If you caught last week’s newsletter, I related a composer’s journey to a Pokemon adventure! I had such a fun time with that little theory, so I thought I’d make a video about it!
My initial reaction was to sit down and script out a video, bullet point by bullet point, & record from the comfort of my studio…
💡 Great lighting
🎙️ Shure microphone
📝 Notes in front of me
But the more I thought about it, the more I realized I needed to step outside of my comfort zone.
I think I’ve gotten too stuck in the same old recording routine and a video that’s quite literally about a journey and exploration should be more fun and adventurous!
Don’t get me wrong, I love the studio but I hate feeling like I have to be so polished on YouTube. I’d love for my videos to feel more like a conversation!
So for this video, I took out my older secondary camera, a shotgun mic and a handheld stand and recorded my thoughts as I went for a walk!
This was probably one of the best things I did for myself- I forced myself out of a script and just spoke about that Pokemon comparison from the heart.
Of course, I made some missteps and mistakes along the way but I tried to keep the video real and authentic.
Now I still love recording videos in my studio but I’m thinking I might do less highly edited content and just chat about what I want to share! Maybe every so often, I’ll do some more walks?
What do you think?
Would you like to see more vlog style content?
More of my usual in-studio edited content?
Or maybe a mix of both?
If you want want to check out my latest video and all the Pokémon I saw on my walk, you can watch the full thing here: