Video Editing – Do I do all my videos myself?

do i do all my videos myself so I got a

do i do all my videos myself so I got a great question for my Google+ viewers

great question for my Google+ viewers

great question for my Google+ viewers love you guys Danielle who wrote in to

love you guys Danielle who wrote in to

love you guys Danielle who wrote in to ask hi Evan do you do your videos

ask hi Evan do you do your videos

ask hi Evan do you do your videos yourself or does somebody film you i

yourself or does somebody film you i

yourself or does somebody film you i will start doing YouTube videos very

will start doing YouTube videos very

will start doing YouTube videos very soon this is a great question and I’ve

soon this is a great question and I’ve

soon this is a great question and I’ve experimented with doing videos for I

experimented with doing videos for I

experimented with doing videos for I don’t know how many years and it’s been

don’t know how many years and it’s been

don’t know how many years and it’s been a fun learning process and I love

a fun learning process and I love

a fun learning process and I love helping out and give him back the people

helping out and give him back the people

helping out and give him back the people who are starting that journey so I do

who are starting that journey so I do

who are starting that journey so I do mostly video stuff myself when I started

mostly video stuff myself when I started

mostly video stuff myself when I started it was all me because I hate spending

it was all me because I hate spending

it was all me because I hate spending money until I’m making money I didn’t

money until I’m making money I didn’t

money until I’m making money I didn’t want to go out and buy camera and tripod

want to go out and buy camera and tripod

want to go out and buy camera and tripod on microphone and editing software and

on microphone and editing software and

on microphone and editing software and all this stuff and tanya was committed

all this stuff and tanya was committed

all this stuff and tanya was committed to it because too many times we launched

to it because too many times we launched

to it because too many times we launched projects we invest our dollars into

projects we invest our dollars into

projects we invest our dollars into something and then we get bored of it we

something and then we get bored of it we

something and then we get bored of it we don’t stick with it and you have this

don’t stick with it and you have this

don’t stick with it and you have this expensive equipment kind of sitting

expensive equipment kind of sitting

expensive equipment kind of sitting around doing nothing I want to make sure

around doing nothing I want to make sure

around doing nothing I want to make sure that i loved it i got value from it is

that i loved it i got value from it is

that i loved it i got value from it is giving me an roi i want to keep doing it

giving me an roi i want to keep doing it

giving me an roi i want to keep doing it before i invested so my very first

before i invested so my very first

before i invested so my very first videos were me with a flip camera and

videos were me with a flip camera and

videos were me with a flip camera and flip camera or my DSLR just kind of

flip camera or my DSLR just kind of

flip camera or my DSLR just kind of sitting on the shelf and filming it

sitting on the shelf and filming it

sitting on the shelf and filming it myself I edit it with what did I edit

myself I edit it with what did I edit

myself I edit it with what did I edit with windows movie maker which is very

with windows movie maker which is very

with windows movie maker which is very basic but it’s great it works and I

basic but it’s great it works and I

basic but it’s great it works and I stepped up to then using Camtasia

stepped up to then using Camtasia

stepped up to then using Camtasia afterwards to edit the video so I was

afterwards to edit the video so I was

afterwards to edit the video so I was still doing everything myself I learned

still doing everything myself I learned

still doing everything myself I learned that myself they weren’t great it wasn’t

that myself they weren’t great it wasn’t

that myself they weren’t great it wasn’t a masterpiece it wasn’t anywhere close

a masterpiece it wasn’t anywhere close

a masterpiece it wasn’t anywhere close to what I’m doing now but they were they

to what I’m doing now but they were they

to what I’m doing now but they were they were good they were enough to get me

