Time Markers- 0:00 - Teaching Online with Zoom 0:37 - My At-Work Setup 1:40 - Building Curiosity 2:26 - Camera & Lens Setup 2:53 - What it Looks Like on Zoom 4:10 - Different Angles & Locations 4:52 - My Work From Home Setup 5:23 - Using the ATEM Mini 5:40 - Main Camera 5:59 - Overhead Camera 6:57 - Mobile Camera 7:38 - MacBook for Presentations and Video Playback 8:20 - Audio Setup 8:45 - Cable Management 9:17 - TH-cam Made Me a Better Teacher 10:03 - Connect the Dots
@@tombuck Thanks a lot for the reply and I'm your huge fan of your awesome work... By the way.. I have a question.... Do We need 3 foot or 15 foot xlr for the Recording purpose? Which one would be best? My choice between Audioblast 3 foot XLR and Canare 15 foot.
Have you thought of using OBS camera to show the desktop on the main MacBook instead of the extra 2013 MacBook? I am not a teacher but I do use OBS Camera myself to help my teachers with almost any tech related stuff, and it’s really useful.
@@tombuck I like how u try to make the students ask questions on their own instead of having to force a new term upon them making it feel like theyre being somewhat forced to and potentially prevent them making other questions they´d like to know the answer to. I could imagine its really like smalltalk to you and the students. Too bad i never had the luck to graduate with this kind of invested teacher than your students do.
I wanted to be a Tech Support for my school district that I grew up into and this be an excellent idea to do Zoom Setups for teachers! I was actually inspired by TechSource for desk setup now Zoom setups is actually next level. I even got one for my own because I've been doing interviews and meetings through Zoom! I think all Tech Supports in schools should work on projects like this to help support teachers who are teaching from home and us Tech Support guys can come to their house and setup their Zoom setups. That be a project I take on but sadly I got rejected from one of my recent job interview. 😭
Tom. I work in the education field, but I am not an educator. I have worked with literally thousands of educators, and I have to tell you, that you are one of those special people who were made for teaching. You naturally engage with viewers/students, and could teach anyone virtually any subject. Keep up the great work.
I have a full respect for teachers. I honestly believe they should be paid more since they are helping build our future. Although college tuition is going up by 25% (way more than 2% inflation), I have a feeling teachers are not being paid in proportion to those costs unfortunately.
It’s tough, but I appreciate your support! I’m grateful to be in an area that pays above average for teachers, but it’s still not what the private sector would offer.
College tuition going up that high is also the reason that people are teaching themselves and not bothering with wasting time and money there. More and more companies are hiring without college degrees, students who haven’t gone to college generally show greater effort and work ethic, not to mention that self teaching means that you can go at your own pace and not be as stressed. Most people who self teach are teens which means by the time they exit high-school they will be far more prepared than people who go off to college.
I feel for the teachers right now. My wife is a teacher and she is also taking her Master classes right now. Her school meets in person but she has to have Zoom open to teach to her students who are quarantined. Yesterday she was on Zoom teaching all day. Got home just in time to get on zoom for her masters classes! I admire teachers hard work!
Great work explaining in your videos. Been watching for a while and always find you keep it moving, entertaining, and educational all at once. Refreshing on youtube. I watch a lot of camera channels. You are my favorite. Also, you have helped me with my journey online and YT.
Really cool to see that a teacher's putting in this amount of effort. I'm no longer a student, but I've had my fair share of online classes where you can't see the professor because their camera's wack or their lighting is nonexistent, or just their bitrate/internet speed isn't good enough. Super cool that the school's allowed you to nab some of the gear to make things easier as well.
Thank you! We did have a staff meeting this morning where one of the other teacher's webcam was pointed mostly at the ceiling with only the top of her forehead visible, so I can only imagine what class time must be like. 😬
Tom, we are _so_ jealous of the students in your school. How lucky to have such a superb passionate and enthusiastic teacher. Great video as always. Definitely copying some of your setup. 😍
this over the top.99% teachers in the world could not afford that or even have this paraphelia at their work. but, nvrtheless, it's nice to see this setup..kinda dream come true.
These are the teachers that make school worth while, I would absolutely love just staring at the little details during zoom calls if it looked like this
Running the second macbook into your ATEM Mini is so smart honestly. I've struggled using videos while teaching over zoom because of quality issues and never thought about running a second laptop in as an HDMI video source. Thanks!
Thank you! I really appreciate this. It's absolutely exhausting and overwhelming at times, but remember how much of an impact it can have on one person is a big deal.
I wish my professors took even a portion of the interest you do in creating an engaging and refined virtual classroom. You're doing your students a great service
Subbed! My respect goes out to all teachers out there, especially one that's truly creative and enjoys what he's doing. Your students are very lucky to have you!
