A tea-brand founder and her husband run three cameras through one long day, batching roughly a month of short-form video and handing it off fully organized to their editor.
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Big Idea
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A solo creator running a physical-product business can compress roughly a month of short-form video into one long batch-filming day by running multiple cameras in parallel, letting a live shared task board dictate shot order instead of a fixed script, and fully separating filming from editing.
Who This Is For
Read if. Skip if.
READ IF YOU ARE…
A solo creator or small team behind a physical product brand (e-commerce, food/beverage) who needs recurring product-in-use video but can't film every day.
Someone running a business or content channel with a partner and needing a shared, real-time-editable production schedule instead of a static shot list.
A creator curious about multi-camera batch-filming logistics — camera roles, battery management, lens swaps, monitor mirroring — rather than filming technique itself.
Someone who wants a concrete example of handing raw footage to a video editor with enough organization that no verbal briefing call is needed.
SKIP IF…
You're looking for filming or editing technique (lighting, color grading, hooks) — this is a workflow and logistics vlog, not a how-to.
You don't have a recurring reason to batch multiple videos in one sitting — the system exists to build a content backlog, not to make one video well.
TL;DR
The full version, fast.
Vanessa Lau spends one long day batch-filming roughly a month's worth of short-form video for her tea brand Superboba and her personal channel, working off the same ClickUp production schedule she and her husband Leon both edit live. She runs up to three cameras at once — a Sony ZV-E1 vlog camera, an FX3 for cinematic product close-ups, and an iPhone for a second in-hand angle — so each drink-making moment yields two finished videos instead of one, reshuffling the shot order in real time around outfit changes, lens swaps, battery charging, and Leon's schedule. She closes with the actual editor hand-off: recording voiceovers separately in Descript, then organizing every clip into per-video folders so her editor never needs a briefing call. The tradeoff is real — an early start that runs past 9pm — which is exactly why she caps these sprints to two or three days a month.
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Cold open: a full production schedule is planned for the day, the goal is to film at least a month's worth of content in a day or two, and she previews the multi-camera, multi-brand day ahead.
01:04 – 01:54
02 · Get Ready With Me!
Hair, nails, and outfit prep before filming starts; notes she'll link outfits in the description and that her first video is for a friend's lash brand.
01:54 – 03:56
03 · Set Up 1 (lash video)
Multi-camera rig — Sony ZV-E1, FX3 with a G-Master lens, iPhone on a desk tripod — set up for a lash-application product video, filmed as silent b-roll to be voiced over later; iPhone mirrored to a MacBook as a monitor.
03:56 – 05:58
04 · Filming Prep
Marks the lash video 'briefing in progress' in ClickUp, then gathers drink-making supplies from the kitchen for the next shoot, explaining the ADHD/body-doubling reason she films while working and managing camera battery levels.
05:58 – 08:44
05 · Set Up 2 (Vanilla Bean Earl Grey Latte)
Sets up a cinematic FX3 close-up product shot (copying an inspiration video's no-face framing) plus a separate iPhone angle for a more organic in-hand video; spills tea on herself mid-shoot but keeps going.
08:44 – 10:01
06 · Set Up 3 (swirl video)
Films a quick five-second 'swirl' clip of the finished drink with a caption planned, reviews the footage, and checks it off the schedule.
10:01 – 15:16
07 · Set Up 4 (Do Whatever I Want + grip strength + Leon's office)
Reshuffles the ClickUp schedule live around a sunglasses requirement, visits Leon's home office where he's filming his own paid-ad content, films a dance/pose video outside his office, then sets up a flat-lay 'grip strength' video in her own office, repositioning against a plain wall after the original background looked cluttered.
15:16 – 16:17
08 · Lunch Break
Realizes it's 3:30pm and running behind because vlogging simultaneously slows her down; reshuffles the rest of the day, pushing talking-head and personal-account videos to another day, and changes into a new outfit chosen partly because it doesn't need ironing.
