using your smartphone.

And I teamed up with the

master of smartphone video creation, Dee Nimmin,

and we're gonna bring you a bunch of different tips

and things that you need to think about

when you're vlogging only using your phone.

(upbeat intense jingle)

Now to shoot a vlog,

you really don't need all this fancy gear

that everyone is talking about.

You don't need to build out this crazy camera setup.

You honestly just need your phone

to start making videos

and start making videos that people actually want to watch.

And so we're gonna go through

not only some of the techniques

and skills and gear that you can use with your phone

to be able to get better vlogs,

but also I'm gonna talk about

some of the things you should think about

on how to get your videos seen

and how to get people to actually care

about the videos that you're creating.

All right, so I'm gonna let Dee take it from here

and we're gonna go through some tips

on how to vlog using your smartphone.

- Hey Jeven, thanks for bringing me back.

I'm gonna start with the number one thing

that usually stops people from beginning to vlog.

Vlogging in public.

So many people are intimidated

to go out in a public setting

and hit that record button on their phone.

But the truth of the matter is, no one cares.

We live in a time where people are going around,

they're FaceTiming, they're making phone calls,

they're taking selfies, they're vlogging,

they're using Snapchat,

they're making Facebook stories,

everybody is on their phone,

everybody is out taking pictures or filming,

so you, out in the public setting or vlogging,

you're not gonna stand out.

Nobody cares.

These people just walked by me,

they didn't even look to see what I was doing.

Back when I first started,

the first time I went out and filmed something in public,

I was terrified, I was intimidated.

I was thinking what are they gonna think.

But then it dawned on me,

they're not gonna think anything.

They're not gonna think anything at all.

So once I started vlogging

and once I started pushing through,

it took me a couple of videos

before I started to feel really comfortable.

But then once I did, I don't think about it anymore.

I can literally go anywhere,

pull out my phone and start vlogging

and not give a care about what anybody thinks.

It's just a fear that we have.

It's a hurdle that we need to jump over

and the more you do it,

the more you're just not gonna care

what other people think.

And that's really the key to all of this

is not caring what other people think.

- So I agree with Dee on this one.

Getting over your fear of vlogging in public

is probably one of the number one things

that's gonna hinder you.

And I know it's tough,

it's hard to get out there and film

with people staring at you,

but I have a few tips for you

on how to make this a lot easier

and actually get better at doing this.

So my first tip is start in places

where you're less likely to get seen.

So, right now I'm kind of a little bit away

from the farmer's market,

so I'm off by myself,

but I'm still out in public.

So, you can work your way up

to the comfort level where you are

vlogging in like very busy places,

but you know, just starting

in areas that are outside

and places where you might get seen

is a good stepping stone

to get to the point where you're vlogging in public places

where people are all over.

So my next tip is get out there and vlog

with friends, family or Rachel.

- With me? - Yeah!

No, when you have someone around you that you know,

it makes it much easier.

- Especially, yeah, because you're boring,

so you don't wanna just be you.

- (laughs) Thanks.

But it just makes it so much easier to vlog in public

when you have someone around you

that knows what you're doing,

knows who you are,

and also could just give you some feedback.

So the next tip is break down what you're saying

into bite-sized chunks.

So, if you break everything down

into like a sentence or two a thought,

and then move to the next location,

it's gonna make it much easier to be in public and shoot,

because you're not sitting here for 10 minutes,

holding the camera, trying to get something out.

You really just have to pull it up,

grab a quick little snippet, keep going on.

And then it actually makes the video

more interesting as well,

because you have the environment changing behind you

as you're creating your video.

And when it comes down to it,

you just have to go for it.

It gets easier the more you just do it,

so the more that you're around people and vlogging,

the easier it's gonna be.

And it's just, you gotta get over that hump

and you just gotta go for it.

So, go out there and, you know,

have people stare at you, it's not a big deal.

What's your number one vlog tip?

