Compact Studio, Maximum Efficiency: My Space-Saving YouTube Setup

I personally find the behind the scenes of my favourite KZbinrs really valuable, so I thought I'd share how I approach my own creative workflow and production process. In this video, I explain some of the ways how I create high quality KZbin videos from my tiny home office whilst using minimal floor space - enjoy!
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[@jimmystewartuk]

This is one of the best small studio setup for content creators I’ve seen in a while 🔥 That Manfrotto autopole really frees up the space underneath 🙌🏼 Thanks for sharing and inspiring Jorge

[@jitanandaswami9982]

Your setup is amazing. Very clean and practical. The use of the standing desk to change the camera height was very intelligent solution

[@ThatMarkGilroy]

👏🏻 It’s a rare thing to see a space that is both clean and highly functional. This is awesome. Love that Autopole!

[@JorgePowell]

Appreciate the kind words mate - it’s a great piece of kit!

[@ng_]

I've always struggled with a lack of space and this video was amazing thank you!! Love the AutoPole!!

[@sharonburkley604]

Yes

[@lisahemmie2760]

I appreciate this video! I've been hunting for ideas to optimize my workspace without sacrificing style and functionality, and this hit the nail on the head. How you balance an efficient use of space with a non-cluttered, sleek look is truly inspiring. Plus, your recommendations on quality equipment were exactly what I needed to upgrade my setup. It's clear you've put a lot of thought into every detail, and it shows. Thank you for sharing valuable insights and making the quest for the perfect workspace less daunting. Keep up the fantastic work!

[@eduardo_gama]

I see a tiny studio, an amazing quality video, I subscribe. Thanks for sharing with us.

[@aleksdeveloper698]

I absolutely loved this setup, I tried it right away!

[@OmniRecruiter]

Clean setup man - thanks for the video.

[@tom.sheard]

To be fair mate, that is an amazing set up. Even your small desk area is Goals. I'm just starting out on my journey with youtube so this video has helped me immensely. Thank you.

[@lauro.dominici]

very nice setup, I will definite borrow a couple of your ideas! well done!

[@thanhluan4342]

I just love that Autopole, and also the way you take advantage of the standing desk 😂

[@asherintech]

Love this space mate 🙌 And you inspired me to get an Autopole a few months back, one of the best decisions I’ve made for content creating! Keep up the hard work 🔥

[@MattNVZION]

The Manfrotto AutoPole is sick, never knew something like that existed! The quality of your videos never disappoint and I love your color grading, it has a relaxing vibe. Looking forward to watching more videos Jorge!

[@JorgePowell]

Thank you mate, that's very kind! Plenty more content on the way 🙌

[@peesadetintarajongjai3948]

one of the best i ever seen.thanks bro

[@Cadaea]

Great vid, great desk 👏

[@rethinkdesi]

This is so thoughtful and helpful! Thank you so much for sharing!

[@tomazzaman]

A couple of great ideas here. I have two more recommendations for you that really helped me in my (identically sized) studio: “wall mounted baby pin” and “neweer wall mount boom arm”. All these, along with the autopole, allow me to not have anything on the floor, apart from the table, which itself is on casters, for maximum flexibility :)

[@momentalife]

Great tips. Thanks for sharing.

[@ethernick]

Wonderful videos, thank you 👏

[@breacreative]

Loving this set up! I've never seen the Auto pole before so is definitely looks like a game changer for small spaces!

[@LivingtheSprings]

Such a great video thank you!

[@ObsessionSports]

Looks nice, Gorge!

[@viktorijapopova1801]

Thanks for autopole recommendation!

[@sampakpak]

love the space and how you utilize the amount of space you got. awesome ideas. I gotta try out that auto pole

[@JorgePowell]

It's honestly so good, 100% recommend for smaller spaces!

[@oscar-ray]

Hey Jorge, I enjoyed this video so much. I'm very intrigued by that Autopole. Looking forward to your next video!

[@JorgePowell]

Cheers bro! 🤙

[@bluebeefbaby3627]

Another great video and a great setup

[@JorgePowell]

Thank you bro 🙏🏼

[@justintomas5740]

Great set-up thanks for sharing! (:

[@dangermoss]

Beautiful 👏

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

10/10 optimising space saving super star studio... thanks for telling me about the autopole all that time ago.