16:17 – 23:26
09 · Set Up 5 (Jasmine Superboba)
Runs a dual iPhone/FX3 setup, borrows Leon's phone to play a trending audio track aloud so she can lip-sync it on camera while checking the shared ClickUp schedule; explains why she chose Jasmine specifically because it's currently in stock, after a prior month's out-of-stock flavor content went unusable; redoes a shot after the cat interferes and the FX3 autofocus misses.
23:26 – 27:38
10 · Set Up 6 (roasted oolong + cat + dance videos)
Finishes the Jasmine drink and starts the roasted oolong; remembers Leon has kickboxing that night and reshuffles again, films two pet-focused b-roll clips (switching from an uncooperative cat, Jocko, to a second cat, Jamba), then a wide-lens dancing video with Leon before he leaves.
27:38 – 32:41
11 · Set Up 7 (final videos of the day)
Plans a lip-sync transition video and a 'the one who talks / the one who listens' concept, explains that her FX3 upgrade was a business investment she's still learning to use fully, films a scream-then-make-drink bit, and closes filming with all three finished drinks shot together.
32:41 – 33:15
12 · Clean Up
Surveys the post-filming mess — dishes, spills — and jokes with Leon about dishwasher vs. drying-rack habits.
33:15 – 36:07
13 · Voiceover Batching Process
At her desk, records the day's remaining voiceovers in one session using Descript and a Shure desktop mic, reading scripts off-camera; explains that the audio file is handed to her editor, who lays organized b-roll (e.g. a dedicated 'making drinks' folder) on top.
36:07 – 37:15
14 · Footage Offload Process
Loads the FX3 SD card and AirDrops iPhone footage into per-video project folders linked from the ClickUp task, switching to the frame.io app when AirDrop lags.
37:15 – 38:52
15 · Why Batching Works For Me
Closing reflection: hard batch-filming days like this happen only two or three times a month, not daily, because she needs heavy rest and downtime to recover; wraps around 9pm with Leon making dinner, and asks viewers if they want an equipment-tour video next.
Atomic Insights
Lines worth screenshotting.
Filming the same product moment on two cameras at once — a cinematic close-up rig and a handheld phone — turns one take into two separate finished videos.
A shared, live-editable task board, not a static shot list, lets a creator reorder the day's shoot order in real time as lighting, outfits, and locations change.
Never film or post content promoting a specific product flavor unless it's currently in stock — a backlog of unusable content from a prior out-of-stock month taught this the hard way.
Choosing wardrobe by whether it needs ironing, rather than by outfit alone, can save meaningful time across a multi-outfit filming day.
Lip-syncing a trending audio clip on camera requires playing that exact audio out loud on a second device during the take so the mouth movement can be synced in editing.
Batching all of a day's voiceover recording into one session, done off-camera in casual clothes, is faster than recording narration inline with every video.
Organizing raw footage into per-video folders immediately after a shoot, while the shot list is still fresh, removes the need for a verbal editor briefing later.
Running three cameras at once creates its own tax — every setup needs its own battery swap, lens change, and framing check, which slows a day down more than filming for one camera at a time would.
Capping hard batch-filming days to two or three times a month, instead of daily shorter sessions, can produce more usable content overall once burnout and recovery time are factored in.
A pet or family member used in b-roll only works if it cooperates on the day — having a backup 'talent' beats repeatedly reshooting the same uncooperative subject.
Takeaway
One long filming day can replace a month of daily content grind.
WHAT TO LEARN
Running multiple cameras in parallel, letting a live task board dictate shot order instead of a fixed script, and separating filming from editing entirely can compress a month of content production into one or two deliberately capped days.
03Set Up 1 (lash video)
Running three cameras at once for a single shot means the same few minutes of footage can become both a finished product video and behind-the-scenes vlog content.
Screen-mirroring a phone camera to a laptop turns the laptop into a real-time monitor for a solo creator checking framing alone.
