 How's it going, friends, and welcome back to another video. So you might have heard of smartphone rigs before, but you're not sure if you actually need one. Well, in this video, we are going to talk about the Ulanzi URIG Pro, which will transform your smartphone into a professional setup. And if you stick till the end, I will show you how you can win this URIG Pro and much more, so keep watching. By the way, all products mentioned will be in the video description below. And if you have an iPhone and are new to iPhone filmmaking, make sure to download my free iPhone filmmaking guide that will help you find the right tools to create high quality videos. If you don't have an iPhone, well, no problem, download it anyways, you will still find a lot of valuable information that you can certainly use. All right, enough of the talking, let's get into the meat. So the Ulanzi URIG Pro is a smartphone rig that you can use in different ways. You can use it to shoot videos outside since you're able to grip the rig with both hands, which adds more stability when filming your videos. So when my girlfriend and I went out to shoot some videos, she used a different rig in the past, but this has been by far her favorite video rig. Isn't that right? Yes. See? I also personally think that the smartphone rig works great for people that are starting out and want to film themselves at home. The rig itself is pretty inexpensive and costs around $16. Since it has a one quarter screw mount on the bottom and on the side, you can mount the rig horizontally or vertically, depending on where you want to upload the video to. It has a spring clip, which makes it compatible with almost every smartphone and stays safe due to the secure screw right here. The great part about having a smartphone rig is that it allows you to add different accessories to improve the quality of your video. Now Ulanzi has sent me these two lights, including the shotgun microphone, which all are essential tools that will instantly improve your video quality. Now you're able to mount these accessories since it comes with three culture mounts on the top. Now the Ulanzi VL49 pocket LED light is great for adding more light into the scene because smartphones generally don't do well in low light situations. When filming at home, I like to combine the pocket lights with the window light since the pocket light uses 5,500 Kelvin, which produces a soft natural daylight temperature. Now using one of these pocket lights also comes in handy if you're vlogging since it's small and easy to take with you. The Ulanzi VL49 is priced at around $15, is rechargeable and the intensity of the light can also be adjusted. Now having at least two of these LED lights will help you to light the environment properly, especially for talking head videos. As for the audio, the built-in microphone on smartphones do produce decent quality, but if you want to get the best audio quality, I recommend using an external mic. The VMQ-1 shotgun mic comes at around $30 and is a great solution for getting good audio quality. So this mic is more a directional mic, which means it captures a sound in the direction you are pointing and will cancel the noise coming from the side. Now the shotgun mic also comes with a windshield that helps reduce wind noise, which is great for shooting outdoors. Now with the shotgun mic, you also get two cables, which makes it compatible to use, not only with DSLR cameras, but also with smartphones. So if you have one of the newer iPhone models, you will additionally need to get this Apple Lightning adapter, which costs around $10. Now when capturing audio, it's important that you're not too far away from your mic. This way you will get the best audio quality possible. To make this work with your smartphone, you basically just have to plug it in to your phone using the correct cable and you're ready to go. It's really that easy, no battery is required. When setting up the audio, I like to use Filmic Pro since I'm able to see the audio levels and have more control over it. You also want to consider getting a tripod so that you're able to adjust the camera position. I like using the Amazon basic tripod since it's inexpensive at around $30 and has all the necessary functions I need. So all in all, the setup would cost you around $120. So I will now switch over to my iPhone 11 Pro Max and use this rig so that you can see how it looks like. As for the settings in Filmic Pro, I'll be shooting 4K 25 frames per second for that more filmic look. For the ISO, I set it as low as possible and my shutter speed is set to one over 50. And I also make sure to lock my wide balance so that no color shifts will occur during the shoot. As for the picture profile, I use natural. Now, usually Filmic Pro will detect the external audio, but if not, make sure to select the right output. So this is what it looks like using the two LED lights and the microphone and my iPhone attached to the camera rig. You be the judge of it how it looks. I'm also using the window light. So whenever you can record close to a window just to have more light. I mean, if you record in daylight, you can definitely just go with the iPhone, but having additional two LED lights is just great if you plan on filming also at night where you have to use artificial light. As you will notice, I'm also quite close to the microphone, which also helps get cleaner audio. So let's now do a comparison without using the two lights and the microphone. Okay, so this is just using my iPhone without the lights and the microphone. You'll probably notice that the image is a bit darker. And also the audio is probably not as crisp as when using a shotgun mic. So let me know what you think in the comments section below. But overall, I think having a rig like this does improve the quality of the video. So as you can see, having a smartphone video rig in which you can add different accessories not only keeps everything in one place, but also levels of the video production quality. Now, if you're someone that is starting out or wants to shoot videos at home, investing a small amount in a smartphone video rig, two video lights and a microphone will give you the best results out of your video. Now, if you don't have the money, but really need one, there is still a chance for you to win this setup and much more. Make sure to head over to this video where I will be explaining you how you can enter the smartphone video competition for my 10K giveaway. If you have any further questions, write me a comment, subscribe if you haven't so that I can keep creating these awesome tutorials for you guys. Thank you so much for watching and I will see you in the next video. Bye.