end at about 6 o'clock
that way it captures everything from the time I get to site to the time I leave
basically you're just going to set it forget it make sure you get it secured
and you can leave that for probably 4 weeks no problem and get that cool
time-lapse of that whole project
okay so the major downfall to the brenno is that it only records in 720p and I
don't know about you but it's gonna be 2019 we need full HD 1080p content on
everything minimally so what I did was I went ahead and I got this time-lapse
camera that's very similar it's made by a foetus I've never even heard of them
but it's really the only long learnt long length time-lapse camera on the
market it's only got one button and that's gonna allow you to basically just
turn it on and then it talks Wi-Fi through Wi-Fi with your can't your phone
so that you can do all of your settings and get it all set up without having to
look at a tiny screen on the back so this is a full weather enclosure you
worry about nothing it uses four double A batteries and you kind of set it and
forget it but I haven't really done anything with it yet so make sure if you
guys aren't already go over to my Instagram at our our buildings and
follow along and I will definitely use this in some of my future videos that's
the plan anyway
so everything that you guys have seen me talk about so far has been stuff that
I've used on site to create almost all of my Instagram videos and all of my
build series videos here on YouTube the thing is I wanted to add some additional
content and that was these tools day videos but I really wanted to step it up
a notch and create some really high quality videos that people would just
enjoy and I enjoy creating so I enlisted the help of my brother Jared he's got a
lot more camera gear a lot more camera know-how and so we started shooting what
you're seeing right now is with the Canon ADB and it's a great camera it's
got I think it shoots a Full HD 60 frames per second it shoots high ISO
like I don't even know what I'm talking about like these are the terms that he
has talked about but I do know all you have to do is watch the video and it
looks a ton better what it also allowed me to do was to have that external audio
source so now we're using that roadie or rode I don't know how you say it
lav mic hook up and if we're getting outside and we're running around we can
hook up the roadie boom mic I think it just really added that next level detail
but it only shoots in that full HD 1080 60 frames per second but we wanted to
get those buttery smooth slow-mo shots of that tool in action or whatever and
so Jared went out and got a sony a6300 mirrorless and that was gonna give us
our 1080 120 frames per second video that we really wanted and a couple
different multi angle shots so once we did that we realized when we got into
those tight shots and we were looking for that slow motion video we didn't or
we're not able to really create smooth video so then the next step was I went
out and I got a gimbal for those cameras cuz the gopro gimbal wasn't gonna cut it
and I got the DJI Ronin and I don't remember what I paid for it but they're
fairly expensive but they were recommended and rated and reviewed
pretty high up when it comes to that entry-level prosumer gimbal for a DSLR
and I love that thing so what awesome about the Ronin em is that it is
super buttery smooth as you can see I can just go up and down I can move it
all around and it's gonna be super stable it's gonna give you those super
smooth videos however it's also very heavy and maybe I could handle this all
day because I carry around a tool belt and lumber all day but Jared was like
dude we got to do something different and thankfully we were just at the time
when DJI came out with their Ronin s and the Ronin s is super sweet because it's
very portable it's super manageable and you can still get those sweet shots with
that canon camera or sony whatever we choose to put on it if I were you guys
and I was looking into maybe getting that smooth footage and looking for that
Ronin or the Ronin s or the Ronin M I would go with the Ronin s because it's
so much more manageable and you can just you know kind of take it pick it up and
go this thing the Ronin M you really gotta have like a lot of video to shoot
because you're gonna be holding it there's nothing that it sets down on
unless you get some aftermarket stuff so you're always holding it the Ronin s has
a pretty sweet stand that just is built-in to the gimbal so just to kind
of recap because I feel like I just threw a bunch at you guys you know out
on site I'm using my cell phone my iPhone I'm using my canon mark 2 g7 I'm
using GoPros the hero 5 blacks I'm using the Bren o time-lapse camera
and that's basically what I use on site I am hoping to move forward and use the
ATD with probably the 16 to 35 millimeter lens on site for a lot better
high quality video especially having that option for the lav mic or a boom
mic to kind of get out of that wind and as far as these tools Dave videos we're
using that ATD mostly with the v 50 millimeter which is what you're seeing
right now and then also the a 6300 that Sony mirrorless that's going to be using
the Sigma 16 millimeter 1.4 f-stop and then we also just got my brother bought
a Sony a7 3 and that's going to be the Sony G
Cirie's it's got a 90 millimeter lens and a 2.8 macro OSS so that that really
just about wraps things up for what we use to create video on site now there's
one more thing how in the heck could I forget my most favorite camera and that
is the Mavic drone that is the best part of doing my job is I've got these huge
buildings and the drone allows me to just get back and take cinematic video
pictures you might even be able to hear it up in the air right now but it is by
far the favorite tool to pull out to capture that content and I know a lot of
you guys like the drone videos but it's just the it's amazing to see things from
a bird's eye view in a different perspective because we all live on the
ground but to get up in the air that's priceless
so there you go guys I hope you enjoyed this video it's not necessarily the
tools that you come to see me use on site every day but they're the tools
that allow me to create the videos that you do see every day and its really
become what I would say is my passion above and beyond building post frame
it's like my hobby it's my what isn't work throughout the week and if there's
anything that you guys are curious about definitely reach out put the comments
down below hit that subscribe button if you haven't
and maybe you got a buddy or a friend or somebody that needs to create some
content and they might find this video useful so go ahead and share it with
your friends but until next week go ahead down below I'll put all of these
different cameras and gear down below so you can search them and find them
because I know what it's like trying to decide where to spend your money and
hopefully this helps somebody go get the right piece of equipment to capture that
content so we'll see you guys next week on tools day