Creating Quality Videos With Smartphones
Published on: December 5 2022 by Social Media Examiner
Creating Quality Videos With Smartphones
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Creating Quality Videos With Smartphones
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| 00:00:00 | 00:00:02 | - The best camera, the best lens, |
| 00:00:02 | 00:00:04 | is the one facing away from you |
| 00:00:04 | 00:00:05 | on the back of your phone. |
| 00:00:05 | 00:00:09 | The selfie camera is a lower resolution. |
| 00:00:09 | 00:00:12 | It's just not as good as what we call the main camera |
| 00:00:12 | 00:00:14 | on the front there, and this applies to all iPhones, |
| 00:00:14 | 00:00:16 | even the latest one. |
| 00:00:16 | 00:00:19 | The back camera is always better than the the portrait one. |
| 00:00:19 | 00:00:24 | So if your aim is to get the best looking video possible, |
| 00:00:24 | 00:00:27 | then flip your phone around when you're in selfie mode |
| 00:00:27 | 00:00:29 | and take it with the back facing camera. |
| 00:00:29 | 00:00:32 | (ominous jingle) |
| 00:00:32 | 00:00:35 | - Today I am very excited to be joined by Steve Wright. |
| 00:00:35 | 00:00:37 | If you don't know who Steve is, you need to know Steve. |
| 00:00:37 | 00:00:40 | He's a videographer who helps aspiring creators understand |
| 00:00:40 | 00:00:44 | how to create a career with video content creation. |
| 00:00:44 | 00:00:47 | His YouTube channel is amazing. |
| 00:00:47 | 00:00:49 | It's called Learn Online Videos. |
| 00:00:49 | 00:00:50 | Steve, welcome to the show. |
| 00:00:50 | 00:00:50 | How you doing today? |
| 00:00:50 | 00:00:52 | - I'm doing good, Mike, thanks for having me. |
| 00:00:52 | 00:00:54 | I'm looking forward to sharing some tips. |
| 00:00:54 | 00:00:57 | - I'm looking forward to you sharing some tips too. |
| 00:00:57 | 00:00:59 | And what we're gonna explore today |
| 00:00:59 | 00:01:02 | is how to create quality video with nothing, |
| 00:01:02 | 00:01:04 | but that little thing in your pocket, |
| 00:01:04 | 00:01:06 | (laughs) a smartphone. |
| 00:01:06 | 00:01:09 | Now, I would love to hear your story, |
| 00:01:09 | 00:01:12 | your backstory, because I know it's fascinating. |
| 00:01:12 | 00:01:13 | So how'd you get into video? |
| 00:01:13 | 00:01:15 | Start Wherever you wanna start. |
| 00:01:15 | 00:01:17 | - Okay, well, I'll rewind quite far for this, |
| 00:01:17 | 00:01:18 | because I think it's important for everyone |
| 00:01:18 | 00:01:20 | to kind of get a bit of context. |
| 00:01:20 | 00:01:22 | But I'll skim over the early stuff. |
| 00:01:23 | 00:01:24 | I got given... |
| 00:01:24 | 00:01:25 | I say I got given. |
| 00:01:25 | 00:01:27 | I basically stole the family camcorder |
| 00:01:27 | 00:01:30 | when I was about nine years old and became quite obsessed |
| 00:01:30 | 00:01:33 | with it, if I'm honest (laughs) in a good way. |
| 00:01:33 | 00:01:35 | I was just really passionate about filmmaking |
| 00:01:35 | 00:01:37 | and video production when I was younger. |
| 00:01:37 | 00:01:40 | And that lasted throughout my teenage years. |
| 00:01:40 | 00:01:43 | I used to make short films and stop motion animation videos |
| 00:01:43 | 00:01:45 | in my bedroom. |
| 00:01:45 | 00:01:48 | And it was always just for a bit of fun, a hobby. |
| 00:01:48 | 00:01:49 | Then I went to college, |
| 00:01:49 | 00:01:51 | then I traveled the world for five years, |
| 00:01:51 | 00:01:55 | then came back and realized I need to sort my career out, |
| 00:01:55 | 00:01:58 | (chuckles) but never actually thought about doing anything |
| 00:01:58 | 00:02:00 | to do with filmmaking or video production as a job, |
| 00:02:02 | 00:02:04 | 'cause it was much harder back in my day. |
| 00:02:04 | 00:02:05 | It was television or film really. |
| 00:02:05 | 00:02:07 | The internet wasn't really around. |
| 00:02:07 | 00:02:11 | And I came back and I went to university |
| 00:02:11 | 00:02:13 | and did a master's degree in television production |
| 00:02:13 | 00:02:18 | with the big dream of becoming a TV director in London. |
| 00:02:18 | 00:02:20 | I graduated with my master's degree, |
| 00:02:20 | 00:02:23 | worked in television for about 12 months, |
| 00:02:23 | 00:02:25 | and this was at a funny year. |
| 00:02:25 | 00:02:26 | This was a two in 2008, |
| 00:02:26 | 00:02:30 | so a couple of years just after YouTube had launched. |
| 00:02:30 | 00:02:34 | And for me the landscape was changing drastikally. |
| 00:02:34 | 00:02:37 | YouTube was going from somewhere where you post a cat video |
| 00:02:37 | 00:02:39 | (chuckles) to somewhere where businesses |
| 00:02:39 | 00:02:43 | and brands were now investing their marketing budget. |
| 00:02:43 | 00:02:46 | And I'd been working in television for about 12 months, |
| 00:02:46 | 00:02:47 | and I was a very small- |
| 00:02:47 | 00:02:48 | - Just outta curiosity, |
| 00:02:48 | 00:02:49 | were you on the reality television, |
| 00:02:49 | 00:02:54 | documentary television, or more like the television drama? |
| 00:02:54 | 00:02:56 | What kind of stuff were you involved with? |
| 00:02:56 | 00:02:58 | - I started from the bottom, |
| 00:02:58 | 00:03:00 | and I was basically trying to work my way up. |
| 00:03:00 | 00:03:03 | I literally thought if I graduate with a master's degree, |
| 00:03:03 | 00:03:06 | I'm just gonna get a directing job straight away. |
| 00:03:06 | 00:03:08 | Not the case at all. (laughs) |
| 00:03:08 | 00:03:12 | It's very, very competitive, especially here in England |
| 00:03:12 | 00:03:12 | and in London. |
| 00:03:12 | 00:03:15 | There are people that are willing to work for free |
| 00:03:15 | 00:03:17 | for 12 months just to get a foot |
| 00:03:17 | 00:03:18 | in the door. - Wow. |
| 00:03:18 | 00:03:21 | - And I ended up being a very small cog |
| 00:03:21 | 00:03:23 | in a very large wheel. |
| 00:03:23 | 00:03:25 | I worked on a few different shows. |
| 00:03:25 | 00:03:29 | The one that really sort of springs to mind (chuckles) |
| 00:03:29 | 00:03:29 | is a TV show, |
| 00:03:29 | 00:03:32 | I don't know whether you get this in in America, |
| 00:03:32 | 00:03:35 | but it's called "The Hotel Inspector," and it's where- |
| 00:03:37 | 00:03:39 | - Is it a drama or a comedy or what is it? |
| 00:03:39 | 00:03:41 | - It's a reality show. |
| 00:03:42 | 00:03:45 | They basically take a very rundown hotel |
| 00:03:45 | 00:03:48 | that isn't doing very well, failing drastikally, |
| 00:03:48 | 00:03:50 | and they send an expert in, |
| 00:03:50 | 00:03:52 | and they give it a full once over. |
| 00:03:52 | 00:03:54 | I guess it's a bit like- |
| 00:03:54 | 00:03:56 | - Gordon Ramsey does. |
| 00:03:56 | 00:03:57 | - Exactly. |
| 00:03:57 | 00:03:58 | It's very, very similar to that. |
| 00:03:58 | 00:03:59 | Very similar to that. |
| 00:04:01 | 00:04:03 | I was working for this show, |
| 00:04:03 | 00:04:05 | and I had what, still to this day, |
| 00:04:05 | 00:04:07 | was one of the toughest jobs I've ever had, |
| 00:04:07 | 00:04:10 | and that was I had to cold call hotels |
| 00:04:10 | 00:04:15 | with really bad reviews and then try and pitch them the idea |
| 00:04:15 | 00:04:17 | of being on a TV show. |
| 00:04:17 | 00:04:19 | (Mike laughs) And you can imagine |
| 00:04:19 | 00:04:22 | some of the responses that I got. |
| 00:04:22 | 00:04:24 | It's really quite offensive, isn't it, to go, |
| 00:04:24 | 00:04:24 | "Hey, how you doing? |
| 00:04:24 | 00:04:25 | "Yeah, just calling up, |
| 00:04:25 | 00:04:28 | "because I heard your hotel's terrible, |
| 00:04:28 | 00:04:30 | "and I wondered if you'd like someone to come in |
| 00:04:30 | 00:04:31 | "and fix it for you." |
| 00:04:31 | 00:04:34 | (laughs) I forget exactly my script, |
| 00:04:34 | 00:04:36 | which I used to read to try and pitch them this idea, |
| 00:04:36 | 00:04:39 | but I'd say 80% of people probably hung up on me |
| 00:04:39 | 00:04:41 | and were deeply offended. |
| 00:04:41 | 00:04:44 | But the odd few were very grateful and they were aware |
| 00:04:44 | 00:04:46 | that their business was failing and they were welcoming |
| 00:04:46 | 00:04:50 | to the idea of someone coming in to fix it for them. |
| 00:04:51 | 00:04:54 | - Okay, so you got involved with the reality television |
| 00:04:54 | 00:04:56 | after you got your master's degree, |
| 00:04:56 | 00:04:57 | and you realized it wasn't what it was shaped up to be, |
| 00:04:57 | 00:04:58 | it sounds like. |
| 00:04:58 | 00:04:59 | So then what happened? |
| 00:04:59 | 00:05:02 | - So then I realized... |
| 00:05:02 | 00:05:04 | Like I said, the landscape was changing. |
| 00:05:06 | 00:05:08 | It felt a little bit like television was dying, |
| 00:05:08 | 00:05:09 | if I was honest. |
| 00:05:09 | 00:05:12 | It felt like I was seeing incredible content turning up |
| 00:05:12 | 00:05:14 | on YouTube and social media, |
| 00:05:14 | 00:05:17 | and that was the type of content that I wanted to create. |
| 00:05:17 | 00:05:20 | I wanted to create short, impactful videos |
| 00:05:20 | 00:05:22 | for brands and businesses. |
| 00:05:22 | 00:05:24 | So I left television. |
| 00:05:24 | 00:05:25 | I quit. |
| 00:05:25 | 00:05:28 | I gave up on the dream of being a film or TV director, |
| 00:05:28 | 00:05:30 | and it just no longer became my passion. |
| 00:05:30 | 00:05:33 | I went all in on online video, |
| 00:05:33 | 00:05:35 | took a big loan out, because I had no equipment, |
| 00:05:35 | 00:05:36 | didn't even own a camera at the time. |
| 00:05:36 | 00:05:39 | And I set up a video production company, |
| 00:05:39 | 00:05:42 | which specialized in creating videos |
| 00:05:42 | 00:05:44 | for brands and businesses. |
| 00:05:44 | 00:05:46 | - Were hotels part of your lineup? |
| 00:05:46 | 00:05:48 | - (laughs) I did a few hotels actually. |
| 00:05:48 | 00:05:50 | The big one at that time, |
| 00:05:50 | 00:05:52 | which was about 2008, 2009, |
| 00:05:52 | 00:05:56 | was that most businesses back then, they had a website, |
| 00:05:56 | 00:05:58 | but it was just pictures and text. |
| 00:05:58 | 00:06:00 | And the way I had pitched to a lot of these brands |
| 00:06:00 | 00:06:01 | is I'd say, "You need a video. |
| 00:06:01 | 00:06:04 | "You need a video on that homepage of your website, |
| 00:06:04 | 00:06:06 | "because people are expecting information |
| 00:06:06 | 00:06:08 | "and they're expecting it fast these days. |
| 00:06:08 | 00:06:10 | "They don't want to have to read and look at pictures. |
| 00:06:10 | 00:06:12 | "If you can just press play on a video |
| 00:06:12 | 00:06:15 | "and have everything explained to them, |
| 00:06:15 | 00:06:16 | "that's how you're gonna grab their attention." |
| 00:06:16 | 00:06:17 | And it worked really well. |
| 00:06:17 | 00:06:19 | I did that for 10 years. |
| 00:06:19 | 00:06:20 | I ran a video production company for 10 years. |
| 00:06:20 | 00:06:21 | That's exact exactly what I did. |
| 00:06:21 | 00:06:26 | I offered short form videos for brands and businesses |
| 00:06:26 | 00:06:27 | for their website and social media. |
| 00:06:27 | 00:06:30 | And that did well and did that for 10 years. |
| 00:06:30 | 00:06:32 | And basically, whenever I did any bit of work |
| 00:06:32 | 00:06:34 | that I thought was worthy of sharing, |
| 00:06:34 | 00:06:37 | I would share it on my own personal social media pages. |
| 00:06:37 | 00:06:39 | And what happened then |
| 00:06:39 | 00:06:42 | was that my friends were sharing those videos |
| 00:06:42 | 00:06:44 | with other people within their groups. |
| 00:06:44 | 00:06:47 | And then that was how I was getting a lot of business. |
| 00:06:47 | 00:06:49 | Businesses were then contacting me and saying, |
| 00:06:49 | 00:06:51 | "We love what you did for such and such. |
| 00:06:51 | 00:06:53 | "Can you do exactly the same for us?" |
| 00:06:53 | 00:06:55 | And there wasn't many people offering |
| 00:06:55 | 00:06:56 | what I was offering back then, |
| 00:06:56 | 00:06:59 | these kind of short form style videos. |
| 00:06:59 | 00:07:02 | And the people that were offering this |
| 00:07:02 | 00:07:04 | were charging an absolute fortune. |
| 00:07:04 | 00:07:06 | It was television production companies |
| 00:07:06 | 00:07:07 | that were doing these corporate videos, |
| 00:07:07 | 00:07:10 | but they were sending in a director, a researcher, |
| 00:07:10 | 00:07:13 | a sound guy, an editor. |
| 00:07:13 | 00:07:16 | So the cost of these things was astronomical. |
| 00:07:16 | 00:07:17 | And then I was coming in |
| 00:07:17 | 00:07:19 | as a bit of a running gun filmmaker. |
| 00:07:19 | 00:07:21 | I could shoot, I could edit, |
| 00:07:21 | 00:07:23 | and I could offer basically the exact same thing |
| 00:07:23 | 00:07:25 | for a fraction of the cost. |
| 00:07:25 | 00:07:28 | So, the company did quite well. |
| 00:07:28 | 00:07:29 | Then quite quickly after that, |
| 00:07:29 | 00:07:31 | other companies competitors started setting up. |
| 00:07:31 | 00:07:34 | I felt like I just got ahead of that curve with that one. |
| 00:07:34 | 00:07:36 | And then I did that for 10 years. |
| 00:07:36 | 00:07:40 | And two people used to call me up, two types of people. |
| 00:07:40 | 00:07:42 | Number one was a business saying, |
| 00:07:42 | 00:07:43 | "We've seen what you've done for such and such. |
| 00:07:43 | 00:07:45 | "Can you do the same for us?" |
| 00:07:45 | 00:07:49 | And then I started getting emails and calls saying, |
| 00:07:49 | 00:07:52 | "Can you teach me the art of video? |
| 00:07:52 | 00:07:53 | "I like what you're doing. |
| 00:07:53 | 00:07:56 | "I like these short form videos, and I want to do the same. |
| 00:07:56 | 00:07:57 | "Do you do one on one training? |
| 00:07:57 | 00:08:00 | "Do you do any coaching or anything like that?" |
| 00:08:00 | 00:08:01 | And I didn't at the time. |
| 00:08:01 | 00:08:04 | And to be honest, it didn't really excite me |
| 00:08:04 | 00:08:06 | doing sort of one on one training |
| 00:08:06 | 00:08:08 | or small group workshops. |
| 00:08:08 | 00:08:10 | I just felt like that would be very repetitive. |
| 00:08:10 | 00:08:12 | I'd have to teach people something for a few days, |
| 00:08:12 | 00:08:15 | and then do exactly the same the next week. |
| 00:08:15 | 00:08:17 | And I thought I would much rather reach more people. |
| 00:08:17 | 00:08:20 | You're very limited if you do those sort of small workshops. |
| 00:08:20 | 00:08:23 | There's only so many people that you can help. |
| 00:08:23 | 00:08:26 | So I thought, well, being a fan of online video, |
| 00:08:26 | 00:08:29 | I thought, well, surely the best way to do this is online. |
| 00:08:29 | 00:08:31 | So that was when I launched the YouTube channel |
| 00:08:31 | 00:08:32 | Learn Online Video, |
| 00:08:32 | 00:08:35 | and I just started posting free content, |
| 00:08:35 | 00:08:39 | free videos, and sharing knowledge, |
| 00:08:39 | 00:08:41 | sharing everything that I knew. |
| 00:08:41 | 00:08:44 | Everything I knew I just wanted to share and help people- |
| 00:08:44 | 00:08:47 | - What year was that when you started that channel? |
| 00:08:47 | 00:08:50 | - I started that channel in 2017. |
| 00:08:50 | 00:08:52 | - Tell everybody how it's grown. |
| 00:08:52 | 00:08:53 | For those that aren't watching the video, |
| 00:08:53 | 00:08:56 | we see a gold YouTube play button behind you, |
| 00:08:56 | 00:08:59 | and everybody who doesn't understand, |
| 00:08:59 | 00:09:02 | you get the silver one when you hit 100,00. |
| 00:09:02 | 00:09:04 | You get the gold one when you hit what number? |
| 00:09:04 | 00:09:06 | - 1 Million. (chuckles) |
| 00:09:06 | 00:09:09 | - So you just surpassed 1 million subscribers |
| 00:09:09 | 00:09:09 | on your channel. |
| 00:09:09 | 00:09:13 | - Yeah, just last month, we surpassed 1 million. |
| 00:09:13 | 00:09:15 | and yeah, it's crazy. |
| 00:09:15 | 00:09:19 | Just to give you a quick rundown of the last five years. |
| 00:09:19 | 00:09:21 | I set up the YouTube channel in 2017 |
| 00:09:21 | 00:09:24 | and basically did what 99% of YouTubers do, |
| 00:09:24 | 00:09:27 | and that is post a few videos. |
| 00:09:27 | 00:09:29 | They don't get the views or you don't get the subscribers |
| 00:09:29 | 00:09:31 | that you hope you will. |
| 00:09:31 | 00:09:33 | And you deem YouTube a failure. |
| 00:09:33 | 00:09:34 | It doesn't work. |
| 00:09:34 | 00:09:35 | Why would I keep posting videos? |
| 00:09:35 | 00:09:36 | No one watches. |
| 00:09:36 | 00:09:37 | No one subscribes. |
| 00:09:37 | 00:09:40 | So I posted in the first 12 months two videos, |
| 00:09:40 | 00:09:42 | and I kind of thought YouTube doesn't work. |
| 00:09:42 | 00:09:44 | But then what happened is one of those videos |
| 00:09:44 | 00:09:47 | that I posted about six months later went viral, |
| 00:09:47 | 00:09:50 | and I thought, oh wow, it's going all over the place. |
| 00:09:50 | 00:09:53 | And I couldn't believe that this thing |
| 00:09:53 | 00:09:54 | that I'd created six months ago, |
| 00:09:54 | 00:09:57 | I was now reaping the rewards of it six months later. |
| 00:09:57 | 00:10:00 | And I thought if only I'd carried on making videos |
| 00:10:00 | 00:10:02 | over the last six months, |
| 00:10:02 | 00:10:03 | I'd now have a huge archive |
| 00:10:03 | 00:10:05 | that could all potentially be going viral. |
| 00:10:05 | 00:10:06 | And that completely changed my mindset. |
| 00:10:06 | 00:10:07 | And I thought, okay, |
| 00:10:07 | 00:10:09 | well, I'm just gonna keep posting videos |
| 00:10:09 | 00:10:11 | regardless of how many people are watching them |
| 00:10:11 | 00:10:14 | and hope that whether it's in a month or a week or a year |
| 00:10:14 | 00:10:17 | or however long, eventually these videos will take off. |
| 00:10:17 | 00:10:21 | And then year two, I was definitely more consistent, |
| 00:10:21 | 00:10:25 | and I grew up maybe 1,500 or 1,700 subscribers, |
| 00:10:25 | 00:10:29 | but then come sort of 2020 when the pandemic hit |
| 00:10:29 | 00:10:31 | and everyone was locked in doors looking |
| 00:10:31 | 00:10:34 | to be either entertained or educated, |
| 00:10:34 | 00:10:39 | I now had a big archive of free educational content. |
| 00:10:39 | 00:10:41 | And it just so happened that people were looking |
| 00:10:41 | 00:10:42 | for that type of content. |
| 00:10:42 | 00:10:44 | And it blew up. |
| 00:10:44 | 00:10:47 | In year three, I grew by about 350,000 subscribers, |
| 00:10:47 | 00:10:49 | the same again the next year. |
| 00:10:49 | 00:10:50 | And yeah, like I say, |
| 00:10:50 | 00:10:54 | we surpassed a million last month and it just keeps growing. |
| 00:10:54 | 00:10:57 | - Well, congratulations, first of all, on your success, |
| 00:10:57 | 00:10:59 | and it's an amazing story, Steve. |
| 00:11:00 | 00:11:02 | Your background, obviously, |
| 00:11:02 | 00:11:04 | ever since you were a little kid, was with video. |
| 00:11:04 | 00:11:05 | You live and you breathe video, |
| 00:11:05 | 00:11:09 | and, obviously, you've had now your moment, right? |
| 00:11:10 | 00:11:12 | Looking back, you wanted to be in television. |
| 00:11:12 | 00:11:14 | Now you realize, man, |
| 00:11:14 | 00:11:16 | you've got something potentially so much larger, |
| 00:11:16 | 00:11:18 | and I think it's absolutely amazing. |
| 00:11:19 | 00:11:21 | There's a lot of people listening right now |
| 00:11:21 | 00:11:23 | that are scared of video, |
| 00:11:23 | 00:11:26 | and there's a lot of marketers in my audience |
| 00:11:26 | 00:11:29 | that understand that video is where it's all going, right? |
| 00:11:29 | 00:11:32 | We've got Instagram moving almost completely to video. |
| 00:11:32 | 00:11:33 | We've got Facebook moving to video. |
| 00:11:33 | 00:11:35 | We've got TikTok, which is only video. |
| 00:11:35 | 00:11:37 | We've got YouTube, which is only video. |
| 00:11:40 | 00:11:42 | And almost all these videos can be created |
| 00:11:42 | 00:11:44 | with this little thing in your pocket, |
| 00:11:45 | 00:11:46 | your smartphone, right? |
| 00:11:46 | 00:11:48 | - Exactly. - So why is it |
| 00:11:48 | 00:11:51 | that smartphone video is so important today |
| 00:11:51 | 00:11:54 | as we're recording this in late 2022? |
| 00:11:55 | 00:11:58 | - Well, video in general is really, really important. |
| 00:11:58 | 00:12:01 | I'll go into why specifically smartphone video |
| 00:12:01 | 00:12:03 | is so important, but video's king. |
| 00:12:03 | 00:12:05 | Video's the one of the most versatile |
| 00:12:05 | 00:12:06 | forms of communication. |
| 00:12:06 | 00:12:07 | I mean, it really is. |
| 00:12:07 | 00:12:08 | It's visual. |
| 00:12:08 | 00:12:10 | It's sound. |
| 00:12:10 | 00:12:11 | And you can read it. |
| 00:12:11 | 00:12:12 | You can have text in video. |
| 00:12:12 | 00:12:15 | So, you could watch video with the sound off, |
| 00:12:15 | 00:12:18 | and you can still receive information. |
| 00:12:18 | 00:12:21 | You can read, you can listen, you can see. |
| 00:12:21 | 00:12:23 | You can do anything with video, |
| 00:12:23 | 00:12:25 | a bit like this podcast for example, right? |
| 00:12:25 | 00:12:26 | Some people are listening. |
| 00:12:26 | 00:12:28 | Some people are watching. |
| 00:12:28 | 00:12:29 | I don't know what you're gonna do with this afterwards, |
| 00:12:29 | 00:12:32 | but you could chop it up into little micro videos |
| 00:12:32 | 00:12:33 | and have text along the bottom. |
| 00:12:33 | 00:12:37 | There's just so much you can do with video. |
| 00:12:37 | 00:12:40 | And the reason smartphone video is so important is that, |
| 00:12:40 | 00:12:41 | like you just said, |
| 00:12:41 | 00:12:44 | most people these days have one in their pocket. |
| 00:12:44 | 00:12:46 | So it's never been so accessible. |
| 00:12:46 | 00:12:49 | Back in the day and really not that long ago, |
| 00:12:49 | 00:12:51 | you needed a huge camera. |
| 00:12:51 | 00:12:54 | You need a big computer to edit on. |
| 00:12:54 | 00:12:56 | If you planned on ever broadcasting live, |
| 00:12:56 | 00:12:59 | you'd literally need a van with a satellite dish. |
| 00:12:59 | 00:13:02 | And now, you can do all of that with something |
| 00:13:02 | 00:13:03 | that fits in your pocket. |
| 00:13:03 | 00:13:05 | It's truly remarkable. |
| 00:13:05 | 00:13:07 | So if you are a business |
| 00:13:07 | 00:13:11 | or you are looking to promote a product or a service, |
| 00:13:11 | 00:13:16 | there really is no better way to do it than with video. |
| 00:13:16 | 00:13:17 | - Well, and the smartphones now, |
| 00:13:17 | 00:13:21 | the lenses on these things are amazing and the tiknology. |
| 00:13:21 | 00:13:24 | The ability to actually have all these different lenses, |
| 00:13:24 | 00:13:26 | like the one that you and the one that I have |
| 00:13:26 | 00:13:29 | have three camera lenses built into it. |
| 00:13:29 | 00:13:31 | So you can do wide angle and zoom and all that stuff, |
| 00:13:31 | 00:13:35 | and you can edit it with the software that's on the phone. |
| 00:13:35 | 00:13:39 | Not so long ago you had to like take the stuff off of the... |
| 00:13:39 | 00:13:41 | Even even with the digital SLR camera, |
| 00:13:41 | 00:13:44 | you gotta get the video off the phone, the camera, |
| 00:13:44 | 00:13:46 | and then you gotta edit it on a really high-end computer. |
| 00:13:46 | 00:13:49 | Now you can do the whole darn thing from beginning to end |
| 00:13:49 | 00:13:51 | on your phone, which I think is absolutely amazing. |
| 00:13:51 | 00:13:55 | So, what I wanna tok about from your perspective |
| 00:13:55 | 00:13:59 | as a filmmaker, as someone who's worked in television, |
| 00:13:59 | 00:14:01 | as someone who's done traditional video, |
| 00:14:01 | 00:14:04 | and someone who's done a lot of online video, |
| 00:14:06 | 00:14:07 | we can learn a lot from you today, |
| 00:14:07 | 00:14:09 | and really wanna tok about today's dig |
| 00:14:09 | 00:14:11 | into some of these elements. |
| 00:14:11 | 00:14:13 | Let's start with the actual... |
| 00:14:13 | 00:14:15 | Before we film a video on our phone, |
| 00:14:15 | 00:14:19 | whether we're filming a vertikal video for TikTok or Reels, |
| 00:14:19 | 00:14:21 | or whether we're forming something horizontal |
| 00:14:21 | 00:14:24 | that we might want to use on YouTube. |
| 00:14:24 | 00:14:25 | What do we need to be thinking about |
| 00:14:25 | 00:14:27 | before we actually hit record? |
| 00:14:27 | 00:14:28 | - Yeah, well first of all, |
| 00:14:28 | 00:14:29 | what I don't want people to think |
| 00:14:29 | 00:14:31 | is that they need the latest and greatest iPhone. |
| 00:14:31 | 00:14:34 | Yes, it's gonna help if you've got the latest one. |
| 00:14:34 | 00:14:36 | It comes with some incredible features, |
| 00:14:36 | 00:14:38 | but if you've got a phone that was built |
| 00:14:38 | 00:14:40 | in the last, say, three years, |
| 00:14:40 | 00:14:42 | chances are it shoots incredible video. |
| 00:14:42 | 00:14:44 | So, don't need the latest and greatest. |
| 00:14:44 | 00:14:46 | Couple things, basics just to cover |
| 00:14:46 | 00:14:48 | if you are new to video. |
| 00:14:48 | 00:14:51 | Some of you may know this already and it may be obvious, |
| 00:14:51 | 00:14:53 | but I see a few beginner mistakes |
| 00:14:53 | 00:14:58 | when it comes to specifically smartphone videography. |
| 00:14:58 | 00:15:00 | Number one is people will go out and plan on shooting, |
| 00:15:00 | 00:15:03 | bearing in mind, let's be honest, smartphones, the battery, |
| 00:15:03 | 00:15:06 | it probably only realistikally lasts a day |
| 00:15:06 | 00:15:08 | if you're lucky. (laughs) |
| 00:15:08 | 00:15:11 | So the last thing you wanna do is to go out on a shoot |
| 00:15:11 | 00:15:14 | and have 20% battery. (laughs) |
| 00:15:14 | 00:15:15 | It's just not gonna last. |
| 00:15:15 | 00:15:17 | As soon as you start shooting video, |
| 00:15:17 | 00:15:18 | it's gonna drain the battery more. |
| 00:15:18 | 00:15:20 | So always make sure you've got a full charge |
| 00:15:20 | 00:15:20 | on your battery. |
| 00:15:20 | 00:15:23 | You can also get a little power bank, |
| 00:15:23 | 00:15:24 | a portable power supply |
| 00:15:24 | 00:15:27 | that's gonna give you a bit of extra juice if you need it. |
| 00:15:27 | 00:15:29 | So make sure you charge your phone. |
| 00:15:29 | 00:15:30 | It seems obvious, |
| 00:15:30 | 00:15:33 | but I see lots of people make that mistake. |
| 00:15:33 | 00:15:35 | - On the battery thing, have you found any cool... |
| 00:15:35 | 00:15:38 | Like I've seen some that clamp onto the back of the phone. |
| 00:15:38 | 00:15:40 | I don't know if you have a recommended. |
| 00:15:40 | 00:15:42 | I've seen some where you just have a little cord hanging. |
| 00:15:42 | 00:15:43 | Like I've done everything, |
| 00:15:43 | 00:15:46 | 'cause back when live video was really hot, |
| 00:15:46 | 00:15:47 | I was doing a lot of live video, |
| 00:15:47 | 00:15:49 | which sucks a lot of energy, obviously, out of the phone, |
| 00:15:49 | 00:15:51 | because you're live maybe for an hour |
| 00:15:51 | 00:15:54 | and your battery just (vocalizes). |
| 00:15:54 | 00:15:57 | So, any partikular thoughts on battery, |
| 00:15:57 | 00:15:59 | battery tik, or anything like that? |
| 00:15:59 | 00:16:01 | - They vary, honestly. |
| 00:16:01 | 00:16:02 | They come in all different shapes and sizes. |
| 00:16:02 | 00:16:07 | For me, I personally try to go for one that I can attach |
| 00:16:08 | 00:16:10 | to the phone and then easily shoot with. |
| 00:16:10 | 00:16:12 | Some of them are bigger and bulkier |
| 00:16:12 | 00:16:15 | and hang down more, so not as good. |
| 00:16:15 | 00:16:18 | But if you can get one that kind of sort of clamps |
| 00:16:18 | 00:16:20 | to your phone a little bit more, it just means |
| 00:16:20 | 00:16:23 | you haven't got something flapping about |
| 00:16:23 | 00:16:25 | on your phone when you're trying to shoot video. (chuckles) |
| 00:16:25 | 00:16:27 | - What else do we need to worry about? |
| 00:16:27 | 00:16:29 | - Another thing, again, might seem obvious, |
| 00:16:29 | 00:16:30 | but phones are different |
| 00:16:30 | 00:16:32 | to what I would call a more traditional camera. |
| 00:16:32 | 00:16:34 | More traditional camera, you put a lens cap on. |
| 00:16:34 | 00:16:36 | You put it nice and neatly away in your camera bag. |
| 00:16:36 | 00:16:38 | A phone is in and out of your pocket, |
| 00:16:38 | 00:16:41 | so it's gonna get stiky fingerprints on it. |
| 00:16:41 | 00:16:43 | So just give your lens a little wipe before you shoot. |
| 00:16:43 | 00:16:46 | Just make sure it's not full of fluff or something. |
| 00:16:46 | 00:16:48 | And the next one, number three- |
| 00:16:48 | 00:16:51 | - Real quick on the lens. |
| 00:16:51 | 00:16:53 | Does it matter what we wipe it with? |
| 00:16:53 | 00:16:55 | I mean, like does some stuff matter more than others? |
| 00:16:55 | 00:16:57 | Should we just use our shirt or what are your thoughts? |
| 00:16:57 | 00:17:01 | - Yeah, I mean, (chuckles) this is more of a case of |
| 00:17:01 | 00:17:02 | do as I say, not as I do. |
| 00:17:02 | 00:17:06 | I always use my shirt when it comes to my smartphone. |
| 00:17:06 | 00:17:08 | With, again, my more traditional real camera, |
| 00:17:09 | 00:17:13 | I've got a little micro cloth and that does it properly. |
| 00:17:13 | 00:17:15 | But with my phone, I'm running gun. |
| 00:17:15 | 00:17:16 | I want it to be easy. |
| 00:17:16 | 00:17:18 | It's fine, it's fine. |
| 00:17:18 | 00:17:20 | - Do you need to put amu moisture on it |
| 00:17:20 | 00:17:21 | before you wipe it down. |
| 00:17:21 | 00:17:22 | Is it like sunglasses |
| 00:17:22 | 00:17:24 | or do you just literally just wipe it with- |
| 00:17:24 | 00:17:25 | - Yeah, a little wipe. |
| 00:17:25 | 00:17:26 | Maybe a little (breathes heavily) if you want to, |
| 00:17:26 | 00:17:29 | but, yeah, just give a little wipe. |
| 00:17:29 | 00:17:32 | Don't think you need some kind of specialist cloth |
| 00:17:32 | 00:17:34 | or anything like that. - Okay, cool. |
| 00:17:34 | 00:17:35 | - Your shirt is better than nothing, |
| 00:17:35 | 00:17:37 | put it that way. (laughs) |
| 00:17:37 | 00:17:38 | - Okay, so we toked about the lens, |
| 00:17:38 | 00:17:39 | and we toked about the batteries. |
| 00:17:39 | 00:17:40 | What else were you about to say next? |
| 00:17:40 | 00:17:42 | - The next thing, and this is a big mistake, again, |
| 00:17:42 | 00:17:46 | I see people make, is storage on your phone. |
| 00:17:46 | 00:17:48 | Chances are your phone is gonna be used |
| 00:17:48 | 00:17:50 | for taking all sorts of pictures and videos |
| 00:17:50 | 00:17:52 | throughout your day to day life. |
| 00:17:52 | 00:17:54 | So it's very important to know how much storage |
| 00:17:54 | 00:17:55 | you've got on your phone. |
| 00:17:55 | 00:17:56 | So if you're gonna go out and start shooting 4K video, |
| 00:17:56 | 00:17:59 | it's gonna eat up that storage really quickly. |
| 00:17:59 | 00:18:01 | And again, the last thing you wanna do is to be out |
| 00:18:01 | 00:18:03 | on a shoot and not be able to record video, |
| 00:18:03 | 00:18:06 | because you don't have any storage on your phone. |
| 00:18:06 | 00:18:07 | So check those three things |
| 00:18:07 | 00:18:09 | before you hit that record button, |
| 00:18:09 | 00:18:12 | storage, battery, clean lens. |
| 00:18:12 | 00:18:13 | - And a little update for anybody |
| 00:18:13 | 00:18:15 | who happens to have an iPhone. |
| 00:18:15 | 00:18:16 | I don't know what it's like on Android, |
| 00:18:16 | 00:18:19 | but if you pay for that service to back up all the video |
| 00:18:19 | 00:18:22 | and the everything up into the cloud, |
| 00:18:22 | 00:18:23 | you're gonna have a ton of storage, |
| 00:18:23 | 00:18:26 | because what it'll do is show a little preview of it |
| 00:18:26 | 00:18:29 | and then it'll free up lots of storage on your phone. |
| 00:18:29 | 00:18:30 | I imagine if you're gonna buy a new phone, |
| 00:18:30 | 00:18:31 | you probably ought to consider getting |
| 00:18:31 | 00:18:34 | a slightly larger storage on the phone |
| 00:18:34 | 00:18:36 | if you're gonna be doing video, |
| 00:18:36 | 00:18:38 | because if you get one of these 32 gigabit phones, |
| 00:18:38 | 00:18:39 | it's not gonna be enough, right? |
| 00:18:39 | 00:18:40 | - Exactly. |
| 00:18:40 | 00:18:42 | And again, it comes down to the resolution |
| 00:18:42 | 00:18:42 | that you're shooting in. |
| 00:18:42 | 00:18:44 | We'll go into that in just a second, |
| 00:18:44 | 00:18:48 | but 4K versus 1080 HD, for example, |
| 00:18:48 | 00:18:50 | 4K's four times the size of HD. |
| 00:18:50 | 00:18:54 | So personally I would recommend, |
| 00:18:54 | 00:18:56 | especially if you're first starting out, |
| 00:18:56 | 00:18:59 | just to shoot in HD 1080 rather than 4K, |
| 00:18:59 | 00:19:03 | because it's gonna save you a ton of storage on your phone, |
| 00:19:03 | 00:19:07 | and it's also gonna require less processing power to edit. |
| 00:19:07 | 00:19:09 | if you don't have a partikularly fast computer |
| 00:19:09 | 00:19:10 | or if you're editing on your phone, |
| 00:19:10 | 00:19:14 | it may struggle to edit 4K footage compared to 1080 HD. |
| 00:19:14 | 00:19:16 | And if we're being really honest, |
| 00:19:16 | 00:19:17 | if the majority of your audience |
| 00:19:17 | 00:19:19 | are watching that content on a phone, |
| 00:19:19 | 00:19:20 | they're not gonna be able to tell the difference |
| 00:19:20 | 00:19:23 | between 4K and HD anyway. |
| 00:19:23 | 00:19:25 | - Let's tok about, though, there is an advantage |
| 00:19:25 | 00:19:28 | potentially to filming in 4K if you're gonna. |
| 00:19:28 | 00:19:30 | You wanna go ahead and explain what that is? |
| 00:19:30 | 00:19:33 | - Yeah, so, again, it depends what you're shooting |
| 00:19:33 | 00:19:36 | and what your style is and what your intent |
| 00:19:36 | 00:19:38 | for that content is or that footage is. |
| 00:19:39 | 00:19:42 | There's definitely pros to shooting in 4K. |
| 00:19:42 | 00:19:45 | It's gonna allow you to have much more resolution. |
| 00:19:45 | 00:19:47 | The image is gonna be cleaner and a little bit crisper. |
| 00:19:47 | 00:19:50 | It's gonna allow you to crop into that image, for example. |
| 00:19:50 | 00:19:54 | So maybe if you are shooting im a landscape dimension, |
| 00:19:54 | 00:19:58 | but you wanna maybe crop more vertikally for TikTok |
| 00:19:58 | 00:19:59 | to repurpose that content, |
| 00:19:59 | 00:20:02 | then that's when 4K would come in really useful, |
| 00:20:02 | 00:20:05 | the ability to crop in the edit. |
| 00:20:05 | 00:20:07 | But like I said, it really depends on what you're shooting |
| 00:20:07 | 00:20:10 | and what your intent is for that content. |
| 00:20:10 | 00:20:12 | For example, one extreme to another, |
| 00:20:12 | 00:20:15 | if you've got minimal storage on your phone, |
| 00:20:15 | 00:20:17 | you know you're not gonna be repurposing your content, |
| 00:20:17 | 00:20:19 | you know that your audience is gonna be watching it |
| 00:20:19 | 00:20:21 | on a phone, then don't shoot in 4K. |
| 00:20:21 | 00:20:22 | Just shoot in 1080. |
| 00:20:22 | 00:20:24 | You may as well just stik to 1080. |
| 00:20:24 | 00:20:26 | But yeah, if you're repurposing your content, |
| 00:20:26 | 00:20:28 | you know that people are gonna be watching your content |
| 00:20:28 | 00:20:30 | on a big 4K monitor or TV |
| 00:20:30 | 00:20:33 | and you want the cleanest, crispest resolution you can, |
| 00:20:33 | 00:20:35 | then shoot in 4K. |
| 00:20:35 | 00:20:37 | - Yeah, for example, we record this in 1080P, |
| 00:20:37 | 00:20:41 | because the tiknology that we're using is limited to that. |
| 00:20:41 | 00:20:43 | And when we do cut in on our guests |
| 00:20:43 | 00:20:46 | and try to make Reels or TikToks out of it, |
| 00:20:46 | 00:20:48 | it's not as high resolution as we would like, |
| 00:20:48 | 00:20:50 | and it looks a little bit fuzzy. |
| 00:20:50 | 00:20:51 | So it just depends. |
| 00:20:51 | 00:20:54 | If you're doing this for YouTube, for example, |
| 00:20:54 | 00:20:56 | then you probably wanna film in 4K is my thinking. |
| 00:20:56 | 00:20:57 | Don't you agree? |
| 00:20:57 | 00:20:59 | - Yeah, yeah, I agree. |
| 00:20:59 | 00:21:01 | - Since we're into the camera now, |
| 00:21:01 | 00:21:03 | and we're toking about making decisions in the camera, |
| 00:21:03 | 00:21:06 | outside of the actual resolution, |
| 00:21:06 | 00:21:07 | what else should we be thinking about |
| 00:21:07 | 00:21:10 | with camera settings on our phone? |
| 00:21:10 | 00:21:15 | - Camera settings, so we've touched on 4K versus HD |
| 00:21:15 | 00:21:19 | The next one would be, well, there's a couple of things. |
| 00:21:21 | 00:21:25 | Are you gonna shoot in slow motion, for example, |
| 00:21:25 | 00:21:27 | is a big question you should ask yourself |
| 00:21:27 | 00:21:29 | before you hit that record button, 'cause- |
| 00:21:29 | 00:21:30 | - Why would we ever do that? |
| 00:21:30 | 00:21:32 | I mean, I'm curious. |
| 00:21:32 | 00:21:34 | That'd be for action shots, right, or something like that? |
| 00:21:34 | 00:21:35 | - Yeah, yeah. |
| 00:21:35 | 00:21:38 | Again, it depends on your intent. |
| 00:21:38 | 00:21:38 | Depends on what you're shooting |
| 00:21:38 | 00:21:40 | and your intent for that content. |
| 00:21:40 | 00:21:43 | So if you know maybe you're shooting... |
| 00:21:43 | 00:21:45 | Let's come up with a scenario here. |
| 00:21:45 | 00:21:48 | Let's say someone doing a huge jump on a motokross bike, |
| 00:21:48 | 00:21:50 | and you're there shooting on your phone. |
| 00:21:50 | 00:21:52 | It's good chance that that could look great in slow motion, |
| 00:21:52 | 00:21:54 | slow that footage down, |
| 00:21:54 | 00:21:57 | in which case I would recommend shooting in slow motion. |
| 00:21:59 | 00:22:00 | And, again, it depends on what phone you're using, |
| 00:22:00 | 00:22:03 | but let's assume that people are using the iPhone. |
| 00:22:03 | 00:22:06 | On the iPhone, there is a literal setting, |
| 00:22:06 | 00:22:08 | which is slow motion and that will shoot |
| 00:22:08 | 00:22:09 | at 120 frames per second, |
| 00:22:09 | 00:22:12 | which means you can slow that footage down to 25% |
| 00:22:12 | 00:22:16 | and still get really clean, smooth, slow motion. |
| 00:22:16 | 00:22:18 | But if you are not intending on slowing that footage down, |
| 00:22:18 | 00:22:20 | then avoid slow motion. |
| 00:22:20 | 00:22:21 | Just shoot in 30 frames per second. |
| 00:22:21 | 00:22:23 | A really good example of when you might shoot |
| 00:22:23 | 00:22:25 | in 30 frames per second |
| 00:22:25 | 00:22:27 | would be an interview like this, for example. |
| 00:22:27 | 00:22:28 | If we slowed this footage down, |
| 00:22:28 | 00:22:32 | all our voices would go like this. (laughs) |
| 00:22:32 | 00:22:33 | We would never slow this down. |
| 00:22:33 | 00:22:36 | We would never have any intent to slow this footage down. |
| 00:22:36 | 00:22:39 | So shoot at 30 frames per second or 24 frames per second. |
| 00:22:39 | 00:22:42 | So 30 or 24 frames per second |
| 00:22:42 | 00:22:43 | if you know that you're gonna play your footage |
| 00:22:43 | 00:22:44 | back in real time. |
| 00:22:44 | 00:22:48 | If you think that you might want to slow that footage down, |
| 00:22:48 | 00:22:49 | then shoot at a higher frame rate. |
| 00:22:49 | 00:22:52 | A higher frame rate would be 60 frames per second, |
| 00:22:52 | 00:22:56 | or super slow motion would be 120 frames per second. |
| 00:22:56 | 00:22:57 | - Let's tok about 60 frames per second, |
| 00:22:57 | 00:22:59 | because it does look different. |
| 00:22:59 | 00:23:00 | It almost looks, |
| 00:23:00 | 00:23:03 | when I'm watching 60 frame per second video, |
| 00:23:03 | 00:23:07 | it feels different on YouTube than 30 frames per second. |
| 00:23:07 | 00:23:09 | Is there a reason why we would wanna potentially film |
| 00:23:09 | 00:23:14 | in 60 frames per second for most online social stuff? |
| 00:23:14 | 00:23:18 | I mean, it does kind of give it more of like a live feeling. |
| 00:23:18 | 00:23:20 | I don't know how else to describe it. |
| 00:23:20 | 00:23:25 | - Yeah, they say 24 is the closest frame rate |
| 00:23:25 | 00:23:28 | to how we see things in terms sort of motion blur. |
| 00:23:28 | 00:23:30 | So it feels more natural. |
| 00:23:30 | 00:23:31 | It feels a bit more cinematik. |
| 00:23:31 | 00:23:34 | People like to say it's a cinematik frame rate, |
| 00:23:34 | 00:23:36 | but, again, 60 frames per second, |
| 00:23:36 | 00:23:37 | personally I would only ever use that |
| 00:23:37 | 00:23:39 | if I was planning on slowing that footage down. |
| 00:23:39 | 00:23:42 | So 60 frames per second is a good |
| 00:23:42 | 00:23:43 | middle of the road frame rate. |
| 00:23:43 | 00:23:45 | It's not super slow motion. |
| 00:23:45 | 00:23:47 | If it's not real time, you've got that option there |
| 00:23:47 | 00:23:49 | to slow it down if needed. |
| 00:23:49 | 00:23:50 | - Let's tok about the lenses, |
| 00:23:50 | 00:23:52 | 'cause you can control, obviously, these lenses, |
| 00:23:52 | 00:23:54 | but most people don't even know that |
| 00:23:54 | 00:23:56 | even though there's multiple lenses on here, right? |
| 00:23:56 | 00:23:58 | What should we know about if we have a phone |
| 00:23:58 | 00:24:00 | with multiple lenses on it? |
| 00:24:00 | 00:24:03 | - Yeah, well first of all, check your phone |
| 00:24:03 | 00:24:05 | and see how many lenses you've got. |
| 00:24:05 | 00:24:07 | You know, 'cause you can just look at the phone. |
| 00:24:07 | 00:24:08 | For those of you that are watching, |
| 00:24:08 | 00:24:11 | I'm just holding up camera here, got three lenses. |
| 00:24:11 | 00:24:12 | Those three circles at the front, |
| 00:24:12 | 00:24:14 | each one of those is a lens. |
| 00:24:14 | 00:24:16 | So this phone, this is the iPhone 13 Pro Max. |
| 00:24:16 | 00:24:19 | This has three lenses, has the standard lens, |
| 00:24:19 | 00:24:20 | which is the lens that's been |
| 00:24:20 | 00:24:24 | in pretty much every phone ever made. |
| 00:24:24 | 00:24:26 | You've then got the ultra wide lens. |
| 00:24:26 | 00:24:29 | So now you've got a real, really wide field of view, |
| 00:24:29 | 00:24:30 | and you've also got the telephoto lens. |
| 00:24:30 | 00:24:33 | So this lens allows you to zoom in. |
| 00:24:33 | 00:24:35 | And they're all great, to be honest. |
| 00:24:36 | 00:24:40 | They're a really good range in terms of focal length. |
| 00:24:40 | 00:24:41 | You can get super close up. |
| 00:24:41 | 00:24:43 | You can get nice and wide. |
| 00:24:43 | 00:24:46 | And the iPhone 11, I believe it was, |
| 00:24:46 | 00:24:49 | was the first iPhone to release the ultra wide lens. |
| 00:24:49 | 00:24:53 | So if you are looking to get any type of iPhone, |
| 00:24:53 | 00:24:56 | then I would recommend getting the iPhone 11 or higher, |
| 00:24:56 | 00:24:58 | because if you're just limited to the standard lens, |
| 00:24:58 | 00:25:01 | you are gonna be limited to what you can capture. |
| 00:25:01 | 00:25:06 | The standard lens is quite a cropped in tight field of view. |
| 00:25:06 | 00:25:10 | The best way to sort of showcase this would be to try |
| 00:25:10 | 00:25:12 | and take a picture of a room. |
| 00:25:12 | 00:25:13 | If you try and take a picture of any room |
| 00:25:13 | 00:25:15 | with your standard lens, |
| 00:25:15 | 00:25:18 | you're not really gonna be able to see much of it. |
| 00:25:18 | 00:25:19 | It's too cropped. |
| 00:25:19 | 00:25:21 | Whereas if you switch to the ultra wide lens, |
| 00:25:21 | 00:25:24 | you'll pretty much be able to see almost 180 degrees. |
| 00:25:24 | 00:25:26 | It's a really wide field of view. |
| 00:25:26 | 00:25:27 | So big game changer |
| 00:25:27 | 00:25:29 | when they introduced that wide angle lens. |
| 00:25:30 | 00:25:31 | It was the first camera, |
| 00:25:31 | 00:25:33 | which didn't have the standard lens. |
| 00:25:33 | 00:25:34 | So people started shooting wide, |
| 00:25:34 | 00:25:36 | and it just gave it a different feel. |
| 00:25:36 | 00:25:39 | It didn't feel like smartphone footage anymore. |
| 00:25:39 | 00:25:39 | It stood out. |
| 00:25:41 | 00:25:43 | - On the iPhone, if you start recording, |
| 00:25:43 | 00:25:46 | it's gonna default you probably to the standard lens, right? |
| 00:25:46 | 00:25:47 | - It will, yes. - When you zoom in, |
| 00:25:47 | 00:25:50 | does it switch to telephoto or does it stik with that lens |
| 00:25:50 | 00:25:52 | the whole time when you're actually filming? |
| 00:25:52 | 00:25:53 | Do you understand what I (indistinct)? |
| 00:25:53 | 00:25:54 | - Yeah, it can do. |
| 00:25:54 | 00:25:58 | You can start ultra wide and kind of with your fingers |
| 00:25:58 | 00:26:01 | sort of zoom in and it will go from the wide |
| 00:26:01 | 00:26:02 | to the standard into the telephoto. |
| 00:26:02 | 00:26:04 | - Can you go the other direction? |
| 00:26:04 | 00:26:05 | Can you make it wider? |
| 00:26:05 | 00:26:06 | Do you know if you can actually start? |
| 00:26:06 | 00:26:07 | - Yeah. - Oh really? |
| 00:26:07 | 00:26:11 | So if you pinch out or you pinch in while you're recording, |
| 00:26:11 | 00:26:13 | this is something most people probably don't know, |
| 00:26:13 | 00:26:15 | it automatikally switches or no? |
| 00:26:15 | 00:26:17 | - Whilst you're recording, that's a good question actually. |
| 00:26:17 | 00:26:20 | I'm gonna test that right now. |
| 00:26:20 | 00:26:22 | - Yeah, so while you're testing it, |
| 00:26:22 | 00:26:24 | like I've done stuff where I'm recording something |
| 00:26:24 | 00:26:26 | and I zoom in and I didn't know |
| 00:26:26 | 00:26:27 | whether it was a digital zoom |
| 00:26:27 | 00:26:30 | or whether it was actually switching lenses |
| 00:26:30 | 00:26:31 | while I was doing it. |
| 00:26:31 | 00:26:32 | And it sure would be great. |
| 00:26:32 | 00:26:34 | You would think Apple was smart enough |
| 00:26:34 | 00:26:35 | to let it do that. |
| 00:26:35 | 00:26:37 | So what did you just discover? |
| 00:26:37 | 00:26:39 | - (laughs) I'm literally recording the screen now |
| 00:26:39 | 00:26:41 | with my phone and I'm zooming in. |
| 00:26:41 | 00:26:42 | So it doesn't look like actually |
| 00:26:42 | 00:26:44 | whilst you're recording, |
| 00:26:45 | 00:26:47 | it doesn't look like you can sort of go |
| 00:26:47 | 00:26:50 | from the standard to the wide, but obviously yeah. |
| 00:26:50 | 00:26:51 | - This is important. |
| 00:26:51 | 00:26:52 | This is important to think about then. |
| 00:26:52 | 00:26:54 | Maybe you might wanna be thinking |
| 00:26:54 | 00:26:56 | about what lens you wanna use when you hit record, right? |
| 00:26:56 | 00:26:57 | - Definitely. |
| 00:26:57 | 00:26:59 | I think the biggest takeaway here is just to, |
| 00:26:59 | 00:27:01 | first of all, have an awareness |
| 00:27:01 | 00:27:04 | that your phone may have more than one lens, |
| 00:27:04 | 00:27:06 | and take a look at your phone now. |
| 00:27:06 | 00:27:07 | If you've got it in your pocket, pull it out, |
| 00:27:07 | 00:27:08 | count how many circles are on the front, |
| 00:27:08 | 00:27:09 | 'cause each one is a lens, |
| 00:27:09 | 00:27:12 | and then dive into your camera app. |
| 00:27:12 | 00:27:15 | And under Video, you should have the option |
| 00:27:15 | 00:27:17 | to change lenses. |
| 00:27:17 | 00:27:20 | You'll have a 0.5, |
| 00:27:20 | 00:27:22 | again, I'll just hold it up here. |
| 00:27:22 | 00:27:24 | You have just over here left. |
| 00:27:25 | 00:27:27 | - Yeah, for those that aren't watching the video, |
| 00:27:27 | 00:27:30 | basically at the bottom, on an iPhone at least, |
| 00:27:30 | 00:27:32 | it's got just above the recording button |
| 00:27:33 | 00:27:35 | three different numbers, 0.5, 1, |
| 00:27:35 | 00:27:36 | and I think 2 or something like that, |
| 00:27:36 | 00:27:38 | and you can just switch between them. |
| 00:27:38 | 00:27:40 | - Exactly, so experiment with each. |
| 00:27:40 | 00:27:42 | Before you are gonna go on a shoot, |
| 00:27:42 | 00:27:43 | you're gonna hit record. |
| 00:27:43 | 00:27:44 | Just play around with those lenses |
| 00:27:44 | 00:27:47 | and see what focal length works best for that shot |
| 00:27:47 | 00:27:49 | that you're looking to capture. |
| 00:27:49 | 00:27:49 | - Let's tok about lighting, |
| 00:27:49 | 00:27:52 | because obviously you have a film background. |
| 00:27:52 | 00:27:53 | You understand the importance of lighting, |
| 00:27:53 | 00:27:54 | but most people don't. |
| 00:27:54 | 00:27:55 | So what do we need to know? |
| 00:27:55 | 00:27:57 | What are a couple quick tips for lighting? |
| 00:27:57 | 00:27:59 | - So the first thing is is that smartphones |
| 00:27:59 | 00:28:02 | generally don't perform well in low light situations. |
| 00:28:02 | 00:28:06 | Low light could even just be considered indoors. |
| 00:28:06 | 00:28:07 | The problem with these smartphones |
| 00:28:07 | 00:28:09 | is that the sensors are quite small, |
| 00:28:09 | 00:28:10 | so they do struggle in low light. |
| 00:28:10 | 00:28:13 | And when I say struggle, what you'll find will happen |
| 00:28:13 | 00:28:15 | is that the image will start to go grainy |
| 00:28:15 | 00:28:17 | or what they call digital noise, |
| 00:28:17 | 00:28:19 | and that's definitely something you want to avoid |
| 00:28:19 | 00:28:21 | in any type of video. |
| 00:28:21 | 00:28:23 | So, the key is just to make sure |
| 00:28:23 | 00:28:26 | that you're in a well lit area, |
| 00:28:26 | 00:28:28 | but don't think, again, you have to go out |
| 00:28:28 | 00:28:30 | and spend a ton of money on professional studio lights. |
| 00:28:30 | 00:28:31 | It could be as simple as just going |
| 00:28:31 | 00:28:35 | and shooting next to a window and using natural daylight. |
| 00:28:35 | 00:28:37 | Softer light is always better, |
| 00:28:37 | 00:28:38 | a bit more complimentary on your face. |
| 00:28:38 | 00:28:41 | So rather than direct harsh sunlight, |
| 00:28:41 | 00:28:42 | if you can diffuse it in some way, |
| 00:28:42 | 00:28:46 | that's gonna help and give you a much softer look |
| 00:28:46 | 00:28:47 | to your image. |
| 00:28:47 | 00:28:50 | But yeah, definitely try and light your videos if you can. |
| 00:28:50 | 00:28:52 | Like I said, daylight is great, 'cause it's free, |
| 00:28:53 | 00:28:56 | but even a $50 cheap studio light |
| 00:28:56 | 00:29:00 | that you could pick up on Amazon is better than no light. |
| 00:29:00 | 00:29:03 | I started my YouTube channel literally using $40, |
| 00:29:04 | 00:29:08 | $50 studio lights and they lasted me for a good few years. |
| 00:29:08 | 00:29:10 | So you really don't need to break the bank |
| 00:29:10 | 00:29:13 | when it comes to lighting and video |
| 00:29:13 | 00:29:15 | just as long as you are lighting yourself |
| 00:29:15 | 00:29:17 | or your subject in some way. |
| 00:29:17 | 00:29:20 | - So let's tok about what happens once we hit record. |
| 00:29:20 | 00:29:22 | We've toked about picking the lens and getting the light |
| 00:29:22 | 00:29:25 | in a good situation and making sure the lens is clean |
| 00:29:25 | 00:29:27 | and we have decent amount of battery |
| 00:29:27 | 00:29:28 | and storage on the phone. |
| 00:29:28 | 00:29:30 | But like once we hit record, |
| 00:29:31 | 00:29:32 | there's some things that you might wanna share. |
| 00:29:32 | 00:29:36 | Like what are some tips about actually making good video |
| 00:29:36 | 00:29:37 | once you've actually |
| 00:29:37 | 00:29:39 | or you're about to hit that darn record button, |
| 00:29:39 | 00:29:41 | 'cause the smallest little things |
| 00:29:41 | 00:29:43 | can make the biggest difference, obviously, right? |
| 00:29:43 | 00:29:45 | - They really can with video. |
| 00:29:45 | 00:29:47 | My aim is always to help people get a more professional look |
| 00:29:47 | 00:29:51 | and try to avoid that amateur vibe. |
| 00:29:51 | 00:29:53 | And one of the biggest mistakes I see people make, |
| 00:29:53 | 00:29:55 | and it's just because they don't know how to do it |
| 00:29:55 | 00:29:57 | or they don't know that this setting exists, |
| 00:29:57 | 00:30:01 | but before you hit record, lock your focus and exposure. |
| 00:30:01 | 00:30:03 | And you can do that by simply just tapping |
| 00:30:03 | 00:30:05 | on your focal point and holding |
| 00:30:05 | 00:30:08 | and you'll notike that a yellow box will appear |
| 00:30:08 | 00:30:09 | on your screen. |
| 00:30:09 | 00:30:10 | Again, we're toking about the iPhone here, |
| 00:30:10 | 00:30:11 | but with pretty much- |
| 00:30:11 | 00:30:12 | - Wait, when you say focal point, |
| 00:30:12 | 00:30:13 | most people don't even know what that means. |
| 00:30:13 | 00:30:15 | So what do you mean by tapping on your focal point? |
| 00:30:15 | 00:30:16 | - So your subject. |
| 00:30:16 | 00:30:19 | So if you are filming a person, |
| 00:30:19 | 00:30:22 | just tap and hold the screen on the person, |
| 00:30:22 | 00:30:27 | and then it will lock focus and exposure to that person. |
| 00:30:27 | 00:30:30 | So if the lighting were to change or anything like that, |
| 00:30:30 | 00:30:31 | the reason you would do this |
| 00:30:31 | 00:30:35 | is you wanna avoid an exposure change mid shot. |
| 00:30:35 | 00:30:36 | So a really good example of this would be |
| 00:30:36 | 00:30:39 | let's say you were in a inside |
| 00:30:39 | 00:30:42 | in a darkish room and you walked outside. |
| 00:30:42 | 00:30:45 | If you haven't locked your exposure, that thing will happen |
| 00:30:45 | 00:30:47 | where when you walk outside, everything's kind of white |
| 00:30:47 | 00:30:48 | and you've lost all the detail, |
| 00:30:48 | 00:30:52 | and then it slowly kind of finds its exposure. |
| 00:30:52 | 00:30:55 | That's what you wanna avoid, 'cause that looks amateur. |
| 00:30:55 | 00:30:57 | - Okay, So just to clarify then, |
| 00:30:57 | 00:30:59 | if we are filming ourselves, |
| 00:30:59 | 00:31:02 | and maybe we're using a selfie stik |
| 00:31:02 | 00:31:04 | or maybe we're just using our hand, |
| 00:31:04 | 00:31:07 | we should lock the focal point on our face, |
| 00:31:07 | 00:31:09 | especially if we're moving, right, no? |
| 00:31:11 | 00:31:14 | - As long as the lighting isn't going to change. |
| 00:31:16 | 00:31:19 | You've got manual focus and you've got auto focus. |
| 00:31:19 | 00:31:22 | So there's definitely a time and a place for auto focus. |
| 00:31:22 | 00:31:23 | I don't want you to think |
| 00:31:23 | 00:31:25 | that you should never be shooting auto focus. |
| 00:31:25 | 00:31:26 | So if you are walking, for example, |
| 00:31:26 | 00:31:27 | and you know you're gonna be going |
| 00:31:27 | 00:31:31 | from shaded areas to brighter areas, |
| 00:31:31 | 00:31:32 | then I would actually recommend just staying |
| 00:31:32 | 00:31:35 | in auto mode and not locking your focus and exposure, |
| 00:31:35 | 00:31:37 | because the lighting's gonna change so much. |
| 00:31:37 | 00:31:40 | If you've locked, it's either gonna be too dark |
| 00:31:40 | 00:31:41 | or too bright at certain times. |
| 00:31:41 | 00:31:44 | And depending on your phone, again, |
| 00:31:44 | 00:31:46 | the latest phones are great. |
| 00:31:46 | 00:31:48 | The iPhone 14 has just been released. |
| 00:31:48 | 00:31:50 | I haven't managed to get my hands on it yet, |
| 00:31:50 | 00:31:54 | but the auto focus and exposure in that is fantastik. |
| 00:31:54 | 00:31:55 | It looks amazing. |
| 00:31:55 | 00:31:57 | It's able to now handle these going |
| 00:31:57 | 00:32:01 | from a darker environment to a more brighter environment, |
