Road to YouTube - part 1 - How to create a first video on low budget
This is the first video of my new content creation series “Road to YouTube” where I document my path as a YouTuber. This video is a review / retrospective of my first video (the channel trailer: • Willkommen bei Iceburners - Ein Interview ... ) and can also be seen as a guide / tutorial for those who want to start without any investment in hard and software. Basically a “How to” for beginners from a beginner.
Use the following time stamps to jump to your points of interest:
1:27 Intro
3:00 Overview of the video creation process
4:00 My intent and idea for the channel trailer
5:00 Before recording my video: preparation phase
8:41 Execution phase: Recording and editing of my video
12:27 Retrospective / How to Improve
16:52 The End
The software I used is free and downloadable from the following sources:
Video recording and broadcasting with OBS: https://obsproject.com/
Audio recording and editing with Audacity: https://www.audacity.de/
Video editing with OpenShot: https://www.openshot.org/
You can find the mentioned hardware here (no affiliate links). I bought everything myself and gain nothing from mentioning it here:
Logitech HD Pro C920 Webcam https://www.idealo.de/preisvergleich/...
Behringer Ultravoice XM8500 Dynamisches Gesangsmikrofon https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B000...
Behringer UMC22 Computer Audio Interfacehttps://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B00F...
Adjustable Microphone Stand https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B08C...
I created the video myself in about 40h ( roughly estimated pure man-hours ) but used some external sources that I like to mention here [ btw. I do not own the following videos nor was I part in the creation process. I am not responsible for the content you find following those links ]:
First the mentioned tutorial that helped me using the software:
Thanks, Kevin Stratvert for the tutorials on
OBS: • 🔴 How to use OBS for Screen Recording or S...
Audacity: • 🔊 How to use Audacity to Record & Edit Aud...
Thanks, Serge M for the video on audio improvements with Audacity: / @serge.morgotch
Thanks, bai for the tutorial on OpenShot:
• OpenShot Video Editor - Tutorial for Begin...
Next, I like to thank two entertaining YouTubers. Your videos are always very fun to watch:
Mark Rober for the Devil’s Toothpaste Explosion:
• World's Largest Devil's Toothpaste Explosion
and Alasdair Beckett-King for the realistic impression of Scandinavian Crime Drama:
• Every Single Scandinavian Crime Drama
Lastely I’d like to thank the artists providing content for free at https://www.pexels.com/
I used some of your pictures and videos, so thank you
Andrea Piacquadio https://www.pexels.com/de-de/@olly
Cottonbro https://www.pexels.com/de-de/@cottonbro
Pixabay https://www.pexels.com/de-de/@pixabay
Vlad Chețan https://www.pexels.com/de-de/@chetanvlad
MESSALA CIULLA https://www.pexels.com/de-de/@messala...
Rostislav Uzunov https://www.pexels.com/de-de/@rostisl...
Agung Pandit Wiguna https://www.pexels.com/de-de/@panditw...
Peter Fowler https://www.pexels.com/de-de/@peter-f...
Haakon Birkeli https://www.pexels.com/de-de/@haakonb...
Kelly Lacy https://www.pexels.com/de-de/@kelly-l...
Mehmet Ali Turan https://www.pexels.com/de-de/@mehmeta...
If you are interested in Software Development, Software Testing and IT, please visit my other channel Eisbrenner-IT / @eisbrenner-it4653