How do you video yourself?

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  Kermit750 Alum Member

  January 2019 2124 karma

  I attach my phone to the gooseneck phone holder below and it has worked well for me. Just clip it to your table and it should be fine. I usually upload the video directly to YouTube from my phone because the files are usually too large to email.

  https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JK70KUY/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
• LCMama2017 Alum Member

  January 2019 2134 karma

  Gotcha. I was hoping I wouldn't have to buy anything but maybe I can find something similar at home.
• SLP_futureJD Alum Member

  January 2019 464 karma

  Hi! My process is not fancy but gets the job done. I elevate my phone on a book and then lean it against something (ex: a kleenex box) that is on top of the book.I have used tape to help angle the phone down a bit, but I have been able to figure out timing, etc. with it just elevated and propped. The videos I usually bluetooth from my phone to my computer. I have only had success uploading 1 to Google Drive b/c the files were too big. I tried zipping them and everything, so I'm not sure what the secret to the upload process is.
• paulmv.benthem Alum Member

  January 2019 1032 karma

  @LCMama2017 What sort of recording device do you have available?
• LCMama2017 Alum Member

  January 2019 2134 karma

  @"paulmv.benthem" said:
  @LCMama2017 What sort of recording device do you have available?

  I have a laptop and an iphone. I was thinking of doing something like what @SLP_futureJD described but I was trying to avoid all that, lol.
• LCMama2017 Alum Member

  January 2019 2134 karma

  @SLP_futureJD said:
  Hi! My process is not fancy but gets the job done. I elevate my phone on a book and then lean it against something (ex: a kleenex box) that is on top of the book.I have used tape to help angle the phone down a bit, but I have been able to figure out timing, etc. with it just elevated and propped. The videos I usually bluetooth from my phone to my computer. I have only had success uploading 1 to Google Drive b/c the files were too big. I tried zipping them and everything, so I'm not sure what the secret to the upload process is.

  Thanks. I was thinking of something similar but was trying to avoid all of the elevation with books, etc. This may be a solution though!
• unclesysy Alum Member

  January 2019 edited January 2019 106 karma

  An iPhone ever so precariously perched on an adjustable desk lamp. Used iMovie and iCloud (I think--this process so was annoying and slow, I've repressed my memories of it) to transfer my files to my computer.
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  Alex Alum Member ⭐

  January 2019 23929 karma

  I use a gooseneck thing I bought off amazon for like $20 and use my iPhone. It’s simple and gets the job done. In the past, when I didn’t have my gooseneck thing handy, I’ve stacked books up and put my phone at the top and had the camera peering off the end.

  Then I upload it to iCloud/Dropbox and it’s automatically on my computer to view. Although a full test worth of footage does take a while to upload lol.
• turnercm Alum Member ⏰ 🍌

  January 2019 770 karma

  if your laptop has a camera: I put my laptop in front of me and the test in front of the laptop, then angle the webcam to where all you can see is the test booklet. It may not clearly show the questions, but you have the questions in front of you so you can easily look back if you can't make them out.
• paulmv.benthem Alum Member

  January 2019 1032 karma

  @LCMama2017 If you're using an iPhone, then what @Alex and @SLP_futureJD I think would work well. If you'd don't have a gooseneck, then I've done the same set-up as @Alex , using books, and it seems to do the trick.
• Positively LSAT Street Member

  January 2019 413 karma

  I just started the CC, so we should video ourselves doing the PTs timed? or every time we drill?