Uploaded March 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Stuck at home and feeling the urge to be creative? Podcasting is a great (and inexpensive) way to broadcast your ideas to the world, but shooting/recording audio for one seems like a daunting task. On this episode, Ted and Casey McBeath demonstrate how to record, light, and shoot a podcast using budget video/audio gear in less than two hours.

Gear we used:
Sony a6400 - amzn.to/2A5ntvP
Gonine AC-PW20 - amzn.to/2UewFVk
Nail on Plate - adorama.rfvk.net/qXLOn
Matthews Matthpole - adorama.rfvk.net/PdEaQ
Aputure 120D II - amzn.to/3cIMsT6
Aputure Light Dome II - amzn.to/2Xzmg94
China Ball - amzn.to/2AQGGRT
Furniture Pads - amzn.to/2z6dvd1
C-Stand - amzn.to/3015K4i
Shure 7M7B - bhpho.to/3eSqhLy
Deity S-Mic 2 - amzn.to/2DzpgrJ
Zoom H5 - bhpho.to/2z7Bitf
Aputure MC - bhpho.to/2BE8327

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Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:57 - Cameras
2:18 - Finding Background
3:33 - Camera Placement
4:42 - Backlight
6:29 - Control Natural Light
6:49 - Fill Light
8:32 - Audio
8:55 - Room Treatment
10:53 - Expensive Audio Equipment
11:56 - Budget Equipment
14:05 - Set Design
14:54 - Background Lighting
17:14 - Demos
20:08 - Outro

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