How to Properly film an interview | Aputure Lighting

[@EpicLightMedia]

These look fantastic! Thanks for sharing!

[@Brookssmedia]

Now I don't want to fan girl, (inside I'm screaming cause I'm a huge fan of the channel😅) but thanks for watching!

[@WhySteve]

I'm also having a little moment myself here! haha

[@Pierluca72]

did he just drop a condenser microphone on the floor at 4:54? Well done!

[@Brookssmedia]

😭💀😅 the rode mics are built like tanks it's fine

[@Supercon57]

Nice setup Heads up, I see a lefty knuckle on that boom pole stand 1:37 I've seen those come loose and drop on people Best practice is to keep the knuckle on the right side so as gravity pulls the weight down it tightens the knuckle instead of loosening it Best of luck

[@Brookssmedia]

Thank you so much for that tip. You just taught me something

[@ideaplusagency]

Good point!

[@NKRDBL]

Just came to comment section to mention this also!

[@Brookssmedia]

Yea I definitely learned something!

[@MindfulGrinds]

I totally had to come back to this BTS after you linked it in the final vid. Man, you really got this locked down. So professional. I am serious. It is so great to see someone in the field making this BTS in real life. As real as it gets because it is real! Thanks so much for this BTS!

[@Brookssmedia]

Appreciate the support as always man

[@bluehivecreative]

I said this out loud this morning and the algorithm delivered. New follower and I appreciate the mix between quality tools and grass roots “solve a problem for a nickle”.

[@Brookssmedia]

Welcome to the channel 🙏🏾

[@FilmedbyFresh]

mic drop fr lol

[@Brookssmedia]

What we talking about PRACTICE! Lol appreciate you man! This my shit right here. Interviews

[@RadTwin]

😂😂😂

[@CalebHoover]

dood! great vid! this is some real motivation to try out more education content like this. imma give it a shot i think. love the work man!

[@Brookssmedia]

Appreciate it man!! Yea mixing this in with your Panasonic stuff would go a long way. So people can see real world scenarios how those cameras perform on jobs

[@Matt.Gillard]

Oh man, that last bit at the end about hiring someone who can engage and chat with the interviewee was gold! And so true!

[@Brookssmedia]

Yea man! We all have a job! And at a certain pay amount you should be paying others to do their job well to make sure you do yours well

[@MindfulGrinds]

I had to come back and watch this video again. I remember this video from a few months back and I wanted to see how you were running negative fill with that black backdrop. I am still trying to figure out negative fill, as I am typically just using a three-point lighting setup. I just picked up a 49" EZ Lock Glow softbox for my 200W Godox lights and I love it, but I think the shower curtain would even be better so I am building a frame for it with PVC and two stands with some dual clamp adjustable grips so that I can tilt adjust the shower curtain diffuser. Basically just a Scrim. On another note, I didn't notice before how much nicer that Rode mic sounded versus the LAV Mic. My Sony VG1s are much harder to clean up in an open room like that gym. I love that you share real on-set discussions like this. Great work! Hopefully, KZbin boosts this video up for you!

[@OttoVonRaz]

This is one of THE best set-up tutorials I have ever seen on KZbin. Great work to you all!

[@Brookssmedia]

Thanks Otto!

[@UXXV]

Wow. What a recommendation. That shower curtain idea is gold!

[@halsinden]

mic drop at 04:54 - was slightly waiting for you just to lamp the guy as soon as he came back up from the floor.

[@florianropers]

It worked in terms of talking points - he immediately mentioned the need of backup audio (lavs).

[@Brookssmedia]

😅😅😅😅😅😅 rode are built like tanks no worries

[@Brookssmedia]

Yes you should ALWAYS have a lav on your talent

[@dherveyphotography]

Lord I felt that last part about only being the DP. Big facts

[@Brookssmedia]

Mannnnnnn I'm done doing multiple jobs

[@AwesomeShotStudios]

Good stuff! Thanks for sharing your setup. I do the same trick with the sound blanket on the floor to help with echo, but if you have a white side and black side, keep in mind that you can add a bit of bottom fill by putting the white side up. Also helps when you've got lots of bounce light off colored surfaces, as it will minimize the color bouncing back onto the face.

