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like what right now onslaught what's the best up to making videos don't delete the channel one of those important things is just getting the shot so no matter what phone you have what camera you have the important thing is actually just gets a video yeah that's the thing right there moving up to a camera with full manual control and interchangeable lenses though can make a big difference the camera we're using is the sony a6300 well it is a little bit pricey you do get a lot of really nice features including a small body and most importantly a really nice-looking 4 K image one of the big advantages of shooting with a DSLR or a mirrorless camera are those interchangeable lenses so right now we're shooting on a very wide 10 millimeter lens however move over to this Sigma 35 millimeter lens and we're getting a completely different look so the background is much more compressed we're getting a shallower depth of field now the actual look you want to go for is completely up to you with the ability to change lenses can make a huge difference to your shot shutter speed is also important since video is nothing more than a series of still frames playback quickly to make it look like there's actual motion having a little bit of blur in between the individual frames helps to really sell the effect so typically you want to shoot at a shutter speed that is double your frame rate for example if you're shooting at 30 frames per second you want a one sixtieth cheddar same thing if you're shooting 24 like we are right now you want 148 or 150th on the shutter to get a nice smooth effect this is what you don't want to do so we're now shooting at one 500th of a second shutter and as you can see the effect is a little bit choppy it's just not a smooth video look next we have aperture this is simply how much light the lens is letting into the camera so a wider open aperture means that you're collecting more light it also means that you're getting a shallower depth of field by closing down the aperture like we've done here we're letting a lot less light in the sensor now that can be helpful on a bright day like today however on the flip side that means that pretty much everything is going to be in focus next up is ISO this is digital gain so you can think of it like the brightness culture in Photoshop you can turn it up and you're going to get a brighter image however typically that means that you're going to also have to trade-off with noise in a darker area lower eyes those are basically always better but sometimes you just don't have a choice so with a newer camera like this a 6 to 300 you're getting - shooting fairly low light with a really clean image yeah I didn't actually have a camera lifer started making videos I took screenshots from my iPod and I did app reviews so I didn't actually have a camera until probably like six months into my channel you get started that's the most important part all the crazy fancy expensive gear in the world will not make the video for you you still have to do it yourself skills will come with practice absolutely I'm staring at the microphone right now something else is important is audio so if you have good audio most people probably aren't going to notice however if you have bad audio it's basically a deal-breaker to get better audio you really do need to get an external microphone so this is what the end don't like on the a6 is 300 sounds like it's sort of decent that's really not ideal now you're hearing me on the rode videomic go this is an inexpensive mic that makes a huge difference and they'll go on pretty much any camera that has a mic jack another option is to use voice memos on your smart phone now this might seem a little bit goofy however it actually works surprisingly well now you are going to need to do a little bit of work to sync the audio after the fact and editing however it can sound way way better than your camera if you really want to go crazy you can get a shotgun microphone so this is going to get you the best quality however also means that you need to plug it into either camera with XLR ports or an external audio recorder no matter what you're using for audio you want to be mindful of levels levels levels levels levels so if it's too loud you're never gonna get that audio back however if it's a little bit too quiet you can always bring it up a little bit in editing and editing is one of the most important parts of making a video there are a lot of different editing software's that you can use but these are some of my favorites a great option is DaVinci Resolve now this actually started out as a color grading tool however they've since add a lot of great editing features and the best part is not only is it free but it works on both Windows and Mac another great option on the Mac side is iMovie not only is it free but it's a lot easier to use especially if you're new to video editing this is a great place to start stepping it up we have Adobe Premiere which works on both Windows and Mac now this is a lot more advanced you're getting more tools but it's going to cost you last but not least we have Final Cut Pro 10 which is what I used to edit all of my videos now this is Mac only however the advantage is that the performance is second to none once you get into editing you're probably going to want graphics and that's where graphic stock comes in we're awesome enough to sponsor this video for example the beginning of this video was shot in San Francisco so I can go to graph stock and pick out a royalty-free image to use in my video without any to worry about copyright there's more to it than just stock photos as well graphic stock has tons of other options including illustrations and vectors which are perfect for video if you're getting into video you should definitely check out graphic stock at the link in the description or by going to graphic stock comm /youtube to get a free 7-day trial you can get up to 140 free pieces of content so you might as well give it a try hope you found this helpful if you did make sure to drop a like on the video and I will catch you on the next one