Basic Setup | Budget Setup | Advanced Setup | Killer Setup | |||||
Camera: | Smartphone | Camera: | Point & Shoot | Camera: | Amateur DSLR, Try… | Camera: | Pro DSLR | |
| Tablet | Tried & Tested: | Sony DSCW800 c. £60 | Tried & Tested: | Canon 750D c.£500 | Tried & Tested: | Canon 5D c. £2,000 | ||
Webcam | ||||||||
Support: | DIY | Support: | Basic Tripod | Support: | Basic or Pro Tripod | Support: | Pro Tripod | |
If you’re using a laptop or computer, place it on a flat surface and it will support itself. If you’re using a phone or tablet, you will need to prop it against something stable. For extra height, place on a stack of books. | ||||||||
| Tried & Tested: | Amazon Basics 60” Tripod | Tried & Tested: | Professional Pro 72” Tripod c. £36 | Tried & Tested: | c.£130 | |||
Autocue: | Parrot Teleprompter c.£100 (Watch out for import fees!) | Autocue: | Glide Gear TMP 100 c.£200 | Autocue: | iKan Elite Universal Tablet Teleprompter Kit c.£550 | |||
Light: | Natural Light | Light: | Basic Lights | Light: | Pro Softbox Lights | Light: | Pro Triple Softbox Lights | |
Get outside, or film in front of a bit bright window. Your camera needs to face AWAY from you window, you need to face TOWARDS it! | Tried & Tested: | ESDDI Photography Double Lamp x2 c.£33 | Tried & Tested: | Neewer 700W Professional Softbox Lights x2 c.£63 | Tried & Tested: | Interfit F5 Three-Headed Lighting Kit c.£230 | ||
Backdrops: | DIY | Backdrops: | Pro Backdrop | Backdrops: | Convert A Spare Space Into Recording Studio | |||
| An attractive wall in your house; a big bookcase; your desk/office; outdoors in nature. | Leaptek Adjustable 2x2m Background Support System c. £30 | OR: | Hire A Studio And Videographer! | |||||
Live Video Equipment
For the most part you can use exactly the same setup for live video as static BUT, your camera needs to be online! This means Smartphone, tablet, or webcam. You can totally use your built in webcam, but if you want a really cool pro version, check out the Mevo Live Event Camera (c.£480), it’s perfect for Facebook Live, Twitter and Perriscope.
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and whoever wants to start vlogging for whatever means, should abide by this.
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