Are you up there? But are you free to do any filming today? You're not YouTube busy. Okay, yeah, no worries. I'll catch up with you another day probably next week. All right, cheers mate. All right, yep, all right, all right, all right. So what do you do when you want to go out and do some filming and all your friends are busy? The ones that aren't busy don't have a clue how to use a camera. It might not be as difficult as you think. So first up, let's talk gear. And I'm going to show you some of the gear that I use to film myself. Okay, and the first thing is this. And it's my newer. It's the T30. And as you can see, it is a flexible mount tripod. And these legs can be bent into pretty much any position anywhere. And this is such a versatile mount that you can literally put it anywhere. You can use it as a tripod. You can wrap it around a fence. You can shove it up in a tree and it ain't going to go anywhere. Now the added bonus of this as well is that it does come with a traditional camera mount. But if you push open like that and flick it up, that is a mobile phone mount. And if you're filming on your mobile phone, that is perfect. And this is pretty much the thing I use most of all. And even if you're doing a talking head video, you're doing a little vlog thing. You can hold it at hands, bend everything around. So you've got that perfect angle. Absolutely amazing. Very cute. Now then the second option is this. Okay, and it's an uski vision. And this is their V-logging kit. Okay, now bear with me. If you don't want to do V-logs, there's a very good reason why I do use this kit. Not only does it come with a really sturdy robust tripod, but it comes with an extended bath as well. So you can screw that in there. You can mount your camera directly onto there, or it comes with its own swivel head as well. And again, this just gives you a multitude of options. And as I say, it does extend. And again, for V-logging, anything like that. Putting it behind you over the shoulder shots, stuff like that. It is really, really versatile. Now, with it being a V-log kit, it does come with some awesome extras. The best one is this. And it's just a little diffused fill light. Okay, so if you're filming in glum-y-ish locations, you can whiz that on. And it'll just make a difference. We've got the difference there, straight away. But turn it off. Okay, back on again. You can just see it just fills that side of my face on the video. It does make a massive, massive difference. Not only that, but with it being a proper V-logging kit, you do get a mic as well. And that comes with an attachment. And you get a nice, big, fluffy dead cat as well. So if you're filming in windy conditions, pop that on. Okay, so that is the V-logging kit. I'm going to put links to all of this in the description below as well. So you can go and check it out for yourselves. And then if you want to do more traditional type filming, it's stuff like that. You're going to do a lot of static shots. Maybe off in the distance, you're going to need a good sturdy tripod. This is the one I use. It's by K&F Concept. And I got this primarily because it packs up nice and small. It is lightweight. One of the legs unscrews, so you can turn it into a monopod if you want. Like such. And it's just a fantastic bit of kit. And I will be doing a review of the tripod really, really soon. So if you want to go and check them out, that would be great to look out for. Now then, you can film with any camera, whether it be a mobile phone, DSLR, a mirrorless camera, or whatever you've got available. Now, one camera that I do use is this. And it's a little tiny action camera. Now, I hate these with a passion, but they do solve a lot of problems. You can use these in places where you wouldn't particularly want to risk a more expensive camera. When you can pick these up dirt cheap or farmers and for about 40, 50 quid, it doesn't matter if they get wrecked, that is easy to replace. So the only limit really for using this is your imagination. And I've used this on a chest mount. I've mounted it on a hat. I've even put it on a bank stick when I've been doing fishing videos with some rigs, jubid it up on the end, shove the bank stick in the ground, coming across the water like that. And I've got an awesome shot of the tip of the rod. That is it. You just, the only thing that can stop you getting shots with this is the limit of your imagination, basically. So go crazy. Look for things that are completely different. And those will be the most amazing shots that you get in your videos, which brings us on to camera placement. Where do you put your camera to get the best possible shots? Now you've got to think when you're making a video, it needs to tell a story. OK, now by that, I mean, you've got to show people where you are. So maybe initially a big wide open, establishing shot of the venue or the place that you're filming and then cut into some close-ups and stuff of what you're doing. You've got to think as well that a lot of people that are going to be watching your videos may not have been to these places. So they're going to want to see not only the obvious bits, but