https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3fcnjqKo6U&t=429s
This is an experimental film I made with a short talk at the front of a covidkiller demo — the whole thing behind this experiment is that I can be ALONE and record a talk.
By the way, the backdrop is one of my favorite New York Loft shots — it’s not easy to get the background to read and to also leave some room for the subject in the middle of the shot.
You’ll notice that I’m trying to get a little distance between myself and the camera, which is hard with the physical green-screen hanging just behind me.
I desperately need another computer — this one is some ten years old, and was converted over to windows 10, made necessary by my computer equipment budget, which is ruled by my social security checks — and once I have that, I’ll be able to do the backdrops without having a physical green-screen behind me.
Problem is, it’s already a small space, and I need to get back from the camera at least three feet to get the effect I want.
The distance formula I use for the head-and-shoulders angle determines how I take the image in for the backdrop — the angle needs to be the same as the front subject, see?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Iw2EyxlN8Q&t=81s
This short explanatory video promoting in-ashram flying lessons, was made directly on ZOOM, without the intermediate process of putting it through OPEN SHOT, which is not necessary — the video is already an MP4 when it comes out of the ZOOM recording mode and converts over.
Don’t get impatient with the video maker in ZOOM.
Here’s what you do:
- INITIATE A MEETING — You’ll hit the “start a meeting” button to begin. Make sure your camera and mike are actually plugged in, if necessary. If you’re using a laptop or other mobile device, you can afford to ignore this warning — it’s all built-in.
- CHECK YOUR MIKE — There’s a function for that, which I’ll go over during our workshops, but the headphones will be necessary when you start recording.
- START RECORDING — The video will commence immediately. Be ready for it.
- STOP RECORDING — When you’re finished, stop the recording.
- CLOSE MEETING FOR ALL — Close that meeting, and as soon as you do, the video notification will pop up on your screen. DON’T PANIC — it takes a few moments to translate your video into an MP4, at the end of which, it will offer up three choices of files, any one of which or all of which you can take into your computer memory system, by first changing the name of the files. You’ll want to delete these from this folder, once you’ve saved the file you want into your memory device.
It’s sorta a bit difficult to figure out at first, but after a few attempts, you’ll get the hang of it — it’s not that complicated, but it definitely isn’t instinctive, either.
If you have the slightest trouble with this, don’t fret — we’ll cover it in detail in our workshops, all of them, because they’ll all be in and about ZOOM.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8lqOsRQydY&feature=youtu.be
This little video shows you how to do a video class filmed entirely in ZOOM — you just turn the camera on, and go with it until it’s done.
Total uploading time to youtube for this video was unusually short, abut ten minutes.
One thing I didn’t do was optimize the microphone for music, which I might or might not do, based on what it sounds like and yes, I’ll test it before I do it — no point testing AFTER the deed is done.
Here’s my video on how to write a talking blues with guitar — the sound is excellent, thanks to the wonderful mic & headphones combo from Marvette! It makes such a difference when you can HEAR what you’re putting out there.
In addition, I’m working out some backdrops that might be fun for these instructional videos.
My plan is to make as many as I can and launch them as fast as possible.
If you do the same, make sure your videos are monetized BEFORE they go viral. Most of my videos on covid 19 are NOT monetized, but the ones with copyrighted music are.
Okay, that’s it for the moment — I’ve made and uploaded four new videos tonight, a record, I think, for “start-to-finish” youtube products from my desk.
It’s a whole different ballgame when you don’t need a camera and a camera operator, sound technician, mix master and lighting tech.
Just sit in front of your computer and rant away — couldn’t be any easier, unless it was Twitter.
I think of Twitter as the Average Neanderthal’s Expression Machine.
See You At The Top!!!
gorby