were good they were enough to get me

were good they were enough to get me started and then I solely started seeing

started and then I solely started seeing

started and then I solely started seeing some results I started getting some

some results I started getting some

some results I started getting some opportunities I started getting people

opportunities I started getting people

opportunities I started getting people feed leaving feedback and comments and

feed leaving feedback and comments and

feed leaving feedback and comments and giving me compliments and I got some

giving me compliments and I got some

giving me compliments and I got some some deals from i said okay i gotta keep

some deals from i said okay i gotta keep

some deals from i said okay i gotta keep doing this it’s working i love it and i

doing this it’s working i love it and i

doing this it’s working i love it and i started increasing my my budget as i

started increasing my my budget as i

started increasing my my budget as i started making money from it so i bought

started making money from it so i bought

started making money from it so i bought better cameras and better cameras and

better cameras and better cameras and

better cameras and better cameras and better cameras and i always went to

better cameras and i always went to

better cameras and i always went to costco because they had a three-month

costco because they had a three-month

costco because they had a three-month return policy where other camera stores

return policy where other camera stores

return policy where other camera stores were like two weeks a really gave me a

were like two weeks a really gave me a

were like two weeks a really gave me a chance to test it out and i went through

chance to test it out and i went through

chance to test it out and i went through three or four costco cameras until it

three or four costco cameras until it

three or four costco cameras until it was stuck on one it was a sony handycam

was stuck on one it was a sony handycam

was stuck on one it was a sony handycam for almost a year

for almost a year

for almost a year and I like that one because it had an

and I like that one because it had an

and I like that one because it had an external microphone jack so with your

external microphone jack so with your

external microphone jack so with your videos one of the least with my really

videos one of the least with my really

videos one of the least with my really ones one of the common complaints I got

ones one of the common complaints I got

ones one of the common complaints I got was the audio wasn’t clear enough

was the audio wasn’t clear enough

was the audio wasn’t clear enough because I didn’t have a microphone so I

because I didn’t have a microphone so I

because I didn’t have a microphone so I don’t you can see I have a microphone on

don’t you can see I have a microphone on

don’t you can see I have a microphone on here and that clips into the camera a

here and that clips into the camera a

here and that clips into the camera a lot of the cheaper cameras there’s no

lot of the cheaper cameras there’s no

lot of the cheaper cameras there’s no Jack to plug in a microphone to recently

Jack to plug in a microphone to recently

Jack to plug in a microphone to recently in the past few months i bought a nicer

in the past few months i bought a nicer

in the past few months i bought a nicer camera it’s a canon it’s a

camera it’s a canon it’s a

camera it’s a canon it’s a two-thousand-dollar camera and I have my

two-thousand-dollar camera and I have my

two-thousand-dollar camera and I have my mind you know Mike set up and I did that

mind you know Mike set up and I did that

mind you know Mike set up and I did that again because it was working for me

again because it was working for me

again because it was working for me right I’ve invested into making the

right I’ve invested into making the

right I’ve invested into making the videos of success and I’ve gotten

videos of success and I’ve gotten

videos of success and I’ve gotten results from it so I can justify putting

results from it so I can justify putting

results from it so I can justify putting more money into it so my setup as it is

more money into it so my setup as it is

more money into it so my setup as it is right now I’ve experimented with being

right now I’ve experimented with being

right now I’ve experimented with being at home at the office different places I

at home at the office different places I

at home at the office different places I like that I’m at home right now I’ve got

