Gucci wrote:PH: I want to start doing some YouTube videos in the fall. Looking to focus on clothing and shoe reviews and such. Would an iPhones on a tripod be enough for something like that? I’m not looking for high production values here. Just something that people can watch about some of the more uncommon pieces.
I see mirrorless DSLRs are used too. Sub-$300 even. Would that be a better option?
You honestly might be able to pull off your phone with a tripod and ring light. I'd only suggest getting a DSLR if you start gaining traction. Only reason why I got one was that my mother does photography so we split a camera 50/50. Plus with DSLR the microphones usually aren't the best so you might have to use an external one. A phone one might be ok? Only advice I can give for now is that audio quality is a lot more important than video quality. They say this again and again in a small youtuber discord.
Ack wrote:Shoot, Pretentious and I have talked over some cheap lighting tricks before.
Speaking of which, is it the mount or one of the legs on your tripod that's giving you crap, PH? If it's a leg, you might be able to prop it using apple boxes or something of the equivalent size. Shit, I did a commercial shoot on Wednesday where we used shoelaces to tie a light in place. Half of filmmaking is chewing gum and tape.
Yea I tried messing around but for the green screen so many video tutorials say that you should have 4 lights minimum, so I gave in and got 2 softbox lights.
It's the crank with the teeth that's completely stuck. I can move it around but I have to grab the pole and yank it to the right position.