I've been on UA-cam for 15 years and never commented on a video before. This video is awesome. I've spent the entire day trying to find a basic primer on lens/lighting setup for someone with a technical background (but not alot of video experience). I appreciate that this got right to the point and without any BS. Kudos. A breathe of fresh air.
This is strangely super educational. It's so fast pace and entertaining I watched the whole thing. I also don't usually comment but what a great video. You're a good educator thank you
Super useful information, straight to the point, no bullshit or long empty intros, no stupid childish jokes... I'm just subscribed and hope this channel rockets up high as it deserves.
I found this channel yesterday and subscribed with the idea, “this guys got probably at least 100k subscribers.” and was shocked to not see that. I love your form of storytelling so much and can’t wait to see your platform grow!
Wow. I loved this. I only have an 85 mm, 30 mm, 70-110 mm, and a kit lense and I have been wondering which to use. This really helps. I really want a nice 24 mm lense now.
This is probably the best lens overview video I have ever watched! You did a great job with every aspect of this video. You offered a ton of useful information and kept the video very interesting throughout! Great Job!!!
16mm 1.4 is going to be the way to go. I actually just made an apsc lens video depending on room size. ua-cam.com/video/P_ELajU4Lcs/v-deo.htmlsi=XpyqSrwSasaQemMz
Nice informative video! Didn't expect such a polished video from a small content creator! Definitely shows how high the bar is on UA-cam now. Keep up the good work!
Great video man! I've been poking around checking out other creators' talking head and this was the only video I needed. Wish I'd have found it two weeks ago lol
It’s crazy how much this video looks like a green screen till you explain it and you see it from different angles. Definitely learned a lot watching, much appreciated.
Thank you! I think I made the mistake of making my other channel about too may things for youtube to find a solid audience. So I split out the photography stuff to this one and the other one will be science projects and money...
What a helpful guide! I expected to use a 90mm, but upon testing I realized that 35mm is my sweet spot. Flattering enough while revealing just the right amount of background. I start filming next week. Thanks for helping a beginner get an instinct for this.
I just realised you're at 4.25k subs at right now in May 2024. You deserve wayyy more. Given the production quality of your video and the clarity with which you deliver information, I just assumed you were at 50-75k subs. I hope you get there real soon.
This was amazing. I've never really understood what camera to buy, and I still don't, but at least now I understand more about those lense numbers. An extraordinarily exciting video on basically a very dull subject, I was totally gripped.
Excellent information. Thanks! How do you avoid echo in such a wide open space (2:35)? I watched your earlier video about doing audio. I don't see your lapel mic, and I would have expected the Rode NTG to have issues with echo. I also don't see carpets, sound blankets, etc.
Interestingly, one of the best defenders against echo is STUFF. Flat walls are your worst enemy. And also once a space gets bigger than a room, the sound dissipates before it can return to the microphone, particularly well when there’s lots of different shapes in the room. This warehouse is chalk full of stuff. I am using the Rode Videomic NTG on this one, and that mic does additional work because it’s very directional, which means my voice would have to bounce off the wall behind the mic, then travel back to the wall behind ME and then back into the mic and by then it has disbursed throughout all the stuff in the room! I hope this made sense.
Thanks for the quick answer. Makes sense although I'm still surprised at how good your results are. I know shotgun mics don't have complete rejection from the rear. I thought you would get echo from the ceiling. I'm trying to help a friend make videos for his business. He builds out commercial spaces which means he starts with an empty shell. The "before" shots are especially tough since the space is just that - empty space. It is much like your warehouse minus the stuff.
@@divides_by_zero Yeah big emtpy spaces, especially with concrete floors and meta walls are pretty tough.. Obviously the closer you can get the mic to their mouth, the lower you get to turn the gain and the less the reverb comes through. If you were to listen to just my audio track with noise canceling headphones in a super quiet room with no background music, Im sure youd be able to hear the large space.
Thanks for the suggestions. I haven't had a chance to go with him to one his empty shells yet. I have played around inside my house which has some high, vaulted ceilings. I have the Rode Wireless Go II with their Lavalier Go as well as the VideoMicro. The results weren't horrible but not good enough to use in a promotional video. A better mic will help, but I think you are right about needing stuff to block and absorb the soundwaves. I'm still impressed with your results in your warehouse. Glad to know about your other channel. I checked it out and you have some interesting things there as well.
Thank you for this video!! Finally, instead of someone trying to sell me a bunch of stuff I don't need, someone just teaches how to find the answer myself. 10/10 🙏
Great videos! New subscriber. A question regarding lens choice and focal length… if I want to use a green screen to add information/photos/videos behind me, does the green screen need to be in the same focal length as me, or can it be out of focus? I plan on starting my tests with a nice Panasonic/Leica Summilux 25mm 1.4 lens on a M4/3rd resulting in a 50mm equivalent. And based on your green screen video (thanks for that!) I will need to play with my distance from the green screen. Thank again!
It’s actually better if the green screen is out of focus. That will smooth out imperfections of the fabric and even out the color. And yeah, further from it you can sit the better just for colors. And thanks!!!
This is one of the best informative vids I've ever seen. You made me excited about photography maybe for the first time. Like really this is a masterpiece video.
I agree! This guy is very informative and taught me a lot about lenses. The effort he puts in to make the video interesting and gem-dropping is amazing. Hitting that follow button takes a second man .
You did a great job explaining how focal length compresses the image. I think a lot of people think a zoomed in lens (aka higher focal length) enlarges the image. At least that’s what I used to think when I bought my first crop sensor camera.
Doesn't the focal length depend on whether you're using a full-frame or crop sensor? I'll have to assume your examples all pertained to full frame, and adjust accordingly if I'm using a crop sensor. (In other words, multiply the len's focal length by the camera crop factor to know the effective focal length) Correct?
Was anxious about searching through a bunch of videos finding out how to do a basic video shot and you literally referenced the people i thought did well and wanted to try. So grateful
Awesome content!!! The best real-world explanation of focal length and its effects on telling a story. Using real UA-camrs was such a great touch. Your channel will blow up, I'm sure of it.
Thanks, straight to the point and very informative. A lot of videos on similar topics fail to talk about how far the elements are placed in relation to each other, makes it hard to decide without trying the lense in your setting, even if you know the general principles.
Use a lens length that flatters the person in the video and position the camera and dress the set accordingly. Dont use a wide angle lens if the person is large or rounded features. Dont use a long lens zoomed way in if the person has thin or pointed features. Shooting at 35mm and giving your subject room will work for most body/face shapes and sizes. You can always crop in the frame in post if you shoot in a high enough resolution to create a more intimate feel without distorting their features
Such a great video, i honestly expected you to have soo many more subscribers!! Thanks for the detailed examples, I’m in the process of deciding what lens i would primarily like to use and this really gives me a great overall perspective! Subscribed 🙌
Fantastic video! So much context, a host of relatable examples, explanations for the whys and hows of different choices as well as their end results. Thank you. =)
I love seeing these comments - and I hope there's a full-time UA-cam future for me!! It's been interesting to see which videos do well compared to which videos get no attention at all - and it always seems to be the ones I work the hardest on that get no views. I love the process, though, and Im not stopping!
Great Video! Good examples. Got anymore of this stuff? I have to make some talking head stuff for my websites, however, I can't talk as fast as you. I will get it. I have 43 vintage lenses.
43 lenses!! It’s so much harder to shoot with lenses that don’t autofocus.. I used to shoot on a Nikon D850 and its video autofocus was terrible so I would shoot manual. I had to basically put something in my chair, get focus, and then sit pretty stiffly because if I leaned forward too far I would leave the plane of focus. Also, I’m shooting off of a script that I wrote, and then editing out between each sentence, which is how it seems so fluid. The real shots aren’t so fluid speaking
Well, back in 1958 and forward to 2000 I only had manual focus with non-removable lenses. It is pretty easy these days with a large 27" monitor for example. When filming my band I would only focus once and set the exposure, then leave like that, but we were on a stage which didn't move around. We moved, but not enough to go out of focus. I like the look that vintage lenses give. All this changed with digital cameras for me.
