High-quality videos greatly enhance your training or coaching. Simply record yourself with your own smartphone and share the video with your participants, clients, or even the whole world. We at blink.it have over time curated a selection of technical tools that we recommend for your video shoot with a smartphone. Discover now how the blink.it kit helps you create high-quality and affordable videos!
Good sound and good light in your studio@home
Creating video quality is very simple today thanks to our digital companions: With any common smartphone, you can shoot high-resolution videos and share them directly with the world. For shooting in studio@home – that is, your own four walls – a handful of technical items will help you.
The most important thing is good sound, which is why we recommend an external microphone that you can easily clip onto your collar for a selfie video. To ensure a stable image and good light, additionally you need a tripod with a phone holder and a bright floor lamp. A remote shutter is just a bonus – it helps you later so that you have to cut less material.
And if you are worried that the quality on your smartphone won't be enough despite the mentioned tools: Just try it out and you will see that you don't need an expensive professional camera. Shooting with a smartphone is not only much cheaper (since you likely already own one), but also much easier.
Save yourself the expensive purchase of high-tech devices and simultaneously save the effort of dealing with these devices! This way, you achieve 80% quality with 20% effort and cost.
Comprehensive information on shooting videos with your smartphone can be found on our information page:
Create videos for online courses – simply with your smartphone
If you shoot your videos easily with your smartphone, you achieve at least 80% of the quality with 20% of the (including financial) effort – compared to hiring an external video professional.
Our recommendation for your video shoot: The blink.it kit
When we at blink.it started several years ago as a startup, we were looking for ways to shoot high-quality videos at the same time for an affordable price. And realized: It works!
Meanwhile, we daily support trainers, coaches, and businesses in creating online courses. Videos are also a popular medium here because they are entertaining, convey content effectively, and create a certain closeness between the trainer and the participants.
Since we are often asked which technical tools we recommend for shooting videos, we have compiled all recommendations into a list: the blink.it kit. The following aspects were important to us in selecting the blink.it kit:
The quality: Stability and high functionality are a must.
The price: You can get the entire blink.it kit on Amazon for under 250 Euros.
The travel suitability: You can conveniently pack the blink.it kit in a small case and take it anywhere.
For the compilation of the blink.it kit, we have extensively tested various devices and evaluated them based on the aforementioned criteria. Therefore, we can confidently pass on all our recommendations to you and we also use the blink.it kit ourselves in everyday life.
The blink.it kit is a compilation of technical tools for your video shoot with a smartphone.
Included in the blink.it kit are the following items for your video equipment:
Tripod
Microphone
Extension cable
Light
Phone holder
Remote shutterHere you see the blink.it kit in detail:
The blink.it kit: Our recommendations for your video shoot with a smartphone – including microphone, tripod, extension cable, light, phone holder, and remote shutter.
Extra: We also recommend software for the post-production of your videos that we have tested and found good – filmora as editing software for PC or Mac and filmoraGo as a cost-effective and quick variant for video editing on a smartphone for Apple and Android.
Our technical recommendations for shooting videos in detail
Enough said – here you will find our individual product recommendations for your video shoot with a smartphone:
Microphone
The most important thing in creating videos is good sound – while the output on a smartphone is often sufficient, you are on the safe side with an external microphone. We recommend the Rode SmartLav Lavalier Microphone for around 50 Euros.
Extension Cable
To stand several meters away from your smartphone and record yourself, you need an extension cable in addition to the microphone. We recommend the 3-meter cable from KabelDirekt for around 9 Euros. Note: Make sure to choose the 4-pole headset extension.
Tripod
Besides good sound, a stable image is crucial for high video quality. Secure your smartphone and also the light on a tripod and adjust it to a height that suits you. We recommend the NOMIS light tripod for around 40 Euros, which folds up well and is therefore travel-friendly.
Light
For your first test recordings, you don't necessarily need an external light – but it helps ensure you have enough light in your studio@home even on darker days. We recommend the Yongnuo YN-300 LED Video Light 5500K for around 80 Euros, including remote control, battery, and charger.
Phone Holder
To attach your smartphone to the tripod, you need a clamp or phone holder. We recommend the smartphone arm Joby Action Clamp and the Joby Grip Tight holder for a total of around 38 Euros.
Remote Shutter
A remote shutter helps you during shooting, so you don’t have to run behind the camera every time to start recording. This saves you time and nerves during filming. We recommend the Neuftech Bluetooth Remote Selfie Shutter for around 7 Euros.
Get started with smartphone videos
Do you want to share the recommendations with colleagues or keep them for yourself for reference? We have compiled the above-mentioned product recommendations in a list for you – each with a direct link to Amazon, price, image, and description. For concrete implementation during the shoot, our manual for the blink.it kit will also help you, explaining step by step how to position the tripod, attach the phone, and more.
Perhaps you are already working with one or the other item from the blink.it kit? Then share your experiences with us and other trainers or coaches! We learn the most from each other – and we will keep the list of recommendations as up to date as possible.
