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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 developmen...

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...