{"id":89344,"date":"2017-05-26T06:00:57","date_gmt":"2017-05-26T11:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=89344"},"modified":"2017-05-25T13:47:32","modified_gmt":"2017-05-25T18:47:32","slug":"videography-guide-vlogging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/videography-guide-vlogging\/","title":{"rendered":"The Videographer’s Guide to Vlogging"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vlogs are taking over online content. Here’s how to get yours started.<\/h2>\n

Vlogging has become big business for some filmmakers;\u00a0there are YouTubers who make\u00a0more money<\/a> than Hollywood actors and directors combined, and they get\u00a0sponsorship deals<\/a> from some of the biggest brands on the planet<\/strong>. This guide will help you create stand-out vlogs in the torrent of existing channels.<\/p>\n

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Sound\u00a0is often the most important aspect of a film<\/strong>. You can get away with bad visuals but not bad audio. However, this is a YouTube vlog and not a feature production. That means you have a bit of leeway. Nonetheless, you still want your\u00a0audio to sound more professional than the next\u00a0vlogger<\/strong>. If you come from a filmmaking background, you may\u00a0already have a shotgun microphone in your kit.<\/p>\n

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These microphones are perfect for capturing dialogue on set<\/strong>, but they’re not ideal for\u00a0vlogging. This is because\u00a0a shotgun microphone has a small polar pattern<\/a>, and you need to speak in the direction of the microphone<\/strong> for\u00a0precise\u00a0audio. Without a boom operator, you’re going to need to remain\u00a0stationary. If you’re in front of the microphone but you need to move to the side to pick something up, your dialogue is going to drop out dramatically<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

However, if you plan\u00a0to sit still throughout the entire vlog, perhaps in a style similar to filmmaking educator Dave Dugdale, you can still use a shotgun mic. You can just position the microphone nearby<\/strong> for a nice, clean pickup. Since this is a vlog, it doesn’t matter that the microphone is in the shot.<\/p>\n

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If you don’t come\u00a0from a filmmaking background, and you want to purchase your very first shotgun microphone<\/strong>, you can stay budget-friendly with the Rode Videomic. YouTuber Sean Cannell for THINK Media TV breaks down why he thinks it’s a great shotgun microphone<\/strong> for YouTube in the following video.<\/p>\n