like that I’m at home right now I’ve got

like that I’m at home right now I’ve got just a blank wall behind me and I find

just a blank wall behind me and I find

just a blank wall behind me and I find this is the best setup for me at least

this is the best setup for me at least

this is the best setup for me at least right now keep experimenting with it so

right now keep experimenting with it so

right now keep experimenting with it so let me show what I do this is my setup

let me show what I do this is my setup

let me show what I do this is my setup i’m going to i have a pipe some mirrors

i’m going to i have a pipe some mirrors

i’m going to i have a pipe some mirrors here this is my setup so all i’ve got is

here this is my setup so all i’ve got is

here this is my setup so all i’ve got is the camera and it’s on a tripod and I

the camera and it’s on a tripod and I

the camera and it’s on a tripod and I flip the screen towards me so I could

flip the screen towards me so I could

flip the screen towards me so I could see myself in in the camera and make

see myself in in the camera and make

see myself in in the camera and make sure that I’m kind of positioned in the

sure that I’m kind of positioned in the

sure that I’m kind of positioned in the middle I’ll usually start off saying hey

middle I’ll usually start off saying hey

middle I’ll usually start off saying hey I got this great question from whoever

I got this great question from whoever

I got this great question from whoever and then I’ll go to my computer and I’ll

and then I’ll go to my computer and I’ll

and then I’ll go to my computer and I’ll read it so I’ve got my computer just set

read it so I’ve got my computer just set

read it so I’ve got my computer just set up here I usually do this off my phone

up here I usually do this off my phone

up here I usually do this off my phone but now I use a computer so got my

but now I use a computer so got my

but now I use a computer so got my computer set up there this is the

computer set up there this is the

computer set up there this is the question that you asked me here Danielle

question that you asked me here Danielle

question that you asked me here Danielle and I’ve got my microphone for recording

