The results are in, and remote work is here to stay.
First impressions are important, and presentation is everything. Communicating your vision through your phone or laptop may get you through in a pinch, but it doesn’t communicate professionalism or expertise to your audience.
Which means that your temporary, makeshift, at-home office is worth sprucing up a bit.
It’s time to switch your mindset from thinking your home studio is just a temporary solution to the pandemic, to recognizing it’s time to transform your business into a media company.
In the latest episode of B2B Podcasting, host Kap Chatfield gives us a tour of his home studio—along with a complete list of all the gear he uses to achieve an attractive, clean and professional look.
If your digital office is beneath the standard of your company—this is an episode you don’t want to miss.
Check out the list below to see a full breakdown of everything you need to build your at home studio.
Main Takeaways:
Investing in your home studio communicates professionalism and expertise
Your computer is the brain of your home production studio
Software is necessary to create an exceptional product
For graphics—keynote when using Mac, PowerPoint when using Windows
Transcriptions—use Otter.ai and Happy Scribe
Cameras—quality costs, but less expensive options get the job done
Lighting—underrated but it makes all the difference
Audio—you can get professional level audio without breaking the bank
Timecodes:
00:00-09:56 | Computers, Software & Graphics
09:57-18:57 | Transcriptions & Cameras
18:58-23:53 | Lighting & Audio
23:54-End | Accessories that add to the visual experience
My Setup
- Computer
- Software
- Cameras
- Lighting
- Audio
- Accessories
Computer
MacBook Pro - M1 Max
Software
Riverside - $8/mo (starting)
Click here to sign up
Final Cut Pro X
Keynote
Otter.ai - Free (starting)
HappyScribe (subtitles)
Cameras
Sony A73 - $2,000
50mm lens - $250
4K CamLink - $110
Micro HDMI to HDMI cable - $10
Heavy duty tripod - $126
Teleprompter (w/o display) - $169
Lighting
LED Lighting with diffuser boxes - $280
(Raise above and put at an angle)
LED bar lights - $117
Ambitful LED hair light - $75
Tripod for hair light - $15
Audio
Rodecaster - $600
Rode PodMic - $92
Gatorworks microphone arm - $130
Microphone screen - $13
Rode Podmic - $100
Rodecaster - $600
Accessories
Green screen
USB multi-port