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[THREAD] Here is a tech breakdown of how I made this piece for BBC News as a digital reporter on a solo deployment, for those interested, using mainly smartphone and some gadgets... #mojo #tech
[2] I cycled in to central #London to record this piece, all the kit fitted in one pannier
[3] Who says you can't do a bokeh effect filming on a smartphone? I shot this bit using an app called Focos Live, flagged up to me by BBC trainer @MarcSettle - it works for dual lens phones - I have iPhone 8 Plus
[4] The overhead drone style shots I did with an @insta360 camera, which I edited in Final Cut Pro X. The camera is held on a selfie stick which is erased in the edit - here is a screen grab
[5] The ghost town shots I did with my pocket gimbal camera in Pro Mode (mine is DJI Osmo, there are others) - I recorded separate street atmos sound on my microphone for superior quality
[6] The rest was recorded on my smartphone - iPhone 8 Plus - using @FiLMiCPro app in Log Mode, handheld in a rig, and I use a Rode iXLR adaptor to connect in a broadcast mic - whole project edited in #Appple #FCPX
[7] And thanks to friend and colleague @dhrutishah who spotted the letter and forwarded to me - which planted the seed of the project
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