# High Fidelity Digital ![](https://i.imgur.com/jEmzm16.png) ## AV Resources Some of these are open. They all exist with varying degrees of openness. ### Visual Storytelling Most of what I learned about how to do this stuff comes from two fields of interest. Visual storytelling. This is what film school is about. You can skip it, I dropped out. Watch this and start experimenting with your phone. That's how I learned. (More or less, I had to use actual film. 🤷‍♂️) https://thecrashcourse.com/courses/film And tools and technique. ### Hardware Here the rabbitholes are the deepest and darkest. First here are a few of my favorite resources for tracking the state of pro and consumer Audio and Visual gear. Video Gear https://www.bhphotovideo.com/ Sound Gear https://www.sweetwater.com/ Reviews & News https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/ https://kk.org/cooltools/ https://www.tested.com/ - https://www.youtube.com/c/LinusTechTips https://www.youtube.com/user/marquesbrownlee Philosophy I do a podcast (periodically, at this point) many of which cover how this tech works and how magical it all is: https://anchor.fm/zengineering-podcast ## Otherwise, here's some current "stacks": ### Software #### Video & Streaming Live Streaming & Recording - OBS Restream - can be handy for multi-streaming (big lag unf) Video Editing - Adobe Premiere Motion Graphics - Adobe After Effects #### Photo and Graphics Photo Developing - Adobe Lightroom Photo Editing - Adobe Photoshop Vector - Adobe Illustrator UI & Increasingly other things - Figma #### Community Gatherings & Comms - Discord Public Annoucements - Blog + Twitter Group Chat - Telegram (avoid if I can) Video Content - YouTube ### Hardware #### Audio Mic - Shure SM7B Interface - Focusrite Scarlett Line Amp - Cloudlifter Desktop Wireless Headset - Corsair Mobile Wireless - Airpods Wired - Bowers and Wilkins P7s (Through Scarlettgith) #### Video Cannon 7D Buncha lenses Buncha Go Pros (This is also what I use for streaming) A couple of LED light panels Buncha other weird lighting gear #### Photo Nikon D300 Buncha Lenses Buncha Flashes ## And finally, some techique sort of stuff I've written