Tom, I went to thank you for all you do with the passion and enthusiasm you invest in your students and your TH-cam followers. You are so gifted and fun with the way you connect and engage your audience! I was an instructor with a Military Leadership School at Fort Carson, Colorado from 1998-2013. Our "Distance Learning Classrooms" were cutting edge for the time. We had two-way audio/video between students and instructors that were linked to other Classrooms throughout the Nation. Seeing how this technology has advanced and evolved through the recent years has re-ignited my interest in getting back into teaching after watching so many of your TH-cam video's in particular! I'm moving forward with this and starting to piece together my "hobby" home studio (for now) to explore where this might take me in the near future. I love all your videos!
Thank you so much Dale! It really makes my day to read this. It's really wild to see how things have changed over the years, and heck, even just in the past couple of years! I hope you have a ton of fun getting your studio set up. My favorite part about all of this is that, if you have an idea for something, there's definitely a way to do it. I usually just takes a little creative problem solving, but it's always doable.
You should teach teachers how to do this. Bravo to a teacher that finds ways to get kids asking questions before they do any teaching! This is an educator. I wish you were my kids teacher!
7:52 After the Screenshare is started you can go to the options on top for screen sharing and set the mode to video presentation. Then it not stuttering. ;)
@@tombuck also, another tip (I don't know if you use zoom like this or not), webcam stream is very compressed so quality may suffer on keynotes (if, by any reason you have small text or fine details on slides). A nice workaround is to go to screen sharing -> advanced -> Content from 2nd Camera then switch cameras until you get to the ATEM Mini. Somehow, that stream's compression is lower and the quality is much much better
“100% unnecessary but a whole lot of fun”. Wise words. I love what you’re doing with your setups and have borrowed some of your tips for the corporate live streaming I do
Tom... love your channel as you just sit down (or stand up) and talk to us like real people 👍 One basic question I have is why the choice of a shotgun mic, specifically in your classroom? Is that to keep it out of your face? Like with the laptop fan at 100%, would that not be reduced if you had a dynamic mic on a boom or whatever between you and the laptop?
Thanks Andrew! I've honestly just always used shotgun mics to keep them out of the shot as much as possible. But I have noticed that whenever the mic is IN the shot, my students ask more questions about it and how to get good audio. So I've been thinking of trying different mics regularly to spur more questions.
This is fabulous, your genuine enjoyment and passion comes through so clearly! You, Sir, are a clever and gifted teacher; creating opportunities for genuine curiosity to manifest within your students regardless of their learning styles; that you have achieved this as an online delivery is testimony to your abilities. Bravo!
Thanks for sharing, I'm always trying to make my online classroom more interesting for my students. And your messy wires going everywhere made me feel much better about what's behind my desk!
Gorgeous set up, by the way. I love how you incorporate a two light setup instead of a 3-point, and still pull it off so beautifully. Thank you for these videos.
I kept the old name for my podcast, so it still lives! I was just seeing a lot of people struggle to figure out who I am or explain the channel, so I figured this would be easier. It’s been very positive so far!
@@tombuck just teasing, Tom. God knows teachers everywhere would kill to have a setup like this. Unfortunately, my salary + where I live means that it would take a straight year of savings just to buy the MBP. Never mind the EOS R (another year), the RODE stuff (another few months) and all the other knick-knack paddywhacks. Yes i can scale everything down to half-way. Which means 1.5 years of savings and not going anywhere (easier since it's pandemic time, haha). Still, I digress. Really happy for you and your students! And like others said, it's so good to see educators being so well-equipped to deliver their best. Keep it up!
@@mushi_k just get a decent laptop and save some money on the side to get a decent pc then once you get the best of both worlds just get all the other accessories. BTW not sure if you remember me its Aidan
I really appreciate that. It's been tough, but it's also been a cool opportunity to experiment and sort of act as an advocate for the importance of the subject matter.
I would have loved to have these setups when I was training from home. I would also love for my current instructor to have 1% of these setups. Makes teaching and learning so much more engaging.
It's a lot for someone to learn if they've never done it before, but I really feel for my students who have to sit through multiple classes a day being taught from a Chromebook webcam.
I'm so lucky to have found this channel. I leant a lot from this. Just graduated from school and landed a podcast studio set up gig. I had no idea where to begin from but this channel saved my day so much. Subscribed.
Thank you thank you 🙏 For being the type of teacher that I always wish that I would of had back in the day when I was in school. I always said, “If the teacher doesn’t even seem interested, then why in the world should I be as a student…”. Respect.
Yep, you're 100% right. It makes a world of difference when you can tell a teacher is actually interested in their subject, even if it seems boring on the surface. I really appreciate the kind words!
