YouTube Backdrops & Gear

  • Create Cooler Catchlights with the Savage Star Light
    Create Cooler Catchlights with the Savage Star Light
    Creating a standout look that sets your aesthetic apart from the ever-growing crowd of YouTube channels can seem a difficult task. To start, ensure your vlogging backdrop and lighting are professional and flattering, so that your audience can remain focused on you and your commentary.
  • Best Backdrops for YouTube Videos
    Best Backdrops for YouTube Videos
    Whether you’re thinking about diving into vlogging, or have been at it for a while now, it might be time to review your Youtube setup to ensure you present a professional and engaging aesthetic that is on target with your “brand”! One important aspect of a set that is often overlooked is the video backdrop. Let’s explore some options for backdrops for YouTube that are both affordable and professional.
  • Tips for Using a Ring Light for Video Conferencing
    Tips for Using a Ring Light for Video Conferencing
    Ring lights offer the benefit of spreading the total area of your light source over a large surface. Rather than having the same light output in a small compact unit (such as a flashlight), the illumination is moved away from the center of the device out to the edges. A larger light source in relation to the subject creates softer shadows, more even illumination on the subject (that’s you) by eliminating the typical “hot spot” in the middle of most standard light sources.
  • A Guide to Savage LED Ring Lights
    A Guide to Savage LED Ring Lights
    Whether for recreational or professional purposes, quality lighting is vital for live streaming or vlogging. Photo and video content creators widely consider ring lights as “go-to” solutions for great reasons: Ring lights provide a relatively large light source for a single subject. This helps to create softer, more flattering light across the subject’s face. When positioned straight on, the wide surface area (without a center hotspot) virtually eliminates wrinkles, fine lines and under-eye shadows. Bi-color capable lights allow users to dial in to a color temperature to best complement their complexion or coordinate with warm ambient room lighting. LED lights are ultra long-lasting, run much cooler than conventional steady lights, and require little to no maintenance. Savage offers an array of LED ring lights and accessories suited for beginners through advanced users. Compare specs below to find the best one for your needs!
  • Crush Your Self Tape Auditions With A Professional Backdrop!
    Crush Your Self Tape Auditions With A Professional Backdrop!
    Throughout 2020 shutdowns and quarantines, self taped acting auditions became increasingly commonplace for working actors unable to meet with project casting directors in person. Audition videos are filmed remotely and then submitted online for potential roles. Despite the change in circumstances, this shift toward self tape auditions has generated some unexpected beneficial outcomes: Because there is no direct interaction with the casting director(s) at the time of recording; actors have to put forth their best work in the self tape to stand out. Time/Location/Availability barriers are removed with the ability to record the audition at the time most convenient for the actor. A great quality audition tape can be created on a budget with just a few pieces of home studio equipment. When not character-specific; a single self tape audition can suit different projects for multiple role opportunities.
  • 7 Simple Tips for a Professional Video Backdrop
    7 Simple Tips for a Professional Video Backdrop
    Whether you are an avid vlogger on YouTube, streamer on Twitch, a content creator on Instagram or TikTok, or a videographer helping business professionals; what’s in your background can make or break your video. Here are some simple tips to ensure you are set up for success with a professional video background: