Film Elegant Talking Head Videos Without A Studio
How I film myself for YouTube
A year ago, I started making videos for YouTube.
The thing is… I travel full-time (6 years 9 months on the road and counting).
This means that I don’t have a studio.
I’ve come to realise that my setup is ideal for anyone who wants a simple solution that looks and sounds better than it should.
People ask me how I do it
They assume I have an editor, and they assume I have a bunch of gear.
But I don’t.
My minimal gear is lightweight, and I do all my editing.
More and more people want to get into making video, including my own clients. I figured I’d put a video together to share my experience.
In the video, we cover gear, lighting, camera settings and things like framing and performance, but also I’ve included 10 key things I wish I knew earlier.
Making video is difficult, it’s fun, it’s challenging and rewarding
I have no idea what your motivation for making video is… It might be purely for social media, or perhaps you want to catalogue your ideas. Or you’ve got it in your mind that you’re gonna take on the challenge to build a YouTube channel.
Regardless of your motivation, if you're looking for a minimal set-up to record yourself or curious about what a simple set-up might look like, I made this video for you.
Enjoy :)
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It’s been a crazy week here in Luang Prabang, celebrating Laos’ New Year and taking part in the world’s biggest water fight.
In Thailand, this summer solstice festival is known as Songkran, but many people don’t realise that the 3-day event spans multiple neighbouring countries too.
Here in Laos, it’s called Pi Mai, and it’s one hell of a time.
Have you ever been?
Everyone, and I do mean everyone, gets involved. From the youngest to the eldest — even monks and police! It’s pretty fun shooting the cops with a water gun, I must say.
Here are a few wet-phone vids I’ve discovered on my iPhone. Note, I never took any of this with intent to show anyone or for social media or anything, I just wanted to capture a few memories of the chaos of the day.
But upon reviewing them, I figure you might find them interesting too.
So if you’re yet to make it to the world’s biggest water fight, this is how the beautiful-ancient-usually-sleepy town of Luang Prabang does it.
You can’t avoid getting involved in the chaos because if you’re outside at all, you will get hit with water.
Definitely some sore face muscles from laughing and smiling all day.
What a hoot.
Cheers,
Pat
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