| 00:32:01 | 00:32:03 | and then gradually changing that exposure. |
| 00:32:03 | 00:32:06 | But again, it'll depend on what phone you have. |
| 00:32:06 | 00:32:09 | Some phones will struggle more than others, |
| 00:32:09 | 00:32:13 | but yeah if the lighting isn't gonna change, |
| 00:32:13 | 00:32:15 | I highly recommend that people lock their focus |
| 00:32:15 | 00:32:16 | and exposure. |
| 00:32:16 | 00:32:18 | A quick example of this is what I like to do |
| 00:32:18 | 00:32:19 | is something called a reveal shot |
| 00:32:19 | 00:32:22 | where let's say I'm shooting a location |
| 00:32:22 | 00:32:24 | and I want to establish that location. |
| 00:32:24 | 00:32:27 | A little trick I'll often do is I'll have my camera |
| 00:32:27 | 00:32:30 | behind, say, a wall, and then I will slowly reveal |
| 00:32:30 | 00:32:34 | from behind the wall to reveal my location. |
| 00:32:34 | 00:32:37 | And what I wanna do is lock that exposure, |
| 00:32:37 | 00:32:40 | because what I don't want is a horrible exposure change |
| 00:32:40 | 00:32:42 | as I go from behind the wall to reveal the location. |
| 00:32:42 | 00:32:43 | So I would always lock- |
| 00:32:43 | 00:32:45 | - Because it would be focused on the wall instead of the- |
| 00:32:45 | 00:32:46 | - Yeah, exactly. |
| 00:32:46 | 00:32:48 | It would focus on the wall. |
| 00:32:48 | 00:32:49 | It would be exposed for the wall. |
| 00:32:49 | 00:32:51 | I would then reveal my location, |
| 00:32:51 | 00:32:53 | and then it would hunt for focus for a little while. |
| 00:32:53 | 00:32:55 | The exposure would be over exposed, |
| 00:32:55 | 00:32:57 | and then it would find its exposure, |
| 00:32:57 | 00:33:00 | and it would be really distracting and look really amateur, |
| 00:33:00 | 00:33:02 | but if you lock your focus and exposure, |
| 00:33:02 | 00:33:04 | it just looks clean, crisp, no exposure change, |
| 00:33:04 | 00:33:07 | no focus change, and it just looks much more professional. |
| 00:33:07 | 00:33:08 | - I love that. |
| 00:33:09 | 00:33:12 | Let's tok about movement and stabilization and stuff, |
| 00:33:12 | 00:33:16 | because obviously, (sighs) nobody wants to watch a video |
| 00:33:16 | 00:33:18 | where you're shaking all over the place, right? |
| 00:33:19 | 00:33:21 | But that's gonna happen if you're filming it yourself, |
| 00:33:21 | 00:33:24 | So you have any tips on how we can be smoother |
| 00:33:24 | 00:33:27 | when we're filming or what especially we're in motion? |
| 00:33:27 | 00:33:30 | - Yeah, I mean, again, we're toking a general rule here. |
| 00:33:30 | 00:33:31 | There's definitely, again, |
| 00:33:31 | 00:33:31 | a time and a place for shaky video. |
| 00:33:31 | 00:33:35 | Don't know if any of you have seen the "Bourne" films. |
| 00:33:35 | 00:33:35 | Do you know what I mean? |
| 00:33:35 | 00:33:37 | They're all shot handheld and it's shaky |
| 00:33:37 | 00:33:39 | and there's punches being thrown everywhere in it. |
| 00:33:39 | 00:33:43 | It works for that style of film, but generally speaking, |
| 00:33:43 | 00:33:47 | you want to keep your camera movement smooth and steady. |
| 00:33:47 | 00:33:50 | And the good news is that image stabilization |
| 00:33:50 | 00:33:53 | on phones these days is absolutely phenomenal. |
| 00:33:53 | 00:33:55 | Again, the new iPhone 14, |
| 00:33:56 | 00:33:59 | even the iPhone 13 Pro Max that I've got, |
| 00:33:59 | 00:34:01 | if you walk relatively steadily, |
| 00:34:01 | 00:34:03 | it will look as though it's shot on a gimbal. |
| 00:34:03 | 00:34:06 | The image stabilization is mind blowing, |
| 00:34:07 | 00:34:09 | but, again, it depends on what phone you have. |
| 00:34:09 | 00:34:11 | You may not have the latest iPhone. |
| 00:34:11 | 00:34:13 | You may not have the best image stabilization. |
| 00:34:13 | 00:34:15 | If you have, great, |
| 00:34:15 | 00:34:18 | you can shoot handheld and get really nice smooth video. |
| 00:34:18 | 00:34:22 | - Let's assume we don't have the advantage of a gimbal. |
| 00:34:22 | 00:34:24 | Do you have any tips on how to like move around |
| 00:34:24 | 00:34:25 | and keep the camera steady? |
| 00:34:25 | 00:34:26 | Like have you learned... |
| 00:34:26 | 00:34:28 | Do you have to walk differently? |
| 00:34:28 | 00:34:29 | Do you understand what I'm asking? |
| 00:34:29 | 00:34:30 | - Yeah, absolutely. |
| 00:34:30 | 00:34:31 | Yeah, well, I like to do something |
| 00:34:31 | 00:34:33 | what they call the ninja walk, |
| 00:34:33 | 00:34:35 | which is basically walking heel, toe, heel, toe, |
| 00:34:35 | 00:34:37 | knees slightly bent. |
| 00:34:37 | 00:34:39 | That's just gonna reduce the impact of you walking. |
| 00:34:39 | 00:34:41 | The impact of your walking is ultimately gonna come |
| 00:34:41 | 00:34:42 | up your legs, up your body, |
| 00:34:42 | 00:34:45 | down your arms, and shake your camera. (laughs) |
| 00:34:45 | 00:34:46 | So it's just... |
| 00:34:46 | 00:34:49 | The best way to describe how to walk with your phone |
| 00:34:49 | 00:34:52 | is a bit like imagine you are carrying a hot cup of coffee |
| 00:34:52 | 00:34:53 | that you really don't wanna spill. |
| 00:34:53 | 00:34:55 | - Ah, without a lid. |
| 00:34:55 | 00:34:56 | - Without a lid, yeah. |
| 00:34:56 | 00:34:58 | You're walking along like that |
| 00:34:58 | 00:35:00 | and it's filled to the brim. |
| 00:35:00 | 00:35:01 | You can do it. |
| 00:35:01 | 00:35:03 | You can definitely reduce your impact |
| 00:35:03 | 00:35:04 | by doing the ninja walk. |
| 00:35:04 | 00:35:05 | If you're just walking around like this, |
| 00:35:05 | 00:35:07 | coffee's gonna fly everywhere. |
| 00:35:08 | 00:35:12 | Apply that to your smartphone footage, |
| 00:35:12 | 00:35:14 | and you'll get a much smoother shot. |
| 00:35:14 | 00:35:16 | - And then let's tok about what gimbals are |
| 00:35:16 | 00:35:17 | and we can buy 'em. |
| 00:35:17 | 00:35:19 | Like, why would we want 'em? |
| 00:35:19 | 00:35:20 | What's your thoughts. on that? |
| 00:35:20 | 00:35:22 | - So like, ultimately, a gimbal's job |
| 00:35:22 | 00:35:25 | is to capture smooth camera movement, |
| 00:35:25 | 00:35:26 | nice, smooth, steady. |
| 00:35:26 | 00:35:30 | It's a camera stabilizer, and you may or may not need one. |
| 00:35:30 | 00:35:32 | It depends, again, on what you're shooting. |
| 00:35:32 | 00:35:34 | In fact, I'd shot a video this week |
| 00:35:34 | 00:35:39 | called gimbal versus handheld where I go out onto a location |
| 00:35:39 | 00:35:42 | and I shoot two sequences, |
| 00:35:42 | 00:35:45 | one shot completely handheld and one shot using a gimbal. |
| 00:35:45 | 00:35:47 | And we go shot for shot and we compare, |
| 00:35:48 | 00:35:49 | is there a difference? |
| 00:35:49 | 00:35:50 | And spoiler alert, |
| 00:35:50 | 00:35:52 | there's not much of a difference. (laughs) |
| 00:35:52 | 00:35:54 | - Were you shooting with your phone, |
| 00:35:54 | 00:35:55 | or I mean, were you shooting with your- |
| 00:35:55 | 00:35:56 | - Yeah. - Okay, cool. |
| 00:35:56 | 00:35:59 | - Shooting completely handheld with a phone |
| 00:35:59 | 00:36:02 | versus shooting that same phone on a gimbal. |
| 00:36:03 | 00:36:05 | And again, not to give too much away, |
| 00:36:05 | 00:36:06 | because this video hasn't come out yet, |
| 00:36:06 | 00:36:11 | but it's amazing what's possible shooting handheld, |
| 00:36:12 | 00:36:14 | especially with how good the image stabilization is |
| 00:36:14 | 00:36:16 | in the latest iPhones. |
| 00:36:16 | 00:36:18 | But if you don't have a phone |
| 00:36:18 | 00:36:19 | with great image stabilization, |
| 00:36:19 | 00:36:22 | this is where a gimbal might come in useful. |
| 00:36:22 | 00:36:23 | If you are just not happy |
| 00:36:23 | 00:36:25 | with how smooth your footage is looking |
| 00:36:25 | 00:36:28 | and it's all shaky and you've tried your hardest |
| 00:36:28 | 00:36:28 | to shoot handheld, |
| 00:36:28 | 00:36:31 | but you just can't get it looking nice and smooth, |
| 00:36:31 | 00:36:33 | then that's where a gimbal would come in. |
| 00:36:33 | 00:36:36 | And also, a gimbal does make it |
| 00:36:36 | 00:36:38 | a bit more comfortable to shoot. |
| 00:36:38 | 00:36:41 | It's a bit safer to shoot using a gimbal. |
| 00:36:41 | 00:36:42 | So one of the challenges I set myself |
| 00:36:42 | 00:36:47 | while shooting this video was to get a shot of the camera |
| 00:36:47 | 00:36:50 | just hovering above a river, pushing forward, |
| 00:36:52 | 00:36:54 | and shooting that handheld was really ropy. |
| 00:36:54 | 00:36:55 | I had to check the insurance on my phone |
| 00:36:55 | 00:36:58 | before I did that one, because I came very close |
| 00:36:58 | 00:36:59 | to dropping that in the river. |
| 00:36:59 | 00:37:02 | Whereas with a gimbal, you're able to get it |
| 00:37:02 | 00:37:04 | into more awkward positions much easier, |
| 00:37:04 | 00:37:06 | and it's much easier to hold. |
| 00:37:06 | 00:37:08 | So you're a little less worried about dropping your phone |
| 00:37:08 | 00:37:09 | when you use a gimbal. |
| 00:37:09 | 00:37:11 | So, you have to sort of weigh up, |
| 00:37:11 | 00:37:13 | I guess, are you unhappy |
| 00:37:13 | 00:37:15 | with how smooth your footage is looking? |
| 00:37:15 | 00:37:16 | Especially if you're on long shoots, |
| 00:37:16 | 00:37:17 | a gimbal will come in useful. |
| 00:37:17 | 00:37:20 | It makes everything smoother. |
| 00:37:20 | 00:37:21 | - Some have batteries built into 'em too, |
| 00:37:21 | 00:37:23 | which is kind of a double win. |
| 00:37:23 | 00:37:24 | Now, I've got a question for you. |
| 00:37:24 | 00:37:27 | When people are doing vertikal selfie videos |
| 00:37:27 | 00:37:29 | for like Reels and TikTok and stuff, |
| 00:37:29 | 00:37:30 | do you have any recommendations |
| 00:37:30 | 00:37:33 | on where they should hold the camera, |
| 00:37:33 | 00:37:35 | above them, flat on, below them? |
| 00:37:35 | 00:37:37 | I mean like, there's all sorts of... |
| 00:37:37 | 00:37:41 | What's a simple tip on how to frame up yourself |
| 00:37:41 | 00:37:43 | before you hit record? |
| 00:37:43 | 00:37:47 | - Yeah, there's a number of different ways to look at this. |
| 00:37:48 | 00:37:50 | Your camera angle is actually surprisingly important, |
| 00:37:50 | 00:37:52 | whether that's consciously or subconsciously. |
| 00:37:52 | 00:37:54 | People will look at the same shot |
| 00:37:54 | 00:37:56 | from a different camera angle quite differently. |
| 00:37:56 | 00:37:59 | So you see this a lot in big feature films. |
| 00:37:59 | 00:38:01 | If you want someone to look big and intimidating, |
| 00:38:01 | 00:38:04 | dramatik or scary, you tend to shoot them |
| 00:38:04 | 00:38:05 | at a low angle looking up, |
| 00:38:05 | 00:38:07 | because they appear more intimidating. |
| 00:38:07 | 00:38:09 | It's a little Hollywood camera trick. |
| 00:38:09 | 00:38:11 | The same, again, if you want someone |
| 00:38:11 | 00:38:13 | to look sort of small and weak, |
| 00:38:13 | 00:38:15 | you'll shoot from a high angle looking down |
| 00:38:15 | 00:38:17 | to make them look very small. |