- You don't have to get all ready, just be yourself.

- [Jeven] Hey, that's a good one.

- That's a good one!

- Now let's talk about what you actually need

to start vlogging.

The first thing you need is your smartphone,

and the phone you have in your pocket

or the phone that you're watching this video with,

that's good enough to get started.

And it doesn't matter if you're on Android or iOS,

the only thing that matters

is it has a camera,

and you're able to edit, even on a basic level,

the vlog that you create.

And you might be thinking,

okay, that's great, the phone that I have in my pocket

is good enough to get started,

but is the camera inside of the phone

really good enough to make good looking videos?

And the answer to that is probably.

It depends on what phone you have.

If you have one of the newer flagship phones

that have come out in the past few years,

the camera inside your phone

is definitely good enough.

If you have an older phone

and the camera is not so good,

if you're an Android user,

check out the Open Camera app

or the Moment Camera Pro app.

If you're an iOS user and you want more manual controls,

check out the Moment Camera Pro app

or Film It Pro.

All of these apps are great apps.

They allow you to change the frame rate,

and by the way, that's how a lot of vloggers

get that buttery smooth B-roll footage

that you always see.

They change the frame rate to 60 frames per second

or 120 frames per second,

they shoot the clip,

they pull that clip into their video editor

and then they slow it down.

That's gonna give you that smooth B-roll

that so many vloggers use.

- Now just a quick note,

I have been shooting this entire thing just on my phone,

with no attachments.

So you're just seeing the front facing camera

with the audio from an iPhone 11,

and that's the beauty of using just a smartphone

is you don't need tons of fancy gear.

Now there's things you can add.

And so let's talk about B-roll

and getting like cinematic B-roll,

that's such a hot topic.

And something when you're shooting your vlogs

is you wanna get some B-roll

that really shows off what you're doing.

So a few things that you should think about

when shooting B-roll,

first is you want to treat your camera, your phone,

as a big motion picture camera,

and that's gonna be how you're going to

get the best looking footage.

So you wouldn't whip your big,

red, Arri Alexa camera all over.

It just wouldn't look good.

You want slow, subtle motion,

and that's how you create that really cinematic look.

So a lot of times, I like to use a gimbal.

Now I've done a ton of smartphone

gimbal reviews and comparisons

and I'll put a link down below in the description

to where you can see all of those,

so you can make the best possible decision

when buying one of these gimbals.

However, when it comes to a gimbal,

the idea is creating cinematic motion with your B-roll,

and so you want to do slow moves,

like a slow dolly from left to right

or a slow punch in or a slow punch out,

and having that really smooth footage

is how you get cinematic looking footage.

Now also like Dee said, slow motion is great.

Most phones nowadays have a slow motion setting,

so use some slow motion to create cinematic footage.

But also, one huge tip is get out of the habit

of always shooting eye-level.

So because the screen is in front of our face,

we tend to shoot at our eye level,

which makes all of the footage look the same.

So you want to like get down low,

you want to shoot shots where

you're just above the ground or way up high.

You want to get creative with what you're shooting

and try to avoid always shooting from the same perspective.

So change up the look of your footage

and give yourself different perspectives,

different angles, and shoot sequences.

And I'll put a playlist in the description

so you guys can dig more into that

if you want to shoot cinematic looking B-roll.

- There you go.

So now you've shot all of your vlog footage

and you need to edit that footage.

No problem, if you're an Android user,

check out KineMaster or Power Director,

and if you need something free, check out Vlogit.

If you're an iOS user check out Videoleap, LumaFusion,

KineMaster or iMovie,

because iMovie is the one that

came with your iPhone or your iPad.

All of these are great video editing apps,

but of course, try them all out

and find the one that works best for your workflow

and that works the best for your device.

Hey, boy.

Hey, boy.

This is a temple dog.

(laughs)

Hey, boy.

- While Dee is in Thailand playing with the temple dogs,