[@JorgePowell]

Tremendous thanks! Truly treasure your thoughtful comment 🙏🏼 haha always happy to help

[@khanstudioz9543]

Great video!

[@yumisage]

I have a similar size office space and this hit the mark tysn💫

[@imjustfabi7545]

I love the high quality and simplistic looking frame. Great job. Is your Godox COB the only light, that lights your room while filming? (exept from the light bar in the background)

[@kapambwekapambwe4131]

super insightful

[@CarshowAuto]

thank you for content

[@Kevinmagendans]

Love the video!. I have a 3,5m on 2,5m office space. I will make a video about is as well ! Love your minimal setup

[@DavidHughes]

Hello from Bridgend! :) Very nice set up! I will have to look into the Autopole idea.

[@JorgePowell]

Shwmae! It’s a great bit of kit, can’t believe it’s not more popular

[@nilsgtech]

this studio is great an the oakywood products are my favourit desk accessoires

[@JorgePowell]

Thank you mate, I’m loving mine!

[@SoundConstraints]

what lens are you using for your small space? looks great!

[@VarnerSchool]

great content

[@AjmalShahaban]

Nice workspace

[@Tcgtrainer]

Great tip in the Autopole

[@JorgePowell]

It’s a wicked bit of gear!

[@dmitriyzakharov3696]

very nice looking room! Inspire me for same setup)

[@shashankbajaj008]

Great setup. How were you able to get colour on the led lamp behind you?

[@sggee]

Found the video immensely insightful on yoyr set up of lighting gear and camera. Your explanation about why you chose your furniture and interior design choices lacking as you mentioned you wanted to be memorable but your your slat wall and your new standing desk floating head reveiew set up is like everyone elses. Maybe the company brand you bought isnt grovemade but all these companies are doing the same thing. Still enjoyed the video just was hoping to provide feedback. Keep up the video content!

[@_mannyponce]

nice setup

[@RulTube]

I’m gonna steal your monopod idea!!!

[@andresurena_]

Did you got it? If you have the link share it :)

[@Effervescia]

Love the video. Super Informative. I was just wondering... what are the dimensions of that new desk?

[@kentkjrgaardjensen4304]

It's a great solution. If you could either zoom in a tiny bit or move the lens slightly to the right you would get rid of the door frame and the switch. Would make a big difference 😊

[@SatsiriWinberg]

Loved the detail in this video, I think your space limitations actually act as a force multiplier, simple wins! Just one correction, the rode NTG actually produces better sound quality than the pod mic etc (as long as the room is quite with little echo).

[@meos]

Actually wondering how the NTG sound so good in these videos! It’s terrible with reverb from my experience and there seems to be very little sound treatment going on here.

[@techtakestwo]

Great vídeo. I have a bigger problem with space and not a lot of budget to change things. One question, where can I get an aviator USB cable without coil?

[@herbertmasing]

Great video and cool ideas! Those socks though :| :D

[@EnriqueFormoso]

Great setup...

[@JorgePowell]

Thanks mate!

[@mereduddjones]

Great video - thought I recognised the accent!

[@alexblackburnproducer]

Hi Jorge, what tripod head and mini desk tripod are you using here to mount the camera/autocue onto?

[@intuitivamkt]

I have the same light, whats your dim settings? How does it perform in such a small room? I see you dont have mcuh seperation from the back wall, at what height is the camera compared to the desk and how far from the desk? Would you be able to really dim the shot down and have the wall dark? or is the godox light too bright for that?

[@StringerBell]

So much focus on color palette , small details and so on,but barely 30k subscribers for 3 years. This ladies and gentleman shows that none of these things really matter, if your content is boring.

[@jc.delossantos]

Hello! Love your content. I have a question 6:16. Can you please explain further? Do you mean that Godox SL60W is loud and not bright enough?

[@JorgePowell]

Thanks mate! Yes that’s exactly right, I’ve used a couple of lights which produce minimal noise and have much greater outputs and they look ideal for a small studio like mine!

[@sitampan679]

What tipe of spigot adapter you use for the cob lamp?

[@erickdelacruz6695]

What is the name of the clamp used to hang the light?