and I’ve got my microphone for recording

and I’ve got my microphone for recording some of the other set pieces but that’s

some of the other set pieces but that’s

some of the other set pieces but that’s not the mike i use day-to-day right now

not the mike i use day-to-day right now

not the mike i use day-to-day right now the microphone is right here so that’s

the microphone is right here so that’s

the microphone is right here so that’s my usual set up ok i set up my tripod

my usual set up ok i set up my tripod

my usual set up ok i set up my tripod put the camera hook up to my press

put the camera hook up to my press

put the camera hook up to my press record say got this question go to my

record say got this question go to my

record say got this question go to my computer and read the question then i

computer and read the question then i

computer and read the question then i start answering it from there my videos

start answering it from there my videos

start answering it from there my videos get sent to my video editor Christina

get sent to my video editor Christina

get sent to my video editor Christina and she adds all the effects so again I

and she adds all the effects so again I

and she adds all the effects so again I started doing this myself I did

started doing this myself I did

started doing this myself I did everything myself but you know as I grew

everything myself but you know as I grew

everything myself but you know as I grew would doing more videos I said you know

would doing more videos I said you know

would doing more videos I said you know what my time is better spent recording

what my time is better spent recording

what my time is better spent recording the videos not editing the videos

the videos not editing the videos

the videos not editing the videos because that’s not my passion so

because that’s not my passion so

because that’s not my passion so christina is great at that she adds the

christina is great at that she adds the

christina is great at that she adds the intro the music and he sound the fat

intro the music and he sound the fat

intro the music and he sound the fat pictures she brings in and out and the

pictures she brings in and out and the

pictures she brings in and out and the extra music and puts the playlist that’s

extra music and puts the playlist that’s

extra music and puts the playlist that’s the time all of that she then writes to

the time all of that she then writes to

the time all of that she then writes to me and says hey Evan this video is going

me and says hey Evan this video is going

me and says hey Evan this video is going up at this date this time and then I’ll

up at this date this time and then I’ll

up at this date this time and then I’ll write back to you and say videos

write back to you and say videos

write back to you and say videos launching this time so that’s the

launching this time so that’s the

launching this time so that’s the process i use now but again i started

process i use now but again i started

process i use now but again i started with nothing and that’s that’s where you

with nothing and that’s that’s where you

with nothing and that’s that’s where you start start with whatever you have you

start start with whatever you have you

start start with whatever you have you don’t need to go and spend a lot of

don’t need to go and spend a lot of

don’t need to go and spend a lot of money and everything you have a laptop

money and everything you have a laptop

money and everything you have a laptop start with your laptop camera that’s

start with your laptop camera that’s

start with your laptop camera that’s good enough to get things started just

good enough to get things started just

good enough to get things started just make sure quick tip you don’t have light

make sure quick tip you don’t have light

make sure quick tip you don’t have light behind you my first videos i had a

behind you my first videos i had a

behind you my first videos i had a window behind me and then you couldn’t

window behind me and then you couldn’t

window behind me and then you couldn’t see my face the content was still pretty

see my face the content was still pretty

see my face the content was still pretty good but people complain that they

good but people complain that they

good but people complain that they couldn’t see my face one last note this

couldn’t see my face one last note this

couldn’t see my face one last note this is really important you’re going to hate

is really important you’re going to hate

is really important you’re going to hate your first videos you are going to hate

your first videos you are going to hate

your first videos you are going to hate your first videos okay you’re gonna look

your first videos okay you’re gonna look

your first videos okay you’re gonna look at anything that was so bad no matter

at anything that was so bad no matter

at anything that was so bad no matter how much you prepare you’re still going

how much you prepare you’re still going

how much you prepare you’re still going to hate them you’re gonna think they

to hate them you’re gonna think they

to hate them you’re gonna think they suck the first ones for me it may take

suck the first ones for me it may take

suck the first ones for me it may take me the whole day to do one video and I

me the whole day to do one video and I

me the whole day to do one video and I released it and I said oh that’s so bad

released it and I said oh that’s so bad

released it and I said oh that’s so bad i hate that video you’re going to be

i hate that video you’re going to be

i hate that video you’re going to be your own hardest critic when I look back

your own hardest critic when I look back

your own hardest critic when I look back on those videos I wanted I want to

on those videos I wanted I want to

on those videos I wanted I want to remove them there’s still my channel but

remove them there’s still my channel but

remove them there’s still my channel but I want to remove them where people still

I want to remove them where people still

I want to remove them where people still like them people still get value from

like them people still get value from

like them people still get value from them and the key part here is that you

them and the key part here is that you

them and the key part here is that you don’t let your hatred of your first

don’t let your hatred of your first

don’t let your hatred of your first videos hold you back from keeping going

videos hold you back from keeping going

videos hold you back from keeping going just keep going Go Go Go Go Go more

just keep going Go Go Go Go Go more

just keep going Go Go Go Go Go more videos more videos it’s a muscle just

videos more videos it’s a muscle just

videos more videos it’s a muscle just like everything else when you write a

like everything else when you write a

like everything else when you write a bike you fall you suck you get up you

bike you fall you suck you get up you

bike you fall you suck you get up you fall you get up you fall and then you

fall you get up you fall and then you

fall you get up you fall and then you get up and then you’re okay and then you

get up and then you’re okay and then you

get up and then you’re okay and then you can go and faster faster faster there

can go and faster faster faster there

can go and faster faster faster there may be one thing you’re doing races

may be one thing you’re doing races

may be one thing you’re doing races that’s the process your first students

that’s the process your first students

that’s the process your first students are going to sucked in and take you a

are going to sucked in and take you a

are going to sucked in and take you a long time future videos are going to get

long time future videos are going to get

long time future videos are going to get easier they’re going to get better

easier they’re going to get better

easier they’re going to get better you’re going to start to like them it’s

you’re going to start to like them it’s

you’re going to start to like them it’s taking me it took me like maybe eight

taking me it took me like maybe eight

taking me it took me like maybe eight nine hundred videos before I start

nine hundred videos before I start

nine hundred videos before I start actually liking what I was creating so

actually liking what I was creating so

actually liking what I was creating so don’t give up you know what you have

don’t give up you know what you have

don’t give up you know what you have your first video send it to me I want to

your first video send it to me I want to

your first video send it to me I want to watch it i’ll give you some feedback

watch it i’ll give you some feedback

watch it i’ll give you some feedback thank you so much for watching believe

thank you so much for watching believe

thank you so much for watching believe for those who are watching let me know

for those who are watching let me know

for those who are watching let me know what you think you know if you’re

what you think you know if you’re

what you think you know if you’re launching

launching

launching youtube channel may be put in the

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