iPhone Gear Essentials for Beginners

If you're just starting out shooting video and/or filmmaking with an iPhone then you really only need a few essential pieces of gear to get professional quality results. Yep, that's it.

Now of course you can get a lot more, and later on you likely will do that, but for getting started you really only need a few things that I discuss in the video below.

This is a subjective topic to a degree depending on what you're doing, but if you get these essentials you'll be off to a great start and can then decide on any additional gear you might need in the future (like lighting gear, editing software and more).

Below are links for the gear suggestions I mention in the video along with some options:

• Ulanzi tripod mount https://geni.us/v3pto (Amazon)

• Manfrotto mini tripod https://geni.us/DbUyG (Amazon)

• Smallrig mini tripod https://geni.us/EXEyqaK (Amazon)

• Travel tripod https://geni.us/lhfVCn (Amazon)

• Larger video tripod https://geni.us/sQvaSpa (Amazon)

• Beast handle https://geni.us/EEylD (Amazon)

• Universal cage/grip (optional) https://geni.us/QdB1

  
  

• RODE shotgun mic https://geni.us/df8Tcb8 (Amazon)

• Sennheiser MKE400 https://geni.us/mYRIAG7 (Amazon)

• Sennheiser MKE200 https://geni.us/r1CA5 (Amazon)

• RODE Wireless Micro https://geni.us/9bTR2 (Amazon) or https://geni.us/fvoTs (B&H)

• RODE Wireless ME https://amzn.to/3KsJqpL (Amazon)

• DJI Mic Mini https://geni.us/Jgi2Z (Amazon)

• Hollyland Lark 2 Wireless https://geni.us/eKqIY (Amazon)

  
  

• Moment Case https://geni.us/qa4pcj

• Moment QuickLock VND Filter https://geni.us/dvpoEB

• Traditional VND filter https://geni.us/GNtio (choose filter size)

  
  

• Blackmagic iOS app https://apple.co/3NQ4doM

• Blackmagic Android app https://bit.ly/4frhuji

• Kino app https://apple.co/3O4Razs

If you don't have any of this gear yet or are still deciding what to get - don't wait to create. Get out there and start shooting, but once you can add some of this to your mobile video kit your video work will greatly improve.

Happy mobile filmmaking!

-BC

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