[@safetyhomeloans950]

sorry I just came back from watching your a7iv rig video and my 2 cents are as followed: The corner studio set up looks way more professional and DYNAMIC than this new set up you got, it almost seems way way way to flat hens brings down your entire look and feel not to mentioned its seems like if you were recording your 1st video. again go with corner , plus the wood lines actually don't distract at all and they look awesome. all in all good info.

[@BrandonColePhotography]

Very nice one question. On your softbox, why not use a grid?

[@JorgePowell]

I prefer to let the light spill into the background since I don’t have the space for a second light. Recently I’m been running the ISO at 1600 and lowering the output for a balanced scene, the dark & moody look isn’t for me!

[@leonnussbaumer]

maybe is too late for the question. I see you camera is a little lower that your eye line, I've seen recommendations for having it line up to it. What are your thoughts?

[@Vladshirokov]

Уровень. Такого продакшен

[@jay_tastudios]

Curious what brand is that chair?

[@tttttt5507]

I liked your shirt

[@Officialenamoredmedia]

That’s funny I was just talking to the wife about using a truck cargo bar which literally looks just like the autopole

[@jimberjuniorlearning]

What's the focal length for that lens?

[@naveenphoto]

Greetings, Are you Still Using Autopoles?

[@Mallentino]

What chair are you sitting on?

[@hwangjoanne]

Can you talk about your teleprompter? I did not catch the brand and make.

[@TrainerWayne]

Jorge i really need help with my setup, im pulling my hair out here, just painted my walls a nice grey but my lighting and camera shots look so bad. im using a sony zv e10 4k 24p with the sigma 16mm lense and am going for the table included shot like you have here. as well as the coloring is there a specific camera color profile you use? or is it show RAW with most grading done in post? such an awesome channel you have glad found it!

[@TrainerWayne]

also 2 vijim keylights about 12 inch x 8 inch at 3200 temperature, sorry for somany questions but do you shoot in tungsten aswell?

[@JorgePowell]

Hey man, no stress! I would highly recommend setting your lights to daylight (5600K) and setting your WB to an appropriate temperature, this will look a lot more natural. I shoot my videos using SLog3 (SGamut.Cine) and grade the clips using the popular Phantom LUTs as a Rec.709 conversion. The external monitor allows me to preview the footage with the LUT already applied which really helps make sure the footage is exposed correctly too. Appreciate this is all a bit technical but hopefully gives you some direction on how to fix your issues - good luck!

[@TrainerWayne]

This is perfect, this now gives me a path forward to start researching bit by bit, such a fast reply too, excited to see you and your channel grow!@@JorgePowell

[@TrainerWayne]

I finally got my setup to a good level now :), there are so many luts in the phantom pack, whats the one you use, so i can have a starting point and then from there i can get exposure and what not correct :) @@JorgePowell

[@JorgePowell]

@@TrainerWayne it all comes down to personal preference but I usually bounce between Film 2 & 4 myself!

[@crypto_peng]

1/ how you find great background sounds 2/ how you watch & set the scripts.

[@theshoeboots4030]

People have go-to paint brands?

[@JonDavis]

Ooooh gear and desk porn! Great video even though i now have serious shiny object syndrome

[@davidpoo66]

Looks like a small studio for a small fortune 😢

[@Azeltix]

3x2 m isn’t that small. My podcast room is 0.9x2m. It’s a closet 😂 That soft box would barely find its place.

[@kaydawgy1999]

WTF??? That AutoPole is 15 thousand dollars!!!!

[@antonioruizmateos]

It’s around 200€, so I don’t think so 😅

[@bigbadbrond3041]

Look for a sturdy shower pole or something you can screw into the wall if you can do that

[@StyleArchitexts]

I’m going to try 2PK Support Pole, Steel Telescopic Adjustable 3rd Hand Support System

[@jordansmith7621]

Huh? I found one for $163 USD

[@muzzi1984]

Stainless Steel Extendable Telescopic Curtain Rod Tension Pole Net Voile Shower Curtains Rail (150-260cm) is enough

[@nickgoogle4525]

I thought you will show a nice looking scene you came up with at at the end of the video, but the boring setup was the final one... 😲

[@audriukzzz4867]

Bro a table 900$ wtf

[@brandhole2793]

Your background is so close. Looks not ok

[@SJHD]

Where did you get that grey concrete vinyl from? That looks sick on your desktop!

[@JorgePowell]

I think I found it in B&Q, it's been pretty solid aside from the stability issues!