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HOW FILM WITH YOUR SMARTPHONE LIKE A BOSS ? - 10 TIPS FOR MAKING A FILM WITH YOUR SMARTPHONE

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- Use the provided video application. It can be independent or integrated into the photo function of your smartphone. - Film rushes from 5 to 30 seconds. You will assemble them afterwards.  - Take care of your lighting: if you are indoors, use a projector which has more power than household lamps. Make sure there isn't too much shadow contrast. If you are outside, soak up the sun. Make sure that it illuminates the subject to be filmed correctly. - If you want to film yourself, it is better to call a friend to hold your smartphone for you. Absolutely avoid the selfie mode. - Hold your smartphone horizontally to shoot in landscape format. - equip yourself with a foot; which will further stabilize the image. You can also take a gyro-stabilized accessory. Feyu and Lanparte offers some. - Also think of a microphone. This will result in better sound recordings. For that I invite you to record it on an external source. - If you want to take close-ups on faces, make sure they are at least

How to sleep well? 10 tips for better sleep.

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 How to sleep well? 10 tips for better sleep How to sleep better? Sleep disorders are not inevitable. It is often enough to follow a few rules to regain the pleasure of a good night's sleep. Activities and drinks to be banned, comfort of the room ... Follow our advice to find a quality sleep. 1. Avoid caffeine and theine Coffee fans will be disappointed, it is better to have your last espresso after lunch. Likewise, regarding tea and cola drinks, it is best to stop them after 4 p.m. It is indeed proven that caffeine lengthens the time of falling asleep and shortens the time of sleep. Instead, drink an herbal tea made from soothing plants (lime blossom, verbena, chamomile or orange blossom, but also passionflower, valerian, hawthorn and hops), or a glass of warm milk which has a sedative effect. 2.No sport in the evening Exercise is great for your health, but it is better to schedule your jog, gym, or swim session in the morning or during lunch break rather than in the evening. Inde

To fall asleep quickly, they found a foolproof method: ASMR

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  SLEEP - Have they found the sandman? To fall asleep at night, they discovered a foolproof method without any side effects. All they have to do is lie down, take a look on Youtube, launch one or two videos and they're done. The particularity of these? They give them what is called ASMR. "This allows me to reduce my insomnia at least by two", tells us, for example, Clara, 24, who estimates that she only needs about fifteen minutes to fall asleep in front of such videos. And she is far from alone in this case. 82% of consumers of ASMR videos use them to get to sleep, according to a study published in 2015 by two psychologists in the journal PeerJ. A little research in Youtube, in French as in English, also makes it possible to notice the incredible number of views obtained by these videos entirely devoted to lulling and relaxing users. Like a little explosion in my head The ASMR, for Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response, translatable as "Automatic Response of Sensory

Do you sleep better when it rains? Here's why.

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  Have you ever heard someone say they sleep better with the sound of rain? Well, this person is absolutely right! Here's why. According to American researchers, the sound of a downpour, a thunderstorm and waves can trigger a mechanism of relaxation and sleep in some people. Our brain assimilates these noises as reassuring sounds and uses them to block out other more disturbing ones. For example, an alarm, our phone ringing, a cry, a crying baby, etc. To take the test, the researchers set off a high-intensity hospital alarm. Result: 90% of patients woke up in alert mode. On the contrary, with the sound of rain, a thunderstorm or waves, the brain understands that all is well. He is not alarmed, on the contrary, he continues to relax. In fact, if you love special bedtime sounds, there are now several apps available to help you sleep! You can watch my "rain walk" videos on my youtube channel . You are spoiled for choice. Besides, the rain is not the only one to make you slee

Binaural MIC. What to choose? And what is my choice?

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What is binaural recording? Artificial head with binaural MIC Binaural is one of the recording methods seeking to reproduce the natural human sound perception and this, by restitution through headphones. The principle is to send to each ear a sound as similar as possible to that received by the ears when they listen to a natural sound scene. This implies recording with an artificial head and sound reproduction by headphones, because reproduction by loudspeaker inevitably introduces crosstalk destroying the binaural effect, which does not take place with headphones. Hence the importance of watching my videos with headphones. Of course, as we will not be able to walk with a "head" like this in the street, the idea is to use our head by putting the microphones in the ears. Here, we will look at which product we can perform binaural recording and what was my choice and for what reason. In this post, you can compare the 4 models that I had selected for myself with the prices and t

Audible: What is it?