04Filming Prep
Updating a task's status in a shared production board the moment a shot wraps keeps an editor's queue accurate without a separate check-in conversation.
Treating the filming day itself as an accountability structure can substitute for external accountability on tasks that would otherwise get put off.
05Set Up 2 (Vanilla Bean Earl Grey Latte)
When copying a format from an inspiration video, matching its specific constraint tells you which lens and framing to use before you even start setting up.
A messy take doesn't have to end a shoot — reshooting only the ruined section keeps a batch day on schedule.
06Set Up 3 (swirl video)
The fastest videos to batch are ones with no dialogue and a single repeatable action — schedule these between more complex setups to keep momentum.
07Set Up 4 (Do Whatever I Want + grip strength + Leon's office)
Re-ordering the day's remaining shot list on the fly around a wardrobe requirement avoids an unnecessary outfit change later.
When a location shot isn't working, swapping to a plainer background is often the faster fix mid-shoot compared to re-lighting the original spot.
09Set Up 5 (Jasmine Superboba)
Only filming and promoting a product that is confirmed in-stock avoids building a backlog of content that can't be posted.
Lip-syncing to a trending audio clip requires physically playing that audio out loud during the take so mouth movements land in sync.
10Set Up 6 (roasted oolong + cat + dance videos)
When a pet or animal 'actor' won't cooperate on camera, switching to a second animal rather than repeating takes saves real time.
Fitting a partner's fixed commitment into the day means reshuffling the whole remaining shot list around their availability, not just adding it to the end.
11Set Up 7 (final videos of the day)
Camera gear upgrades bought for a business reason don't require first mastering every feature — 'future-proofing' can justify the purchase on its own.
Building the final shot of a batch day around all the finished products together gives a natural closing visual without extra setup.
13Voiceover Batching Process
Recording all of a day's voiceover narration in one sitting, off-camera and in casual clothes, is faster than narrating each video individually during filming.
Handing a recorded voiceover file straight to an editor who pulls pre-organized b-roll from labeled folders removes the need to shoot new footage for every voiceover video.
14Footage Offload Process
Organizing footage into per-video folders immediately after filming, while the shot list is still fresh, is faster and more accurate than doing it days later.
Keeping a backup transfer method ready for when the primary one lags prevents the end-of-day offload from stalling the whole handoff.
15Why Batching Works For Me
Deliberately limiting hard filming days to two or three times a month, instead of spreading the same output across daily short sessions, can produce more usable content once burnout and recovery time are priced in.
Matching a work rhythm to personal energy patterns rather than a fixed daily schedule is presented as the actual reason the system holds up long-term.
Glossary
Terms worth knowing.
Batch filming
Recording the footage for many separate videos in one concentrated session, rather than filming one video at a time as each is needed.
B-roll
Supplemental footage — close-ups, cutaways, product shots — laid over narration or voiceover in editing, as opposed to footage of someone talking directly to camera.
Talking head
A shot format where the creator speaks directly to camera, as opposed to a voiceover played over b-roll footage.
Production schedule (task board)
A shared, status-tracked list of every planned video, used to sequence a filming day and hand off which footage belongs to which video.
frame.io
A cloud-based video review and file-transfer platform creators use to move raw footage to an editor without relying on AirDrop or physical drives.
Resources
Things they pointed at.
00:50toolClickUp
03:20toolSony FX3
03:20toolSony ZV-E1
33:40toolDescript
33:40toolShure desktop microphone
36:40toolframe.io
Quotables
Lines you could clip.
05:10
“I think because of the ADHD, it's almost like body doubling.”
personal, relatable framing of a common productivity struggle→ TikTok hook↗ Tweet quote
20:00
“I'd rather post videos featuring products that we do have in stock.”
specific, counterintuitive business lesson stated plainly→ newsletter pull-quote↗ Tweet quote
26:40
“Hard is a muscle you flex.”
concise, motivational one-liner with no setup needed→ IG reel cold open↗ Tweet quote
38:10
“This really only happens maybe like two to three days of the month, and the rest of the month, I'm pretty chill.”
reframes an exhausting day as sustainable, defusing the 'hustle culture' read→ IG reel cold open↗ Tweet quote
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Today, we have a big day ahead of us. We are gonna be batch filming content.
