MinutePhysics Information

Here are some questions I get asked a lot, listed in the order I wrote them down. What software/cameras/tools do you use to make your videos? I used to think that the tools you use really mattered but the more important thing is that you have something interesting to say, and the skills/ability to present it in an interesting way. Like, it doesnt matter what brand of hammer (or video editing software) you have if you dont know how to use a hammer. So go learn how to use a hammer! That said, here, in detail, are the tools I currently use for production (this list changes from time to time you can find some of these things on my amazon list ): Canon T3i with Magic Lantern and 50mm f1.8 lens on a copy stand inside a light cube/light tent, 2 metal clamp lights from the hardware store with 200W bulbs, crayola markers & colored pencils, Ulysses for writing, Adobe Premiere for video & audio editing, Adobe After Effects for visual effects/compositing/animation, Adobe Photoshop for digital drawing/screencapture or anything to do with still images, iPad pro with pencil and Astropad as a tablet for digital drawing or notepad for sketching out ideas, Trello and Wunderlist to keep track of things. And I run it all on a macbook pro (2012) and a souped-up BOXX workstation. But I know people who are happy with Final Cut Pro, or Avid Media Composer, or GIMP instead of Photoshop, or whatever. How do you get ideas for your videos? All over the place! Sometimes things I learned when I was actively studying physics, sometimes from books or articles or papers I read or questions people ask me (friends or viewers), or sometimes Ill see something interesting and itll be the seed for a video. The real trick, in fact, isnt coming up with ideas its figuring out which ideas are actually interesting enough to make into a video, and then picking between those which to make next. I have an idea for a video! Great! You should go make a video about it! Please watch my latest video and like/share/subscribe! Im happy to take a look at videos ...