Videography
BraveWilderness uploaded its first media content to the video sharing
website YouTube in 2014. At that time, BraveWilderness used a Canon XA10
prosumer camcorder as their main recording device and complemented it
with the GoPro HERO 1 and Drift HD170 Action Camera. The total cost for
the package of equipment used in initial productions was less than
$3,000 (USD). Additional filming accessories were two Ikan bicolor
battery-operated LED light panels, a Sennheiser MKE 600 Shotgun
Microphone for audio, and SanDisk PRO SD cards for field media.
Hard drives (G Technology G-RAID 12TB) were used to store media for
post-production. A MacBook Pro was used for media transfers and field
editing when required for footage reviews and uploads on location. An
Apple iMac complemented with the current version of Adobe’s Premiere Pro
editing software was used for standard video editing and uploading.
Concurrent with channel growth, BraveWilderness production upgraded to
lower end professional cameras such as the Canon EOS C100 and the Sony
FX6, but use of prosumer grade products such as GoPro, iPhones and
hobby-level unmanned aerial vehicles (i.e., DJI ‘drones’) continued. All
postproduction and delivery of digital products continues to take place
on Apple iOS devices using software products from the Adobe suite.