From a Small Room Ep2

Building a Multi-Angle Filming Setup

At first, everything felt overwhelming.

Cameras.
Audio.
Lighting.
Angles.
Cables everywhere.

But instead of simplifying the idea, I leaned into it.

I didn’t want to record the same action five times from different angles.
I wanted to capture everything once, but from multiple perspectives—perfectly synced.

That decision shaped the entire setup.

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The System

To make that possible, I built a system around a simple idea:

→ Multiple cameras + one main recorder

Each camera had a role:

• One for the wide shot
• One for hand detail
• One for tool interaction
• One for secondary angles

All feeding into a single system whereI could:

• Monitor everything
• Switch angles
• Keep everything in sync

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The Gear (and Improvisation)

This small room slowly filled with equipment:

• Clamps and bars to build overhead     rigs
• Tripods squeezed into tight     corners
• Boom mics for clean audio
• Soft lights and diffusers to     control shadows
• External monitors to see     everything at once

Nothing was “perfect.”
Everything was adjusted, re-adjusted, and re-built.

The limitation of space forced better decisions.

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Where It Clicked

Somewhere in the process, I realized—
this wasn’t just about filming woodworking.

It reminded me of something.

When I was in the Netherlands, I used to manage sound and lighting for a school stage.
Controlling multiple systems at once.
Thinking in layers.
Balancing everything in real time.

That feeling came back.

Not just making things with my hands—
but building a system where everything works together.