MKBHD Gear Tour: How to Shoot Videos People Want to Watch

For more advice on how to make great videos, join Marques in his full Skillshare Original, YouTube Success: Script, Shoot & Edit with MKBHD: http://skl.sh/394HBfF

MKBHD is one of the top YouTubers on the planet, but he benefits from the same fundamentals on nearly every shoot—and you can, too. Here, Marques Brownlee shares his essential gear (like his three favorite lenses), how to set up a video shoot (including tips on recording clear audio), and his typical shoot-day schedule.

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GEAR TOUR QUICK JUMP MENU

00:00 Class Introduction
00:30 Interview Set-Up Overview
1:04 Cameras and Lenses
3:39 Audio Recording Fundamentals
4:20 Lighting Overview
5:50 Interview Lighting Demonstration
9:25 Shooting B-Roll
10:55 Shooting with the MIA Camera Robot

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ABOUT MKBHD’S SKILLSHARE ORIGINAL

Turn your dreams of YouTube stardom into a reality with Marques Brownlee, the self-taught filmmaker who grew his love of tech into a channel with 13M subscribers and counting! Join Marques in class here: http://skl.sh/394HBfF

Today Marques, known on the internet as MKBHD, draws millions of views with his tech review videos. But it wasn’t always that way: he started out in his parent’s basement, creating videos on his computer’s built-in camera, and slowly building a following on YouTube. If you’re like Marques—you have an itch to share your passion and opinions with the world—then this class will help you translate that point of view into engaging, authentic, and wildly watchable videos.

Drawing on a decade of experience as a YouTuber and gear-head, Marques opens up his process like never before, guiding you step by step through every stage of content creation for YouTube. From scripting and storyboarding to shooting and editing, you’ll learn how to create videos that connect, whether you have one follower or one hundred thousand.

Hands-on lessons cover:

— Planning a video that’s true to you and widely appealing
— Shooting compelling content with whatever gear you have
— Editing your footage to grab and keep attention
— Growing your channel strategically, while still having fun

Plus, see exactly how Marques and his team apply these steps to a MKBHD video, with a behind-the-scenes look into the making of a Galaxy Note 5 tech review.

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ABOUT MKBHD

Follow MKBHD on Skillshare: https://skl.sh/2Plz6py

Marques posted his first YouTube videos while in high school, breaking down the inner workings of a HP Pavilion laptop he purchased with his saved allowance. His channel took off, and he's since made YouTube videos on smartphones, headphones, camcorders, smartwatches, tablets, speakers, Nike's self-lacing boots and Tesla's Cybertruck. More recently, he's interviewed thought leaders like President Barack Obama, Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg.

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MORE VIDEO PRODUCTION RESOURCES

Discover your niche, craft an engaging video schedule, and find a loyal online audience in YouTube Success: Build an Authentic Channel That's Worth the Follow, a Skillshare Original from YouTuber Sorelle Amore: http://skl.sh/2OZaEdW

Matt Bellassai makes a living by turning the gripes in his head into relatable, sharable online content—and he thinks you can, too. In his Skillshare Original, Going Viral: Write, Film & Make Content People Share, the comedian opens up about how to develop your internet voice, reach your ideal audience, craft better headlines, and more: http://skl.sh/2PiA7Ph

It doesn't have to cost a fortune to start shooting your own video. In DIY Filming: Creating Pro Video with Tools You Already Own, Mark Cersosimo of Vimeo shares how to make a short video using whatever you have on hand: http://skl.sh/3sf1acJ

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