In this, my third in the tiny talk series, I answer the question that I've been asked the most: what is my tech setup for the videos. So here it is - my complete tiny talk technical set up for you to copy.
#virtualkeynotes #virtualconferences #speakertraining
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My name is Marcus John Henry Brown, and I'm a performance artist who ordinarily hacks business conferences with performance art, but, well, you know: VIRUS. For the last three weeks, I've been talking about a new format that I'm calling Tiny Talks, and you wanted a behind the scenes look at the tech I use to make them. Well, here we go! Welcome to Tiny Talk number three: The Truth About The Tech.
I've spent a considerable amount of time playing around with YouTube. I also use a lot of film in my performances. That means that I already had quite a lot of kit, so much of what I needed was in place already before the COVID shitshow hit the fan.
I'm not precious about the tech I use. It's not a secret. I want you all to make better virtual keynotes at virtual conferences. So this is what I use.
Cameras!
Camera 1, this camera is the Canon EOS R with a 35mm lens. I used to hate it. Now I love it.
Camera 2, this Camera, is the Panasonic GH5 with a 7-14 mm wide-angle lens. I used to love it. Now, I'm indifferent about it.
I could go on for days about lenses, but I can't be bothered to do that here. Needless to say: I have lenses.
Light is super important. My most important piece of gear is this large window. I usually wait until the afternoon with the filming: when the sun has moved around the corner a bit. I have a LED panel as the secondary light source and use Aputure Amaran Spots if I need a little more oompfff.
Sound is the most important thing. I made a lot of mistakes with audio. I have canvas stuffed with IKEA carpet on the walls and an IKEA carpet on the floor to improve the acoustics.
I've recently changed my sound set up, and I've upgraded to a Shure SM7B dynamic microphone which I'm running through a cloud lifter and the Focusrite Scarlett Solo preamp.
Filmmakers and YouTubers usually record to SD cards and transfer the files to their computer and then edit the film in the software of their liking. My workflow is slightly different.
I'm making Tiny Talks: little films that I want to feel like well-rehearsed live performances, so I'm streaming the two-camera setup directly into Streamlabs OBS. Each Tiny Talk is a Livestream. I could do this live.
But this is the thing you've all been gagging to know about. It's the Elgato CAM LINK. I've connected the cameras to my iMac through the CAM LINK, and straight into Streamlabs which has this lovely little remote-hot-button-app-thing that lets me edit on the fly.
I import the finished stream into Premiere Pro, add the b-roll, some music, the animation stuff which I've made in After Effects and maybe some additional text. Watch it twenty times. Do another edit. Then I'm done.
Easy.
But here's the truth about tech. Are you ready for the truth?
None of that tech stuff actually matters. You could have a broadcast-grade studio, and your stream or Tiny Talk could still be shit if it doesn't have a format, you haven't got a plan, you haven't got a product, or you don't have a personality, idea or anything exciting to say.
I was asked "how does somebody became an artist", to which I replied: that you have to fall in love with art and then immerse yourself in it. So how do you become a "tiny talker? and smash your virtual keynotes out of the virtual ballpark?" You have to fall in love with Tiny Talks, bin your PowerPoint process and fall in love with video.
That might mean you have to start from scratch.
You need to immerse yourself in the world of moving pictures on a screen. Dive into the world a film, learn the basic skills of editing, filming, lighting and sound. You have to do the research.
Get inspired!
You don't need a big budget: you could do all of this with a mobile phone, iMovie and google docs.
It's never been easier to get find out how to make things if you really, really care.
The most crucial bit of tech you own is your heart, so take all of your fantastic ideas, all your fantastic ideas, all of your PowerPoint slides and your Keynotes and start building great little Tiny Talks.
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