How to Do a 2 Camera Shoot at Home by Yourself

Film yourself from two angles! (not a livestream tutorial) Choose a background, setup cameras + monitors, natural + artificial lighting, lavalier mic, sync audio in post (Final Cut Pro). Gear links below. Learn filmmaking: myfilm.school/...
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[@BrandonLiUnscripted]

Forgot to mention that I put a Black Magic Pro Mist 1/4 filter on the A Camera, and a Pro Mist 1/8 on B Camera

[@KTHKUHNKK]

Very good stuff With a little bit of work on your part.

[@a_nilkarki8887]

Can you suggest voice recorder app for Android with adjustable input volume 🙂

[@BrandonLiUnscripted]

@travelgiri mantra I couldn’t find a good android app so I got a used iPhone 5s to use as a recorder. The phone is so tiny it’s great.

[@a_nilkarki8887]

@@BrandonLiUnscripted thank you for your response, love your work, keep going 👍 thanks bro ♥️

[@a_nilkarki8887]

@@Motionphile sure i will try thank you 👍

[@nitinb9202]

This ain't a shoot tutorial, it's a whole lot about complete production, compacted. Just great.

[@SimpleSandalsMedia]

Defenitely one of the best teachers here on KZbin!!!

[@patricklevar]

Yep 👍🏾

[@kitkat.987]

I agree

[@abdullahkhokon8799]

Hey Brandon, Just cannot think this to be more fluent and perfect. You are such an amazing tutor.

[@azeezbindohry3641]

U are the best for me at KZbin. Thanks so much ❤️

[@CleveLow]

the type of creative content we all need 🙌🏼

[@johnwiggins2796]

That was simple to understand and to follow. Thank you so much.

[@FrameByFrame96]

Thanks Brandon for this quality content. No bullshit. Straight to the point.

[@RecuperaTuForma]

Excelent tutorial!

[@KnightGeneral]

You are the Best bro

[@JordanThomasmedia]

You're a good teacher. This was very helpful. Having two angles also helps add some additional polish to an otherwise pretty good video.

[@LearnOnlineVideo]

Great explanation Brandon, love your work 👌

[@ycycoming]

Great tutorial. Helps me lot thanks Alvin

[@GrayHairedDad]

Awesome video man!

[@PMBRICOLEUR]

Very interesting! Thanks a lot for sharing 👍

[@soniaafrose6678]

love all of you information dear

[@BenSemisch]

Nice tutorial. Really easy to follow.

[@Sai_on_youtube]

Gud job, man! Packed with so much info. Thumbs up👍

[@G3ekbox]

When you’re watching this, and your name is actually Alvin.....it just hits different!

[@jpr-tech]

Love the simplicity and practical lessons you taught in this video! 👍🏼 I personally keep forgetting to use my iPhone/iPad as an external recorder (using garageband) with my shutgun mic. So, some of my videos voice over sound pretty bad and unprofessional. Thanks for the reminder! 😉

[@SoNowWhat]

Great tutorial ! Well explained, succinct, and useful examples.

[@gustavotellez6848]

I like how minimal the set up since we don’t see that too often.

[@LiveMusicOntario]

Yes, it was a nice change from the "trends" wasn't it.

[@elnarindico9107]

...with just 8 minutes, I have learned a lot from this video...hopeful for more videos...thank you @Brandon Li.

[@RBgamesbr]

I'm not at all used to watch this type of tutorials, but the explanation was so clear that I watched it all and feel like I've learned a lot... Nice video.

[@TravelersBeats]

Good tutorial !! We will try to follow your tips

[@james-broderick]

Yo! Thank you, Brandon. What a clear, simple, and straightforward tutorial. You made this super approachable. Thanks, again.

[@AllatonceIvan]

The legend has spoken

[@rosyaugust7095]

This is definitely minimal light setup and learnt it.

[@andyarts8382]

I'm so glad I came across your channel. Been watching so many of them. Thank you so much for doing all this work and education. You're a Rock Star.

[@_BrianFitz]

Brandon, Well done creating this video and sharing your knowledge and tips. You are appreciated

[@pixelpearlproduction538]

Love the tip about creating depth on Both angles...

[@kinhgongden]

Thank You! Very intuitive

[@DA_Fuller]

I always learn something new or a better way to preform a task from you Brandon. Thank you!

[@familyadventures6358]

thanks for sharing this very informative video.

[@flochfitness]

Another simple and amazing tutorial. Thank you!!!!

[@nicholasking7715]

I love your stuff man! You definitely love what you do

Almost spat my coffee across the screen out of laughter when I saw your head magnified like that! =)

[@winjenk]

Pretty Awesome Dude. Thanks

[@lyndonbaptiste]

Love this. Thanks for sharing, Brandon.