Thanks a lot for the video! I would like to know which lens should I get for one camera UA-cam Podcast interview? Like, two people sitting... Do you use 16mm f/2.8 wide angle?
That would depend a lot on the set. Like, how far from the two of you can the camera sit. Because a 16mm is going to distort the picture the closer you get to the edges, and since you'd be filming two people, you'd both kind of be at the edges, so you'd get stretched out. It would be ideal if you can shoot with a 24mm (full frame) ((16mm would work for APSC)), but even FURTHER back, I would shoot it with 35 or 50mm, for the look I like.
was shocked to see that u have 3k subs only. editing and content is amazing. only thing i’d say is the blue and pink makes it a lil less serious but hey maybe thats a good thing. keep it up
Great video - you nailed it! I just bought the LUMIX S5ii and am trying to figure out which lens I should invest in first for talking head videos. This was a huge help!
Been binging UA-cam videos before making some big investments. Watching pretty much all the UA-camrs you called out, but this... this was a masterpiece. Can't wait to watch more of your content!
I've been on UA-cam for 15 years and never commented on a video before. This video is awesome. I've spent the entire day trying to find a basic primer on lens/lighting setup for someone with a technical background (but not alot of video experience). I appreciate that this got right to the point and without any BS. Kudos. A breathe of fresh air.
And a guy with no subscribers can’t even bother to respond to your only comment in 15 years what a clown!
That was more helpful than like a hundred different "best UA-cam setup" videos thank you
This is strangely super educational. It's so fast pace and entertaining I watched the whole thing. I also don't usually comment but what a great video. You're a good educator thank you
Thank YOU! These are just starting to catch some momentum, I’m excited to see where it goes
Super useful information, straight to the point, no bullshit or long empty intros, no stupid childish jokes... I'm just subscribed and hope this channel rockets up high as it deserves.
I found this channel yesterday and subscribed with the idea, “this guys got probably at least 100k subscribers.” and was shocked to not see that. I love your form of storytelling so much and can’t wait to see your platform grow!
Wow. I loved this. I only have an 85 mm, 30 mm, 70-110 mm, and a kit lense and I have been wondering which to use. This really helps. I really want a nice 24 mm lense now.
Honestly the information that you provided so condensed and quickly is amazing! Very well done!
This is one of the most informative and helpful videos I've ever seen. Thank you for this!
This is probably the best lens overview video I have ever watched! You did a great job with every aspect of this video. You offered a ton of useful information and kept the video very interesting throughout! Great Job!!!
this was such a cool video to watch. I learned so much!
PLease Help i have aps-c camera at arms length what focal length to use & have messy room will 16mm be enough or too wide?
16mm 1.4 is going to be the way to go. I actually just made an apsc lens video depending on room size. ua-cam.com/video/P_ELajU4Lcs/v-deo.htmlsi=XpyqSrwSasaQemMz
Nice informative video! Didn't expect such a polished video from a small content creator! Definitely shows how high the bar is on UA-cam now. Keep up the good work!
Thank you! Im just getting started - sure hope to join the big boys one day :)
Another great vid Nic, keep up the great work
This was the best, most to-the-point video on lenses I've seen anywhere. I love the detailed examples. Awesome!
i love the concision, instant sub
Great video man! I've been poking around checking out other creators' talking head and this was the only video I needed. Wish I'd have found it two weeks ago lol
extremely high quality production, surpassing most creators out there incl. the richest and most popular
It’s crazy how much this video looks like a green screen till you explain it and you see it from different angles. Definitely learned a lot watching, much appreciated.
this is incredibly informative and well edited! would love to see more of these creator analysis vids!!
This was an amazing video. Been researching this stuff all day and this was excellent, thank you so much.
You sold me on the RSC2 video on your other channel last year ! Love the production quality, you deserve more views.
Thank you! I think I made the mistake of making my other channel about too may things for youtube to find a solid audience. So I split out the photography stuff to this one and the other one will be science projects and money...
