SHOT ON SAMSUNG GALAXY S20 with FILMIC PRO APP.

Had so much fun working on this one. I really wanted to step up the production over my last one so I picked up some cheap lights and tripod from amazon, and got an app for my phone called Filmic Pro that lets me adjust some shooting profiles and framerates better than the stock camera app. One day I hope to pick up a decent mirrorless camera to really step things up but liked the challenge of working with what I had.

The Total MSRP of the build was actually cheaper since I snagged most of these parts on Black Friday sales so would recommend getting things on sale if you can, it brought the total closer to $178!

Peep the Egyptian God Card flex at the end.

MORE MUSINGS AT THE VERY BOTTOM BELOW



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PLEASE CHECK OUT THESE AMAZING CHANNELS:

Taeha Types:    / feelghoodmusic  
Brandon Taylor (BT Unplugged):    / btunplugged  
Badseed Tech:    / badseedtech  
Randomfrankp:    / randomfrankp  
Hamaji Neo:    / hamajineo  
Tae Keyboards:    / @taekeyboards  
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Didn't have room to include everyone here in the video, but they are ALL amazing. They also don't just do keyboards, many of them focus on tech and other peripherals, gear, music etc!

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MUSIC

INTRO MUSIC:
Track: Be Mine — Amine Maxwell [Audio Library Release]
Music provided by Audio Library Plus
Watch:    • Be Mine — Amine Maxwell | Free Backgr...  ​
Free Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/be-mine


MIDDLE MONTAGE MUSIC:
Lovely by Amine Maxwell   / aminemaxwell​  
Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0
Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/lovely-amine-maxwell​
Music promoted by Audio Library    • Lovely – Amine Maxwell (No Copyright ...  

MIDDLE BACKING TRACK:
Underground Stars by Loxbeats https://spoti.fi/34tPBBO​
Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0
Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/underground-stars​
Music promoted by Audio Library    • Underground Stars – Loxbeats (No Copy...  

OUTRO MUSIC and BACKING TRACK:
Oyasumi by Smith The Mister https://smiththemister.bandcamp.com​
Smith The Mister https://bit.ly/Smith-The-Mister-YT​
Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/oyasumi-smith-the-mister​
Music promoted by Audio Library    • Oyasumi – Smith The Mister (No Copyri...  

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SOME GRAPHICS AND TRANSITION EFFECTS COURTESY OF MIXKIT.CO

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OTHER MUSINGS:

My goal when I started this second video was to accomplish a major leap in quality over my first one. I wanted to improve on all aspects from production, post and everything in between. Better music! Better graphics! Better shots! Better editing! Better Color! I got very ambitious and began to become self critical on every little aspect along the way. It became quite an anxiety fueled quest and I slowly stopped having a good time because I was never perfectly happy with the way I was shooting something or how an edit came together.

Eventually, once I fell into what I would call the 'flow state' of shooting and editing, it all clicked for me. I took a step back from the pressure, let myself learn, make mistakes, and have fun, and the joy started coming back into the process. I enjoy and need this other creative outlet besides my day job. Looking back on this completed video vs my first one, and I think I really did achieve a solid step up over my last one. I've got a better workflow, edit faster, and for my future videos, I will definitely be focusing more on just being a bit better every single time.