[@michaelfireborn7217]

Thanks Brandon!

[@RahulRoy-yr2ck]

Really a great teacher! So much easy n interesting to Learn from him

[@chasingvenusfilmarts]

Great way to showcase some very practical gear. Great practical advice and always engaging to watch and learn from. Peace and thank you Sir.

[@oaksoepai]

I’m glad that I am taking your classes 👍🏼🙏🏼

[@leonhart9616]

Never fails us! I love these videos so much!

[@juraganbayonet]

I also really like this video to make the experience ...

[@garvitkharbanda7]

THIS WAS AMAZING. THANKYOUSM.

[@tinsee9905]

as always. very helpful tutorial! Thanks!

[@LiveMusicOntario]

Solid tips and demonstrations of your examples. What I also liked was the avoidance of cliché buzz words and your lighting doesn't look contrived/overly dramatic. I'm preparing my thoughts for a two person mini documentary that I'm sure will be recorded in a home where I can't manipulate much, but I would like to apply my soft boxes and more than one camera so this all helps.

[@BrandonLiUnscripted]

I would have rather used a soft box for better lighting wrap on my face but I don’t have one. This setup was basically making the best of my travel filmmaking kit for a studio type of shoot.

[@AKCHINAEXPLORER]

Very good video.

[@GaryJahman]

Appreciated this little tutorial!

[@aibekkarlov]

You r the best!

[@TJBMedia]

Thank you so much for making this video 😃 It’s most excellent 😎

[@Roz-Inspire-Video]

Very cool ...thanks

[@Tonydamayor]

Thank you, very helpful

[@rebaz7256]

Informative 👍

[@gedoxey]

I really like your instruction Brandon and trust your opinions for being balanced and straightforward I also like how are you trying to use minimal equipment that makes it affordable also portable.

[@BiteMe3331]

Thanks for such informative video Brandon! But what about focusing those lenses on yourself? Any tips?

[@BrandonLiUnscripted]

I put a tripod where I would be sitting and focused on that. It’s not perfect but it sort of works. Easier solution: autofocus

[@vonjames5336]

Concise and informative. Thank you!

[@cedrickockelmann6511]

great video!

[@michelestapleton]

Thank you!

[@Realletsplaygrey]

Great video, I love a simple set up!

[@Najafiphotography]

So nice thanks

[@jattzarena]

Very helpful. Great tips for anyone starting youtube channel. Thanks alot. Keep motivating. :)

[@BruceRamos0521]

A big fan from Philippines ❤️😇👏🇵🇭

[@darioplayonfire]

Awesome! I love your videos, keep it up! ✌️

[@fredricksewornoo]

This was very educative. Thank you!

[@mysterymanphoto]

great tips as always!

[@crjcostomo]

Sure is 🙌

[@thetenthhouse]

Thank you 💟

[@mychalsimmons4177]

Awesome

[@XperiaVideosCR]

Thanks Brandon for another great video, funny you have a sloth, I bet his misses Central America!

[@BrandonLiUnscripted]

My sloth is great, yes he misses home but he’s adapting well to the USA

[@dinagalall]

Very informative! Thank you!

[@muthiahramanathan5093]

Very very useful Fantastic Thanks bro...

[@AleksanderZh]

Great content, Brandon👍🏻

[@missingriid]

Thank you for this!

[@moradasverdes]

Very well explained. Gracias

[@DavidTheNickjrFan2003]

Will the Canon M50 & M50 Mark ll work be good choices for two cameras for two differences prospectives?

[@crjcostomo]

2:32 ohh that lady on your monitor behind you

[@bienveqe]

Is it a ghost ? 😂😂

[@Joramjonah]

The spirit just moves around in the house 😂

[@crjcostomo]

I think that’s Kobe 😄

[@bienveqe]

@@crjcostomo oh ! Kobe's going to kill me ! 😉😉

[@BrandonLiUnscripted]

It’s the girl from The Ring

[@a_nilkarki8887]

Please suggest voice recorder app for Android with same input volume adjustments 👍

[@BrandonLiUnscripted]

Another commenter suggested Hi-Q mp3 app. I’ve never used it

[@a_nilkarki8887]

@@BrandonLiUnscripted thanks 👍♥️

[@LukaEsenko]

Two new takeaways, 1) the depth behind the subject 2) different focal lengths of the cameras. Thanks!

[@juraganbayonet]

Thank you, man, for the information. Very useful ...

[@DanCantero]

Really great video. I'll have to add a second camera now! :-)

[@REVIEWSONTHERUN]

Cool!✌️

[@Hisako86]

GREAT TIP LOVE IT!!!

