The BEST Motovlogging Set Up For 2023! (Tips for Beginners)

MY GEAR

Some of y'all have been asking how I film my videos, so I thought I'd share what I think is the best motovlogging set up for 2023. It's how I film every single video on the channel and it hasn't failed me yet. Hopefully this can help y'all get started on your own YouTube adventure

00:00 - Intro
01:08 - Disclaimers
02:35 - My Filming Gear
08:19 - Set Up Tips
10:53 - Filming Tips
16:44 - Editing Gear
17:56 - Editing Tips
25:31 - Getting Noticed

[deaks]

It's almost like making professional, well-crafted, well-edited video content is actually quite hard, and a lot of work... All jokes aside, this is a really interesting insight into another profession, especially one that every man and his dog thinks is easy.
I remember a certain someone on a certain channel associated with Spite's recent history saying that they wanted to make videos not "sit in an office all day long" and I remember thinking that good quality video content surely requires a LOT of time in an office, because scripting, coordinating with outside stakeholders (Guests, suppliers, sponsors etc) and editing and refining doesn't magically get done by itself...

[yescavol]

Lucky? I don’t know about that. Yes. Okay. You worked at another larger channel. And you earned the subscribers you have today by being a genuine person who we want to watch on a regular basis. So by building on your work you gained credibility and an audience. I’d say hard consistent work got you here today.

[jumpymonkey]

Your humility and willingness to share techniques with your community is awesome. Thank you!

[John_Ridley]

Another option to save money and still get a great package: Davinci Resolve is a top tier editing package (used by professional movie studios) and is totally free unless you want to use multiple monitors or external specialty hardware. There are a ton of tutorials online for learning it.

[thepaperboy]

Beautiful behind the scenes looks to the workflow; specific to moto vlogging. Thank you so much. Being a photo and video editor for over 20 years, I know first hand how time consuming it is to put clips together for a cohesive and watchable presentation. Success to the future!

[Kanttila]

For my first motovlog I recorded my ramblings with my Cardo and phone. It did work ok, but not the best. Still, works well enough for starting. And as long as the video quality is good enough, the audio, in my opinion, was/is good enough. Good tips!

[John_Ridley]

Alternative to the Rode: I use a Hollyland Lark M1. TINY thing. 8+ hours battery, claimed 600 foot range (I'm sure it doesn't go that far though). Receiver and two transmitters and a charging case goes on sale for $120 pretty often. Reviewed to be comparable to the Rode setup but much smaller and the transmitter has the microphone built in so just one tiny thing to clip onto a shirt collar and you're ready to go.

[BXABT]

Thanks for the tip about shouting into the mic before starting to record, I'll remember that. You truly know the craft of vlogging and after every video I realize more and more how much of a professional you are. Cheers for all the fine content.

[things]

Hey man, loved your work for awhile now. As someone who does this for the fun of it. I really got a lot out of your tips on everything. Don't know what I'll implement. But it's stuff to think about on the way. Cheers again!

[kida]

What a great, comprehensive, and direct instructional video. Showing all the nuances and details makes all the difference. I think you’ve demonstrated that incredibly well in this video. Thank you!

[HRAZZI]

I have enormous respect for those who are so open, honest, and secure. I love your channel.

[Naldo_SK]

I have that helmet in black and red and the Shoei RF-1400 and you are 100% correct about having a quiet helmet. It makes a world of difference!!!

[derekweaver]

Great info! I've been drooling over the idea of getting the X3 for the past few weeks and you pushed me over the edge! Thanks for the free selfie stick Spite! Also, thanks for continuing to share such great content and I am looking forward to seeing what you continue to produce.

[vebez]

6:15 a ND filter darkens light coming into the lens to allow a higher aperture on bright Sunny days to get that bokeh/ background out of focus look.

[GlennyRides]

Always fun to startup a channel. If your on the fence, do some research and make it happen 🙂

[charlesbolin]

Thank you in advance Spite! Your videos are very high quality and this is a very big help, I hope you continue on this topic in the future. I'm almost 50 and have no idea how to shoot and edit with today's digital, hell we had 35mm and 110mm for still photos and VHS camcorders in the 80's and they cost an arm and a leg back then! Love your content and this title really excited me to the point I had to make this comment before even watching the video!

[uneasyrder]

Cool video, as someone who's currently attempting to film/edit/publish their first moto vlog videos, gear and process advice like this is much appreciated! Some of the things that get on my nerves from other vloggers, are when they only use the built in mics on their cameras/phones making their audio distant and unclear, or bopping around with their hand-held camera so nothing is in frame and you get seasick from all the jiggling. A better secondary mic attachment is cheap and slapping that camera on a tripod or gimble would help immensely.

[musicmansride]

I was editing one of my own videos after watching this video, and now I hear the click between audio tracks on clips. Thanks for showing an easy fix to solve a problem I didn't know I had.

[KennyQuestShow]

Thank you Spite for giving back and sharing your tools and process with us.

[crispyviz]

he is so polite. Hearing Spite tell me that i DONT NEED the most expensive studio gear just motivates.