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Izzy Video 121 – How to Shoot Video Outdoors, Part 1

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This is a popular request I get: Will you please show different ways of shooting video outdoors, when you don’t have all the comforts of a studio?

That’s a big request, and there’s a lot to cover, so this installment of Izzy Video will get the ball rolling. This one is all about diffusion. I’ve touched on the subject in the past, but this episode goes more in-depth and does a better job of covering gear.

UPDATE: Several people have asked me to post a link to the Scrim Jim Kit that I show in this video. Here it is: Scrim Jim Broadcast Location Kit – Large

You can watch Izzy Video episode 121 here.

As I mention in the video, this is the first part of a series of tutorials on the subject of shooting video outdoors. There’s plenty to talk about, so there’s no way to fit it into one episode. If you’re new to Izzy Video, I recommend you subscribe to the RSS feed in iTunes to ensure you get the future episodes.

If you want to see every episode in the series, you’ll need to be an Izzy Video Member. Members always get more. If you’re new, you might want to learn about an Izzy Video Membership.

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  • http://pasyaltayo.blogspot.com/ Bernie

    Hi Israel,

    Great stuff man! Do you have a link on where to get those? Thanks man!

  • http://loggad.net Carl

    Hi,
    I just wanted to say nice show and good information.
    One sad thing though was the time to load the video. Have you tried flv?
    I think that can increase viewers.
    Thanks and regards,
    Carl Jungerhem

  • http://loggad.net Carl

    I was little too fast on my response. I saw another of your vids now where you said that you have to be a premium user to have faster access to the vids.
    /Carl Jungerhem

  • http://www.izzyvideo.com Izzy

    Hi, Bernie!

    I updated the post and added a link to the Scrim Jim Kit. Thanks for the suggestion, and thanks for watching!

    All the best,

    Izzy

  • http://www.izzyvideo.com Izzy

    Hi Carl,

    I want to clarify that when I said that members get faster downloads. It’s not because they are flash files. They’re still enormous files, so they take a while to download, but they’re hosted on my own server so the bandwidth is a little faster speed. The free videos are hosted on Libsyn, which becomes slower bandwidth as the files become older.

    I hope that’s not confusing. I had considered posting flash versions of my videos before, but in the end, I decided to say with Quicktime because I prefer the quality.

    Thanks for watching, and for taking the time to leave a comment!

    All the best,

    Izzy

  • http://www.zentangodeoscarwright.com oscar wright

    Izzy, your videos on my computer continuously freeze up every few seconds…I don’t think it is my computer as it only happens with your videos…love your site

  • http://www.izzyvideo.com Izzy

    Hi, Oscar!

    Thanks for the feedback. When you say the videos freeze up, are you referring to the embedded flash videos in the blog posts, or are you referring to the Quicktime versions?

    On my computer, the flash versions will sometimes hesitate, but the Quicktime versions don’t. Curious to hear your response…

    Thanks for watching, and thanks for the kind words!

  • Tab

    The quality of the video is nice, but in my opinion, it is not worth the excessive download time. I am a teacher and wanted to pick and choose a few videos to show my class but it was frustrating. It would be nice to at least have an option for quicker downloading vidoes. Otherwise, great stuff! Thanks for procucing these videos.

  • http://www.izzyvideo.com Izzy

    Hi, Tab!

    Thanks for the feedback and for the kind words! :-)

    When you refer to the download time, are you referring to the embedded video in the post or the Quicktime video link? Or both?

  • Tab

    I’m not sure. I’m new to the site and just became a member a week or two ago. I have only tried the free videos so far like the one above, and it takes forever to load. I would just like an option for a faster loading video for my students to be able to click on and watch.

    Tab

  • frank Anore

    I think Same way here. The free videos you sent me were taking almost forever to play and download. My advice is to have compressed options for connection speed and time consideration.

    Great job, all the same. But easy user experience must score above everything else.

    Thanks!

  • Tonygough_uk

    I find your tutorials very informative, and because I’m on a very tight budget unfortunately my becoming a full member has to wait. At the moment I’m setting up with the very basics in everything, and my most recent purchase was Final Cut Express 4, so I’m slowly getting there. The question that arises, whilst I agree with you that you get the best equipment available, not everyone can afford ‘industry’ standard equipment. Do you think you could supplement some of your tutorials with tips on how to use the most basic of equipment and get better results. For example I have a Panasonic HDC H5250 prosumer camcorder, for my HD needs. I have available a very good tripod and monopod, along with a clamp that I can attach my camcorder to. I use three 500w halogen lights for indoor work. I have a green screen that I made myself, 8x5ft. I work in a very tight space 12x9ft and often have problems with lighting without shadows. I use a Mac Mini with FCE 4 for editing.

    Thank you for the tutorials I do enjoy them immensely, but I hope you can see why I feel a little frustrated that there are often times when the often excellent points, tips and advice you give is geared towards using equipment that is out of reach.

    Best wishes
    Tony Gough