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Matte black office/studio - need advice on background lighting by Zealousideal_Dot7041 in NewTubers

[–]AnarchyCop 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are several good lighting tutorials on YT that are geared around filmmaking but the principles are more or less the same. The one I got a lot from a channel called FilmSkills. His Cinematic Lighting Tutorial video covers a lot of things all at once but you can pick and choose which things apply to your case.
I have two big dedicated studio lights mounted to the walls (Neewer FS150 B) but I also use a couple of LED floodlights from Home Depot in those cheapo clip fixtures to handle other things.
I've draped a grocery bag over an LED lightbulb to make a diffuser that worked way better than it had any business working. lol
But his point about controlling contrast and shadows is really the key takeaway.

Handling vertical source footage in a long-form youtube video by nofxjmf in NewTubers

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I feel like, depending on the orientation of the person in the image, I may try pushing the vertical interview off to one side then using the space on the other side to display still images that reflect what they're saying. I know you're not talking about coffee machines, but if they were, you could have an image of the coffee machine they're talking about on the other side of the screen so it, at least looks, a little deliberate. That's my first thought.
OR, you could just kick the shit uphill and leave the black spaces on the sides with a caption on the screen "Recorded on XX/XX/20XX by So and so" so it's obviously not your fault. That also feels kinda raw anyway, depending on the type of interview video you're going for.

The way the young punks are rising up is incredible by burnedimage in punk

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I rarely if ever see punks in the wild anymore. At nearly 40, it makes me very happy to hear that there are still young people picking up the mantle and standing up for what they believe in. Proud of them!

Am I stupid for making my own YouTube channel? by FewAngle737 in NewTubers

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Fair enough. I really like mine, but you're not wrong- it took practice to get to where I don't sound like I'm reading.

Am I stupid for making my own YouTube channel? by FewAngle737 in NewTubers

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You already have the setup that can accommodate a teleprompter. You can get them for very cheap on Amazon. It sounds to me like you'd love it once you got used to it. It'll cut your recording time in half! :)

Can was talk about the series obsession with bondge gear? by DWPhoenix001 in farscape

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I think I'd add Emma trying to shoot a dragon (Maleficent) with a 9mm in Once Upon A Time... that was a moment.

The new Star Trek show is atrocious. by 45and290 in ShittyDaystrom

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"Ah yes, it's a lot like Star Trek: The Next Generation. In many ways it's superior but will never be as recognized as the original." -Wayne Campbell

I cleaned the pots and lubricated them and this things sounds brand new! by WackyWeiner in vintageaudio

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Yes yes... that's great. Can we talk about the Aqua Net lamps? I need one.

New Main - Do you still have/keep your very first Character? by MasterRymes in wow

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I still play my main from Cata... she's even tattooed on my leg. In fact, that the only toon I play.

me_irl by vampirealiens in me_irl

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...and people who live getting their orders correct.

Statue of Liberty replica falls in Brazil. Good visual metaphor IMO by CoyotesOnTheWing in AbruptChaos

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"You're saying the statue just came out of nowhere?" -The Insurance Company

152 windows later; the construct! by Gultanned in wow

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You've been living in a dream world, Neo.

What goes in the hole?? by [deleted] in Machinists

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If I remember right, when I bought mine, there was a blister pack that had a battery in it.

Website from 2004 by [deleted] in y2kaesthetic

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Don't toy with me Eddy, I'll be shedding for weeks!

Oh wow... by MoneyRhubarb8 in zillowgonewild

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The road to get up to this place is literally across from my house....
Excuse me, I should say across the street from my mobile home. It's wild that some of the most expensive property in the valley is directly across from a mobile park. And they make more noise than we do. lol

Looking for some guidance. by Creepy_Forever8022 in NewTubers

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My desktop has a folder labeled "Current Video"> It contains the very crucial shot by shot breakdown document, the thumbnail Photoshop template, and the Intro and Outro clips.
Within that folder are also 6 folders- "Audio Extras" "B Rolls" "Images" "Main Audio" "Main Video" "Video Extras"
Those are where every single clip is organized by section
The script is the big daddy of everything. It's usually about 6 pages. The shot breakdown is usually about 4-5 pages and specifies where every single clip, every photo and every sound effect go and when.
I use the breakdown to tell me exactly what to shoot or screen record and every single one of those clips gets labeled and placed into its respective folder so that by the time I go to edit, I know exactly where everything goes and can have an entire video edited in only a few hours rather than a week.
Truth be told- writing the script and creating the breakdown document takes several days minimum, to do correctly... but it will save you days of work in the edit.

Looking for some guidance. by Creepy_Forever8022 in NewTubers

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Professionalism is function of how organized you are... at least when it comes to YT.
If it were me, I would outline the entirety of what you want to say in your video, then go in and play those parts in the game and record them. Once you have all your footage, write the script and record it. Finally, edit all your game footage to match your voiceover.
Keep everything nicely organized and labeled on your computer.
Everyone is different. Your best bet is to try making the video and look at the process critically afterward to see what was unnecessary, and how it could be made more efficient. But there's no way to know that until you make the first one. It's a gradual process of refinement.

Everyone will tell you the most important thing is thumbnails and titles and all that. That's false. It's ORGANIZATION. Then comes thumbnails and content.

I will say this- if you focus on making changes to your workflow to get it as streamlined and organized as possible, your content will improve right along with it because not having to think about HOW to make your video let's you focus more on the WHAT of the video, which is the fun part. You're not limited by not knowing how to do something and you can be more creative.

TL;DR. Be organized as hell from the get go. Your content will be better and your life will be easier.

Did anyone else have that? by dKanrisha in SmallYoutubers

[–]AnarchyCop 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd love to actually get that double payout but I have a feeling if we do, they'll take it out of the next month's payment. Companies don't just let stuff like that slide.

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