Redneck Tech Podcast Caleb Copeland

1. Know your way around a computer
1. You would be amazed some of the basic computer functions that folks that want to create content don’t understand.
2. External Hard drives
1. Adding and deleting files
2. Cleaning out trash can
3. Transferring files
4. Clearing Cache Files for programs
5. Uploading files
6. sharing files
7. Granting permissions
8. Backups
9. Re-formatting
10. Troubleshooting
2. Understanding different files, codecs, and extensions
1. How many files type, codes and/or extensions do we use or run into?
1. S**t tons.
2. There can be tons of these but knowing what each is for and what kind of files you can work with and which ones work best for certain situations can make life really easy.
3. Knowing how to convert files is a super important skill as well.
4. Examples of Files and how they can jack you up.
3. Having a basic knowledge of graphic design programs
1. Getting rid of the background on a logo
2. Making a logo smaller or larger
3. Chanding colors
4. Adding text
5. Cutting things out
6. These are all essential things that will help you make better content.
4. Knowing how to use light (natural night)
1. This is a big one and this is also one that will take practice but the light build will click for you one day and you will understand what is good and bad lighting.
2. Learn how to shape or move light to where you want or need it (Bounce)
3. Understand how you camera deals with good and bad light.
1. Some cameras deal with harsh shadows better than other, for the most part just know the middle of the day looks like crap on camera.
2. Shoot most of your video in the first hour or light or the last hour of light.
3. If you have to shoot in the middle of the day find the biggest shaded area you can
4. Overcast days are great too.
5. Always have a safety
1. Learn how to use a safety angle.
1. What is a safety angle
2. This is super important if you are filming by yourself or self filming
3. POV cameras are the best for this.
4. There are a ton of ways to get creative with these as well.


Host: Caleb Copeland @copecreative
Co-Host: Ryer Porter @ryer_porter
Website: www.rednecktechpodcast.com
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmAADgA8iPetpAIdTv05hWg

Killing turkeys is a lot easier than filming turkeys get killed, that is a fact. In this episode Caleb breaks down exactly how to set up to film birds to get the best footage possible in different situations.

Link to netting: https://www.amazon.com/Ameristep-Leafy-Poncho-Realtree-Camouflage/dp/B00JBTNUTO/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=ameristep+ghille&qid=1585337218&sr=8-1

Host: Caleb Copeland @copecreative
Co-Host: Ryer Porter @ryer_porter
Website: www.rednecktechpodcast.com
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmAADgA8iPetpAIdTv05hWg

5 Reasons Why Your Videos Suck (Editing Edition)

1. You use too many transitions
2. You use too many montages
3. You Can’t edit to the beat/music
4. You don’t know how to trim the fat
5. You don’t know how to hide your edits
1. You are jump cutting, not using angles, B roll, etc…
2. Ties into previous point.
3. L Cuts (audio continues past visual clip cut)
4. J Cuts, Audio comes in before visual clip starts)
5. B Roll (Cover cuts with B Roll, rule of thumb, at least 2-3 broll clips back to back)
6. *Bonus* Your Audio is bad
1. It is too loud, too quiet, I cannot hear someone talking, it pops when you cut, wind noise is excessive, music is overpowering, no audio (even with music)
2. This is the number one thing most viewers will struggle to tolerate
3. MONITOR YOUR AUDIO
4. Watch for peaking/clipping
5. Set dialogue to -9-12db, music to -10db and 10 less when someone is talking, sound effects present, but in background
6. Mixing sound should be part of your editing process, use headphones and then check on monster.
7. Use crossfades on audio clips to smooth out pops on cuts
8. Clean ambient audio will save you

I talk to guys all the time that are not happy about how their videos turn out after they are done with them and they reach out to me see why. Here are some reasons why I think your videos suck....

1. You do not know how to properly run your camera with the right settings
1. Flip it to auto and run and gun (this will never end well0
2. At the very least learn to run your camera with manual focus but we recommend full manual
2. You do not understand how to frame things
1. You dont understand how to frame….
1. People
2. animals
3. motion
4. multiple people
5. cut aways
6. emotion
7. wide shots
8. tight shots
9. angles
3. You aren’t producing the talking or getting any talking at all
1. This is something that a lot of the “bigger” productions dont do well and it isn’t hard
2. Formulate talking on camera that is conducive to editing
1. Clean starts and stops
2. clean sentences
3. not too long
4. sound bytes are your friend
5. re-create if you have to
6. talk to the camera every chance you get.
4. You don’t pay attention to audio
1. Ambient is important
2. background noise during talking is important
3. Get a wireless mic for the love of God.
4. Monitor your audio for the love of God
5. You are more worried about hunting than filming
1. This will always result in sub par video
2. Filming the hunt and the experience and the weather have to be the forefront of everything you do
3. You have to make a decision on what kind of content you want to get.


Host: Caleb Copeland @copecreative
Co-Host: Ryer Porter @ryer_porter
Website: www.rednecktechpodcast.com
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmAADgA8iPetpAIdTv05hWg

Brock White is a client but more importantly awesome friend to us here at RTP. He is an extremely successful business owner based out of Phoenix Arizona. Brock owns Rowley White RV where they specialize in selling toy hauler RVs to hunters, campers, and sand dune enthusiast. On this trip, Ryer and Caleb got to go out to the dunes of Southern California to create some content for Rowley White and see what the dune life is all about. The main focus of this podcast is business. How Brock runs his business, how he finds employees, what he is looking for in a person, and all the ins and outs that have made him a huge success.

In our opinion there are 3 types of content (at least what we can produce) Long, short, and micro content. We work in all of these time ranges. On this episodes we explain the difference and how they are produced from our point of view.