We all understand the words on the page, but sometimes SHOWING drives a message home. Here a modest example:
For more words on Video Content and Context read our previous blog: Why It is Completely Irrelevant Which is More Important: Content or Context [updated with Curated Link Pack]
I’m also — for the first time — adding production facts: What I shot with, how long it took me, what it cost me…
Video Production Facts for Above Video:
- Total Investment Summary: 4 hours, plus a few hours “content think” time, and $0
- Camera: Shot on an iPhone 6 in selfie mode (lesser quality lens)
- Audio: “Chair lift” scene: in-phone microphone. “Indoor” scene: Sennheiser mic (~ $200 Amazon)
- Mount: “Chair lift” = handheld. “Indoor”: Joby mini tripod
- Total shoot time: ~ 30 mins: Chair lift scene 3 mins (fingers froze ;-)). Indoor scene about 30 mins with prep and shoot.
- Edit Software: Adobe Premiere CC
- Graphics: Adobe Photoshop CC (templates I created beforehand)
- Total edit & finishing time: 2 hours
- Total upload & distribution time: 1.5 hours upload to YouTube, tagging, transcription, captioning, posting, distributing