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Field recording videos on Youtube

June 22, 2018

Something has been bugging me for a very long time, probably ever since I started doing long-form recording. I go to these awesome places and make these beautiful recordings, and some of them end up in my libraries if they're lucky. Others end up in the projects I work on, and a very few short ones end up on my Soundcloud account. This leaves out a hell of a lot of content though, and that's a real pity. What are sounds recorded for, if not to be listened to (and edited, mangled, designed etc)?

I was recently in this mindset while also thinking about video editing. Videography has always seemed interesting to me but I never managed to find the time to take it more seriously. For a while, I used my smartphone and GoPro to document my field recording trips and to shoot video for library trailers, but it was mostly the shaky handheld type.

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However, video and long form recording seem to work well, and where better to upload these than Youtube! I had a bunch of hour long recordings ready, so I quickly learned how to use Adobe After Effects and bam! 6 hours of content ready to upload to my Youtube account.

My foray into video does not stop there though. About a month ago, while discussing photo/videography with my friend Richard on the Islay trip, I decided to dedicate more resources and time to it. I ordered a new camera even before I left the island, an Olympus EM1 MK2 with great video capabilities and excellent weather sealing (since I keep finding myself in temperature and humidity extremes).

This will enable me to shoot vlog-type handheld videos without the downside of shaky footage as it features excellent in-camera image stabilization. I will be documenting my trips much more thoroughly, starting with next week's Sweden one. I also want to do product reviews and general field recording advice videos. I fell like I have a lot to share and text-only updates have become a little dull.

If you want to be kept abreast of these new video developments, make sure you subscribe to my channel and like/share whichever videos you prefer. It will really help me get this off the ground. Click here to check out my Youtube videos.

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