- I'm gonna share with you the top five smartphone
accessories for making videos on your phone,
and we'll start right now.
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Okay, I have a buddy of mine that is an expert in film
and video and all that stuff, he actually worked
in the film industry in Australia, and he is the best
source to go to to get this kind of information,
so instead of me telling you the best accessories
that you need for your phone, I'm gonna pass it off
to Justin from Primal Video.
Justin, take it away.
- Thanks very much for having me on the channel, Nick.
I'm gonna share my top seven accessories for creating
awesome videos using your iPhone or your Android device.
So, jumping straight into it, number one is a microphone.
So, with microphones, you've really got two main options.
The first is a wired lapel or a lavalier microphone,
something like the Boya BY-M1 microphone, which sells for
around the 20-dollar US price point.
It's actually the one I'm using right now for this video,
you can hear that tapping there now.
This is plugged directly into my DSLR.
So this microphone will work on both smartphones
and on DSLR, so it's a pretty awesome microphone.
Now, another great option would be the Rode SmartLav,
which is another tiny little microphone that's designed
to work with your smartphones.
Or you can go something like the Rode Video Micro,
which is shotgun microphone.
So, the second type of microphones.
So, this here is a super directional microphone,
meaning that it's only gonna pick up the audio
in the direction this microphone is pointing,
so it's a fantastic microphone.
I think these sell for around the 50- to 70-dollar
price point, but an awesome addition if you're gonna be
creating videos on your phone.
Number two is a tripod.
Obviously, to get the best footage, you want your footage
to be stable and smooth, and there's where a tripod
is going to come in handy.
So, one that I recommend is the Arkon tripod
and the Arkon phone mount.
Now, you can pick these up for, again,
around the 20-dollar price point.
This will let you hold you phone in either portrait
or in landscape mode, and it is a great, small,
light tripod that you can easily carry with you, and it's
gonna give you some great stable footage for your videos.
So, wherever possible, get your phone out of your hands
and get it stable in a tripod, and the one I recommend
is the Arkon tripod.
And Nick'll have links to everything that I'm talking about
linked in the description box below.
Accessory number three is a wide-angle lens, which is gonna
give you a more cinematic look for your videos.
So this one here is a huge wide angle lens.
This one is an Aukey lens.
They sell for around the 26, 27-dollar mark on Amazon.
This one will work on most smartphones, whether you're
using the front-casing camera or the rear camera on
your phone, something like this should work on most devices.
Now, this will let you get a lot more into your shot.
If you're filming in small locations, like a small room,
you wanna get multiple people in or a heap more in the
background, then a wide-angle lens will let you do that.
But it'll also make your shots look absolutely amazing
if you're filming outdoors in really nice scenery,
you'll get a heap more in and a lot more colors
and light in as well.
So, a wide-angle lens, like the Aukey lenses,
are a great addition to your smartphone filming kit.
Number four is a third-party or an aftermarket
camera app for your device.
So the one that I would recommend is Filmic Pro.
This will work on iOS and on Android.
So what this lets you do is really lock down and get a full
range of controls, controls that you would normally find
on your DSLR or on your video camera, and have those same
controls on your smartphone.
So that's things like your white balance, your ISO,
your shutter speed, your frame rate, and even the quality
of the videos that you are recording.
So if you really want to take full control of your
smartphone camera and max it out, lock everything down,
then using an app like Filmic Pro is the way to do it.
Accessory number five is a portable light,
and the one I'd recommend is an Aperture Amaran ALM9.
Again, links are in the description.
This is a tiny little light that really packs a punch.
It's got a two-hour battery life, you can charge it
over USB, it is insanely bright, you can turn this up now,
just crazy amounts of light from this tiny little thing.
It's got some great mounting options, 'cause it's got
a tripod thread on the bottom, and it's also got
the hot shoe or cold shoe mount, as well, so you can put it
directly onto your DSLR, or you can mount it onto a tripod
for using it with your smartphone.
So, crazy bright, great addition to your filming kit.
And if you are gonna be using a light, the priority
in your shot is obviously to light yourself up, so you
probably don't need to max it out on crazy brightness.
Just have it bright enough to light you as the subject
or the talent on camera up, so that you're looking good
for your viewer.
Then, if you've got additional lights, then use those
to light up your background, but something like this
is awesome for making sure you're lit well on camera.
Number six is actually a piece of software called Reflector,
and what Reflector lets you do is, whether you're on iOS
or Android, whether you're using a Mac or a PC,
it'll let you mirror your phone screen to your desktop
or to your laptop computer that's next to where you're
filming, so that you can mirror what's going on
on your phone on your computer.
So, this is really handy if you're gonna be filming with
your phone and you're gonna be filming with the rear-facing
camera, the primary camera, the better camera.
Then you can still monitor what's going on,
because, obviously, the screen's gonna be facing
the opposite direction.
So Reflector will let you mirror your phone screen
to a computer so that you can see what's going on
while you're sitting in front of the camera.
So, an amazing app, and it sells for just under 15 dollars.
Last but not least is number seven, which is a gimbal,
or an image stabilizer, for your smartphone.
The one that I recommend is the DJI Osmo Mobile, and you can
pick these up for around the 300-dollar price point.
So they're not cheap, but they're absolutely amazing.
If you're gonna be creating videos where you're gonna be
walking around, or you want that really smooth
gliding-like footage from your phone.
So, as you can see, as we move this around, it holds
your phone stable, so if you're walking, running,
moving around, you're gonna get fantastic footage
out of your device using this tool.
So, not a necessity for most people, but if you've got
the budget and you really wanna take your video game
to the next level, especially using your phone,
then an Osmo Mobile is definitely worth considering.
So those are my top seven accessories for creating
awesome videos using your smartphone.
So, there's your microphone, your tripod, your wide-angle
lens, your aftermarket or third-party camera app, a portable
light, a copy of reflector, and a DJI Osmo Mobile.
Thanks, Nick!
Back to you.
- Justin, thank you so much for coming on, man,
I really appreciate it.
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If you're considering getting anything for your channel,
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