Main Camera for all My YouTube Videos

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This camera is the same sensor as an FX3 or A7SIII but in a tiny body.  4K up to 120 FPS and so many good automation features and lighting fast auto focus makes this a great camera to make content.  

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Love this camera. Has everything I need when I’m out filming.  I prefer this camera over the ZV-E1 because of the viewfinder especially when outside.  

Wide lens but gives you some really nice shallow DOF.

My favorite lens for B Roll

Perfect focal length for vlogging. I like the 1.8 so I can have more Shallow Depth of Field

If I want to carry less gear then I go for this lens over bring my prime lenses. The range is nice for a ton of uses and the lens is small.

For a camera backpack my favorite to carry everything is the Shimoda Action X40 V2. This is small enough to take on a plane but big enough for all my gear and is built for adventure. I switch between the Yellow and Green versions.

This is my current favorite set of wireless microphones. The 32bit float backup recording is super helpful

On board shotgun microphone that pairs well with Sony cameras.

Lightweight and straps easily on the side of my backpack.

These ND filters have no color cast and I love ability to stack them with the SWIFT system.

When I want a cinematic look I often will use a black pro mist and this one works well with the SWIFT System

This drone is the perfect mix of pro features while still staying super small.  I love the 70mm lens to create cinematic footage from any scene.

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This allows me to get my shutter speed to double that of my frame rate with the Air 3.

A small compact gimbal that will hold my A7SIII or similar size camera.

This ties my whole system together so I can use the same camera plate on my tripod, gimbal and shoulder mount.

These are the SD cards I use for my Sony cameras. I use 512gb versions.

These are the fastest cards you can get for Sony cameras. I get the 1TB so I never run out of space when filming.

The smallest camera gimbal combo out there. I use this if I don’t want to bring my RS3 mini or I want a smaller setup when filming.

If I need an action camera I prefer to bring out my 360. This allows me to shoot in a sphere and edit where its pointing later

These are the Micro SD cards I use for my cameras.

The Peak Design Capture Clip is what I use to hold my camera on my camera strap. Works with the Shimoda backpacks.

This camera is probably overkill for creators especially in an office setting, but I have one for client work so thats what I use in my office. The ZV-E1 is much cheaper and has the same sensor and will get great results for an office setup

Main Lens. I like the look of the 35mm because its wide but also gives you a good Shallow DOF when filming

Lightweight and small. Works great to hold my camera

Key Light. This is what I use to light up my face. If you want to see the full lighting setup Watch this Video

Softbox for my Key light.

I have a microphone right out of camera on top of the frame. I hang the Rode to get my audio.

This is how I hold my microphone out of frame. I can keep the light stand off to the side and extend the boom arm to the right position.

I use one hung on my wall for a practical light and one is above me for ambiance and a hair light.

I replaced my office lights with Philips hue bulbs and thats what I use for the color in the background

These fill my ceiling to help dampen the sound in this room. There is also carpet on the floor to cut out reverb.

These are cool. I have 2 up in my office. One for my key light and one for my hair light. Allows me to get stands off the ground and mount more on my walls.

No issues editing with this computer. Its lighting fast. Specs: Macbook Pro M1 Max, 2021, 64GB Ram, 4TB hard drive

This mouse works so much better than the apple mouse. Few extra buttons plus it charges from the front

Bluetooth keyboard that works great with my setup

My top monitor I use for color grading

This is my workspace. I like having a wide curved monitor so I can see my editing timeline bigger

Holds my monitors in a top & bottom configuration. Top monitor is full screen preview and lower monitor is my workspace

These are fast and reliable SSD Drives.  I use these to edit off of and also I bring them with me when I travel.  

I suggest these drives for data backup after you're done with a project/video.  Work off your internal hard drive or SSD and use these for backup.  They're cheap and you can keep expanding as your library grows. 

