Lighting Setup Masterclass for YouTube A few years back now I started shooting videos for my wife who wanted to start her own YouTube channel. Up until that point I was mainly involved in editing videos and as far as shooting them went, it was strictly “point and shoot” family…
Continue Reading […] The Friday Roundup – Setups for YouTube and Speed Ramping
$100 Cinematic YouTube Studio Setup (Full Guide) When I first started shooting footage for my wife for her YouTube channel I really didn’t know too much about shooting in that specific situation. I was always more an editing guy than a video shooting guy! So when I…
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Zooms or Prime Lenses? One of the questions that may come up for you when you move up to a dedicated video shooting camera like a DSLR or an MILC is that of lenses. There used to be an assumption not too long ago that a Prime…
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Film Composition for Beginners Shot composition is another of those seemingly “unseen” factors that determines how your audience will respond to your videos. When I say “unseen,” I mean unseen by the audience although possibly unseen by you the creator as well! Your audience will not be…
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Your Color Grading Looks Wrong… Here’s Why A while back now my wife started doing the final editing of some of her videos rather than having to wait around for me to get to it. Anyway that was fine cos’ hey, it’s not like she was paying…
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Amateur Camera Gear Not Worth The Money in 2026 Although the title of the video below refers to “Camera Gear,” it actually goes way broader than that and is well worth watching. The harsh reality is that in the past four or five years the changes or…
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How to Walk with a Gimbal for Smooth Footage Over the past few years there have been some incredible advances made in the field of stabilizing handheld footage. Action cameras like the GoPro and the range from DJI have brought some amazing internally driven stabilization features. On…
Continue Reading […] The Friday Roundup – Doin’ the Gimbal Walk & Essential Sound FX