The Tella Video Gear Guide

for Founders

The Tella Video Gear Guide

for Founders

The Nomad

digital nomad

/d’jital nomad/

noun

someone who travels around the world while they work on their startup.

“see all these people at this coffeeshop in Bali? They’re digital nomads”

Ah, the Digital Nomad. Roaming the planet with nothing but a backpack and a MacBook.


But with no desk, let alone an office, making videos is all about making do.


Can’t be lugging camera equipment between Airbnbs. You need the bare essentials, that’ll work in a Bali coffee shop or Lisbon co-work. So let’s take a look!

The Nomad

digital nomad

/d’jital nomad/

noun

someone who travels around the world while they work on their startup.

“see all these people at this coffeeshop in Bali? They’re digital nomads”

Ah, the Digital Nomad. Roaming the planet with nothing but a backpack and a MacBook.


But with no desk, let alone an office, making videos is all about making do.


Can’t be lugging camera equipment between Airbnbs. You need the bare essentials, that’ll work in a Bali coffee shop or Lisbon co-work. So let’s take a look!

The Nomad

digital nomad

/d’jital nomad/

noun

someone who travels around the world while they work on their startup.

“see all these people at this coffeeshop in Bali? They’re digital nomads”

Ah, the Digital Nomad. Roaming the planet with nothing but a backpack and a MacBook.


But with no desk, let alone an office, making videos is all about making do.


Can’t be lugging camera equipment between Airbnbs. You need the bare essentials, that’ll work in a Bali coffee shop or Lisbon co-work. So let’s take a look!

The Gear List

Budget:

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The Gear List

Budget:

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The Gear List

Budget:

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Yeah okay an iPhone I know. But trust me, Continuity Camera is legit.

iPhone

So ubiquitous it’s almost not worth mentioning, expect for the fact that your trusty iPhone is now your trusty webcam. With the Continuity Camera feature you can wirelessly connect it to your Mac and record your next product demo in iPhone-quality. Kinda magic.

Specs

  • You need iOS 16 of later to use Continuity Camera

  • Your MacBook needs to run macOS Venture or later too

Yeah okay an iPhone I know. But trust me, Continuity Camera is legit.

iPhone

So ubiquitous it’s almost not worth mentioning, expect for the fact that your trusty iPhone is now your trusty webcam. With the Continuity Camera feature you can wirelessly connect it to your Mac and record your next product demo in iPhone-quality. Kinda magic.

Specs

  • You need iOS 16 of later to use Continuity Camera

  • Your MacBook needs to run macOS Venture or later too

Yeah okay an iPhone I know. But trust me, Continuity Camera is legit.

iPhone

So ubiquitous it’s almost not worth mentioning, expect for the fact that your trusty iPhone is now your trusty webcam. With the Continuity Camera feature you can wirelessly connect it to your Mac and record your next product demo in iPhone-quality. Kinda magic.

Specs

  • You need iOS 16 of later to use Continuity Camera

  • Your MacBook needs to run macOS Venture or later too

You call these recommendations basic, I call them essential.

AirPods Pro

What are you gunna do when you’ve gotta record a video (or join a call) from a cafe and it’s noisy af? You need some noise cancelling headphones. AirPods, Bose, Sony, whatever! Doesn’t matter. What does matter is your focus and sanity, so make sure you got a pair of these in ya JanSport.

Specs

  • Noise cancellation

  • They have a mic

  • 6 hour battery life (when using noise cancellation)

You call these recommendations basic, I call them essential.

AirPods Pro

What are you gunna do when you’ve gotta record a video (or join a call) from a cafe and it’s noisy af? You need some noise cancelling headphones. AirPods, Bose, Sony, whatever! Doesn’t matter. What does matter is your focus and sanity, so make sure you got a pair of these in ya JanSport.

Specs

  • Noise cancellation

  • They have a mic

  • 6 hour battery life (when using noise cancellation)

You call these recommendations basic, I call them essential.

AirPods Pro

What are you gunna do when you’ve gotta record a video (or join a call) from a cafe and it’s noisy af? You need some noise cancelling headphones. AirPods, Bose, Sony, whatever! Doesn’t matter. What does matter is your focus and sanity, so make sure you got a pair of these in ya JanSport.

Specs

  • Noise cancellation

  • They have a mic

  • 6 hour battery life (when using noise cancellation)

Andrew Callaghan's weapon of choice.

RØDE Lavalier GO

Lav mics clip onto the lapel or collar of your shirt. They capture great sound because they’re so close to the source (ya mouth). But this GO is so good that creators have started using it as a regular mic, doing street interviews and thing like that. The versatility, sound quality, and it’s miniature size make this a must for nomads.

Specs

  • 3.5mm TRS jack

  • Kevlar cable (badass)

Andrew Callaghan's weapon of choice.

RØDE Lavalier GO

Lav mics clip onto the lapel or collar of your shirt. They capture great sound because they’re so close to the source (ya mouth). But this GO is so good that creators have started using it as a regular mic, doing street interviews and thing like that. The versatility, sound quality, and it’s miniature size make this a must for nomads.

Specs

  • 3.5mm TRS jack

  • Kevlar cable (badass)

Andrew Callaghan's weapon of choice.

RØDE Lavalier GO

Lav mics clip onto the lapel or collar of your shirt. They capture great sound because they’re so close to the source (ya mouth). But this GO is so good that creators have started using it as a regular mic, doing street interviews and thing like that. The versatility, sound quality, and it’s miniature size make this a must for nomads.

Specs

  • 3.5mm TRS jack

  • Kevlar cable (badass)

It is what it is.

Amazon Ring Light

As sure as the day turns to night, you’re gunna look rubbish on camera in low light. So get a cheap, little ring light that you stand on a table and stash in your back. Bonus points if your ring light has a little phone holder like the ones Tiktok people use.

Specs

  • Just get the cheapest and smallest

It is what it is.

Amazon Ring Light

As sure as the day turns to night, you’re gunna look rubbish on camera in low light. So get a cheap, little ring light that you stand on a table and stash in your back. Bonus points if your ring light has a little phone holder like the ones Tiktok people use.

Specs

  • Just get the cheapest and smallest

It is what it is.

Amazon Ring Light

As sure as the day turns to night, you’re gunna look rubbish on camera in low light. So get a cheap, little ring light that you stand on a table and stash in your back. Bonus points if your ring light has a little phone holder like the ones Tiktok people use.

Specs

  • Just get the cheapest and smallest

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