Monthly Archives: March 2013

New Gear for the Solo Science Videographer

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I’ve just gotten some new gear to assist with making solo science videos with a Smartphone….for those times when you don’t have anyone to help you. In the following video, I introduce some accessories (microphone, cable, monopod) that will facilitate filming alone with your Smartphone and will also make your videos look and sound much better.

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Links to where you can purchase this equipment are given below the video.

The microphone you will need:

Edutige EIM-003 i-Microphone

The cable you will need:

Smartline (ESL-001) Extension Cable

The monopod you will need:

iStabilizer ISTMP01 Smartphone Monopod

 

Who Has the Scallop Balls?

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Here’s an amusing video about a scientist who studies reproductive success in sea scallops. I’m not suggesting this as a model for all science videos, but it does offer an example of how to use humor to tell a story about science (it helps to have a narrator with a voice like this one). Thanks to Mark B. for the link.