- Are you shooting videos of yourself with an iPhone
or an Android device but not sure how to easily set up
and configure everything from in front of the camera lens
especially if you are looking to shoot with
the higher quality rear facing camera?
Well here's five simple ways for you to easily
configure everything and to get professional results while
you're filming yourself with your iPhone
or your Android device.
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So, let's jump into it.
Now, if you're shooting videos by yourself
it can be difficult to set everything up
and to configure everything like your lighting,
your sound, your camera settings,
all from in front of the lens.
Fortunately, if you are filming on an iPhone or
an Android smart phone, there are several ways to make
the process a whole lot easier.
Allowing you to easily get professional results
with your smartphone whenever you are shooting solo.
So, we're going to run through five ways to do it right now.
And for this of you looking to take your iPhone
or your Android videos to the next level,
then make sure you stick around because after we're done,
I'm also going to share my number one app for unlocking
DSLR-like settings and shooting professional videos
using your smartphone.
And while you are watching, make sure you drop a comment
down below and let us know what your favorite app is
for filming on your smartphone.
Do you just use the stock camera app or
is there another one that you'd recommend?
I'll see you in the comments to check out your answers.
Okay, let's jump straight into number one
and number one is an obvious one it's
to use your front facing camera.
So obviously, the downside with using the front facing
camera is that it is generally not as good quality as the
rear facing camera, or the primary camera on your device.
But the big plus side is, it's gonna be really easy for you
to monitor everything, to frame your shot,
make sure you actually are recording,
and that everything is as you want it to be
while you're recording your videos.
Now, while the quality of the front facing camera
isn't as good as the rear facing camera,
the quality is still gonna be good enough to get
really decent results for videos for places like Youtube.
But the solutions that we've got coming up for you
will help you use the rear facing camera as well.
So, on to number two.
Number two is use a placeholder.
So, what I mean by this is to get everything set up
and looking the way you want with something in your place,
a placeholder.
So, it could be that if you're gonna be sitting down
like I am now, that you put a pillow or a bag or something
on the chair, and that way you can adjust the lighting
and the focus and get everything looking the way
that you want and then when you're ready to shoot,
press record, move your placeholder out of the way,
and put yourself in that place, and you'll be good to go.
So, that is a great way to get everything set up
and in focus and get everything looking the way you want
but the biggest downside with that method is that
you won't be able to monitor live while
you are recording what's going on.
So if something happened and the recording stopped,
then there is no way for you to know that the recording
has stopped until you actually get up
and check on the phone yourself.
But at least by using a placeholder you're able to
nail your focus and your lighting,
and get everything set up the way that you want.
So, that leads us to number three.
Number three is to use a mirror.
Now this is where you set up a mirror behind
your phone screen and angle it in a way that you can
see and monitor your phone screen while you are
standing or sitting in front of your camera.
So this way, you can see what's going on,
you can make sure that you actually are recording,
everything is in focus, and that everything is how
you want it during your recording.
Now, there are some clip-on mirrors that you can get
that are designed specifically for this purpose,
or you could position any mirror behind your phone,
you just got to make sure the angle is right
so that you can see it.
Number four is to mirror your phone screen to either
your computer, a laptop, a monitor, or a TV, so that
you can see in real-time what's on your phone screen.
So, it's actually four different ways that you can do this
depending on the devices or the gear that you've got.
So, the first one is if you've got an iPhone
and a Mac computer, you can plug your phone into
your computer using the lightning cable,
you can open up Quicktime player
and choose File, New movie recording
and in there you'll be able to select your iPhone.
That will bring up your iPhone screen on your Mac computer.
The second way is for Android and Windows users.
So on Windows 10, there is an app
called Connect, which is built-in.
So if you open up the Connect app,
then make sure that you're on the same WiFi network
as your Android device, then if you enable screen sharing
on your Android device, you can then select
your Windows computer to share your phone screen to.
The third way is to use a Chromecast or an Apple TV
hooked up to a TV or a computer monitor.
So, if you're on an iPhone then you can use Apple TV
to screen share your phone screen to your TV.
And likewise, if you're on Android then you can use
a Chromecast to mirror your phone screen to the TV as well.
And the fourth way which is the most flexible
and compatible way, which is actually how I do it,
is by using a piece of software called Reflector.
So this will work whether you've got an iPhone or an Android
device and it will work on both Windows and Mac.
So, it will work across most devices.
So, the principle is exactly the same,
you install the software on your computer,
and it will let you cast or screen mirror your
phone screen to the computer.
This is really handy if you're going to be using a laptop
or a desktop computer that's right next to where
you're filming and you can easily look, glance across,
and make sure that everything is as you want
when you're recording your videos.
So those are all the ways to mirror your phone screen
which was solution number four.
So now, we are on to solution number five.
Solution number five is for iOS only at least for right now,
and it is using the app called Filmic Remote.
What Filmic Remote lets you do is mirror your iPhone screen
to either another iPhone or to an iPad as well.
Really, any iOS device.
But not only will it let you mirror the device across,
it will also let you control it so that you can
remotely make adjustments, and remotely start and stop
the recording, all from an additional iOS device.
So, if you're going to be creating your videos
using an iPhone and you've got an iPad laying around,
then this could be an awesome solution for you.
So, that's it. There's five ways to easily monitor
and control your iPhone or your Android device
from sitting in front of the camera lens.
But what if you want to take your smartphone
video game to a whole new level?
Well, there's some third party apps for that
which will unlock a whole new world of
DSLR-like settings on your smartphone.
The one I recommend you check out is called Filmic Pro,
and it is available on both iOS and Android.
And it's actually the app we mentioned along in
solution number five for working with Filmic Remote.
This is the camera app, Filmic Pro.
So, what Filmic Pro lets you do is, as we've said,
it gives you the full range of features
that you would find on professional cameras.
Things like your ISO, your shutter speed,
your white balance, full audio monitoring,
and audio control, but also control over the file types
and formats that you're creating as well.
So, it is an amazing app and you should
definitely check it out if you want to really take
your videos to the next level.
For a full walk-through on Filmic Pro, check out
the video linked on screen now.
We put together a walk-through of all the key settings
that you need, to get great results fast.
I'll see you soon.