Here’s a taste of what’s coming LIVESTREAM

I promised that when I reached $500 a month I would start live-streaming from the pool. Well, here is a glimpse of the kind of thing I’ll be doing.

Explaining on camera how I achieve things, framing, lighting window, camera tests, equipment tests, first run stand in checks. And of course - some interaction (hopefully I‘ll have my laptop down by the poolside so I can save my backup phone usage for the actual shooting.

On this day I Shot my membership announcement video - and planned the next shoot (big hint perfect butterfly swimming) I already know where I’m going to place the point of view and how I’m going to shoot it. But it’s going to take a big chunk of energy judging by this particular days thrashing in the pool left me absolutely winded.

I want to demonstrate some of the techniques I use to strengthen my back (I’m always looking for gains - there’s never enough I always want more strength and flexibility)

I had to wait until my cashflow from my patronage allows me to get a webcam to run from the laptop. I don’t want to mess up my shooting time by using my default cameras (including back up/ or camera 2 if I need it).

The ultimate dream of filming livestream from underwater can’t happen until this phase is up and running and truly tested. Because this requires a second camera feed coming from underwater and that has to come from an underwater drone I have already chosen.

Since I do all my filming myself. I need to get as hands free as possible - as the more equipment I bring onto the Show - the more the chances of something going wrong and I don’t want to lose focus on my main shoot or start to have to babysit extra equipment and loosing shooting time.

The thought NEVER comes into my mind of getting someone else to shoot for me - as I gain my enjoyment out of the DOP work and working out the framing based on lighting conditions that I have already chosen.

Unfortunately I have a huge wish list of equipment that would help me, but I’m starting out from scratch and just enjoying the process rather than feeling a slave to it.

Live-stream from the pool is Coming for Members and Patrons (YouTube)