Fellow teacher-TH-camr here; I’ve also been fortunate enough to turn my TH-cam studio into a remote teaching space. I’ve been on the fence about the Atem but this video may just have helped me decide that it’s worth it. Really awesome setup you’re working with both at work and at home.
The ATEM is a godsend for online teaching! Just be sure to check out the “Pro” version since it seems like most people lean towards that (I didn’t need it though). Good luck! 👍
Some work on a budget, some don't have a clue of what they're doing (age can do that to you - hopefully you'll understand when you get there...), some simply don't care... there's all kinds, like on everything else... but you know what: you too can motivate your teacher... it doesn't have to be always the other way around. Tell him that he should upgrade or even better: help him upgrade! In the long run, you'll benefit with it... and you did a good thing. If everyone did that, this crappy world would be way better. ;-) Take care.
When I first watched your video, it was about the sm7b vs podmic. I thought the quality and info was great but not a channel I would need again. Then I get this in my recommended for a few days and finally watch it. After seeing your enthusiasm and effort, I realize I have much to learn from you. I’m definitely subscribing.
@@tombuck Absolutely! I know you put a lot of importance on audio and so do other people. However, I've yet to see somebody explain the overall setup and the difference between volume and gain. I've seen people talk about the gain on an interface but not their Windows settings on the 'Sound control panel>levels' tab and whether this is volume or gain. This comes to mind because I was just watching your "Do you need a cloudlifter" video and you talk about too much gain causing that hiss. I always thought that was just background noise due to AC or fan spin etc, perhaps that could be worth a video. Have a good day!
@@tombuck Might save people a few dollars by not going out and buying a dynamic XLR mic (as I did) thinking the source of the hiss was due to my mic being a condenser USB mic.
you are the coolest teacher i have ever seen, icurrently study in sslsd in qatar and im in grade 9 and the teachers are really boring, i really wish you were my teacher
Totally true about the cable mess, but a great idea is to print little tags that stick to each cable that say what that particular cable is for or connected to.
Wow! That is a fantastic set up (both of them) that you have. It gave me a lot of ideas to add to my Zoom meetings. Now I am going to spend the week watching all of your videos! Subscribed!!!
Woo hoo! Glad you're here! You definitely don't need to run out and get all the fancy gear, but it's really exciting to find little ways to "level up" you Zoom setup.
Really impressive work Tom! Your teaching skills are off the charts and thanks for sharing all this valuable knowledge. I'm currently moving into this area and want it to look as good as possible, so thank you 👊All the best, Jay
Just came across your channel bro when I was trying to use my webcan as one angle and my cell phone as another angle wirelessly you're awesome keep up the good work.
I started a web development bootcamp and I use my Canon M50 for my webcam and the Zoom h5 with a Rode Video micro(?). It's nice to have good quality video and audio. Your students are lucky to have you as a teacher.
This was great! Love the thought into your setup, from each little super clamp down to wanting to spark conversation with your students, this is a really well thought through setup!
Man.. you are living my dream. I’ve been in broadcast and a photographer for 20 years and love to teach! Teaching media production is the dream! Haha. Great job here and you’re a great teacher.. also “use original audio” on zoom changed things for me with the ATEM Mini Pro.
You poor thing. We have to use teams at work [so average, but getting better] - when I have to deliver training I sneak home so I can zoom and get the functionality and better chance of reliability!
Wow, the student must be so proud having a lecturer/teacher using high quality setup for teaching, I'm a media student as well but due to economy our lecturer couldn't afford such high quality setup, even having problem with line connection for themselves
Love the walk-thru! I'm in the middle of planning a new mutli-camera angle setup for my podcast, and your videos have been a great resource. Thanks Tom!
tom thank you for sharing your knowledge and expertise on setting up for a proper zoom/online class. I struggled with it through Covid and got very little help other than trial and error. Wish I found you in the middle of covid. My students and I have just begun producing podcasts and they love it.
Such a great video to watch as a teacher. Completely relate to the ‘100% unnecessary but super fun’ comment. That stuff also leads to unexpected shifts in pedagogy and content. Also love the thought given to the little Easter reefs that the Keen or curious student might pick up on and form the start of a teaching moment.
"Shifts in pedagogy" - yes! It's funny because I started my TH-cam channel as an outlet to get away from my job, but then it ended up having a huge impact on how I do my job 😁
@@tombuck Indeed! And we are the better for it. I am enjoying a sort of blurring of teaching and creative practice that became part of 2020 (and is worth stashing as a positive thread of COVID’s legacy). There is a luxury as a teacher of a creative/arts-making subject of space to explore, that not every teacher gets to enjoy, but I have seen brilliant practice emerge across all subjects that challenges preconceptions of teacher/student dynamics.