@@NicholasJamesJohnson Possibly, hard to say. But you should definitely look into SEO and most notably keyword dilution too.
I can't see this video enough. It is colorful and moves right along. Good editing.
This video was SO HELPFUL! Taught me so much about cameras and lighting that I'm definitely gonna use for non-talking head videos too
What a helpful guide! I expected to use a 90mm, but upon testing I realized that 35mm is my sweet spot. Flattering enough while revealing just the right amount of background. I start filming next week. Thanks for helping a beginner get an instinct for this.
Thank you! Im glad to help.. Hope your first few attempts go well!!
I just realised you're at 4.25k subs at right now in May 2024. You deserve wayyy more. Given the production quality of your video and the clarity with which you deliver information, I just assumed you were at 50-75k subs. I hope you get there real soon.
I ageee
Man i just realized after reading this comment that this is a small channel...Definitely this channel should be above 100k subs for sure...
This was amazing. I've never really understood what camera to buy, and I still don't, but at least now I understand more about those lense numbers. An extraordinarily exciting video on basically a very dull subject, I was totally gripped.
This is a fantastic video! I hope you get the exposure you deserve. Keep going!
Bro what... This was straight up superb!
Thanks, Lalo!!!
This is EXACTLY the video I needed with a level of geekiness and detail I love! Thank you!
Fantastic video!! Concise and to the point.
The quality of your video and the information you are giving in such a good way is really amazing. Subed right away. Keep it up cheers 🥂
Haven't seen a better video on lighting. The cadence was perfect. Never once thought about clicking away. Thanks!!
Excellent information. Thanks! How do you avoid echo in such a wide open space (2:35)? I watched your earlier video about doing audio. I don't see your lapel mic, and I would have expected the Rode NTG to have issues with echo. I also don't see carpets, sound blankets, etc.
Interestingly, one of the best defenders against echo is STUFF. Flat walls are your worst enemy. And also once a space gets bigger than a room, the sound dissipates before it can return to the microphone, particularly well when there’s lots of different shapes in the room. This warehouse is chalk full of stuff.
I am using the Rode Videomic NTG on this one, and that mic does additional work because it’s very directional, which means my voice would have to bounce off the wall behind the mic, then travel back to the wall behind ME and then back into the mic and by then it has disbursed throughout all the stuff in the room!
I hope this made sense.
Thanks for the quick answer. Makes sense although I'm still surprised at how good your results are. I know shotgun mics don't have complete rejection from the rear. I thought you would get echo from the ceiling. I'm trying to help a friend make videos for his business. He builds out commercial spaces which means he starts with an empty shell. The "before" shots are especially tough since the space is just that - empty space. It is much like your warehouse minus the stuff.
@@divides_by_zero Yeah big emtpy spaces, especially with concrete floors and meta walls are pretty tough.. Obviously the closer you can get the mic to their mouth, the lower you get to turn the gain and the less the reverb comes through. If you were to listen to just my audio track with noise canceling headphones in a super quiet room with no background music, Im sure youd be able to hear the large space.
Woops, wrong account there.. Welcome to my other channel, The Space Warehouse.
Thanks for the suggestions. I haven't had a chance to go with him to one his empty shells yet. I have played around inside my house which has some high, vaulted ceilings. I have the Rode Wireless Go II with their Lavalier Go as well as the VideoMicro. The results weren't horrible but not good enough to use in a promotional video. A better mic will help, but I think you are right about needing stuff to block and absorb the soundwaves. I'm still impressed with your results in your warehouse. Glad to know about your other channel. I checked it out and you have some interesting things there as well.
Thank you for this video!!
Finally, instead of someone trying to sell me a bunch of stuff I don't need, someone just teaches how to find the answer myself. 10/10 🙏
No nonsense. Straight to the point. Thank you!
bro i subbed you from 2 channels that i use extensively on yt. Good work and thanks for this much dense effort with live visual mm transitions!