[@JayneNicoletti]

Yeah the background when you have depth needs very good lighting or you get grain. I learned hard way

[@MattSpaugh]

Great video. I love your content and your presentation style. Not to sound like an ass, but two things I learned the hard way when doing 2 camera interview/talking head shoots: Number one is kinda subjective, but I always try to stick to the 30 degree rule (no more than 30 degrees between the two cameras) to keep separation down. Too much separation can start to feel disjointed. Two, and this one bit me hard (particularly on ladies who want to minimize their nose size) do not let the nose break the line of the cheek on your side angle. Moving your side camera closer to your A camera (< 30 degrees) will keep the nose from silhouetting beyond the line of the cheek. Also, I curious why you don't use the ImagingEdge app for monitoring? I've noticed in several videos that you're employing a transmitter. By and large the ImagingEdge app sucks, but it works well for monitoring and start/stop of recording. Sorry my first comment was so long (and nit picky) I really do love your content - keep 'em coming!

[@BrandonLiUnscripted]

Yeah I may have not used the best camera placements, agreed. I don’t do dual camera shoots very often so this was an experiment. I also realized it’s much less intuitive to set up a shoot like this when I’m alone. I loathe the imaging edge app for many reasons, especially the way it disconnects whenever I put my phone to sleep.

[@MichaelYoungKim]

Thank you Brandon! One question. I download the recorder app but I dont see a way to change the input volume. I only see mic gain volume. Am I blind?

[@FranFilms88]

Thank You Brandon

[@SHORTFILMMANTRA]

fantastic 😂

[@Hsteinrock]

Wait, in Final Cut you dropped both videos and audio in and it automatically synchronized them for you? Am I missing something? Did you have to do anything with those 3 pieces of media before hand to make that work. It automatically can tell where the video lines up with your audio? I can’t be understanding that right. I’m about to make a video of love to know please!

[@Whit_Siever]

Brandon, do you have any suggestions on what to bring to a portrait shoot besides camera and lens?

[@Mrbenbarbie]

The mentioned app (play store search) seems to only work with a device by tentacle sync... Is there another app that can take direct input from lav mic while having input control?

[@schoeferfilm]

Really cool set up Brandon 😉👌 is the lavallier micro under your shirt, so that we canˋt see it? The quality is definitely good 💪🏼😊 best cinematic greetings from germany

[@BrandonLiUnscripted]

Under my shirt with gaffer tape folded in a way that sort of looks like a fortune cookie.

[@schoeferfilm]

Brandon Li thanks Brandon 👍🏻 good Job 😂

[@mohammedafeef7301]

wait a minute brandon....Wheres is the mic, what mic you're using , its so clean....is it wireless????? Thannks

[@cambylim]

Thank you as always Brandon! By any chance you can teach us more of how to film with your mobile phone like the shot choices and stuffs thanks again

[@BrandonLiUnscripted]

I’ll work that into some future videos, sure

[@cambylim]

Brandon Li thanks you’re the best!

[@sialdeaparalejas]

👏👏👏

[@Beavertour]

Great video! Thanks for sharing, that synchronizing function works fantastic. Does anyone know if Premiere has similiar function as well?

[@BrandonLiUnscripted]

I don’t know about premiere but I think resolve has it

[@johnberry1471]

Premiere does have it - and the process in the UI is very similar. I used to use Premiere but switched to Resolve as I found it seemed to do a better job with the sync, and also has a way to auto colour match the clips, which while not perfect can act as a good starting point and save time.

[@SATISHKUMARSK2159]

Best video tell us how to shoot 2phone like this

[@MrPhilbautista]

Why not shift the light to the other side so when you switch to the a7riii, you aren't all dark due to the backlight from the window?

[@SeanCarter]

I may have missed something on the sound portion. The lavalier that’s connected to the phone - is it also connected to the cameras? I’m trying to figure out how the sound gets from the iPhone to the cameras and how the sound ends up syncing in post.

[@BrandonLiUnscripted]

No I synced it in post using waveform matching. It’s easy as long as you’re recording longer clips in a quiet environment

[@SeanCarter]

@@BrandonLiUnscripted Another thing to research 🧐

[@doubledark2]

Hi Brandon, there are mixed reviews on the zhiyun wireless video transmitter; what was your experience with the device?

[@BrandonLiUnscripted]

It’s very reliable with the latest firmware. Fast connection, low latency. Works well across a room or a basketball court, but not through multiple walls or across city blocks.The battery life sucks, it’s only about 40 minutes. Resolution on a 5” phone isn’t sharp enough to judge focus but it has a punch-in assist.

[@travelersclicks]

Very useful video. So I can use my two phones like this 🤔