Here is a look at where I film my YouTube videos, podcasts, and online courses. I share all the gear I'm using and how I set it all up so I can walk in and start filming in less than a minute.
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In this podcast episode I chat with Tommy Calloway about how to improve lighting in your videos.
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This tiny light is the Lume Cube Panel Mini. A brand new pocket-sized, bi-color LED that is the perfect size to live on your camera.
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A fellow filmmaker asked me if I’d want to DP a short film inspired by a scene from David Fincher’s Se7en and test some new lights with him.
So of course I said yes.
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In my hunt for the perfect set of video lights to fly with and film my client’s videos, the next lights I tried are a set of LEDs from Fiilex.
The K412 set comes in a rolling travel case with 4 lights (two 360EX’s and two 180E’s), barn doors for each, three light stands, a softbox, and a cold shoe mount.
I’ve used these lights on different shoots over the past six months since filming this review and they’ve really helped me stay light and nimble when flying with all my video gear. (Normally I fly with a 67-pound case with two Kino-Flo Diva 401’s, which leads to paying more baggage fees too.)
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For the past two years I have done the majority of my lightning with Kino-Flo Divas.
The only problem is that I’m constantly flying to film for clients and need to set up and tear down quickly. I also have to light talent in a run and gun situation where the light needs to be held and moved while recording.
And while the light the Divas put off is big, so is the 67 lb case I have to lug them around in. I needed something different.
Enter the Westcott Flex LED Light.
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Three point lighting is an easy to learn, but hard to master way to light a subject on camera for videos or photographs.
In this video I share a bit about where to place your lights, what they are each trying to accomplish, and how to balance them all.
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Most of the clients we shoot videos for ask us questions about how they can set-up their own video studio in their homes or offices.
Studios are a great tool for being able to record videos quickly and consistently, so in this podcast episode we're going to share what we've learned building our video and audio garage studio as well as share our recommendations for how you should go about putting one together for yourself.
The nine tips cover determining what you want the studio to be used for, how to lay it out, determining what gear is must have, making it permanent, and tips for controlling sound and temperature.
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It can be really frustrating to record an entire video and then realize it is too dark or too bright.
Luckily, fixing this is pretty easy when you know what to do.
In this video I'm going to show you how to fix exposure while shooting videos and which settings you need to change on your camera to do so.
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When you leave the camera in the auto white balance mode while shooting, the colors of your video can change while recording, which is a huge nightmare.
And setting it incorrectly can immediately make your videos look awful too.
In this video I'm going to show you how white balance works and how to stop just setting it to auto when you shoot videos.
Watch the video above, on YouTube, or through iTunes.
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Lights are one of the most overlooked pieces of equipment for creating a video.
Sure, having a fancy camera and great sounding microphone are important, but without proper lighting, the video can look horrible or even unwatchable.
In this episode I talk through six kinds of lighting you can use for making videos, the pro's and con's of each, and recommend specific brands for the different categories.
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