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iPhone Video / Gear Guide
Everything you need to shoot talking head video on an iPhone. Four pieces, all of them travel, and nothing on this list is here to pad it out.
There are two situations you need to cover: sitting at your desk, and standing somewhere that isn't your desk. These four pieces cover both.
They share the same phone clamp, none of it is precious, and all of it packs down small enough to throw in a bag when you're on the road. Below is the whole kit, in the order I'd buy it.
For everything you shoot sitting down
This is what I use. It clamps to the edge of the desk so it doesn't eat any surface space, and the arm articulates, which means you can put the phone exactly where you want it instead of stacking books under a tripod. It breaks down small enough to travel with. I run cameras, lights and phones off mine.
The one part that connects everything
This is what puts the iPhone on the mount. It also threads onto the tripod, so you buy the clamp once and it works with both. Get this at the same time as the mount, otherwise you have an arm with nowhere to put your phone.
For standing, and for anywhere that isn't your desk
The one that goes in the bag. It pairs with the same adapter as the mount, so there's nothing new to figure out. This is what you reach for when you're filming at the gym, on the road, or any time you want to be on your feet.
Runs off its own battery or a USB cable
It works off an internal battery or a USB cable, which means it works in a hotel room, in a gym, or in a corner of your office with no outlet nearby. That flexibility is the whole reason I recommend this one over a plug-in panel.
Buy it once. Stop thinking about gear.
Most of what makes talking head video look amateur has nothing to do with what you bought. It comes down to where you put the camera and what you say in the first three seconds.
If you'd rather listen than read, start here. Two episodes that get at the thinking behind the work.
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