some of the hidden bits as well. So get really creative. Get really funky with your shots. If at the end of it in the edit, it looks rubbish. Cut it out. You don't have to put everything into your video. But if you've got plenty of footage there, different shots, different angles, you can leave it in or cut it out. It's better to have too much than too little. So what you're going to think as well is a 20-minute stike shot on a tripod facing the same direction is going to be as boring as watching paint dry. And if you don't believe me, check out some of my fishing videos that I've done, particularly the ones at the start of my fishing adventure journey. And yeah, there were literally balled the pants off yet guaranteed. But yeah, joking aside, mount that GoPro somewhere on a long, extendable pole and just pop it into nooks and crannies, different places, different things, get those really, really funky angles and it will improve your videography. No end. Just mix it up. Get creative and try something new. Now, the third and probably most important part of your video is going to be the pacing of the video. So if you watch any film, any documentary, anything on TV at the cinema, you're going to notice that the shots don't stay the same for very long. OK, particularly in fast-paced action movies, everything is cut and done. Unless there's a ton of action on the screen like a catch-ace and things like that, things tend to get cut five to 10, 15 seconds at the absolute most. And that's to give you something different to look at, different to focus on. And this is the same as what you need to do with your videos regardless of where you're going to put them. The more interesting you can make it to the viewer, the more they're going to sit around and watch it. OK, and that is the biggest thing that you can do. Now, with your pacing as a video, like we said before, if you do a big wide open establishment shot of the venue that you're at or the place that you're at, that you're going to be doing this video, it would probably be a good idea then if I had the lingering on it or doing a slow push in, you can actually do a five-second reveal of where you are, then cut to you really close up, doing something at that venue or showing something really unique about it, and then cut to a medium shot, and then do another close-up, another wide angle, keep chopping the scenes up, and it will make it a lot more active and a lot more interesting to the viewer. Because, like I've said, there's nothing worse than just being sat in one place for 20 minutes, nothing's happening. It gets boring, the viewer switches off. I've done it myself watching videos, you just lose interest completely, and you never get it back. So, with the pacing of your videos, it's always a good idea if you can to kind of record the venue before you get there, depending on what you're filming, I know it can be quite tricky. But if you get there beforehand, you can kind of say, yeah, that's really interesting, yeah, that'd be great for an opening shot, and you can actually build a list of shots that you want to get on the day of the shoot, and that in itself can make a massive, massive difference. And I've done it myself before, when I've been doing fishing videos the night before, I kind of think about the venue, the type of shots that I want to get. And if possible, I've mounted the camera on the opposite side of the ponder whether I've been fishing and zoomed it into me, so you get a front-on view, and that works wonders. And again, I didn't do it often enough, which while a lot of the videos were absolutely pants, and you learn from those mistakes, don't you? But this is what I'm trying to impart on you now. The more interesting you can make it with cuts, different action, it makes it a lot more interesting. And you don't necessarily need to have a movement through of the camera to make the shot interesting. If there's action there, film the action with a static shot. If there's no action there, then you can move the camera to impart that action into the shot. Does that kind of make sense? And that is the sort of stuff that you're looking to do, just get really, really creative with it. Now, the last tip I've got, and this is a really good one, it's a lot of mimeite for a lot of people, and that is to do with the music that you're gonna pick for your video. Okay, there's no point having an action-packed skateboarding stunt-type video if you're gonna play funeral music in the background, because that'll just trash it completely. And the same token, you won't wanna play an upbeat action-type theme tune in a funeral sequence. They don't work, it's gonna be horrendous to watch. Okay, so if you've got an idea of a tune that you want to use in your video, start thinking about that as you're filming, and I've done that before, and I've kind of paced the beats to the cuts and the shots that I wanted to get, and it's worked, worked really, really well. I'm gonna touch more on a lot of these subjects in later videos, but if you've enjoyed it, so far, give us a thumbs up, don't forget to hit that subscribe and leave a comment below as well. Cheers.