Episode 5: Ten Worst Video Mistakes I’ve Made

Episode 5: Ten Worst Video Mistakes I’ve Made

From breaking gear to offending William Shatner, Griffin shares 10 of his dumbest video mistakes with Nick—and how he recovered. Plus, your questions about about microphones, technical tips for documentary filmmaking, and if children need release forms to be on camera.

Today’s episode was inspired by Gretchen Rubin and her podcast Happier.

The videos that contained egregious errors:

• William Shatner’s turkey fryer saga

• Failing to record at the Vimeo HQ

• Sriracha, where I didn’t ask a crucial follow-up question

• DIY Studio effect with Mandy Moore

Gear mentioned:

• Zoom H4n and Zoom H5 audio recorders

• Shotgun microphones: Rode VideoMic Go, Rode NTG-2 and NTG-3

• Today we’re recording with these mics: Blue Baby Bottle and Rode NTG-3, but I also like the Behringer B-2 Pro, which I used on Sriracha.

Gear I lost at Trump’s victory party on election night:

• Rode NTG-2 shotgun mic

• The shock mount from the Azden SGM-1X microphone

• Tokina 11–16mm lens

• Metabones Speed Booster

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