Devin feels that the main thing that helped him
stand out early on was quality. “I got into the You-
Tube world when most people were just blogging
and shooting videos on phones, so the quality wasn’t
great. I came in there with a background in film, so I
had the advantage of making my videos look a lot nic-
er.” He says his videos looked like they were made on
a budget but they really had no budget. The one piece
of equipment that made it possible was the Glidecam,
a hand-held video stabilizer similar to a Stedicam. In
fact, Devin eventually partnered with Glidecam for
his own Signature Series unit.
In the early days, Devin was still borrowing cameras.
Primarily he was shooting on a Canon 5D Mark II and
a Rebel T2i. He’s stepped up significantly since then
and his gear package includes a Red Dragon, Canon
EOS R, Canon 5D Mark IV and the GoPro HERO7. He
also has a variety of drones including the DJI Inspire.
He still believes that quality is key. He often shoots in
8K, which is becoming standard in Hollywood.
IN THE CORPORATE WORLD
Devin found that, when you make a quality video and
you get millions of views, you catch the attention of
corporations who want your help
in getting “eyeballs on the screen”
as he says. His first big gig was
for a cell phone company who
wanted him to do a shoot in Ice-
land. He laughs because, “When I
got off the plane, they saw me as
a 25–26-year-old, and they were
expecting this old guy because of
the quality of my work.”
One shoot led to others with
larger and larger deals with big-
ger and bigger budgets. Devin
tells us, “It’s been a pretty unreal
experience for us because I get
to work with all the companies
that I grew up loving that I would
always dream of wanting to work
with.” They approach him to
create videos that will attract an
audience. This means sponsored
action videos. “90 percent of these
brands are reaching out to us and
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