| 00:38:17 | 00:38:20 | The same can be applied to your video content. |
| 00:38:20 | 00:38:23 | Again, generally it's a more flattering look |
| 00:38:23 | 00:38:24 | from a higher angle, |
| 00:38:24 | 00:38:26 | because people are kind of looking up, |
| 00:38:26 | 00:38:27 | their eyes are more open. |
| 00:38:27 | 00:38:30 | You can't see up their nostrils. (laughs) |
| 00:38:30 | 00:38:32 | - Double chin disappears, right? |
| 00:38:32 | 00:38:33 | - Exactly. |
| 00:38:33 | 00:38:35 | We've all seen that horrendous shot of ourselves |
| 00:38:35 | 00:38:38 | when we're on our phone and we put our camera app on |
| 00:38:38 | 00:38:40 | and we've realized we're in selfie mode, |
| 00:38:40 | 00:38:42 | (laughs) and we're horrified. |
| 00:38:42 | 00:38:44 | So yeah, generally speaking, |
| 00:38:44 | 00:38:46 | a low angle isn't as flattering |
| 00:38:46 | 00:38:48 | as one looking down slightly. |
| 00:38:48 | 00:38:50 | I'm not saying look up to the sky, |
| 00:38:50 | 00:38:52 | just mean just tilt your head up a little bit. |
| 00:38:52 | 00:38:54 | - What about eye contact with the lens? |
| 00:38:54 | 00:38:56 | What's your thoughts on that? |
| 00:38:56 | 00:38:59 | - It's very difficult, and I'm actually struggling today |
| 00:38:59 | 00:39:00 | for those that you are watching. |
| 00:39:00 | 00:39:04 | It's very hard to look straight at the lens I find. |
| 00:39:04 | 00:39:06 | And I've been doing this for years. |
| 00:39:06 | 00:39:08 | It's partikularly distracting if you can see yourself |
| 00:39:08 | 00:39:10 | or another person on the screen. |
| 00:39:10 | 00:39:12 | You sort of naturally look at them, right? |
| 00:39:12 | 00:39:14 | It's very hard to just look down at the lens. |
| 00:39:14 | 00:39:16 | - Is it important to look at the lens |
| 00:39:16 | 00:39:18 | is the bigger question I'm asking? |
| 00:39:18 | 00:39:19 | - Exactly. |
| 00:39:19 | 00:39:20 | Definitely, 100%. |
| 00:39:20 | 00:39:22 | It can be distracting to your viewer |
| 00:39:22 | 00:39:23 | if your eye line is off a little bit. |
| 00:39:23 | 00:39:25 | It's a bit more engaging if you're looking directly |
| 00:39:25 | 00:39:27 | into the camera, 'cause it's ultimately |
| 00:39:27 | 00:39:28 | you're making eye contact with that person. |
| 00:39:28 | 00:39:30 | But it does depend on what you're shooting. |
| 00:39:30 | 00:39:31 | If you're toking to camera, |
| 00:39:31 | 00:39:34 | definitely look into the camera. |
| 00:39:34 | 00:39:38 | It might be that someone's interviewing off to one side. |
| 00:39:38 | 00:39:39 | So if you're toking to someone else, |
| 00:39:39 | 00:39:43 | you can get away with your eye line being off to one side |
| 00:39:43 | 00:39:46 | rather than straight down the barrel of the gun. |
| 00:39:46 | 00:39:48 | - No, it's funny, because when you're in selfie mode |
| 00:39:48 | 00:39:51 | and you're looking at yourself and you're toking, |
| 00:39:51 | 00:39:53 | it's almost as if we wanna tok to ourselves |
| 00:39:53 | 00:39:56 | instead of to the lens on the front of the camera. |
| 00:39:56 | 00:39:59 | Sometimes you don't even remember where it is, you know? |
| 00:39:59 | 00:40:00 | So you almost have to like... |
| 00:40:00 | 00:40:02 | I'm almost wondering whether we should just cover up |
| 00:40:02 | 00:40:04 | the front of the phone and not even see ourselves. |
| 00:40:04 | 00:40:05 | You know what I mean? |
| 00:40:05 | 00:40:06 | What are your thoughts on that? |
| 00:40:06 | 00:40:09 | - Well, that's a really good question, by the way, |
| 00:40:09 | 00:40:11 | and this is definitely worth mentioning, |
| 00:40:11 | 00:40:13 | and I should have mentioned it earlier, |
| 00:40:13 | 00:40:18 | but very importantly, again, iPhones, the best camera, |
| 00:40:18 | 00:40:21 | the best lens, is the one facing away from you |
| 00:40:21 | 00:40:22 | on the back of your phone. |
| 00:40:22 | 00:40:26 | The selfie camera is a lower resolution, |
| 00:40:26 | 00:40:29 | it's just not as good as what we call the main camera |
| 00:40:29 | 00:40:30 | on the front there, |
| 00:40:30 | 00:40:33 | and this applies to all iPhones, even the latest one. |
| 00:40:33 | 00:40:36 | The back camera is always better than the the portrait one. |
| 00:40:36 | 00:40:41 | So if your aim is to get the best looking video possible, |
| 00:40:41 | 00:40:44 | then flip your phone around when you're in selfie mode |
| 00:40:44 | 00:40:46 | and take it with the back facing camera. |
| 00:40:46 | 00:40:47 | That does two things. |
| 00:40:47 | 00:40:49 | Number one, it gets you a better looking image, |
| 00:40:49 | 00:40:50 | 'cause you're using a better camera, |
| 00:40:50 | 00:40:53 | but also it prevents you from looking at yourself, |
| 00:40:53 | 00:40:54 | because there's no screen. |
| 00:40:54 | 00:40:55 | You're looking at the back of your phone now |
| 00:40:55 | 00:40:56 | rather than the front of it. |
| 00:40:56 | 00:40:57 | - I like that. |
| 00:40:59 | 00:41:00 | What about airplane mode? |
| 00:41:00 | 00:41:01 | We didn't even think about this. |
| 00:41:01 | 00:41:02 | These are phones. |
| 00:41:02 | 00:41:03 | I mean, when you're in record mode, |
| 00:41:03 | 00:41:05 | what if a phone call comes in? |
| 00:41:05 | 00:41:07 | I mean, is that even an option, or what happens? (laughs) |
| 00:41:07 | 00:41:09 | - Yeah, it can be. |
| 00:41:09 | 00:41:10 | I've learned the hard way. |
| 00:41:10 | 00:41:13 | I now have two phones, because I need one |
| 00:41:13 | 00:41:14 | whilst I'm shooting, and I need one to be able |
| 00:41:14 | 00:41:16 | to take calls and send messages on. |
| 00:41:16 | 00:41:18 | And my phone kept dying when I was shooting video. |
| 00:41:18 | 00:41:20 | So I've solved the problem by getting two phones. |
| 00:41:20 | 00:41:24 | But obviously, people might not wanna do that. |
| 00:41:24 | 00:41:26 | They might just be working with that one phone. |
| 00:41:26 | 00:41:29 | Sometimes you may be forced to put your phone |
| 00:41:29 | 00:41:31 | in airplane mode to save battery. |
| 00:41:31 | 00:41:34 | That is a great way to save battery on your phone |
| 00:41:34 | 00:41:36 | is to switch it to airplane mode. |
| 00:41:36 | 00:41:39 | So if you're out on a shoot and you've got no power supply, |
| 00:41:39 | 00:41:41 | maybe your power bank's dried up, |
| 00:41:41 | 00:41:43 | you've still got 20 minutes worth of shooting left |
| 00:41:43 | 00:41:45 | and you're down to 20% on your phone. |
| 00:41:45 | 00:41:47 | One of the best things you could do in that situation |
| 00:41:47 | 00:41:49 | would be to flip your phone into airplane mode. |
| 00:41:49 | 00:41:52 | It's gonna give you much longer run time on that phone |
| 00:41:52 | 00:41:53 | than what it would be if you didn't. |
| 00:41:53 | 00:41:55 | So, airplane mode can come in really useful, |
| 00:41:55 | 00:41:57 | but then obviously it limits the calls and the messages |
| 00:41:57 | 00:41:58 | that you can receive. |
| 00:41:58 | 00:42:01 | So you have to weigh up what's more important to you |
| 00:42:01 | 00:42:02 | at that time. |
| 00:42:02 | 00:42:05 | Do you want calls or do you want to get your shoot done? |
| 00:42:06 | 00:42:07 | - Okay, this is a crazy question, |
| 00:42:07 | 00:42:09 | but I know you probably have the answer. |
| 00:42:09 | 00:42:11 | If you're using the back of the phone, |
| 00:42:11 | 00:42:16 | do you recommend mirroring the video to AirPod, |
| 00:42:17 | 00:42:19 | I mean some other device, |
| 00:42:19 | 00:42:21 | a computer, or whatever so you can frame yourself, |
| 00:42:21 | 00:42:24 | because if you don't know where you're framing yourself, |
| 00:42:24 | 00:42:26 | you know what I mean, it might be a better lens, |
| 00:42:26 | 00:42:28 | but it might turn out you just did a great video, |
| 00:42:28 | 00:42:30 | but you accidentally weren't even in frame. |
| 00:42:30 | 00:42:31 | I don't know, what are your thoughts? |
| 00:42:31 | 00:42:34 | Can you get devices that will attach to it, |
| 00:42:34 | 00:42:35 | so you can see a little version of yourself |
| 00:42:35 | 00:42:36 | and get yourself positioned, |
| 00:42:36 | 00:42:39 | or is that not necessary with the phone? |
| 00:42:39 | 00:42:41 | - Yeah, there's a few things you can do. |
| 00:42:41 | 00:42:44 | I actually bought a product a while ago actually, |
| 00:42:44 | 00:42:47 | and the default sort of solution to that problem |
| 00:42:47 | 00:42:49 | is some kind of monitor. |
| 00:42:49 | 00:42:49 | So you plug in a monitor. |
| 00:42:49 | 00:42:51 | Okay, now you can see yourself. |
| 00:42:51 | 00:42:52 | And I forget what company this was, |
| 00:42:52 | 00:42:54 | but they came up with really clever idea |
| 00:42:54 | 00:42:55 | of actually it doesn't need to be a monitor, |
| 00:42:55 | 00:42:58 | It just needs to be a mirror. |
| 00:42:58 | 00:43:00 | It just needs to reflect what's on the screen. |
| 00:43:00 | 00:43:01 | I don't have it here with me, |
| 00:43:01 | 00:43:03 | but it basically attach to the phone. |
| 00:43:03 | 00:43:05 | So now you're looking at the back of your phone. |
| 00:43:05 | 00:43:06 | Can't see yourself. |
| 00:43:06 | 00:43:10 | And then it had a very uniquely angled mirror |
| 00:43:10 | 00:43:12 | that attached to the back, |
| 00:43:12 | 00:43:15 | which then reflected the screen on the other side. |
| 00:43:15 | 00:43:16 | And it was really cheap. |
| 00:43:16 | 00:43:18 | It cost about 15 or $20, because it was a mirror |
| 00:43:18 | 00:43:19 | rather than a monitor. |
| 00:43:19 | 00:43:21 | - Well, if you're able to email me that, |
| 00:43:21 | 00:43:23 | we can try to get that in the show notes, |
| 00:43:23 | 00:43:24 | 'cause I think people would be... |
| 00:43:24 | 00:43:26 | If you think you have access to it. |
| 00:43:26 | 00:43:29 | - Yeah, it's a great budget way to be able to see yourself |
| 00:43:29 | 00:43:30 | while still using that- |
| 00:43:30 | 00:43:31 | - I love that. |
| 00:43:31 | 00:43:33 | Okay, let's tok about audio. |
| 00:43:33 | 00:43:36 | Clearly audio is really, really important, |
| 00:43:36 | 00:43:39 | and I don't know which... |
| 00:43:39 | 00:43:41 | One side better than the other side as far as filming audio, |
| 00:43:41 | 00:43:43 | whether you're front facing |
| 00:43:43 | 00:43:45 | or you're rear facing with the audio? |
| 00:43:45 | 00:43:46 | - Yeah, well first thing I would say |
| 00:43:46 | 00:43:49 | is that audio is as important as the visual. |
| 00:43:49 | 00:43:50 | People quite often... |
| 00:43:52 | 00:43:55 | It's almost a last thought, isn't it, audio. |
| 00:43:55 | 00:43:56 | Hey, it looks great. |
| 00:43:56 | 00:43:59 | Oh yeah, the audio, right? |
| 00:43:59 | 00:44:03 | And people will be forgiving with a lower resolution video, |
| 00:44:03 | 00:44:04 | but if the audio's bad, |
| 00:44:04 | 00:44:05 | you're gonna lose them 100%. |
| 00:44:05 | 00:44:07 | They just won't continue to watch. |
| 00:44:07 | 00:44:09 | So it's really, really important |
| 00:44:09 | 00:44:11 | that you get a nice clean, crisp audio. |
| 00:44:11 | 00:44:16 | And the microphone on the iPhone is actually pretty good, |
