Vlogging (video blogging) seems to be all the rage these days.
It has been around for a long time on YouTube with people talking into their webcams, but people like Casey Neistat and Ben Brown are growing huge audiences through telling daily stories of their life and putting much more work into them than a simple webcam vlog.
I recently started experimenting with vlogging and in this episode of the podcast I share seventeen tips I've learned so far.
Read MoreOne of the questions I get the most is which video editing software I use to make videos.
I talked in detail about all the different options for video editing software in episode fifteen of the audio podcast, but I wanted an even quicker way to share my answer with people, so I put together a quick video.
In this episode I discuss 7 different pieces of video editing software, ranging from free to professional, and give recommendations on which you should use right now or in the future.
Read MoreWhen I browse around YouTube I see a lot of mistakes. Things that YouTubers either should be doing but aren't, or things they are getting completely wrong.
And don't worry, when I look at my own channel and videos I get a bunch of these things wrong too, but to be your best, sometimes you have to be your own worst critic.
In this episode of the podcast I share nine things that most YouTubers and YouTube channels are doing wrong and how to avoid them yourself.
Read MoreWhen you're working on a video alone, it can be hard to push through a create on demand when you're traveling too much, overwhelmed by client work, or just not inspired.
In the video production process it might be super fun when your filming, perhaps with different people involved in front and behind the camera, at a fun event, in a new location, but once you get back home or to the office and need to edit that video, it can get really lonely. It is just you, the footage, and an empty timeline in your video editing program.
In this podcast episode I break down how to stay on track by pushing yourself to create, what to do with your downtime to make your creation time better, and how to stop procrastinating on those large video projects. I share four ways cure artist lonliness and the five steps for coming up with and then executing on great ideas.
Read MoreIt takes a lot of work for a video to go from what what's recorded on a memory card to a finish video that someone can watch online.
In this video I show my video editing process and post-production workflow for the videos I make for this site and for my clients.
Read MoreLast week I spent a few days wandering the show floor at the National Association of Broadcasters conference & trade show in Las Vegas while my team was there filming Pat Flynn's keynote at New Media Expo.
While there I checked out some of the newest tech for making videos and got to interact in person with a lot of the companies whose gear and software I use to run Caleb Wojcik Films day in and day out.
In this video recap you'll see the Canon XC10, SmallHD 502, BlackMagic Micro & Video Assist, RED Weapon Dragon 8k, and more. I recap of the trade show floor, what gear I'm most excited about, and see some of the newest tech out there.
Read MoreEarly mover advantage. Being in the right place at the right time. Luck.
These are all excuses in my book. Pick something, do it well, and keep showing up.
That's what Austin Evans has done on YouTube since 2007. He has nearly 1,200 videos live, almost a million subscribers, 117,000,000 views, and has become one of the biggest tech channels on the platform.
In this episode of the podcast I pick Austin's brain on how he got started making YouTube videos in high school, why it is important to connect and collaborate with other YouTubers, how he plans out and shoots his videos, and whether or not your competitors are good or bad for you.
Read MoreYouTube annotations have been both good and bad.
They help direct viewers to watch other videos, start viewing playlists, subscribe to a channel, donate to fundraising campaigns, visit an external website, and more.
But they also are poorly designed, extremely intrusive, and don't work on mobile devices.
Enter YouTube cards, the newest feature to YouTube. Think of YouTube cards as the better looking, younger sibling to annotations.
In this video I'll show you how to start using YouTube cards, what you can use them for, how to set up an external website on your channel to link to, and my 301 re-direct hack for linking to any possible URL from YouTube.
Read MoreI've been planning this for over a year, talking about it for a month now, and the moment is finally here.
Version 2.0 of the DIY Video Production Guide is now live and ready for purchase.
For this update, the course has been completely remade from scratch.
There are 50 new video tutorials and lessons, spanning over four and a half hours.
Read MoreI've spent A TON on video and audio equipment over the past three years and there are a handful of purchases that have saved my tail a few times.
In this episode DIY Video Guy TV I share five different pieces of video gear and equipment that I never leave home without (and are worth investing in if you haven't already).
You'll learn how to make sure your gear doesn't get damaged while traveling or shooting, how to quickly change your camera from a tripod to monopod to slider, and more.
There are a lot of different places online to host your videos.
In this video I walkthrough five different video hosts. I explain why you'd want to host on a free site like YouTube, give you the two best options for private video hosting, explain why iTunes video podcasts are an untapped market, and cover why video analytics and privacy are important factors in your decision.
Read MoreIf you're shooting tutorial style videos, especially of a tangible skill like crafting, building, or anything else that uses your hands, you won't want to miss this episode.
In it I talk with Josh Smith of Cook Academy about what they've learned building up a library of training videos for people learning to become better cooks.
We discuss how to set up multiple angles properly, find a better locale than what you already have available to you, how to cut down on reflections from glass surfaces, and how to best teach using video.
Read MoreIf you sit down to edit your video and it looks too dark or too bright, you can usually fix it in post.
In this video I'll describe how to fix the your video's exposure while editing in Final Cut Pro X, Adobe Premiere Pro and iMovie.
And if you're using different video editing software than the ones I'm showing, the fundamentals are the same, so watch and then apply them to your app of choice.
Read MoreIf you're looking to hire a video person or team to come shoot videos for you, there is plenty to know beforehand and a lot to do that will help the project go as smoothly as possible.
In this podcast episode I chat with Wes Wages of Armosa Studios about what it is like to work with a videographer.
We cover everything from what to expect process wise, how to prepare to get the best result from your video team, whether or not it makes sense to make them travel to you or you to them, and tips on dissecting proposals and contracts.
Read MoreIt can be really frustrating to record an entire video and then realize it is too dark or too bright.
Luckily, fixing this is pretty easy when you know what to do.
In this video I'm going to show you how to fix exposure while shooting videos and which settings you need to change on your camera to do so.
Read MorePublishing a video every single week is tough.
Especially when different people are in the videos and what they're teaching is extremely technical and complex.
Enter Whiteboard Fridays from Moz. A weekly video show about SEO, content marketing, and getting traffic to your website. They've been showing up every week for years, with the ability to quickly share real-time information as it changes in their industry, like what's new with Google's latest algorithm.
In this episode with Elijah Tiegs from Moz we talk about two main things. First, the power of having a permanent video studio set-up and how that speeds up and simplifies the process for making a video each week. Second, we discuss the set-up they use at Moz to create Whiteboard Fridays. Specifically, we breakdown the lighting, focusing on both the subject and the whiteboard, and using wireless lavalier microphones instead of boom shotgun mics.
Read MoreThe last thing you want to do to capture audio in your videos is use the built-in microphone on your camera because it sounds really awful.
In this video I'm going to show you how to use your iPhone or other smart phone to capture better audio in your videos on the cheap.
Watch the video above, on YouTube, or through iTunes.
Read MoreWhen you leave the camera in the auto white balance mode while shooting, the colors of your video can change while recording, which is a huge nightmare.
And setting it incorrectly can immediately make your videos look awful too.
In this video I'm going to show you how white balance works and how to stop just setting it to auto when you shoot videos.
Watch the video above, on YouTube, or through iTunes.
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