Time Markers-
0:00 - Teaching Online with Zoom
0:37 - My At-Work Setup
1:40 - Building Curiosity
2:26 - Camera & Lens Setup
2:53 - What it Looks Like on Zoom
4:10 - Different Angles & Locations
4:52 - My Work From Home Setup
5:23 - Using the ATEM Mini
5:40 - Main Camera
5:59 - Overhead Camera
6:57 - Mobile Camera
7:38 - MacBook for Presentations and Video Playback
8:20 - Audio Setup
8:45 - Cable Management
9:17 - TH-cam Made Me a Better Teacher
10:03 - Connect the Dots
This video was upoaded today but your comment is showing two days ago.. How?
I upload the videos in advance and schedule them for Thursday 👍
@@tombuck Thanks a lot for the reply and I'm your huge fan of your awesome work... By the way.. I have a question.... Do We need 3 foot or 15 foot xlr for the Recording purpose? Which one would be best?
My choice between Audioblast 3 foot XLR and Canare 15 foot.
Thaaank u
Have you thought of using OBS camera to show the desktop on the main MacBook instead of the extra 2013 MacBook? I am not a teacher but I do use OBS Camera myself to help my teachers with almost any tech related stuff, and it’s really useful.
Man, it makes me so happy seeing an educator who takes this seriously.
Thank you!
x2
@@tombuck way too serious
I wish my teacher had this setup instead of the potato camera he uses but hey it work. Tbh this is more expensive that my actual setup hahaha
@@nezunish-898
Your teacher turns his / her camera on?
99% Zoom on their phones, forget to mute their headphone mic.
Tom: Here's my Zoom battle station.
😎🙌🏼
@@tombuck I like how u try to make the students ask questions on their own instead of having to force a new term upon them making it feel like theyre being somewhat forced to and potentially prevent them making other questions they´d like to know the answer to. I could imagine its really like smalltalk to you and the students. Too bad i never had the luck to graduate with this kind of invested teacher than your students do.
It’s tough, but learning is always best when the student leads. Thanks for the kind words!
🏆 Best zoom set up in the world
Thanks Dee!
And very cheap LOL
@@aleksanderpors9827 it was prbl a joke
Two things:
1. I wanna be a teacher and have a dope setup like yours
2. I wanna be your student
I love it! Thank you 🙏
YESSSS
The world needs more teachers with this level of care and desire to teach and inspire.
Thanks you kindly!
I wanted to be a Tech Support for my school district that I grew up into and this be an excellent idea to do Zoom Setups for teachers! I was actually inspired by TechSource for desk setup now Zoom setups is actually next level. I even got one for my own because I've been doing interviews and meetings through Zoom! I think all Tech Supports in schools should work on projects like this to help support teachers who are teaching from home and us Tech Support guys can come to their house and setup their Zoom setups. That be a project I take on but sadly I got rejected from one of my recent job interview. 😭
The world needs to pay teachers more x)
There’s plenty of us around! We don’t all make youtube videos or can afford all the gear to do what we want!
Except for only 1% of teachers can afford all of this.
Tom. I work in the education field, but I am not an educator. I have worked with literally thousands of educators, and I have to tell you, that you are one of those special people who were made for teaching. You naturally engage with viewers/students, and could teach anyone virtually any subject. Keep up the great work.
I really appreciate that, thank you! It also looks like your profile picture is the Hotel Del Coronado, which is one of my favorite places.
@@tombuck It sure is. One of mine as well
Wow, your students must be so lucky to have you as teacher. I wish my high school taught Digital Media.
Thank you! I wish my school had taught it back in the day...even though I guess it wasn't very digital at the time 🤔
I have a full respect for teachers. I honestly believe they should be paid more since they are helping build our future. Although college tuition is going up by 25% (way more than 2% inflation), I have a feeling teachers are not being paid in proportion to those costs unfortunately.
It’s tough, but I appreciate your support! I’m grateful to be in an area that pays above average for teachers, but it’s still not what the private sector would offer.
College tuition going up that high is also the reason that people are teaching themselves and not bothering with wasting time and money there. More and more companies are hiring without college degrees, students who haven’t gone to college generally show greater effort and work ethic, not to mention that self teaching means that you can go at your own pace and not be as stressed. Most people who self teach are teens which means by the time they exit high-school they will be far more prepared than people who go off to college.
I feel for the teachers right now. My wife is a teacher and she is also taking her Master classes right now. Her school meets in person but she has to have Zoom open to teach to her students who are quarantined. Yesterday she was on Zoom teaching all day. Got home just in time to get on zoom for her masters classes! I admire teachers hard work!
I’ve heard of teacher who have to do both at the same time and it sounds incredibly tough. Good luck to her!
Great work explaining in your videos. Been watching for a while and always find you keep it moving, entertaining, and educational all at once. Refreshing on youtube. I watch a lot of camera channels. You are my favorite. Also, you have helped me with my journey online and YT.
