A day in the studio with YouTube star Doctor Mike, who now has 4 million subscribers after gaining initial fame for being attractive on Instagram
Doctor Mike lives in New York City and films videos for his 4.47 million subscribers in a spare room in his apartment. Here's the view:
When you walk inside his filming room, you are greeted by medical books and filming equipment.
Doctor Mike's editor Dan films and edits the YouTube videos from Mike's desk, and uses high-end equipment.
The equipment:
- Camera – Canon 1DX Mark II
- Tripod – Manfrotto
- Monitor – SmallHD 501
- Lights – Aputure 120dII (x3)
- Light reflectors, Mic – Rode Videomic Pro+
- Post Production – Adobe Premiere
Mike hired Dan in 2017 when Mike first started his YouTube channel.
While Dan set up to shoot, Mike showed us some of the gifts his fans and YouTube had sent him, like these pillows of his dogs Roxy and Bear.
Mike's dog Bear, a Newfoundland, lives with him, and his other dog Roxy lives with his dad. Bear is regularly featured on his Instagram.
As soon as Mike sat down, he quickly went straight into filming, only stopping occasionally for a loud train to pass by, and to fix equipment.
Mike recorded a few videos. The first one he filmed was a "Doctor vs Google" video, a new series on his channel where he responds to Google autocomplete medical questions.
Many YouTube creators use their smartphone to film videos, and little equipment. But Mike said he wanted to create something that was high quality in terms of production.
What has led to success on YouTube? "I realized I just had to be consistent," Mike said. He posts videos twice a week.
And that's how he does it. After finding initial fame from Instagram, YouTube is now his main focus, he said.
Popular Right Now
Advertisement