Great videos! New subscriber. A question regarding lens choice and focal length… if I want to use a green screen to add information/photos/videos behind me, does the green screen need to be in the same focal length as me, or can it be out of focus? I plan on starting my tests with a nice Panasonic/Leica Summilux 25mm 1.4 lens on a M4/3rd resulting in a 50mm equivalent. And based on your green screen video (thanks for that!) I will need to play with my distance from the green screen. Thank again!
It’s actually better if the green screen is out of focus. That will smooth out imperfections of the fabric and even out the color. And yeah, further from it you can sit the better just for colors.
And thanks!!!
Wow, this video is packed with so much useful information in just 7 mins. Super helpful! Thank you so much.
Incredible super helpful video. Thank you!
This is one of the best informative vids I've ever seen. You made me excited about photography maybe for the first time. Like really this is a masterpiece video.
This is EXACTLY the explanation I was looking for! Straight to the point and no BS. Thank you!
This really helped thank you man
Not even 3k followers is disgusting, you deserve far more!
I agree! This guy is very informative and taught me a lot about lenses. The effort he puts in to make the video interesting and gem-dropping is amazing. Hitting that follow button takes a second man .
Finally some fucking amazing and concise video on lenses!
Incredible work!
You did a great job explaining how focal length compresses the image. I think a lot of people think a zoomed in lens (aka higher focal length) enlarges the image. At least that’s what I used to think when I bought my first crop sensor camera.
Doesn't the focal length depend on whether you're using a full-frame or crop sensor? I'll have to assume your examples all pertained to full frame, and adjust accordingly if I'm using a crop sensor. (In other words, multiply the len's focal length by the camera crop factor to know the effective focal length) Correct?
Was anxious about searching through a bunch of videos finding out how to do a basic video shot and you literally referenced the people i thought did well and wanted to try. So grateful
Thanks for this info!! Very helpful 🙌🏾 Subscribed!
One of the best video on this platform keep it up 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Awesome content!!! The best real-world explanation of focal length and its effects on telling a story. Using real UA-camrs was such a great touch. Your channel will blow up, I'm sure of it.
This was one of the best videos I've ever seen on UA-cam!
Thanks, straight to the point and very informative.
A lot of videos on similar topics fail to talk about how far the elements are placed in relation to each other, makes it hard to decide without trying the lense in your setting, even if you know the general principles.
I love UA-cam some times. I tried to investigate this myself but you already did all the research
This was an incredibly helpful video to a starter vlogger! Thank you so much!
Man i watched your video 1 year ago too. I wonder how this channel is so underrated. You deserve a lot of subs. Thanks for this knowledge!
Richtig gutes Tutorial. Vielen Dank!
excellent video and thank you for the information
Phenomenal, video, insight and production ! Thank you!
Wow, right to the point! A+ Thank you for being such a straight shooter.
I just spent hours doing research for a new lens. This video deserves more subscribers.
Love it! Glad to see how far back you have to be per lens.
Absolutely love how to the point and informative this video was! Subscribed!
Use a lens length that flatters the person in the video and position the camera and dress the set accordingly.
Dont use a wide angle lens if the person is large or rounded features.
Dont use a long lens zoomed way in if the person has thin or pointed features.
Shooting at 35mm and giving your subject room will work for most body/face shapes and sizes.
You can always crop in the frame in post if you shoot in a high enough resolution to create a more intimate feel without distorting their features
Wait. So a long lens zoomed way in will make me look slimmer? Thanks!
I think it’s the opposite. The wide angle lenses make you look slimmer and visecersa
Such a great video, i honestly expected you to have soo many more subscribers!! Thanks for the detailed examples, I’m in the process of deciding what lens i would primarily like to use and this really gives me a great overall perspective! Subscribed 🙌
I wasn't ready to learn this much in such a short timeframe. Wow. Thank you!
Fantastic video! So much context, a host of relatable examples, explanations for the whys and hows of different choices as well as their end results. Thank you. =)
super informative. great examples. thanks!
Amazing video! Exactly what I was looking for
Man… this was interesting, and exactly what I needed to hear (as someone moving on to step 2).