Oh wow! Thank you, that really means a lot to me!
Love the videos, however I wasn't expecting to see you here on this type of channel.
100th like
Heck of a setup!
Exactly. Amazing right?
Really cool to see that a teacher's putting in this amount of effort. I'm no longer a student, but I've had my fair share of online classes where you can't see the professor because their camera's wack or their lighting is nonexistent, or just their bitrate/internet speed isn't good enough.
Super cool that the school's allowed you to nab some of the gear to make things easier as well.
Thank you! We did have a staff meeting this morning where one of the other teacher's webcam was pointed mostly at the ceiling with only the top of her forehead visible, so I can only imagine what class time must be like. 😬
Your channel is really cool! It really helps me have better virtual work meetings. Keep up the good work!
Thank you so much!
Tom, we are _so_ jealous of the students in your school. How lucky to have such a superb passionate and enthusiastic teacher. Great video as always. Definitely copying some of your setup. 😍
Thank you! Feel free to copy as much as you'd like!
Definitely!
this over the top.99% teachers in the world could not afford that or even have this paraphelia at their work. but, nvrtheless, it's nice to see this setup..kinda dream come true.
I have never seen a teacher who cares about the interests of students!
These are the teachers that make school worth while, I would absolutely love just staring at the little details during zoom calls if it looked like this
I try and put goofy Easter eggs in there sometimes, but of course Zoom’s resolution cam make it very hard to notice 😁
Running the second macbook into your ATEM Mini is so smart honestly. I've struggled using videos while teaching over zoom because of quality issues and never thought about running a second laptop in as an HDMI video source. Thanks!
It works really well! I've done video critiques with it and have been able to show videos with smooth motion and clear audio.
I used a raspberry pi instead of the MacBook for this. Cheaper option
I would love to be able to do this. What does it take to get videos to run smoothly on zoom? I’m not sure I understand your process
This guy is DEVOTED to his job. It's people like you that change the world one student at a time.
Thank you! I really appreciate this. It's absolutely exhausting and overwhelming at times, but remember how much of an impact it can have on one person is a big deal.
Thats crazy! I actually set up a teleprompter for my zoom calls to make it easier to look into the camera for eye contact.
That's a cool idea...I might have to play around with that...
From a Father of a future educator I must say, bravo! Great job. Love the dedication you have to your craft and your students. They're all very lucky.
Thank you and good luck to your future educator!
Teacher of the Year! It is so heartwarming to see teachers go above and beyond for their students. I wish you a happy new year Tom! :)
Thank you and Happy New Year to you too!
I wish my professors took even a portion of the interest you do in creating an engaging and refined virtual classroom. You're doing your students a great service
Thank you! It's also a great way to keep my somewhat sane during online teaching.
I feel like this teacher would be schools best and coolest teacher, I wish I had him
Thank you!
Great stuff! I’m 51 and took film & tv classes in H.S., brings back memories. We were not in the digital world back then lol.
Haha I get it. I started on tape-tape beta systems myself. I REALLY love digital.
Subbed! My respect goes out to all teachers out there, especially one that's truly creative and enjoys what he's doing. Your students are very lucky to have you!
Thank you very much! I appreciate the kind words and I'm glad you're here!
Tom, I went to thank you for all you do with the passion and enthusiasm you invest in your students and your TH-cam followers. You are so gifted and fun with the way you connect and engage your audience! I was an instructor with a Military Leadership School at Fort Carson, Colorado from 1998-2013. Our "Distance Learning Classrooms" were cutting edge for the time. We had two-way audio/video between students and instructors that were linked to other Classrooms throughout the Nation. Seeing how this technology has advanced and evolved through the recent years has re-ignited my interest in getting back into teaching after watching so many of your TH-cam video's in particular! I'm moving forward with this and starting to piece together my "hobby" home studio (for now) to explore where this might take me in the near future. I love all your videos!
Thank you so much Dale! It really makes my day to read this.
It's really wild to see how things have changed over the years, and heck, even just in the past couple of years! I hope you have a ton of fun getting your studio set up. My favorite part about all of this is that, if you have an idea for something, there's definitely a way to do it. I usually just takes a little creative problem solving, but it's always doable.
Great share! Thank you! 👍
Thank you sir!
You should teach teachers how to do this. Bravo to a teacher that finds ways to get kids asking questions before they do any teaching! This is an educator. I wish you were my kids teacher!
Thank you! That really means a lot 🙏
You seem like an incredible teacher, Tom!
That's coming from a former school teacher (sports & geography) who now teaches web development 🙏
Thank you!
This guy is the best! I just wish I'd had more teachers like him back in highschool, may God bless him.
