Hey,
Ever wondered how some channels publish regularly without feeling like they live in the editing room?
This week, I’m pulling back the curtain on the setup that lets us:
shoot once and reuse footage everywhere
collaborate with editors across time zones
publish on schedule (without last-minute chaos)
Plus, a quick roundup of the most interesting tech news from the past couple of weeks.
Let’s dive in👇
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🎬 A Behind-the-Scenes Look at How We Film, Edit, and Publish
YouTube doesn’t get faster by working harder.
It gets faster when your system does the work for you.
Here’s the setup that lets us shoot once and use it everywhere without bottlenecks.
🚪 The camera setup that saves us hours
We recently moved all our cameras from Sony to Panasonic Lumix S1 Mark II.
The reason is one feature:
👉 6K Open Gate.
It captures:
higher resolution
the full sensor width
a giant canvas we can crop any way we like
Which means:
I can shoot once and use the same footage for both horizontal YouTube videos and vertical shorts without losing quality.
That one change removed a shocking amount of duplicate work.
📸 How we shoot
We shoot everything in 6K Open Gate.
Why it matters:
we keep flexibility in the frame
cropping doesn’t destroy quality
editors can punch in, reframe, and pull vertical content easily
It gives us future-proof footage we can reuse everywhere.
📁 How footage moves
After filming, footage goes straight onto our Synology NAS.
From there, something clever happens:
As soon as it uploads to our NAS, it automatically starts downloading onto our editors’ NAS systems whether they’re in the office or in New Zealand.
No giant manual file transfers. No “Hey, did you upload that yet?”
The footage just shows up where it needs to be.
✂️ How we edit
We edit everything in DaVinci Resolve Studio (the paid version).
We also use DaVinci Cloud, which means:
projects live in the cloud
footage lives on the NAS
anyone can open the same timeline
So if our editor works on a cut, then goes to sleep…
We can jump in on this side and keep working inside the same project.
Just one shared timeline.
📝 How we review
Once we have a draft, we upload it to Frame.io.
That’s where:
I leave time-stamped comments
we request brand approvals when needed
feedback lives in one place (instead of emails and screenshots)
Brands can literally click on the exact frame and say: “Change this bit.”
Way faster. Way less back-and-forth.
📤 How we publish
When a video is locked:
our channel manager, Matt, uploads it to YouTube
he handles titles, tags, descriptions, and scheduling
meanwhile, he’s already been working on thumbnails in the background
By the time the video is approved, everything else is essentially ready.
⏱️ How far ahead we plan
Right now, our rhythm looks like this:
Monday: I script
Tuesday: we shoot
Editing: happens across the following days
Publishing: the Friday after next (roughly two weeks later)
We actually tried to push toward a one-week pipeline.
But two weeks works better especially when brands want time to approve integrations.
Some brands even ask for two full weeks of review (which is… generous 😅), so we push back when needed.
👉 If you make videos, what part of your workflow slows you down the most? I’d love to hear. Reply and tell me. I read every message.
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📰 News worth knowing
🤖 Samsung leans into “AI Living” at CES
Samsung rolled out a vision where AI quietly runs in the background powering everything from TVs to appliances to phones to make everyday tasks feel more automated and personal.
🕶️ Meta upgrades Ray-Ban smart glasses
Hands-free messaging and a built-in teleprompter turn the glasses into a more practical creator and communication tool without adding bulk.
👓 Lenovo shows off concept AI glasses
Lightweight frames with voice + touch controls hint at a future where assistants live in your field of view instead of your pocket.
⚙️ Nvidia unveils its new “Rubin” AI platform
Built to handle next-gen generative AI workloads, Rubin signals Nvidia’s push to stay far ahead in AI hardware.
📱 Samsung’s Galaxy Z TriFold officially arrives
A tri-fold phone that unfolds into a tablet-sized screen pushing the idea that one device could replace two.
💻 Samsung launches Galaxy Book6 line with AI features
The new laptop series leans heavily on AI boosts for performance, productivity, and creative workflows.
🧠 Next Issue: Low-Tech vs High-Tech (What Actually Makes Life Better)
We love shiny tools. But sometimes…the lowest-tech solution quietly wins.
In the next issue, I’m breaking down when technology truly helps — and when it quietly creates more stress, cost, and friction than it solves.
Here’s what you’ll get:
Where high-tech genuinely shines (and the places I absolutely rely on it)
Low-tech habits that deliver the same results with far less effort
Hidden costs of “smart” gear most people don’t think about
Real examples: when I intentionally downgraded — and life improved
A simple framework to decide: upgrade, keep, or go low-tech
🗓️ See you Thursday.