If you want to be a content creator, just start making videos with whatever equipment you have right now! If you keep waiting to get the "best" equipment before making videos, you're really just making excuses for yourself ;-; - ThreadSky

katliente.bsky.social • 133 days ago

If you want to be a content creator, just start making videos with whatever equipment you have right now!

If you keep waiting to get the "best" equipment before making videos, you're really just making excuses for yourself ;-;

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daratface.bsky.social•133 days ago

to add to this, what people really care about is whether or not you are intelligible (i.e, can they hear you clearly), whether your content is what they're looking for and if you can provide that to them in an entertaining and/or concise way. you do not need the best equipment to do these things.

thedizeezd.tv•131 days ago

Absolutely true. So many partnered streamers started with some crap equipment. It's about YOU, not what you can afford.

pajamamaylou.bsky.social•133 days ago

We gotta also think about how much the content matters too. Someone could have the best, most expensive equipment but low quality video content or ideas. Then someone with just a couple basics like a standard microphone has so much potential for great content material. 🩵 Just a thought, good luck

katliente.bsky.social•133 days ago

yes!! that is very well put :D

pajamamaylou.bsky.social•133 days ago

Thanks~ I’ve had to tell myself, there’s always room for growth, but I won’t know with which aspect yet or what direction to take until I start. Had to get out there and see the progress in myself and feedback from others 🥹

saintsleep.me•132 days ago

Real ! I started with like a £30 mic, free editing software, audacity and free photo editor for thumbnails - you can make magic with anything !

eddtv.bsky.social•132 days ago

Honestly the best advice I was ever given was 'Just start'. I know it sounds ridiculous and it's anxiety inducing as hell, but if you never start you'll never know! I never expected in a million years to have a video get 115k views or have over 2000 subs. You just gotta roll the dice!

boblin.bsky.social•132 days ago

Jokes on you, it's not my equipment holding me back, it's a crippling lack of motivation or ability to script anything! 🫵😆

paperbackfern.bsky.social•132 days ago

When starting out, and even still, I use my phone! That paired with Canva for thumbnails and any added little edits, I was pretty much set!

abiwonkenabi.bsky.social•132 days ago

So true

I think for some it's also a perfectionism thing. "If I can't do it good enough then why bother" that kind of thing

And then they feel terrible because they procrastinated but its more complicated than just "laziness"

Just do it! Anyone reading, go do that thing you put off, you got this!

nylibb.bsky.social•107 days ago

I was thinking of starting with an inexpensive tripod for my cell to start. good? or no....

nulloxi.bsky.social•132 days ago

Procrastination is my issue

mukio.live•132 days ago

Step one: make something
Step two: make another thing (and try to improve)
Step 3: go back to step 2

heyimpaulus.bsky.social•132 days ago

Straight up facts

prinnyforever.bsky.social•132 days ago

Also easier to justify buying equipment when you can specifically articulate what you need and why

azureotter.bsky.social•133 days ago

i wouldn't go that harsh, but yea

it's more of an insecurity of "what if it's not good enough"

well at least that was the case for me :')

saintsleep.me•132 days ago

If you make it with pride, that's already better than most

shadownpc.bsky.social•131 days ago

Yah plus you definitely want experience before getting that best equipment which will also let you know if you really want to go all in on that equipment and not just doing it on impulse, I did content on and off for about 7-8 years before deciding to go basically all out in the equipment area

shadownpc.bsky.social•131 days ago

And mind you I’m still an extremely small creator but I invested in better equipment and I don’t regret it at all, mind you it still took me like a years time afterwards to create decent content with that equipment because I was learning settings with everything and experimenting

applayz.bsky.social•132 days ago

I literally stream from my phone
I have no pc
So ive been using my phone for a few years
1st on youtube then moved over to twitch
All on my phone

trepixels.bsky.social•133 days ago

This is very true I told my best friend this because he wants to be a content creator, and he’s like I don’t have the equipment like he has a PlayStation five and a good microphone he can do it

pokkiarts.bsky.social•133 days ago

What you do with it is pretty important

You can go on YouTube and search "how to make X [look/sound/etc] good". You'll find techniques or software to improve the quality or make it *seem* higher quality

azureotter.bsky.social•133 days ago

fr
audacity does wonders when used correctly

pokkiarts.bsky.social•133 days ago

🙏
Ahmen

jiggytiggy.bsky.social•106 days ago

i posted a video that echos this sentiment last night!

https://youtu.be/DbwH3h_pvGM?si=17jPcmH3YBzL5qCb

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