I have a full blown production schedule. These are all the videos I'm hoping to get done, uh, between today and tomorrow. If you are curious though on how I actually put this filming production schedule together on ClickUp, I have a full blown YouTube video about it with a full tutorial, but also a behind the scenes of how I actually fill this out.
So make sure that you check it out if you wanna know my filming production strategy. But this is part two of that video where I actually show you the execution side of me filming. And then I also have my Super Boba.
I'm drinking an Earl Grey today, but funny enough later I'm gonna have to film a lot of drinks and me making drinks too. So it's gonna be a lot of caffeine. But anyways, I'm gonna get ready.
So if you wanna follow along and see how I attempt to film at least a month's worth of content in just a day or two, then keep on watching. By the way, this is my favorite worship song. Let's get the tunes on.
Guys are curious on like the outfits that I'm wearing throughout this video. I will try my best to link as many as possible in the description box for the girls. I'm also saving my lashes last because as per my production schedule, the first video that I have to film is for my friend's brand right here.
She recently launched these lashes and I told her that I would make a video about them because I love them so much. Anyways, let's do my hair.
I'm going to do my nails first.
Okay. All done. Okay.
So this is my setup. I have so many cameras going on because I'm also filming the process on this camera. This is the Sony ZV E one.
This is my FX three with a g master lens. I'll link everything below. I also got my iPhone here.
This is a very sturdy desk tripod. So this is a really handy spreadsheet where in one place I can just get all my notes and understand the big picture of what I need to do.
But anyways, we're going to do the first video of the day, which is talking about these lashes. I also have a note here that I don't have to talk on camera. I'm just gonna do a voiceover later.
So this video is pretty easy to make because I have to put my lashes on anyways, so let's get it done. I also want to get a top down shot so that when I'm like taking the lashes out of this box that there's a shot for that. So I just found my tripod.
This is two different things. This is like an Insta three sixty tripod situation, opens up like that.
And then I bought this separate attachment from Neewer. What I like about this tripod is if I loosen this, I can kind of move this around so I'm able to get those shots like that. By the way, if you guys have any tips on how I can like be more efficient or little tools that you guys have, please let me know.
I've really had to step up my content game because of super boba. And then because I'm using the back camera, I'm going to screen mirror off my laptop. So now I can use my MacBook as a second monitor.
This is basically a second monitor for the iPhone. You see the lashes? Yeah.
Oh, so many cameras. I can't. No offense, guys.
I'd be so much more efficient filming if I wasn't vlogging at the same time for YouTube. And this is just for a lash video. We're not even on Super Boba yet.
Hope you guys are enjoying. Like this video. Subscribe because this is so much work.
I did both lashes, both eyes successfully. Okay. So now that this one is done, I just changed the status to briefing in progress so I know to tell my video editor how to edit it.
And then next up, we've got a drink that we need to make. So let's get that started. Okay.
So let me take you into the room where we'll be filming our next video. This is the super boba room, such a vibe because we are making a drink.
I need to go down to my kitchen and get all of my, I guess, like essentials. So straw cup. My house is so messy by the way.
Don't judge, but welcome to my kitchen. This is also what happens when you do a lot of drink content. Like by the end of today, the dishwasher is gonna be full, but here's my glasses.
I have a bin to transport what I need from downstairs to upstairs. So frother, spoon.
Hi, Nugget. Hi. Did you forget, pee pee?
And then I also need ice. Having an ice machine is a must if you do any type of beverage content. Okay.
So I think I might have to do two trips because I'm vlogging at the same time and the milk is so heavy. So let me know in the comments below if you like this style of video, if you like being behind the scenes of my workday. Can't say that I enjoy it really well.
