Creator Scale

#043 - Creating a great video starts with a lot of preparation. Planning, scripting, storyboarding, having the right equipment, setting up said equipment, planning b-roll and more. In this podcast episode we discuss our entire process for preparing for a video shoot. From what we pack to tips to save money while flying with equipment, you'll learn how we always have a backup plan for our backup plan.

Items mentioned in this episode:

• LensProToGo.com
• LensRentals.com
• Borrowlenses.com

September 24, 2015

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#042 - Chances are, it will take you awhile to be comfortable on camera. Luckily there are a lot of ways to speed up that process. From public speaking and podcasting to live-streaming and doing webinars there are a lot of ways to get better on camera, be more engaging, and deliver to the camera without reading from a script. In this podcast episode I chat with Pat Flynn of Smart Passive Income about how improving his public speaking has made him better and more comfortable on camera.

Items mentioned in this episode:

• How to Become Futureproof - Opening Keynote NMX '15
• How to Stand Out From the Crowd - Financial Bloggers Conference 2011
• TED - YouTube

September 17, 2015

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#041 - Whether you're on camera interviewing someone else or you're behind the camera trying to get a strong interview out of your talent, there are some tricks to getting the best performance you can out of your interviewee. In today's podcast episode we share ten steps to getting better on-camera interviews. We'll discuss the process we use on client shoots to have the interviewee be comfortable on camera, act natural, and sometimes not even realize we're already recording. We also share some gear recommendations for making sure you don't have to interrupt the interview and share how to get the talent to look at the interviewer, but really they're looking straight into the camera.

Items mentioned in this episode:

• Ikan PT-Elite iPad Teleprompter Kit
• EyeDirect
• Alex Blumberg | CreativeLive

September 10, 2015

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#040 - Most of the clients we shoot videos for ask us questions about how they can set-up their own video studio in their homes or offices. Studios are a great tool for being able to record videos quickly and consistently, so in this podcast episode we're going to share what we've learned building our video and audio garage studio as well as share our recommendations for how you should go about putting one together for yourself. The nine tips cover determining what you want the studio to be used for, how to lay it out, determining what gear is must have, making it permanent, and tips for controlling sound and temperature.

Items mentioned in this episode:

• Rosco Digital
• Rode NTG3 Super-Cardioid Condenser Microphone
• Kino-Flo Celeb 200 DMX Center Mount
• Atomos Ninja Blade 5" HDMI On-Camera Monitor & Recorder
• SmallHD AC7 SDI/HDMI LCD 7 Inch Field Monitor
• 12"x12" White Balance & Grey Reference Card
• 2"x12"x12" (12 Pk) Acoustic Wedge Soundproofing Studio Foam Tiles

September 3, 2015

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#039 - More views. That's what you want, right? More people watching the videos you spent all that time to prepare, record, edit, and publish. In this podcast episode we discuss why your videos aren't being watched at all or why people quit watching them part way through. Whether it has to do with how the video was made, that they aren't engaging, or how they're being promoted, this episode will give you eight tips to make sure your audience keeps showing up to watch your videos, clicks play, and sticks around for the entire thing.

1. Your Visual quality is terrible.
2. Your Audio is terrible.
3. Your bumper is too long.
4. Your video is too long.
5. You're not using your hosting platform correctly.
6. You're on the wrong platform for your niche audience..
7. You have no consistency and people forget about you.
8. Your videos are boring and too predictable.

August 27, 2015 http://www.DIYVideoGuy.com/39

August 27, 2015

To learn more about me and what I offer, go to CalebWojcik.com. Cheers.

#038 - It is easy to think of ideas for videos when you have a go-to list of different kinds of videos to make. If you're stuck only making how to or tutorial videos you can quickly get burnt out. In this podcast episode we discuss the thirteen different formats for videos, examples for each, and how to combine them to make compelling and engaging videos. You'll take away a bunch of new styles you can use to switch up the format of your videos.