Thank you! I really appreciate such a genuinely nice comment.
7:52 After the Screenshare is started you can go to the options on top for screen sharing and set the mode to video presentation. Then it not stuttering. ;)
Great tip, thank you!
@@tombuck also, another tip (I don't know if you use zoom like this or not), webcam stream is very compressed so quality may suffer on keynotes (if, by any reason you have small text or fine details on slides). A nice workaround is to go to screen sharing -> advanced -> Content from 2nd Camera then switch cameras until you get to the ATEM Mini.
Somehow, that stream's compression is lower and the quality is much much better
one of the best demos i have ever seen. i did the desk setup on my channel but that is for only minimalist usage
I saw this and thought ‘I could go for a little zoom improvement’. Imagine my disappointment when I found out I need to set up an entire studio lol
“100% unnecessary but a whole lot of fun”. Wise words. I love what you’re doing with your setups and have borrowed some of your tips for the corporate live streaming I do
That’s awesome to hear, thank you!
Tom... love your channel as you just sit down (or stand up) and talk to us like real people 👍
One basic question I have is why the choice of a shotgun mic, specifically in your classroom? Is that to keep it out of your face? Like with the laptop fan at 100%, would that not be reduced if you had a dynamic mic on a boom or whatever between you and the laptop?
Thanks Andrew! I've honestly just always used shotgun mics to keep them out of the shot as much as possible. But I have noticed that whenever the mic is IN the shot, my students ask more questions about it and how to get good audio. So I've been thinking of trying different mics regularly to spur more questions.
What a great teacher!!! Giving the students the best quality view & doing the most to make class time more interesting!
Thank you- I try 😬
He's over here doing all this extra stuff and my prof can't even get his headset to work, so that we can actually understand what he's saying... 😂
This is fabulous, your genuine enjoyment and passion comes through so clearly! You, Sir, are a clever and gifted teacher; creating opportunities for genuine curiosity to manifest within your students regardless of their learning styles; that you have achieved this as an online delivery is testimony to your abilities. Bravo!
Thank you so much Alex! This is such a day-making comment to read, I really appreciate the kind words! 🙏
Best. Teacher. Ever. 🔥🔥🔥 Also, WOW YOU’RE SO HANDSOME 😘😘
Can you believe we’re married? 🤯
You guys... I'm the lucky one in this relationship! ♥
Lol I agree. Blessings to you both!
Thanks for sharing, I'm always trying to make my online classroom more interesting for my students. And your messy wires going everywhere made me feel much better about what's behind my desk!
Haha, that’s why I wanted to show it! I see so many perfect looking setups and am always like...mine doesn’t look like that.
This class: best setup
Next class: webcam
Gorgeous set up, by the way. I love how you incorporate a two light setup instead of a 3-point, and still pull it off so beautifully. Thank you for these videos.
Thanks so much!
My lecture with 0.3MP camera : "can you see me?"
"I think you're muted"
@@tombuck 😅
CC very much appreciated for these 75 yr old ears sans hearing aids (on order). Thanks!
PS: Content comprehensive without too much complexity.
Thank you! I'm happy to know that the captions are helpful!
When someone is really, really good at their job and no matter how much they are paid, still desperately under paid.
You seem like an awesome teacher! Students are lucky to have someone with such knowledge and passion brother!
Thanks Daniel! I’m hopefully it makes some sort of positive impact.
Hey Tom, I love your videos. Have I missed you telling us about why you changed the name of your channel?
Haha, I just sort of “went for it” about a month ago. 😬
I actually liked the name of the channel, but I believe I get it, now it's personal and brand building..
@@tombuck love the change, it's easy to say. Tom Buck! Your Rodecaster videos helped me alot.
I kept the old name for my podcast, so it still lives! I was just seeing a lot of people struggle to figure out who I am or explain the channel, so I figured this would be easier. It’s been very positive so far!
Tom Buck I like this more! So no complaints from me!
Wish I had teachers who cared and put as much effort into online classes as you
Thank you!
Me: Alright let's take some notes to improve my teaching.
Tom: First, I use my MBP 16 for everything.
Me: Aight, imma head out.
That’s just my computer. This setup will work with any somewhat decent pc or Mac 👍
@@tombuck just teasing, Tom. God knows teachers everywhere would kill to have a setup like this. Unfortunately, my salary + where I live means that it would take a straight year of savings just to buy the MBP. Never mind the EOS R (another year), the RODE stuff (another few months) and all the other knick-knack paddywhacks. Yes i can scale everything down to half-way. Which means 1.5 years of savings and not going anywhere (easier since it's pandemic time, haha).
Still, I digress. Really happy for you and your students! And like others said, it's so good to see educators being so well-equipped to deliver their best.
Keep it up!