[@Brookssmedia]

That’s a really good tip thanks!

[@VinLooks]

I still believe they will roll out update for a7siii 🙏

[@Brookssmedia]

Yea I've let that go lol

[@PurposedLensPhotoMedia]

In my DJ Khaled voice "Anothaone!" I'm looking for that Brookssmedia shower curtain link though..😂Keep up the great work! 👍🏾

[@Brookssmedia]

😅😅 nanlite just sent me some lights so another set up coming soon!

[@JustMicahFilms]

Dope video man like always! One tip get some tennis balls cut them open and put them at the bottom feet of your c stands. Don’t want to scuff those floors with them. Just in case they try to say your equipment messed up the floor and they have to redo it

[@literallykevin]

Fantastic! Aperture needs to sponsor you!

[@Brookssmedia]

Listen that's the goal!!!

[@boahandarrowsproductions4326]

The sound blanket on the ground is a great idea.

[@RambunctiousPictures]

Awesome stuff. Love the use of inexpensive materials. Is there any reason you're not using the FLAT side of your negative fill? Just curious. Also, IMO, your tight shots on the woman are at too hard of an angle, it's almost a side profile. I'd recommend a 45 degree angle for your tight camera. Also, the tights of the gentleman have him sitting very far right of frame, ironically while you're talking about rule of thirds! Again, just personal preference but I thought I'd point it out. It stands out to me. Cheers! All the best!

[@TechTimeMass]

Killing it man

[@Brookssmedia]

Gratitude bro

[@italianinoslo]

In principle you have your setup nailed down, but I think you have to control that spill of light you get in the main camera, it`s super washed out compared to the B-cam (this is due to the diffusion blasting light everywhere, and with that - in your lens hood). Next time try to flag the light impacting your main camera and you will gain more contrast and depth :)

[@Brookssmedia]

So couple of things one thanks for the feedback. The reason it looks different because I used a black pro mist on one angle and forgot to use it on the other lol that's all. Also you're looking at non graded footage. Davinci just did the conversion for me and that was it. But thanks for watching and the feedback

[@Brookssmedia]

@@d2dfilms451 that’s a great tip as well! Thank you!

[@yuvettedotson8218]

That was a phenomenal interview. You covered things that I never would've even thought about. I love the shower curtain. Extremely innovative!!!!

[@KobraToldYa]

Yo! This is exactly what I needed. I have a big interview coming up and you covered all of my questions. We have a lot of similar gear. Good taste. Those lights are clutch.

[@Brookssmedia]

Aye man god luck! Glad this video was useful!

[@justinking8240]

love the content Brooks!

[@Brookssmedia]

Thanks man!

[@BarryJohnson]

Man, this tutorial is so dope. I learned a ton from this. Thank you!

[@KobraToldYa]

Same! Dropped huge nuggets.

[@BarryJohnson]

@@KobraToldYa Yes sir Kobra, Shawn always dropping science.

[@Brookssmedia]

I appreciate you brothers man truly.

[@monztermovies]

The end result looked really nice! 😎

[@donnybristol]

Great video! Super pro set up - much respect.

[@aaronthecameraguy]

Love this breakdown, thanks man.

[@Brookssmedia]

Thanks man!

[@PebblesMcWilly]

Awesome video! Where did you set up the dji mic on him? how are you not getting any echo from the gym with it?

[@Brookssmedia]

Great question! So I put the Lav on the talent very close to their chest. Then the sound blanket underneath their feet helped a lot too. You want to put lavs closer to the chest because that's where a good a mount of bass comes from.

[@PebblesMcWilly]

@@Brookssmedia that's awesome! Thanks for answering so fast. Was it the receiver itself or an omni directional lav? I always find mine pick up echos

[@Brookssmedia]

So the lavs I use are the rode mics and I wanna say they are omni as well 🤔 so you may just need to work on controlling your sound treatment a little more. Sound blankets go a long wayb

[@PebblesMcWilly]

@@Brookssmedia love it! Thanks for the tips!

[@unclebillscamping]

@@PebblesMcWilly size of the room plays into this. Avery large untreated room can give great audio if your speaking in a normal conversational tone. The reflective have a much harder time making back to the mic at any significant tone as well as having the pad down to control them in the immediate area. I do believe the dji has some sort of internal processing even if it’s not listed as I can use it in my untreated garage and it still sounds good.

[@jonpav6224]

Great points re lighting, audio, cameras and importantly - having dedicated jobs and area of focus. Gear has become more advanced and affordable, there's always the creative and technical elements, but we really do benefit from having the brain space to do our best.

[@notjustanygeorge]

Great video! 👌🏻

[@Brookssmedia]

Appreciate it man!

[@CDX]

Great video

[@MackJulion]

Perfect video 🔥🔥🔥 flawless victory

[@Brookssmedia]

Appreciate it bro!

[@wildwoodscreative]

Brooooo! Shower curtain!!!! 🤯

[@Brookssmedia]

Aye I'm trying to tell you! It's effective

[@CreativeTechLab]

🔥. Great work and BTS my G!

[@remarkable-media]

I see you using the accssoon cineview set. I have this same set and it interferes with all my wireless audio systems. Have you had anything like this happen?

[@bass4512]

Loooooove this BTS, man. So helpful. I did notice a lot of atifacts in the cleaned NTG5 sound.(Especially at 2:50) How did it sound unedited? I have the mic as well, but have yet to use it in an interview setting. Thanks again for the great video!

[@Amisshot]

Love it ❤

[@Brookssmedia]

🙏🏾

[@ErisedMediaCo]

What did you do to clean up all of the ambient noise in the Rode microphone's track??

[@Brookssmedia]

Davinci voice isolation

[@anttiranki3690]

4:53 it WAS a nice mic... :P

[@KeemIbarra]

Awesome video bros! Subscribed.

[@BarefootMediaTV]

love it. i basically have a budget version of all this! also the same initials and similar logo lol.

[@ViceVersaStudio]

🔥🔥🔥love this

[@Brookssmedia]

much love!

[@TyroneLT]

What lapel do you use with the DJI Mic?

[@Brookssmedia]

The rode lavs

[@thatboybejammin2201]

Preciate the content!

[@Brookssmedia]

Thanks for checking it out!

[@ideaplusagency]

How much harder has it been for you as a Black owned production company to book clients?

[@Brookssmedia]

That’s a very good question. Thank you for asking. And actually not that hard. Now granted I’ve been doing this for like 3-4 years but it’s the way I market myself and my SEO plus I always get a lot of referrals because of my customer service. Now in the wedding industry that’s a different story

[@rodricfrancis2281]

What kind of stand are you using for booming your mic? Been looking to get one that's not a big c stand.

[@shonmyles5033]

Amazing video bro!!

[@celsiusqc]

I'm curious of the price range someone would give for a contract to film this interview, when you are bringing in this much gear. Price quotes seem very ambiguous to me.

[@Brookssmedia]

This was a little over 7

[@ideaplusagency]

Did he drop the microphone? You didn't even flinch! 😂

[@WhySteve]

"The reason we do a boom mic AND a LAV..." *Assistant drops mic ..."The reason we only like to use a LAV mic"

[@producerbenford]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@DoObs]

Anything can be properly done with the correct lighting and camera. Lets just add that to the mix.

[@Brookssmedia]

I say lighting and audio over camera. The camera is just capturing what you give it. It's like a calculator. Garbage in garbage out

[@DoObs]

@@Brookssmedia yup exactly. Its also great when the client pays for most of the hiring costs.

[@Brookssmedia]

Yes!!

[@WalterTheBalter]

NTG 3 for me

[@ericwetzeldesign]

Now I know why it’s called a boom mic

[@dennisclark8766]

excellent video!