1. Interviews
2. Doc Style
3. Creative Shorts
4. Glam Reals
5. Videos that will never get published
6. Live Streams
7. Reviews
8. About (corporate)
9. How To’s
10. Behind the Scenes
11. Testimonials
12. Welcome Videos
13. Sales Videos

http://www.DIYVideoGuy.com/38

August 20, 2015

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#037 - So you're working on editing a video, but you're stuck. You keep finding other things to work on when really you should just be pushing through to finish what you've already started. You don't know what's holding you up and the video isn't what you want it to be, so you just keep putting it off. In today's episode of the podcast we discuss Video Editor's Block and how to overcome it. We lay out 9 different things you can do when you feel like you hit a wall on the videos you're editing. Hopefully listening to this episode will get you back on track and have you releasing your in-progress videos much, much sooner.

All 9 Editor's Block Tips:

1. List out each step of the process.
2. Break the video down into smaller chunks (and don't zoom out).
3. If you're stuck on something technical, learn it quickly or leave a marker to come back to it.
4. Play around with the footage and blooper clips a bit.
5. Go to sleep or step away from the project for a full day.
6. Take a short break and get some exercise.
7. Focus on just the video track or audio track.
8. Hand the video off to someone else for feedback.
9. Switch projects you're working on or change to a different type of media.

Items mentioned in this episode:

• Day 1 in Ghana, Africa - Pencils of Promise School Build and Site Visits - SPI TV Ep. 19
• Dan Carlin - Hardcore History Library
• How Video Editing Works: My Entire Workflow
• The Pippa Dog

August 13, 2015 http://www.DIYVideoGuy.com/37

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#036 - Conferences are a great way to connect with like-minded people and I wouldn't be where I am today professionally if I hadn't have attended a bunch of conferences over the past few years. Well, I just went to Anaheim, California for VidCon 2015, a conference for YouTubers, Viners, and other web video creators. It was kind of an insane conference full of screaming fangirls and "celebrities" I've never heard of, but I actually got a lot out of it. In this podcast episode I give a rundown of the panels I went to, share what some of the biggest YouTubers struggle with, and rant about why building an audience on a short-form video platform like Vine or Snapchat might not be what you really want to do.

To learn more about me and what I offer, go to CalebWojcik.com. Cheers.

#035 - Vlogging (video blogging) seems to be all the rage these days. It has been around for a long time on YouTube with people talking into their webcams, but people like Casey Neistat and Ben Brown are growing huge audiences through telling daily stories of their life and putting much more work into them than a simple webcam vlog. I recently started experimenting with vlogging and in this episode of the podcast I share seventeen tips I've learned so far.

Items mentioned in this episode:

• Sony RX-100 Mark IV Point-and-Shoot Camera on Amazon
• My Sony RX-100 Unboxing Video on YouTube
• Vlog #1: Breaking into AirBnBs in Portland
• Vlog #2: The Best Pizza & Coffee in Portland
• Casey Neistat's Vlogs
• Mr. Ben Brown's Vlogs

July 23, 2015

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#034 - When I browse around YouTube I see a lot of mistakes. Things that YouTubers either should be doing but aren't, or things they are getting completely wrong. And don't worry, when I look at my own channel and videos I get a bunch of these things wrong too, but to be your best, sometimes you have to be your own worst critic. In this episode of the podcast I share nine things that most YouTubers and YouTube channels are doing wrong and how to avoid them yourself.

1. Nothing engaging in the first 15 seconds.
2. Not giving a single call to action.
3. Not putting the proper information in the description below the video.
4. Not making a custom thumbnail.
5. Assuming everyone can click on Annotations.
6. Not properly branding your channel.
7. Having an Inconsistent Release Schedule.
8. They experiment outside their channel's niche too much.
9. Not interacting.

Items mentioned in this episode:

• 4 Things All YouTubers Should Know About Mobile
• How to Use YouTube Cards
• CaseyNeistat - YouTube
• Mr Ben Brown - YouTube
• Sony RX100 Mark IV Unboxing Video

July 16, 2015

To learn more about me and what I offer, go to CalebWojcik.com. Cheers.