This is for LARGE amounts of data. I have 2 of these. One is built as a 98TB RAID hard drive with 1 drive redundancy. The 2nd I use for hot swapping drives

These are the hard drives I use in my OWC 8 Bay Enclosure.  Lots of space and able to hot swap using my OWC enclosure

How swappable cartridges for both ssd & card readers

Dual SD card reader for the Blackjet tower

CFexpress A Reader for my Fast cards

This holds all my computer equipment. I have it configured so that I can attach my laptop and work in the office using all my equipment or I can remove easily

Backup battery incase the power ever goes out. This way I have a few hours to close down projects and backup before I run out of power.

This shows how many subscribers I have right now. Fun to have in the office.

All-in-One Easy-to-Use Video Membership Platform

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You are actually on Uscreen right now! I built the Creator Film School using Uscreen and this is where I house all my digital products and video membership. Uscreen makes it easy to setup and start selling fast. There are a ton of marketing tools that allow you to build your business and increase your revenue.

An Affiliate link manager that allows you to track everything

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This tool is essential for me to run my creator business. Every link I make gets turned into a GeniusLink. One super useful feature is that I can change the links inside GeniusLink so I don't have to go back through old videos if I need to update a link location. Saves me so much time with all my links

The Tool I use to help keyword research and grow my channel

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TubeBuddy is a complete suite of tools for YouTubers. I’ve been using them for years to find topics and keywords to target so that I can rank #1 on YouTube & Google. Also a great tool to compare channels and deal with everyday management of my channel as a solo creator.

Software that organizes my business & To Do lists

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Notion is a 2nd brain that allows you to build databases with tons of information organized in a way that you can access everything you need to know about a project fast. I keep track of all my to do lists, past videos and current projects in on place.

Email lists can seem overwhelming but Convertkit makes it easy

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The easiest way to setup an email list and build lead pages so that you can grow your list. There are plenty of automation features that allow you to setup email sequencing so that once you have it all setup you can let it run on its own.

The best way to sell your footage online

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I sell all my footage online with multiple stock agencies. Blackbox makes it easy by allowing you to upload once and Blackbox will distribute it to multiple stock agencies. You save a ton of time when you use Blackbox. Once your footage is online then it can continue to make sales and you don't have to do anything.

The main software I use to edit all my videos

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There are lots of options for video editing and I suggest you pick one and learn it inside and out. I've been using Final Cut Pro for years and its a complete video editor that has so much creative potential. If you want to learn how to use FCP I have a in depth course on the Creator Film School that teaches you everything about the software.

Color grade footage fast with these LUTs I've built

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A super time consuming part of editing is color grading. I've developed different looks over the years that I can use on any of my footage so that I can speed up the edit process. This is my set of LUTs that I use on all my videos.

Big Library of Stock Music that you can use on YouTube

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I use Musicbed as another source of music for my videos. The music is different than you'll find on other platforms and works well for storytelling.

A collection of 450 unique SDFX that are super useful

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This set of SDFX isn't like anything else out there. The collection is focused on being useful in a variety of settings. There are 7 distinct categories (Time-lapse, Slow Motion, Transitions, Loops, Drones, Risers, Ambiences)

A big library of Stock Video

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Artgrid is the perfect solution when you need some additional stock footage in your videos. They have a subscription that allows you to use everything for one price. Lots of Cinematic looking stock footage on this platform.

Huge Library of stock music to use in any project

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Epidemic is a perfect resource to get all your music for your YouTube channel. To be monetized you need to have music that has been licensed properly. Epidemic makes it easy so you only have to pay a single fee and then get access to 1000’s of music tracks to use in your videos

Easy plugins for titles, lower thirds and motion graphics

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These Plugin packs allow me to edit faster. Every aspect of these graphics are customizable so that I can make them fit my branding and channel.

I use Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom for all designing

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At first this software will seem daunting but it is so important for any graphic work that you will need. The most useful aspect is the AI tools built in.  I use Generative fill and background removal with everything I'm working on.

Reliable way to transfer data from cards to my hard drives and have everything verified.