Recording a YouTube clip - what's the basic minimum for an acceptable job

frictionfraction

keep fancying a go at this for the odd guitar/amp/pedal demo what is the basic kit requirement that is simple to use assuming I want something better than my iPhone or webcam and thus avoiding the "your kit is crap" comments from the YouTube trolls and hate police.  

joeyowen

Smart phones are pretty good now, lighting plays a massive part!  What phone do you have?
A simple interface to record the guitar properly.
Software to sync the audio and video.

are you PC or Mac?

benmurray85

yep, as above use your smart phone for video and chuck an SM57 up to the amp for sounds. From my experience of viewing youtube vids it seems to be more important to edit and stage your videos in a unique way more than the actual sounds/sound quality.

frictionfraction

joeyowen said:

Smart phones are pretty good now, lighting plays a massive part!  What phone do you have?
A simple interface to record the guitar properly.
Software to sync the audio and video.

are you PC or Mac?

iPhone se 
pc 

Flink_Poyd

benmurray85 said:

yep, as above use your smart phone for video and chuck an SM57 up to the amp for sounds. From my experience of viewing youtube vids it seems to be more important to edit and stage your videos in a unique way more than the actual sounds/sound quality.

I personally think sound quality is the most important. If I come across a video with poor sound it's what puts me off almost instantly, video quality comes second but is easier to get than sound. 

axisus

I can't bear videos with lousy sound quality, especially when you hear the twang of the plectrum on the strings. I think that recording sound separately is a must.

ChrisMusic

Take a look at the approaches to doing it 'properly' in this thread:

http://thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/87653/you-tube-tools-techniques-and-resources-for-making-videos#latest

and then decide for yourself which aspects are less important to you, and what you and your audience are OK to sacrifice and still get your 'message' across.