Pi Day and Coding Grace's first video - Intro to Raspberry Pi Pico (plus behind the scenes pics)
Tags: piday, raspberrypi, video, equipment
Published: 2021-03-15 00:05:09

Coding Grace finally made a video! 🙌 
And we (Vicky & Mick) decided to do a short on an intro to the Raspberry Pi Pico which was released recently.

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You can find out how to get your hands on a Raspberry Pi Pico (around 4 bucks!) at https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-pico.

And was Pi Day yesterday, and if you missed [Raspberry Pi Foundation Pi Day Celebration Event ("Digital Making At Home")](https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/celebrate-pi-day-with-us/
), you can watch it below:- 

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## _QUESTION_ for all you readers
Have you made anything with Raspberry Pi, especially this weekend? Do share in the comments below. 🥰

![thx for sharing](https://media.giphy.com/media/h2i4CqO3IFwBKLc4DC/giphy.gif)

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## 🎶 Music 🎶 in Coding Grace Video: 

* **So Happy** by Scott Holmes Music (Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)) - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes/happy-background-music/Scott_Holmes_-01-_So_Happy'

## Video originally posted on Youtube
We will post more videos in the near future, you can find them at our [Youtube channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSvFhYqHd4Ll0Dld3Xr1HlA).

![Vick&Mick Show (1)](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/ekpwrdovzrtfmix6x64j.gif)
 
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# Behind the scenes

### 🎙 Mic'ing up!
![7DB19396-D623-4215-B296-7F88FB4CA46C_1_105_c](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/hto0ckc0vn95fff2294k.jpeg)

![533FC137-0BCF-4327-850A-F72C279774DF_1_105_c](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/wi6sver9zc2s61vri7mt.jpeg) 
 
* 2 x lapel mics ([Omnidirectional Condenser Lavalier Microphone ATR3350](https://www.audio-technica.com/en-gb/atr3350)) connected to [Yamaha MG06X](https://www.thomann.de/ie/yamaha_mg06x.htm) passing through [Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 (2nd Gen) USB Audio Interface](https://store.focusrite.com/en-gb/categories/focusrite/scarlett/product/scarlett-2i4-2nd-gen/MOSC0014~MOSC0014)

## 📹 Our setup up (post-shoot, that's why everything's off):
![4CB6EF29-F446-4D7D-A795-46E6F32BF850_1_105_c](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/w4zsxn2rriuv176bixt0.jpeg)

* [Elgato Stream Deck](https://www.elgato.com/en/gaming/stream-deck) - only used to for hitting record on OBS
* [Atem Mini](https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/atemmini) is used to switch between main camera ([Sony A6000](https://www.sony.com/electronics/interchangeable-lens-cameras/ilce-6000-body-kit) with [Sony E 35mm F1.8 OSS Lens](https://www.sony.ie/electronics/camera-lenses/sel35f18)), my iPhoneXr streaming camera feed with [Shoot](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/shoot-clean-camera-feed/id964565026) and laptop featuring websites that we talked about.
* [Edelkrone ORTAK 3D printed flex tilt head](https://edelkrone-eu.com/collections/ortak) with [GorillaPod](https://joby.com/global/gorillapod/) - this is used to hold my iPhone (phone not in pic as I was using to take these pics 😆)
* Manfrotto tripod for Sony A6000 camera.
* [Elgator Key Light](https://www.elgato.com/en/gaming/key-light)
* [RALENO LED Video Light, 192 LEDS Ultra-thin Panel Camera Light](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ultra-thin-Batteries-3200-5600K-Brightness-Interview/dp/B07TYLGFD5)
* [IKEA JANSJÖ led light clamp](https://www.ikea.com/ch/en/p/jansjoe-led-wall-clamp-spotlight-silver-colour-20386299/) - not in stock in IKEA Ireland anymore, we used it to highlight the Pico
 
## ✂️ Putting it all together
* Recorded segments on [OBS](https://obsproject.com/)
* Produced using [Final Cut Pro](https://www.apple.com/final-cut-pro/)