There’s a lot of video equipment out there, and we’ve experimented with a lot of it 😅 Here are the ones we use that we recommend to our friends and family.
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A Great Little Mic
This microphone is great for recording with a phone or DSLR camera. We’ve been using it instead of a regular shotgun mic because it’s so sensitive and Nolan really likes the quality of the sound.
To Connect the Above Mic to Your Phone
The little mic above comes with a cable that connects it to a DSLR camera, but if you want to use it with a phone you’ll need this patch cable, along with a headphone adapter that works with your phone (search for “headphone adapter for” and the type of phone you have).
Color Lights!
These are Nolan’s FAVORITE. He uses them in the background of our live streams, and also to enhance the background for our client videos (i.e. adding orange to enhance wood paneling or a hint of blue to add dimension to a white wall). We have two, each one is mounted on a tripod and that’s enough to splash color on a large area of background.
Ring Light
This is the light we use for our desktop setup. It works great to light one person. If you’re wearing glasses, raise the ring light up a bit and point it down to minimize the reflection.
Panel Lights
These are great little lights, we’ve been using them for all of our interview shoots and virtual events.
Panel Lights (option 2)
We don’t have these specific lights, but it’s a decent brand (we have other lights from this company) and this one allows you to change the RGB color of the light.
Softbox
We’ve been using this softbox with the panel lights linked above, it diffuses the light nicely and it’s easy to fold up.
Key Light
We don’t feel comfortable recommending the light we use because it’s so expensive, but we’ve seen this one recommended by a lot of people who create their own content and it looks like it does a great job.
Cell Phone Gimbal
DJI is one of the most popular gimbal makers. We haven’t used this particular gimbal, but it looks awesome and it’s on our wish list 😁
DSLR Gimbal
DSLR gimbals are pricier but definitely worth it if you’re shooting footage at an activity or fundraiser. We have a more expensive version of this one but this one looks like it will do the job. Make sure to check the list of cameras to make sure yours is compatible.
Episodes Related to Video Equipment
Video equipment can be intimidating. Please check out the episodes below in case they might help, let us know if you have any questions 💜