It all depends on what kind of video you want to make, what you want to achieve or say, and whether you want everything to look professional or not. Let's start in line.

Equipment Choice

All YouTube clips can be grouped into one of three groups - camera, animation, and computer images. Of course, there are those who have a combination of these types of clips.

If you decide to make a video blog, I assume that most of the clips on your channel will fall into classical shots with a camera. The content of the clips you record in this way can be quite diverse - you shoot yourself while playing your favorite song, record yourself and your friends while on vacation or camping, share your opinion about different things, and the like. What is common to these clips is that they ask you to have a camera, be it on your smartphone or webcam or video camera is right.

If you do not own a webcam or a professional video camera, there is a smartphone. Most new generation phones have a good enough camera that can capture their first clips. However, as your channel grows and gets a new audience, you probably will need a better quality camera.

In addition to the camera, professional YouTube users also use special microphones (in addition to those built into the camera) to improve the sound quality of the video clips they make. You will need a microphone if you plan to place your tutorials, gameplay clips with comments, and similar videos on your YouTube channel.

If you are not sure which microphone would suit you, we advise you to look at the clips in which different models are represented or videos where other YouTube users are talking about the equipment they use.

And if your finances do not allow you to buy what you want, the same advice as for the camera is - for recording your first clips, your smartphone will be enough.

With high-quality cameras and microphones, professionals also use camera styles as well as special lighting, but you do not have to worry about it if you're just starting to make a YouTube channel. What is used by professionals, and what could be of use to you, is additional external memory (SD cards).

The selection of equipment includes a selection of programs to mount your video clip - cut out spare parts, add an introductory and extractable track, accompanying the music, and the like.

Of course, once you select the equipment, you have to train yourself in its use, and that's something that does not happen in a day. The more clips you shoot, it will be easier for you to use it.

Planning Recording

All right, the equipment is here. You installed everything, started the recording, and ... What then? Do you already know what to talk about? How long will you be shooting? How long should your clip last? Will someone have the patience to look at all the 5, 10, 15 minutes of your clip? These are just some of the questions that should already have the answer before you start recording. But do not worry. Like everything else I've been writing about, this is not an unsolvable problem either.

The solution is in planning the recording. To make it easier for you to shoot, you need to make a recording plan. Take a plain notebook, or some text editor (and Notepad is enough to start), and print out the most important details. Look at the writing of the shooting plan as to make the presentation - first the main steps, in short lines, and then the elaboration of each one.

For example, suppose you want your viewers to introduce a model of some headphones. Your shooting plan might look like this:

1. Check the correctness of the equipment - whether the camera and the microphone work, whether there is enough memory for the new recording, charging the camera/phone, so as not to shut off during the recording, and so on.
2. Select the room where you will be recording, and then select the part of the room where you will record the clip. Make sure that there is enough light, but not too much.
3. Set the camera so that it only covers what is important - the headset that you are on.
4. Headphones should be in a box, and to unpack while shooting clip.

Recording process (scenario)

1. A brief introduction, explaining what will be presented in the clip. The camera should shoot you. Duration: 30 seconds - 1 minute.
2. Presentation of handsets - where they can be purchased, whether they can be ordered over the Internet, and the like. While talking, periodically turn the box so it can be seen from different angles. Duration: 1.5 minutes - 2 minutes.
3. Unpacking the headphones, commenting on the material from which they were made, whether they are comfortable to wear, whether it can be chosen another color, the length of the cable, and so on. Duration: 2 minutes.
4. Headphone quality assessment - whether the sound is good, clean, or has cracking, such as in games and for Skype, whether it is necessary to install some special drivers, and the like. Duration: 2 minutes.
5. Your final grade - what you liked about the handsets, what’s not, would you recommend them to your friends, and so on. Duration: 1-1,5 minutes.

Similar logic applies to tutorials and gameplay clips. For shooting each one, planning is necessary, but also a good knowledge of what you will be shooting for.

When you finish recording each of the parts you specified in the shooting plan, take a look at all the recordings you have made. This is necessary to see if you have made a mistake, whether some things are not well done, whether everything is clearly seen and heard on the recording, and so on. Because of this, although the clip lasts 6-7 minutes, the planning and organization of his recording can take longer than that.

Mounting And Uploading Video Clip

Video editing is the next step in clips recording. The time required to edit your video depends on what you have been recording accurately, whether you want to add some special effect to the clip, how many pieces you have recorded, and so on. Video editing usually requires a few hours of work with the material being recorded. If you record more clips daily, the installation will definitely take longer than that. That's why most of the popular YouTubers (who make money from their clips) hires someone for editing their video clips.

When you monitor your video clip, take a look at it several times before you place it on your channel. Be critical of him, but do not overdo it. Do not compare your first record with those that are currently the most popular. If you already want to compare with famous YouTube names, see what their first video clips were (if they still have them on their profiles).

It's important that you realistically see what's good and what's bad in the clip so that every next one you record can be better, and contribute to a higher attendance of your channel.

In addition to the time involved in finding ideas, planning your recording, recording, editing, and uploading a clip, just take a little time to read the responses and comments on the clips you have set up. Among them, they will probably be humorous ones, but also offensive, and unpleasant. Do not let it discourage you, but continue to work on yourself, and improve the quality of your video clips and your channel.

I hope that I have helped you with this text to organize and plan your video recording a little bit better.

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