Entire Video Studio on One Cart

I built an entire video setup on a single rolling cart! This video cart includes a camera, lighting, audio gear and everything you need to film videos from a collapsable cart.

Gear Needed

The following items and quantities are exactly what I used on this cart. You can add, remove what you need and there are several ways to save some money when building this setup. The only items I’m not including are the camera and lens, audio recorder and microphone and the detachable tripod. These items are specific to each user and I just used what I had laying around.

• Folding Olympia Cart
  • Amazon (PAID LINK)
• Carpet for Shelves (3x)
  • Bought these from Home Depot and they worked great.
• 5″ Casters (4x)
  • Found these on Service Caster.
• Impact Heavy Duty Light Stands (3x)
  • Can buy these in a pack of 3 on B&H (PAID LINK) or individually on Amazon (PAID LINK).
• Mini Super Clamps (12x)
  • I used 4 clamps for the light stand, 4x clamps for the audio stand, 2x clamps for the camera stand and 2x clamps for the detachable tripod.
  • You can buy these in 3x packs on Amazon here (PAID LINK).
• 1/4 to 1/4 Male Bolts (5x)
  • Can buy these in a pack of 8 here on Amazon (PAID LINK).
• 1/4 Lock Washers (12x)
  • Can buy these in packs of 100 on Amazon here (PAID LINK). You can probably find them in lower quantities at your local hardware store.
• Aputure 120D II
  • Amazon (PAID LINK)
  • B&H (PAID LINK)
  • If you want to save some money on lights, see alternatives below.
• Light Alternative #1 – Godox VL150
  • Amazon (PAID LINK)
• Light Alternative #2 – Pixel 120
  • Amazon (PAID LINK)
• 32 Inch Softbox
  • Amazon (PAID LINK)
• Microphone Boom Pole
  • Amazon (PAID LINK)
• Zoom Audio Recorder
  • Amazon (PAID LINK)
  • B&H (PAID LINK)
  • I used the H8, but that is way overkill for most setups. Above links will show you all Zoom recorder options.
• Boom Pole Holder
  • Amazon (PAID LINK)
  • B&H (PAID LINK)
• Grip Head
  • Amazon (PAID LINK)
  • B&H (PAID LINK)
• Deity S-Mic 2
  • Amazon (PAID LINK)
  • B&H (PAID LINK)
• Super Clamps
  • Amazon (PAID LINK)
  • B&H (PAID LINK)
• Tripod Leveling Base
  • Amazon (PAID LINK)
• Fluid Head
  • Amazon (PAID LINK)
• V-Mount Batteries
  • Amazon (PAID LINK)
  • B&H (PAID LINK)
• D-Tap Splitter
  • Amazon (PAID LINK)
• D-Tap to D-Tap cable
  • Amazon (PAID LINK)
• Tool Bag
  • on Amazon (PAID LINK)
• Dual Cup Holder
  • Amazon (PAID LINK)

Video Sections

0:00 Introduction
0:40 Cart Overview
2:13 Price
2:28 Test Footage
4:09 Modding the Cart
4:55 Stand Attachments
5:23 Light Pole
6:05 Audio Pole
7:22 Camera Pole
8:01 Power
8:31 Other Accessories
9:13 Conclusion

Disclaimers

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This video was not paid for by outside persons or manufacturers.
No gear was supplied to me for this video.

The content of this video and my opinions were not reviewed or paid for by any outside persons.