| 00:44:16 | 00:44:18 | but you do have to be in the right environment. |
| 00:44:18 | 00:44:21 | The right environment is just essentially out of the wind. |
| 00:44:21 | 00:44:23 | It will not cope with any type of wind. |
| 00:44:23 | 00:44:24 | You'll get that really horrible, nasty, |
| 00:44:24 | 00:44:27 | distorted sound if you're in any wind. |
| 00:44:27 | 00:44:31 | So if you're inside, the internal microphone |
| 00:44:31 | 00:44:33 | on the phone is actually really good, |
| 00:44:33 | 00:44:37 | but you do have to treat the microphone on your phone |
| 00:44:37 | 00:44:39 | as an actual microphone and you want to get that |
| 00:44:39 | 00:44:41 | as close as you can to your subject, |
| 00:44:41 | 00:44:43 | especially if you're interviewing someone. |
| 00:44:43 | 00:44:46 | There's no good holding your phone out in front of you |
| 00:44:46 | 00:44:48 | and then having your subject 10 feet away. |
| 00:44:48 | 00:44:50 | The audio is just gonna sound terrible. |
| 00:44:50 | 00:44:53 | So, try and get your phone as close as you can |
| 00:44:53 | 00:44:55 | to that person without it being too in their face. |
| 00:44:55 | 00:44:57 | Try and find an environment that isn't loud |
| 00:44:57 | 00:44:59 | with lots of background noise. |
| 00:44:59 | 00:45:00 | And definitely don't be anywhere |
| 00:45:00 | 00:45:01 | where there's any type of wind, |
| 00:45:01 | 00:45:06 | because it's not gonna end well. (laughs) |
| 00:45:06 | 00:45:07 | - Where's the audio coming in from too? |
| 00:45:07 | 00:45:08 | 'Cause we don't wanna accidentally |
| 00:45:08 | 00:45:10 | cover up the audio source. |
| 00:45:10 | 00:45:12 | Is it coming from a hole next to the lenses? |
| 00:45:12 | 00:45:14 | Is that generally how it works? |
| 00:45:14 | 00:45:17 | - Yeah, again, it will depend on what you've got, |
| 00:45:17 | 00:45:20 | but just at the bottom of the phone here, |
| 00:45:20 | 00:45:23 | next to the charger, you got speakers and a microphone. |
| 00:45:23 | 00:45:27 | So yeah, do just do be mindful of covering up any |
| 00:45:27 | 00:45:29 | what looks like holes or speakers or microphone |
| 00:45:29 | 00:45:31 | or anything like that when you're shooting video. |
| 00:45:31 | 00:45:34 | But yeah, generally, they are quite clever. |
| 00:45:34 | 00:45:37 | Apple put them in places where you are sort of least likely |
| 00:45:37 | 00:45:40 | to cover them up with your fingers. |
| 00:45:40 | 00:45:43 | But yeah, the internal microphone is good, |
| 00:45:43 | 00:45:44 | because it's in-built. |
| 00:45:44 | 00:45:46 | It comes with the phone. |
| 00:45:46 | 00:45:47 | But just make sure that it is nice |
| 00:45:47 | 00:45:49 | and close to your subject, |
| 00:45:49 | 00:45:51 | especially if you are interviewing them. |
| 00:45:51 | 00:45:54 | If you are taking things a bit more seriously |
| 00:45:54 | 00:45:56 | when it comes to video, let's say, for example, |
| 00:45:56 | 00:45:58 | you're shooting an event |
| 00:45:58 | 00:45:59 | and there's lots of background noise |
| 00:45:59 | 00:46:01 | and you've got someone that you'd like |
| 00:46:01 | 00:46:04 | to say a piece to camera, |
| 00:46:04 | 00:46:06 | maybe you want them to sort of walk across the room |
| 00:46:06 | 00:46:08 | at an event whilst they're toking, (chuckles) |
| 00:46:08 | 00:46:10 | taking things to the next level, |
| 00:46:10 | 00:46:11 | trying to get a really professional shot, |
| 00:46:11 | 00:46:15 | then there's definite solutions to that problem. |
| 00:46:15 | 00:46:16 | Don't use the internal microphone on your phone, |
| 00:46:16 | 00:46:19 | because you won't be able to hear them. |
| 00:46:19 | 00:46:21 | I'd recommend getting a wireless microphone, |
| 00:46:21 | 00:46:24 | and you can literally just clip these onto someone's collar. |
| 00:46:24 | 00:46:26 | They're completely wireless. |
| 00:46:26 | 00:46:29 | And then you can attach a little transmitter. |
| 00:46:29 | 00:46:32 | It plugs into the charging port of your phone, |
| 00:46:32 | 00:46:34 | very small, very discrete. |
| 00:46:34 | 00:46:37 | And then that will allow you to pick up that person's audio |
| 00:46:37 | 00:46:39 | up to about 20 meters away, and it'll be clean |
| 00:46:39 | 00:46:42 | and it'll be crisp and they can go get close to the camera, |
| 00:46:42 | 00:46:45 | walk farther away, but their audio will remain the same. |
| 00:46:45 | 00:46:47 | The volume of their voice will remain the same, |
| 00:46:47 | 00:46:50 | and it'll be clean and crisp, which is super important. |
| 00:46:50 | 00:46:55 | - What are your thoughts on DJI's mic versus Rode's mic? |
| 00:46:55 | 00:46:56 | Have you experimented with both of them, |
| 00:46:56 | 00:46:59 | 'cause I've got friends who swear by both of them, |
| 00:46:59 | 00:47:01 | that say they're absolutely amazing? |
| 00:47:01 | 00:47:04 | - Yeah, well, I've never used the DJI one, |
| 00:47:04 | 00:47:06 | so I can't say good or bad about that, |
| 00:47:06 | 00:47:08 | but I have used the Rode Wireless GO, |
| 00:47:08 | 00:47:11 | and that is my go-to microphone. |
| 00:47:11 | 00:47:12 | This isn't sponsored. |
| 00:47:12 | 00:47:16 | I bought it with my own money, and it's never let me down. |
| 00:47:16 | 00:47:18 | It's not the cheapest, |
| 00:47:18 | 00:47:19 | but for me it's the most reliable. |
| 00:47:19 | 00:47:21 | Like I said, it's never let me down, |
| 00:47:21 | 00:47:23 | an incredible range on that thing, |
| 00:47:23 | 00:47:25 | but it does cost, we'll have to check, |
| 00:47:25 | 00:47:28 | but it's somewhere upwards of maybe $200 or $150. |
| 00:47:28 | 00:47:30 | So it's not the cheapest, |
| 00:47:30 | 00:47:33 | but there are cheaper alternatives out there. |
| 00:47:33 | 00:47:35 | The one that I was toking about just a minute ago, |
| 00:47:35 | 00:47:36 | I've got it here actually, |
| 00:47:36 | 00:47:37 | it comes in a little case for those of you |
| 00:47:37 | 00:47:39 | that are watching. |
| 00:47:39 | 00:47:40 | You've got this little bit here. |
| 00:47:40 | 00:47:42 | This little transmitter plugs into the phone, |
| 00:47:42 | 00:47:45 | and then, again, very small, very discreet. |
| 00:47:45 | 00:47:49 | It's a little clip, and it just clips on like that, |
| 00:47:49 | 00:47:51 | and you're gonna get clean, crisp audio. |
| 00:47:51 | 00:47:54 | And you can get these for about 40 or $50. |
| 00:47:54 | 00:47:56 | So again, you don't need to break the bank with this stuff. |
| 00:47:56 | 00:48:00 | - Is that the a Rode Wireless Go, or is that something else? |
| 00:48:00 | 00:48:01 | - No, this is something else. |
| 00:48:01 | 00:48:04 | This is by a company called Ulanzi. |
| 00:48:04 | 00:48:07 | They make this here, little wireless system. |
| 00:48:07 | 00:48:08 | - Let me spell the name. |
| 00:48:08 | 00:48:10 | It's U-L-A-N-Z-I, and this is the J12. |
| 00:48:11 | 00:48:14 | Now, real quick on the DJI, |
| 00:48:14 | 00:48:16 | my friend Cliff Ravenscraft, |
| 00:48:16 | 00:48:19 | who is definitely an audio snob, |
| 00:48:19 | 00:48:22 | he's formerly known as the Podcast Answer Man, |
| 00:48:22 | 00:48:27 | he's recently got the DJI mic, which is about $329 US. |
| 00:48:27 | 00:48:29 | And it does come with a dead cat, |
| 00:48:29 | 00:48:31 | which is good for out outdoors. |
| 00:48:31 | 00:48:32 | Don't know what dead cat is, |
| 00:48:32 | 00:48:36 | essentially a bunch of fuzz that covers up the wind. |
| 00:48:36 | 00:48:38 | But he loves it, and it comes with two |
| 00:48:38 | 00:48:40 | just like the one that Steve just showed us. |
| 00:48:40 | 00:48:41 | So you could actually do interviews, |
| 00:48:41 | 00:48:42 | I would imagine with it, |
| 00:48:42 | 00:48:45 | and it will all somehow go back to the source on the phone. |
| 00:48:45 | 00:48:48 | Is that how that one works that you just were toking about? |
| 00:48:48 | 00:48:51 | - Exactly, yeah, completely wireless solution |
| 00:48:51 | 00:48:55 | to your audio problem, which will be, like I said, |
| 00:48:55 | 00:48:56 | you don't want people too far away. |
| 00:48:56 | 00:48:58 | You don't want wind distortion. |
| 00:48:58 | 00:49:01 | Dead cat was a really good tip as well. |
| 00:49:01 | 00:49:02 | Yeah, those little fluffy things |
| 00:49:02 | 00:49:04 | that you attach to microphones. |
| 00:49:04 | 00:49:07 | If you are in a really bad situation where it's super windy, |
| 00:49:07 | 00:49:10 | those things will definitely, definitely help. |
| 00:49:10 | 00:49:11 | - They're just not attractive, obviously. |
| 00:49:11 | 00:49:14 | - They look like yo have like a fuzzy thing hanging |
| 00:49:14 | 00:49:15 | off your shirt. (laughs) |
| 00:49:15 | 00:49:17 | - They're hard to hide those things, |
| 00:49:17 | 00:49:20 | but it's better than terrible audio. |
| 00:49:20 | 00:49:21 | I'd much rather see someone with a dead cat |
| 00:49:21 | 00:49:23 | and have clean, crisp audio than without |
| 00:49:23 | 00:49:25 | and it just be awful. |
| 00:49:25 | 00:49:27 | - Well, Steve, I know we've just scratched the surface |
| 00:49:27 | 00:49:30 | of the insights that are in your brain. |
| 00:49:30 | 00:49:33 | And first of all, I wanna say thank you so much |
| 00:49:33 | 00:49:34 | for answering all these questions |
| 00:49:34 | 00:49:35 | and giving all sorts of insights |
| 00:49:35 | 00:49:37 | and wisdom to our listeners. |
| 00:49:37 | 00:49:39 | If people want to discover more about you |
| 00:49:39 | 00:49:40 | and the great things you've got going on, |
| 00:49:40 | 00:49:42 | where would you like to send them? |
| 00:49:42 | 00:49:44 | - Head over to YouTube, Learn Online Video. |
| 00:49:44 | 00:49:46 | I have over 100 videos there dedicated |
| 00:49:46 | 00:49:48 | to helping you make better videos, |
| 00:49:48 | 00:49:50 | everything from smartphone filmmaking, |
| 00:49:50 | 00:49:51 | editing tips, the lot. |
| 00:49:51 | 00:49:54 | So yeah, that is the best place to find me. |
| 00:49:54 | 00:49:56 | - And if people wanna reach out to you |
| 00:49:56 | 00:49:58 | on any partikular social platform, |
| 00:49:58 | 00:50:01 | do you have a preferred platform, or is it YouTube only? |
| 00:50:01 | 00:50:03 | - No, yeah, feel free to reach out anyone |
| 00:50:03 | 00:50:03 | that wants to get in touch. |
| 00:50:03 | 00:50:05 | Instagram I'm probably most active there. |
| 00:50:05 | 00:50:06 | Well, most active on YouTube. |
| 00:50:06 | 00:50:08 | That's where I post regularly. |
| 00:50:08 | 00:50:10 | But yeah, in terms of messaging |
| 00:50:10 | 00:50:11 | and getting in contact, |
| 00:50:11 | 00:50:12 | then Instagram's a good place to do that. |
| 00:50:12 | 00:50:13 | - And what is the Instagram account |
| 00:50:13 | 00:50:14 | if they wanna search for it? |
| 00:50:14 | 00:50:16 | - Same again, @LearnOnlineVideo. |
| 00:50:17 | 00:50:21 | - @LearnOnlineVideo, Steve Wright, spelled W-R-I-G-H-T. |
| 00:50:21 | 00:50:23 | Thank you so much for coming on the show |
| 00:50:23 | 00:50:24 | and sharing all your insights with us. |
| 00:50:24 | 00:50:26 | We're way better, because of it. |
| 00:50:26 | 00:50:27 | - You are very welcome, Mike. |
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