Help me pick budget youtube video gear.

[SimonWhite]

I've always be interested in film, spent most of my teen years making films with friends. I love youtube. I love tech. I want to make tech videos because I often find myself using 10, 30 minute videos to solve a 10 minute problem. Linus is my role model.

 

Quality is important, while it would be a hobby for me and not about viewers, no one wants to watch a poor sounding, poor framed, poor colored, low res video.

 

Now here's where you're going to get upset with me. I don't have enough money to spend on something like a Camera right now for this hobby. I want to use my phone. I have an LG G3 and it **can** shoot 4k so I imagine 1080p could look pretty great given a little help.

 

Here's my list of things I think I want to start this I want to run this by some people first though.

 

http://i.imgur.com/Y9C63bh.png

 

Items:

 

• A phone tripod mount
  
• An 8 inch tripod
  
• 3 extra snap on lenses (VERY cool samples in the reviews)
  
• A very popular desk mic
  
• A pop filter for said mic
  
• A 5 bulb light fixture I'd plan to take the shades off
  
• 5 very bright bulbs
  

 

What do you think?

[KamiKatze]

Do you have a youtube channel with 100 or more subscribers? otherwise i wouldn't bother using more than some lighting and a good smartphone.

 

If youtube is what you are wanting to do...

[SimonWhite]

Do you have a youtube channel with 100 or more subscribers? otherwise i wouldn't bother using more than some lighting and a good smartphone.

 

If youtube is what you are wanting to do...

 

Nope. But I wouldn't have fun creating something I didn't feel good about, that I wouldn't watch myself.

 

It's not like I'm trying to buy a DSLR and Boom Mic without any viewers, just some little things to hopefully fool some people into not knowing this is a smartphone video.

[KirbyTech]

Do what you enjoy if you can afford it. I am planning to do YT and will be using much more but at the start I'll be no better.

[Dredgy]

Lights are going to be your most important thing. Get CFL bulbs if you can afford it as they give off great white light for relatively cheap. For $100-150 you can get a set of three soft box lights with bulbs, though if you have a 5 bulb light fixture that may be a better option for you.

Desk Mic is a good way to go, but if you want a really clean sound with "presence", a Lavalier mic is also a good option, and there are several (I know Rode does one, my one does too but can't remember what brand it is) that plug straight into your phone so you don't have to sync audio/video later.

If you are separating audio/video, I'd recommend a clapperboard as well, though clapping you hands is nearly as effective.

[KirbyTech]

Lights are going to be your most important thing. Get CFL bulbs if you can afford it as they give off great white light for relatively cheap. For $100-150 you can get a set of three soft box lights with bulbs, though if you have a 5 bulb light fixture that may be a better option for you.

Desk Mic is a good way to go, but if you want a really clean sound with "presence", a Lavalier mic is also a good option, and there are several (I know Rode does one, my one does too but can't remember what brand it is) that plug straight into your phone so you don't have to sync audio/video later.

If you are separating audio/video, I'd recommend a clapperboard as well, though clapping you hands is nearly as effective.

For the clap board I know that 2 pieces of wood work fine and are free.

[Dredgy]

For the clap board I know that 2 pieces of wood work fine and are free.

I have to pay for my wood. Hehe.

But yea, for simple Youtube work, a clapperboard is definitely an unnecessary luxury - though it is cheap ($10-20) and has a multitude of uses. Apart from a sync point, they can be used as markers for takes, and in colour correction. So having one around certainly helps, though there may be better places one can spend there money early on.

[applesuxD]

I've always be interested in film, spent most of my teen years making films with friends. I love youtube. I love tech. I want to make tech videos because I often find myself using 10, 30 minute videos to solve a 10 minute problem. Linus is my role model.

Quality is important, while it would be a hobby for me and not about viewers, no one wants to watch a poor sounding, poor framed, poor colored, low res video.

Now here's where you're going to get upset with me. I don't have enough money to spend on something like a Camera right now for this hobby. I want to use my phone. I have an LG G3 and it **can** shoot 4k so I imagine 1080p could look pretty great given a little help.

Here's my list of things I think I want to start this I want to run this by some people first though.

http://i.imgur.com/Y9C63bh.png

Items:

• A phone tripod mount
• An 8 inch tripod
• 3 extra snap on lenses (VERY cool samples in the reviews)
• A very popular desk mic
• A pop filter for said mic
• A 5 bulb light fixture I'd plan to take the shades off
• 5 very bright bulbs

What do you think?

For now try just having a camera and a mic

If you know how to edit audio with video together

Use zoom h1

Whats ur channel?

Ill support you as recording is smt i wanna do as its superfun