Guess what?
I've discovered a new way (at least, for me)
to create stunning looking videos with a white
background.
Inside this video, I'll share with you my
new little setup and how you too can create
videos like this.
Welcome to another video!
My name is Gideon Shalwick.
Inside this video, I want to share with you
my new setup for creating white screen background
videos.
Something very similar to the one you are
watching right now.
Up until this point, I've been using a Canon
60D DSLR camera to create my videos to get
this kind of effect.
The reason I use that is because I had all
these nice little settings for the white balance,
exposure, focus and the aperture setting.
All those sort of stuff to create nice, professional
looking, using a white background.
Recently, I got approached by Jules Watkins
from iPhone Video Hero.
He wanted me to have a look at his course
that shows you how to use your iPhone to create
really wonderful, professional looking videos.
So I thought I'll give it a go and see what
it's like.
'Cause up until this time, I haven't really
thought about using my iPhone as professional
type of video cap up.
I went through the course and this is the
result.
This is the result of going through the iPhone
Video Hero course and creating this video
that you're watching right now.
What I'd like to do next is show you my setup
because I'm pretty excited about it.
One of the reasons I'm really excited is because
with your iPhone, of course it's always with
you.
Whenever you're carrying your phone with you,
you've got a video camera with you, as well.
Not the case with a DSLR camera, 'cause you're
not always carrying that with you.
It's a little bit clanky, even with handicams,
it's a little bit clanky to carry them around
you wherever you go.
For those opportunities here you just quickly
want to record a video, you always have your
iPhone with you, or a SmartPhone perhaps.
I'll talk a little bit more about that towards
the end, so keep watching.
Next, I want to show you my setup; I hope
you enjoy it.
I hope you can see how simple it is to set
up your own studio using your iPhone to record
white screen backgrounds as well.
Here is the office space where I'm sitting.
It is a very very simple setup actually.
It might look a little bit more complicated
in the video but I'll talk you through it.
Where I was sitting before was actually in
this chair; I was looking at my computer screen
if I had some notes or presentation I was
talking about.
Over here was a little iPhone recording me.
That's basically the setup.
The cord you see here is just the power cord
and the data cord for getting the videos onto
my little MacBook Air here after I've recorded
them.
But at some time, it's powering my iPhone
while I'm recording so I don't lose any battery
power.
It's pretty cool stuff.
I will just show you a few other things that
I've used for making this work.
I've just tacked a little mirror here so that
when I'm sitting in position, (actually let
me just sit down), you'll be able to see me
looking at the mirror.
So basically, this allows me to see the back
of my video camera, my little iPhone.
That's just a nice way to let me position
myself while I'm recording.
There's a way also that you can do other things
to start and stop the video.
But for me, I just really got up overtime,
press record on the iPhone.
I've got a fancy cover here that really isn't
iPhone.
It was not a big deal getting up, pressing
on recording, come down and sit.
Other things I've got here are some lights.
One is sitting over here; and another one
over here.
These are just two lights of 45-degree angles
from where I'm sitting at my desk.
And here's my chair.
If I move back a little bit towards where
the camera's position is, you can see a white
background and a couple more lights just to
light that up to make it nice and bright.
Over all it's a pretty simple setup; not difficult
to set up at all.
There are a few little tricks you can do or
use the right piece of software to make it
all look good in the final production.
But I'll share with you in a second more of
what we can learn more about that.
One thing that I forgot to mention inside
the little "show and tell" before was the
microphone that I'm using.
Also, the tripod…
The microphone here is Rhode Podcaster microphone
that I just plug in to my MacBook Air.
I'm actually recording the sound using Screenflow
on my computer.
Afterwards, during editing I put the video
image from my iPhone together with the sound
that I've recorded on my little MacBook Air.
The iPhone is held just on a normal tripod.
I just used actually the swivel container
or holder to hold the iPhone.
It's not even a proper thing to do but you
can also use other things like the Glif little
thing, but this one doesn't work with my iPhone
because I've got a fancy case on my iPhone.
I thought I'll share that with you, as well.
There's a ton of other things that you can
do to make your videos look really amazing.
There are a few little tips and tricks to
get the white screen looking the way that
I've got mine looking; nice and clean and
pure white.
But before I share too much, I like to share
with you where you can get access to the course
that I went through as well.
It's called iPhone Video Hero by Jules Watkins.
Amazing, amazing course!
It is my number one video course of the year,
by far.
I really loved going through it because it
has just really opened up a ton of other opportunities
for me.
In fact, I'm even considering getting rid
of a lot of my professional production gear,
or at least putting it into the cupboard 'cause
I'm not going to use it all that often.
I'm just going to use my iPhone much more,
especially for creating videos for my video
blog.
That's a really big statement coming from
me.
And I've been a big fan boy of the DSLR cameras.
But so far, I'm really loving what I can do
with my iPhone and I'm sure you will love
going through the course as well.
I do have a couple of things that I think
you'd be interested in.
Two bonuses -- there's one really cool webinar
from Jules.
And also another really special bonus that
I'm giving access to you if you're ordering
it through my affiliate link below this video.
Please have a look in the description area
below this video or on the website where you're
watching this to find out those bonuses.
Just a note, the deadline for that bonus is
this Friday, 16 November.
So if you do want to have access to those
bonuses, please make sure you get access to
the iPhone Video Hero course before Friday
midnight.
Also, I'd love to hear your comments on what
you think of using your iPhone as a professional
video camera.
And also, how the iPhone might compare to
a Samsung Galaxy or other SmartPhones of your
choice.
Perhaps, you're not as much of an Apple fan
boy as I am and you might want to express
your views in the comments area.
I'd love to hear from you whether it's positive
or negative, it doesn't matter.
This is where the discussion happens, where
the learning happens.
So I'd love to hear your thoughts.
But if you're ready to join the iPhone Video
Hero course through my affiliate link below
this video so that you can get access to those
bonuses, please do so now.
I look forward to seeing you inside my next
video.
Keep watching and I look forward to chatting
with you soon.
Bye!
