We are frequently asked what equipment we use to create videos. It's time to officially shine light:

Camera: Panasonic AG-HVX200
External Mic: Audio-Technica AT897 Shotgun Microphone
Computer: iMac
Editing Software: Final Cut Studio 2

We also have some really cheap lights for when lighting is needed and we have a green screen.

UPDATE: We got a new camera and computer a while ago but we forgot to update them, so I just did.

nnicee. do you just use the MacBook for editing, or are you a full blown apple fan?

Why does it matter? I like editing on it though. I also like using it.

Whatever the equipment is, they still make good videos.

Thats cool, i wondered what software you guys used... How much does, all of that cost? Me and a friend were thinking of making some videos, but just wondering what the price tag of all of this is?

Go to www.google.com

search for all 3 of the things they listed

get a calculator and add them up, dont forget sales tax plz

i know the cameras atleast 3,000

God damn...

Where did you get the lights from

The Home Depot. They aren't video lights at all, haha.

Lol just big torches...

where did you get your green screen and how much is it?

greenscreens cost around 50-60 dollars for a decent size, you can get them here

sweet, I'm lookin forward to gettin one for my films, I also need to know how to put images into the scene when using one

Where did/can you buy a green screen?

greenscreens cost around 50-60 dollars for a decent size, you can get them here

Right you can use software that can lay a PiP shot over the main video, tutorial is here for cyberlink power director

There are also 2 tutorials on how to greenscreen, worth watching here

Short, sweet, but your work would be alot easier if you had some newer junk to work with.

Does it matter about the windows and computer? Like, are they needed specifically for editing? Or is having Final Cut Studio 5.1 and a decent computer and camera?

And if anyone is lurking around, how big should the greenscreen be, and will FCS be good for the greenscreeny computer stuff?

Macs are usually used for their graphic purposes.. windows are great though!
There are plenty of great video editing programs for windows such as Pinnacle and Ulead and Sony Vegas
A decent camera and computer will obviously help a bit, but "You have to crawl before you can walk" so i suggest starting off small, if you do know a bit about editing then get a better program then windows movie maker, and if u are good at using a basic video camera then upgrade it to a better one and so on,

The greenscreen you want to use should be as big as its use.. for examle if you are using it to just change the small space from your shoulders to your head then use a small screen, no use spending heaps on something your only gonna use a little of.

From the list and the sound of it, you guys didn't use as much as I expected.
I was expecting some really pro camera, like a studio one maybe, cause your videos are almost flawless.

That's a good link. Great tutorial. Good shop but they don't ship to my country

wait, maybe i'm oblivious, but in what videos did they ever use a greenscreen?

the lamp one if i'm not wrong

yay i have all of that except the final cut thing.

With the Pokemon Theme song did you use the Panasonic AG-DVX100B or was that just a webcam? :]

how can i do this ?

nomadliam - That is one scary Sig youve got there O.O

i think webcam

Dudes did you actually "buy" Final Cut, because it is pretty expensive, and the macbook alone would have set you back abit, or did you just torrent it?

what country are you in?

My friend and I are TOTALLY loving smosh. she has the same phone as ian ((coincidence, I swear)) and we CAN'T figure out how to make it dial all dumb-like. can you actually do that with your phone, or are you just pulling our leg?

Or you can not waste money and go to an art store and get a couple big pieces of the same color paper and tape them or glue them to the wall. It's simple. I know because I've tried.

what ever they use. there video are freaking awesome

I agree..lol

T R U U U U U U U E D A T T T T T T!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sweet now i know anather video editor and i can stop using windows movie maker
xD

lol first of all they sure as hell didnt use a webcam for the pokemon video.... and they definetly used the green screen when Ian got fired in Easy Step at the end...

yeh you can see the green shade on his face, from the greenscreen

Final cut studio is that like final cut pro? I have used Final cut pro for about 3 years now.

Damn, thats an expensive camera!
how much did you get it for?

i have noticed a flaw in the best car ever--i watch them closely to figure it out!!
if you want to tknow what it is then comment meh!!

Is the flaw the spoiler not being on the ground when they get back, or the sticky tape on the rear right window as seen from the inside of the car, but it's not there from the outside of the car?

It doesn't take much to make movies, exspecially with macs (:

much? money or effort?

go kill yourself

i wish i had a mac... i got is this crappy old 1990 something compaq desktop computer that freezes up every few minutes

does anyone else here know where to get a good video editor, that, um, ISNT 1,000 dollars?? im sick of frickin qindows movie maker

You could try downloading one like pinnacle studio or ulead or adobe premier

I know how to do many stuff with movie maker but it really does suck ass

windows movie maker is crap! get something like ulead or pinnacle..