@@mushi_k just get a decent laptop and save some money on the side to get a decent pc then once you get the best of both worlds just get all the other accessories. BTW not sure if you remember me its Aidan
Wish I had a teacher like you, so passionate to teach that even in this situation gets prepared
I really appreciate that. It's been tough, but it's also been a cool opportunity to experiment and sort of act as an advocate for the importance of the subject matter.
Imagine having Tom as your teacher
What a nightmare 😬
best teacher ever!!! it feels so great to see your passion!!! Amazing setup 👍🏻
Thank you! I hope it helps.
should add the keyword zoom to the title so teachers and professors can find it easier!
I would have loved to have these setups when I was training from home. I would also love for my current instructor to have 1% of these setups. Makes teaching and learning so much more engaging.
It's a lot for someone to learn if they've never done it before, but I really feel for my students who have to sit through multiple classes a day being taught from a Chromebook webcam.
My teacher with bad wifi, a REALLY bad camera and low microphone👁👄👁
I'm so lucky to have found this channel. I leant a lot from this. Just graduated from school and landed a podcast studio set up gig. I had no idea where to begin from but this channel saved my day so much. Subscribed.
Oh wow! I’m so glad to hear it’s been helpful! Congrats on your new job!
@@tombuck Thanks friend
TH-cam and Twitch streamer, after watching this video be like
Them:Am I joke to you?
What a fantastic, inventive, passionate teacher you are. Really happy to have seem this video.
Thank you!
I wish you were my teacher in school then :(
Thank you thank you 🙏
For being the type of teacher that I always wish that I would of had back in the day when I was in school. I always said, “If the teacher doesn’t even seem interested, then why in the world should I be as a student…”.
Respect.
Yep, you're 100% right. It makes a world of difference when you can tell a teacher is actually interested in their subject, even if it seems boring on the surface. I really appreciate the kind words!
Meanwhile my teacher is filming on a potato with a 2 dollar mic
Fellow teacher-TH-camr here; I’ve also been fortunate enough to turn my TH-cam studio into a remote teaching space. I’ve been on the fence about the Atem but this video may just have helped me decide that it’s worth it. Really awesome setup you’re working with both at work and at home.
The ATEM is a godsend for online teaching! Just be sure to check out the “Pro” version since it seems like most people lean towards that (I didn’t need it though). Good luck! 👍
Meanwhile I can’t even hear my professors because their internet is terrible and their sound come in all distorted.
Nice if only every teacher was this awesome online!
7:55 - 12 frames per second? That's being VERY generous, from my experience it looks more like 3 frames per second lmao
Haha, true 😁
This teacher is worldclass... awesome quality material!
🙌🏻
Then there’s my teacher who uses a Nokia phone with in built microphone and shit lighting with 1kbps WiFi smh
Some work on a budget, some don't have a clue of what they're doing (age can do that to you - hopefully you'll understand when you get there...), some simply don't care... there's all kinds, like on everything else... but you know what: you too can motivate your teacher... it doesn't have to be always the other way around. Tell him that he should upgrade or even better: help him upgrade! In the long run, you'll benefit with it... and you did a good thing. If everyone did that, this crappy world would be way better. ;-)
Take care.
Would have loved to have a teacher like you growing up. Keep up the good work!
Thank you kindly!
I wish he was my teacher.
When I first watched your video, it was about the sm7b vs podmic. I thought the quality and info was great but not a channel I would need again. Then I get this in my recommended for a few days and finally watch it. After seeing your enthusiasm and effort, I realize I have much to learn from you. I’m definitely subscribing.
I'm so glad to hear it! Let me know if there's anything you think would be helpful, and maybe it'd be a good video idea 👍
@@tombuck Absolutely! I know you put a lot of importance on audio and so do other people. However, I've yet to see somebody explain the overall setup and the difference between volume and gain. I've seen people talk about the gain on an interface but not their Windows settings on the 'Sound control panel>levels' tab and whether this is volume or gain. This comes to mind because I was just watching your "Do you need a cloudlifter" video and you talk about too much gain causing that hiss. I always thought that was just background noise due to AC or fan spin etc, perhaps that could be worth a video. Have a good day!
Interesting 🤔
@@tombuck Might save people a few dollars by not going out and buying a dynamic XLR mic (as I did) thinking the source of the hiss was due to my mic being a condenser USB mic.
why can't you be my teacher!?!
you are the coolest teacher i have ever seen, icurrently study in sslsd in qatar and im in grade 9 and the teachers are really boring, i really wish you were my teacher
Thank you for the kind words- please feel free to remind my students of this. ;)
my teachers dont even know how to share their screen smh
Totally true about the cable mess, but a great idea is to print little tags that stick to each cable that say what that particular cable is for or connected to.
Yes! My wife does this and it really does make a difference (especially when cables are stored away and you can't remember what they belong to).
Outstanding project based real world education.... your students, and we, are fortunate.
Wow! That is a fantastic set up (both of them) that you have. It gave me a lot of ideas to add to my Zoom meetings. Now I am going to spend the week watching all of your videos! Subscribed!!!
Woo hoo! Glad you're here! You definitely don't need to run out and get all the fancy gear, but it's really exciting to find little ways to "level up" you Zoom setup.
I think it‘s so cool to have a nice teacher like him
Thank you!
Really impressive work Tom! Your teaching skills are off the charts and thanks for sharing all this valuable knowledge. I'm currently moving into this area and want it to look as good as possible, so thank you 👊All the best, Jay
Thanks for all the kind words and support! It's always fun to keep your setup evolving 👍
This is awesome, I wish I had professors like you. It definitely seems like the class would be much more interesting!
Thank you! Hopefully they’re not totally dull 😁
This is an awesome setup and explanation. Your students are blessed for sure!
I appreciate that!
You are the coolest teacher ever, your student’s are lucky to have such a cool teacher
Thank you! Please tell them that. ;)
Just came across your channel bro when I was trying to use my webcan as one angle and my cell phone as another angle wirelessly you're awesome keep up the good work.
I started a web development bootcamp and I use my Canon M50 for my webcam and the Zoom h5 with a Rode Video micro(?). It's nice to have good quality video and audio. Your students are lucky to have you as a teacher.
Thank you so much for the kind words!
If only all teachers cared as much. Great stuff.
This was great! Love the thought into your setup, from each little super clamp down to wanting to spark conversation with your students, this is a really well thought through setup!
Thanks Matt! I try to be thoughtful about things, so I'm glad that came through on here!
Man.. you are living my dream. I’ve been in broadcast and a photographer for 20 years and love to teach! Teaching media production is the dream! Haha. Great job here and you’re a great teacher.. also “use original audio” on zoom changed things for me with the ATEM Mini Pro.
It's definitely an ideal situation. I didn't expect to have this position, so who knows where things can take you in the future! 👍
Rode Mixer is a must !!! Best device for anyone streaming.
Awesome Video btw
I work in a college doing MS Teams lessons. Wow, this is probably the digital classroom with the highest production value!
Thank you! I value production value!
You poor thing. We have to use teams at work [so average, but getting better] - when I have to deliver training I sneak home so I can zoom and get the functionality and better chance of reliability!
This is fantastic, so cool to see a teacher with such enthusiasm
I definitely like to project my enthusiasm!
Nice in depth look at your setup! Although, I almost cried thinking about what 1 too many turns of the grip head would do to your mic haha.
Haha, don't worry, I put several little rubber rings around it to absorb the pressure. 💡
@@tombuck Fine, I won’t turn you in to the Rode Product Abuse department...
The perfect digital something teacher
Wow what a fantastic setup! Great job. Looks sharp
Wow, the student must be so proud having a lecturer/teacher using high quality setup for teaching, I'm a media student as well but due to economy our lecturer couldn't afford such high quality setup, even having problem with line connection for themselves
Internet connections are a whole different issue for sure. Thanks for the kind words!
Love the walk-thru! I'm in the middle of planning a new mutli-camera angle setup for my podcast, and your videos have been a great resource. Thanks Tom!
Glad they're helpful! I feel like the ATEM Mini should play a crucial role in that setup.
Best Set up Sharing video ever. Like what you said how and why you do youtube channel." Passion gives the fuel of Success !"
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you.
Thanks Tom - a teacher you are. A+ for effort and presentation.
Thank you so much!
tom thank you for sharing your knowledge and expertise on setting up for a proper zoom/online class. I struggled with it through Covid and got very little help other than trial and error. Wish I found you in the middle of covid. My students and I have just begun producing podcasts and they love it.
That's so awesome! Your students are very lucky. I'm glad they're enjoying the world of podcasting 👍
Such a great video to watch as a teacher. Completely relate to the ‘100% unnecessary but super fun’ comment. That stuff also leads to unexpected shifts in pedagogy and content. Also love the thought given to the little Easter reefs that the Keen or curious student might pick up on and form the start of a teaching moment.
"Shifts in pedagogy" - yes! It's funny because I started my TH-cam channel as an outlet to get away from my job, but then it ended up having a huge impact on how I do my job 😁
@@tombuck Indeed! And we are the better for it. I am enjoying a sort of blurring of teaching and creative practice that became part of 2020 (and is worth stashing as a positive thread of COVID’s legacy). There is a luxury as a teacher of a creative/arts-making subject of space to explore, that not every teacher gets to enjoy, but I have seen brilliant practice emerge across all subjects that challenges preconceptions of teacher/student dynamics.