D4Darious
Filmmaker and educator teaching filmmaking through tutorials on screenwriting, cinematography, directing, and post-production.
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YouTube setup
@D4DariousCapture
Cameras6
- Canon 60D
$799.00cited in 2 videosmixed views on it

“…we shot my first feature unsound on a Canon 60D we screened that film at 25 International Film festivals winning 15 Awards in competition with some films that had uh 5 in 10 times their budget shot with red cameras and such”
“For the driving shots I mounted a GoPro hero 2 on the hood of my car”
View source at 23:53from June 2021- Panasonic Lumix G7
$799.99first cited December 2025

“I brought my Lumix G7 along to little man's soccer game.”
View source at 11:54from December 2025 - Lumix G7
$799.99mixed views on it

“…this is the Lumix G7 an affordable starter camera with obvious limitations the dynamic range and low bit rate being two of the biggest”
View source at 0:16from April 2023
- Panasonic GH41 video
- Canon EOS 60D1 video
Lenses7
“D is all the way across the courtyard on the Sigma 70 to 300 zoomed all the way in to 300”
View source at 26:23from June 2021“I'm using the Canon nifty 50.”
View sourcefrom June 2021“…our girl Tiff man she's gonna get two close-ups one with a 25 mil lens so we can squeeze in a little of her action in the frame then I'm gonna hit her with that 42.5 for the second close-up”
View source at 3:11from April 2023- Sirui 50mm Anamorphic
$199.00

“Sirui 50mm Anamorphic”
View sourcefrom April 2023
- Voigtlander 42.5mm1 video
- Voigtlander Nokton 42.5mm lens1 video
- Canon EF-S 18-135mm kit lens1 video
Camera equipment7
“Crew minimal days the Tascam DR-100”
View source at 4:58from June 2021“H1 Zoom pedco clamp to the mirror. This is just for reference as I can't get the mic much closer without getting it in the shot.”
View source at 4:07from July 2023- Falcam Quick Release Plates
$12.90first cited December 2025positive about it

“I have QR quick release plates on the bottoms of all of my light sticks so that I can detach them from like a monopod and set it on a small pair of sticks really quickly.”
View source at 8:52from December 2025 “I'll take my wins where I can get them for sound. H1 Zoom pedco clamp to the mirror.”
View source at 4:05from July 2023
- Monopods1 video
- Sound Devices 702 field recorder1 video
- Glidecam HD 40001 video
Sound
Microphones2
- Rode NT1 Kit
$209.82

“My voice over mic”
View sourcefrom August 2022 - Sennheiser MKH 416
$1,049.00speaks highly of it

“We use the legendary Sennheiser mkh416”
View source at 4:51from June 2021
Light
Lighting8
“For fill we flew a Mini Mole around the bathroom”
View source at 28:08from June 2021“For the key light we have a Chimera soft box imitating window light”
View source at 40:48from June 2021“For the key light we threw up a 2k mo Richardson”
View source at 1:03:58from June 2021“Nd use not one but two Home Depot work lights to light the scene”
View source at 1:36:44from June 2021
- Yukoy light sticks1 video
- 12D light1 video
- Aputure 1200D with Fresnel lens1 video
- Aputure LS 120d1 video
Editing and post
Editing software2
- Adobe Premiere Pro
cited in 2 videos

“I'm gonna throw everything in a Premiere then I'm gonna cut the whole thing together into a little previous movie even adding sound effects and music so I can get a sense of the pacing and timing of the piece”
- Adobe After Effects
cited in 2 videoshas reservations

“I've spent more time troubleshooting problems with Premiere and After Effects because the project is so massive, it keeps crashing everything.”
Recording software1
- Blackmagic Camera
speaks highly of it
“We got this beautiful, beautiful, beautiful Blackmagic footage and um just want all over it.”
View source at 14:01from July 2023
Creator tools1
- Artlist
first cited February 2025
“Artlist Music. Get two extra months free when you sign up here”
View sourcefrom February 2025
Platforms
Hosting platforms1
- YouTube
cited in 2 videosfirst cited May 2026

“A lot of my time was going to building and running my film program, making YouTube videos, making four Patreon videos a month, and doing paid work.”
Membership platforms1
- Patreon
cited in 6 videos

“A lot of my time was going to building and running my film program, making YouTube videos, making four Patreon videos a month, and doing paid work.”
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