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  Audible What is it? - Try Audible Premium Plus and Get Up to Two Free Audiobooks - Audible Gift Memberships - Try Audible Plus -  free trials It is an Amazon-owned company specializing in the production and distribution of several hundred thousand audiobooks. Once subscribed, you have access to a huge virtual library with well-known books such as major titles in French and international literature, novels, biographies ... others less known. In short, a huge choice. The first thing to do is to verify that you like it. For that, Audible offers a trial and gives you two free audiobooks. It could be a classic, or it could be an original creation from Audible. At the end of your trial, you will have the option to purchase a monthly subscription. For this you need to register using your Amazon account if you have one. Every month you get a loan. This credit can allow you to buy an audio book of your choice, regardless of whether it is a novel, a book on personal development, a historica

Zoom H1n Recorder for Youtubers : Impressive Sound Effects Recorder

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 An efficient and compact recording companion The H1n is Zoom's new compact portable recorder. We wanted to see what this promising model can give on paper. Here are our impressions after a few months of use. The H1n has come a little way since the previous H1 (launched in 2010). The size remains more or less the same, but the look is very different. We always appreciate the compactness and lightness of the whole, which make the H1n an ideal traveling companion. The design is more slender here, the vast majority of buttons are now found on the front panel and the pair of XY microphones is even better protected. In terms of manufacturing and quality of finishes, the result is still quite basic, but that does not compromise the robustness. This is in any case what we have seen during our period of use. The grip is pleasant, the whole is very light and fits well in the hand, all the buttons are easily accessible and the screen is readable in all circumstances. We also appreciate the s

Iphone (or or simply with your smartphone) Filming without shaking and WITHOUT GIMBAL. It's possible!

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image : DJI Osmo mobile  Now that I have my Osmo Pocket , a camera with built-in stabilizer, I don't care about this topic of stabilizing my walk videos. But you should know that I started my channel with my smartphone camera. So we are going to look at how to make a stable video with your  Iphone (or or simply with your smartphone) without having an equipment like gimbal or steadicam. Don't have a tripod or gimbal and want to shoot without shaking?  Check out the very simple tips in this tutorial. The purpose of this tutorial is to guide you through some easy practices when holding your device in your hand. While using a tripod is ideal for shooting without shaking, its use is still limited. Indeed, it is difficult to place your tripod in the middle of the guests of a wedding, or in other delicate situations to film fast scenes during a trip, a sports outing, or quite simply a week. -end with friends. We will not be talking about digital stabilization which can be applied af

How I make my videos - beginner equipment setting

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 How I make my videos - beginner equipment setting. In this video, I explain how I made videos with very little at the time. (Attention, since that I upgraded my equipment.) Equipement Setting Plan editing

What are your references for your channel ?

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  What are your references for your channel? Why is this question so important? Because, according to your direction, there are several ways of making your "walking" video. If you are targeting people interested in travel and tourism,  look at the chains that revolve around tourist city (Roma, Paris, New York...) The advantage of this kind of video inspired by virtual travel, it attracts expensive advertisers.  This is what I observed on my channel. My subscribers don't necessarily like me this kind of video, so the number of views is low.  But the CPM is very high.  And in addition you can put lots of ads in the middle of the video. If you are more for this genre, I advise you to watch without hesitation:   Seoul Walker , Watched Walker and Actionkid . They are so famous and brilliant, I will not add. Just go see what they're doing. If you are targeting people interested in relaxing at the same time as going for a walk.  Because the walk is also relaxing. You have t

Roland CS-10EM Binaural MIC - Audio is more important!!!

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Photo :  Roland CS-10EM Binaural MIC and Zoom H1n Audio is more important!!!  Believe me, if you're making videos, sound is more important than you think. In fact the hearing is directly linked to your brain that directly affects the sensation of the spectators.  Hence the madness of ASMR for some years. The video, there are moving images but also the sound. These 2 elements are fundamental.  All retouching techniques or editing skills, all of that is secondary. The camera is how you want to take what you have or what you can buy. But for audio, I strongly advise you to invest at least in these 2 devices  (To see their price click on the images) : Zoom H1n audio recorder  And  roland cs-10em binaural microphone Already with 2 devices you can significantly increase the quality of your videos and therefore attract more spectators.  And people will watch your videos a lot longer.  It is guaranteed.  Because it was the case on my channel. Since I bought these 2 equipments, I have tripl

Osmo pocket, feedback on the experience after 1 year of use.

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  As you know, I have been making high definition (4k) walking videos for over a year. Contrary to what one thinks for this kind of video, I opted for a very simple, light,  and easy to use equipment. Quite simply, I am not a photographer, nor videographer, nor professional film maker. I have my job as an employee so the time is very tight to do my shoots.  I must therefore be efficient. But very very efficient. no time to waste to assemble my equipment on site and to think about multiple settings on the camera etc. You have to be operational at all times. Especially since I shoot my videos on my way to work in the morning,  during the lunch break and again on the way home. My videos are also my dailies. This is the reason why I adopted this little camera. DJI Osmo Pocket. It has multiple advantages. 1. very portable. 2.small and light 3. easy to use. very simple interface 4.Very high quality video up to 4K 5. Very stable video thanks to its 3-axis stabilization system. It also has mul