Adam Savage's One Day Builds: Smartphone Camera Rig!

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How does Adam film his own One Day Builds? Over the past two years, Adam has refined a style and workflow for documenting his workshop projects using a lightweight and posable mobile camera rig that can hold a smartphone. With the release of the new iPhone 14 Pro, Adam builds a new streamlined filming apparatus that integrates wireless charging and a magnetic phone mount. Even the gear that makes One Day Builds possible need their own One Day Builds!

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[MonkeyButlerLabs]

My favorite part of watching Adam is him letting us learn along with him rather than the traditional 'lecture down my expertise' style videos. His humility is a reminder to all of us to be curious and open to failures on our way to success. Thank you for that.

[gusabr]

A pleasure to watch as always. Regarding power, one thing came to my mind: Instead of having the trouble of wiring the rig to an outlet, attach a power bank to the clamp. That way you can have the phone charging without even needing to worry about it.
Thanks very much for all the effort you guys have been putting on this channel for the past couple of years. Keep it up!

[NoDakExpress]

I’m one of the many who love the Adam-self-filmed videos. With this video I’ve been reflecting on why. I think it’s that a dedicated camera person feels pressure to keep Adam and/or the project perfectly centered in frame at all times. Totally understandable, that’s good camera work. But with how much Adam tinkers for fidgets with the tool or materials, emotes with his hands while story telling, and generally moves around while working - it makes for a somewhat frantic piece of cinematography as the camera person reacts to Adam. I really enjoy those genuine movements and fidgeting while thinking through an issue. so the fixed camera let’s us see the build except for, you know *bandsaw noises*, and still retains the relaxing mood of the video, which can sometimes be lost when the camera person is zooming in and out and panning all over the place as Adam does Adam things. Regardless, love the channel and all the content!

[peckenstein]

That 'lost' phone moment was hysterical. It was like being the 'lost' object with the urge to yell "I'm over here", or "Turn around". Great build! I still need to do the same with the bench light like Adam has. So much utility!!

[bobtwc]

When Adam made his loc line lamps awhile ago, I used it as a jumping off point to create a longer phone holder for my car (I drive Uber and wanted it closer to my hands). It was cool to see him solve the same problems in virtually the same way as I did.

[bmelloyello]

DUDE that's going to be such a SATISFYING transition from holding the phone, talking to your audience face to face, and SEEMLESSLY walking up to the mount and just letting can't wait. Good video :)

[jamiehooker]

I can't tell you how much I have missed seeing Adam in the shop with a crew doing the old school ODBs. I loved his self made videos so much but seeing him interact with the crew again reminds me of Mythbusters Adam and brings me so much joy! Keep up the great work Tested team!!

[carlosbovia]

Just love everything that Adam does and the crazy solutions he comes up with, it has helped me a lot to think out of the box and say "What would Adam do..."
It also felt a little funny that after Adam finished tampering and screwing a piece he said "nailed it...!!!"

[chrisbrl]

Adam truly is the patron saint of the neurospicy. He chose a bright phone case for the same reason I did: I lose it every two minutes and my thinkmeat will ignore it if it isn't IMMEDIATELY visible.

[suzynolanart]

"I seem handy; at the same time, I only have a certain amount of bandwidth..." what a great phrase! And that looks like a perfect rig- I could make one to use in my own cave! Genius simplicity

[dennisboxem]

I just love the fact that Adam can go completely overboard with designing a clamp like this. This could have been a 3D print, or even a complete cludge and it would have been fine. But this is so much more satisfying.

[cryomancerx]

Ok, I keep having to say this as a PSA. I'm a machinist that specializes in plastics. If you ever have to machine like a lot of (especially the natural variant) Delrin, be prepared for an extremely acrid off gas from the material. It can make your eyes forcibly tear up and your lungs burn. Always cut that material in a well-ventilated space and not in large quantities at once if you can help it.

[pugthemaster]

Adam if you see this I just wanted to say, a few weeks ago you posted a video making your lightsaber, and my 3 year old loves it so much, he watches it all the time (mostly for the lathe going roundy roundy) but even asks for you by name as "Avam Sadage." That's all, thanks for the videos as always!

[zarateom]

I watch a lot of Tested and I didn’t realize Adam filmed with a phone so much, I’m actually really surprised at the quality, especially considering he films in selfie mode!

[BellaRooks]

I'm a paraplegic artist in a power chair and I've been racking my brain on how to properly mount my phone and equipment to my chair in a way that's easy for me to control myself with my dominant arm. You're saving my life with this one! or at the very least my posture and sanity! Thank you so much for this video.♥

[BGBND]

Love that you do these things Adam. I miss the years of Mythbusters. Watching the builds was my favorite part.

[SpicySteve-tzso]

Great build Adam. Loc-Line makes pliers for joining the different size piping. I used Loc-Line for 20 years for running EDM dielectric coolant over the contact area of electrodes and the base tool I was machining. They also came out with dust collection 2.5" sizes as I left the manufacturing arena.

[mikewolf]

I would just put something to hold the excess cable so that it is not just hanging out at risk of getting caught on something. other then that, great work as always. I really do enjoy these one day builds. No matter how big or small they are.

[damonmcknight]

I liked Adam since back in the television days but now that I know this dude's so handy he makes his own camera mounts rather than getting an off-the-shelf version I love this man even more for how he's so creative and wants to build just everything and take us along showing us how to do it!