Am starting off talking head video work and I just SUBSCRIBED.
I thought you must have at least 100k subscribers. The quality is superb!
I love seeing these comments - and I hope there's a full-time UA-cam future for me!! It's been interesting to see which videos do well compared to which videos get no attention at all - and it always seems to be the ones I work the hardest on that get no views. I love the process, though, and Im not stopping!
Thank you, thank you!!! Great explanation for those of us who are brand new to video or photo. Much appreciated! It all makes sense now.
So helpful and insightful! Thank u!
Very informative , absolutely no jargon, mad respects for that! Thanks mate!
Very Informative nuggets. Looking forward to in depth videos of each creator. Specially Casey's!!
thanks, learned a lot for my production setting
Very useful info and well presented
Best video on the topic i've seen so far
Keep posting man your channel should have 50k - 100k subs soon!
Super helpful. You explained all of this incredibly well. New sub.
what lens you would suggest and is best for talking head videos . under 250 euro . for sony zv10 mark2
For under 250 euro, I just did a video about the Viltrox 56mm f/1.7 and was shocked at how nice it looks on a tripod!
@@MoosaMughal.1 take a look, I even used the ZVE10ii as an example.
ua-cam.com/video/TFNyBPO3aTI/v-deo.html
Great Video! Good examples. Got anymore of this stuff?
I have to make some talking head stuff for my websites, however, I can't talk as fast as you.
I will get it. I have 43 vintage lenses.
43 lenses!! It’s so much harder to shoot with lenses that don’t autofocus.. I used to shoot on a Nikon D850 and its video autofocus was terrible so I would shoot manual. I had to basically put something in my chair, get focus, and then sit pretty stiffly because if I leaned forward too far I would leave the plane of focus.
Also, I’m shooting off of a script that I wrote, and then editing out between each sentence, which is how it seems so fluid. The real shots aren’t so fluid speaking
Well, back in 1958 and forward to 2000 I only had manual focus with non-removable lenses. It is pretty easy these days with a large 27" monitor for example. When filming my band I would only focus once and set the exposure, then leave like that, but we were on a stage which didn't move around. We moved, but not enough to go out of focus. I like the look that vintage lenses give. All this changed with digital cameras for me.
This video deserves way more views! Thank you so so much for sharing this❤
Amazing video, thank you!
Actually brilliant video 🎉
This edit and information is AWESOME!! Thank you!!
Never thought I'd make a comment like this but how is this video only at 10K. really good info!
That was so amazingly helpful
Thanks a lot for the video! I would like to know which lens should I get for one camera UA-cam Podcast interview? Like, two people sitting... Do you use 16mm f/2.8 wide angle?
That would depend a lot on the set. Like, how far from the two of you can the camera sit. Because a 16mm is going to distort the picture the closer you get to the edges, and since you'd be filming two people, you'd both kind of be at the edges, so you'd get stretched out. It would be ideal if you can shoot with a 24mm (full frame) ((16mm would work for APSC)), but even FURTHER back, I would shoot it with 35 or 50mm, for the look I like.
was shocked to see that u have 3k subs only. editing and content is amazing. only thing i’d say is the blue and pink makes it a lil less serious but hey maybe thats a good thing. keep it up
This was great ... Thank you. Ive been researching lenses for days and this helps me think of the solution in a new way.
This video is amazing. I really could have used this a few years ago when I was trying to figure out why my videos sucked so bad.
Thanks for getting straight to the point! Very useful information :)
Great video - you nailed it! I just bought the LUMIX S5ii and am trying to figure out which lens I should invest in first for talking head videos. This was a huge help!
So much important information. Thank you
Awesome video! Great information, thank you 🙏🏻
This is an incredible video, thank you.
Dude, how are you that amazing man?! you just solved so many questions for me in few moments. thanks you
Awesome video! Great info, especially for using a smaller set and not wanting to include a lot of the area behind you. Great Stuff! Subbed!
Been binging UA-cam videos before making some big investments. Watching pretty much all the UA-camrs you called out, but this... this was a masterpiece. Can't wait to watch more of your content!