What are the 5 Basic Pieces You should have to make up your Smartphone Mobile Studio?
In other words, what kind of gear (equipment) do you need to purchase in order to make your videos look and sound more professional.
You know when you look at Amazon, eBay or other websites the carry equipment and gear for video, audio and photography, it can become confusing and overwhelming. AND EXPENSIVE.
In this article I am sharing not only the pieces of equipment I suggest, but why and give you a link where you can find them on Amazon…*
Yes, to fully disclose I am a Amazon affiliate and I may be compensated if you choose to purchase via the links I provide in this article.
5 Basic Pieces of Equipment
So here are my 5 top suggestions to purchase-
- Smartphone Rig
- Tripod
- Mic
- Lights
- of course Your Smartphone, wink, wink, LOL
So of course I only stated the smartphone to give my list a nice odd number, “They” say it’s good to use odd numbers if it is not the top 10, 20 or 50’s list. Best for design, don’t want to go against what “They” say, whomever “They” are…LOL
This is the Smartphone Rig:
It is the base station of your portable smartphone studio.
As you can see, you attach all of your equipment to this rig and mount it to a tripod.
Makes for easy to set up to record your videos or use for live streams.
So I love this tripod because it works great not only of the rig, but as a selfie stick or just to hold your phone.
I love tripods because they make your shooting handsfree. You don’t want shaky footage!
This Mic attaches right to the rig. Just plug into your phone for your audio connection. It comes with a mount and other helpful accessories.
Look below for extra accessories you may need.
These lights are great when you are on location. Simple to use and attach right to the rig. They are battery powered, dimmer switch to adjust light. Includes filters for softer light and effects
You may need hot/cold shoe to attach to video rig
Plus a few more items you might need
USB type c to 3.5mm headphone adapter works with most type c phones: Samsung, Pixel
USB C to 3.5mm audio dongle cable. No need to install software, drive or complex connection mode, simply plug and play,
If you need for apple,
This adapter attaches to your camera’s hot shoe converting it into a 1/4″-20 male post
I hope this helps
So, theres really 6 items to build your portiable studio. It is worth the investment if you want to record videos on the go to caputure footage, livestream, vlog or whatever. You can grow in confidence the your video will come together great with this small investment.