I know I like the final result, but this does slow me down. And by the way, yes, I dry my sheets on my staircase. Set everything down.
And then second trip to get the milk, but I do enjoy these vlogs because at least I'm working at the same time. I think because of the ADHD, it's almost like body doubling where I only work when I know I'm like accountable to something or someone's doing it with me.
And even though you guys aren't with me in this moment, it feels like you are. And so I have to work because the reward is that I get a vlog from it for the YouTube channel also. Because I'm vlogging, I don't have a lot of batteries.
With a vlog camera right now is at 35%, so I'm gonna have to swap this soon. If you want to get a link of this, I'll put it in the description box. It's just basically a battery charger, but it tells you how much charge you have, which is really helpful.
Aren't you guys learning so much in this vlog? And then also I think like I just really want to show rather than tell. So much of my channel was just like me sitting on my ass teaching, but I really wanna evolve it to like, hey.
Look. This is what the doing looks like too, not just the teaching. Let's set up and film the next batch of videos.
Heating up the water. I also have the milk frother. It's on the floor.
This is not the prettiest setup, but it's what's working for me right now.
Okay. So everything is set up on the table. Table is wiped down.
Cat is unfortunately here, but also fortunately because he's so cute. Here's what we're working on. We've got one drink that I need to make.
This is my inspiration. Basically, she's doing like a drink and it's a vanilla bean earl grey latte. And I was like, perfect.
I've got earl grey for Super Boba. I also have vanilla beans, so that's awesome. What I noticed in her video is that she doesn't show her face in it, so I put a note in my production schedule that it's just a close-up product shot only, and I will film that using my FX three, which is like my more cinematic camera, but I'm gonna swap it for my 24 to 70 millimeter lens.
So it's gonna get that super vibey, like crispy close-up shot of my drink. At the same time, I have this other video that's next.
I don't know if you guys can see. So she's basically like doing pottery and she's missing all these calls because she's locked in. So I need a video of me making a drink, but I'm actually physically in it, do making the drink.
I don't need to talk. And so that's why I have my other tripod set up for my iPhone where it's going to be more organic, but it's just going to film me making the drink. It's probably a lot better if I just show you rather than tell you.
So let's get started. So let me show you what the lens looks like on the FX three. Alright, so here is the setup.
This is my talking head, which includes myself. So you can see that it's on a tripod. I'm also charging it up so that my iPhone doesn't die because I need it throughout the day.
I've got my monitor, which I'm screen mirroring. I've got my coaster, which is marking and making sure that I'm always centered.
So no matter what, as long as I put my drink back on the coaster, I'll know that it's center for this shot right here. This is the FX three. I've got my super boba, my ingredients, my milk, my ice, and yeah, let's get started.
And so because I'm doing dual screen, if I'm showing my product SuperBOBA, I'm gonna do it once for this camera and then twice for the second camera. So I'm always keeping that in mind.
Okay. That's very important. Oh, I'm not even recording.
Oh my gosh. There we go. Okay.
Let's start that over.
Oh. I literally just spilled the tea all over myself. Give me one second, guys.
Okay. Look at my pants. Okay.
The show must go on.
Holy shit. This is good. Wow.
Vanilla bean Earl Grey? Slats. Okay.
Okay. So we just finished this vanilla bean iced latte. Briefing in progress.
Now onto another video. So this one's gonna be filmed in the spice kitchen, uh, using the FX three camera with Jasmine. So this is what the video looks like.
Carry on.
Actually, after reviewing that, I realized that this drink is gonna melt by the time I make my other drink. So I'm actually going to rejig this production schedule so that I actually film some videos holding this drink first. Behind me, I already set up my camera, but the next video I decided to do is this one.
It's basically the girl swirling the drink and there's a funny caption on it. And so I have the camera set up right there, the drinks that I just made, and then I'm going to swirl it and that will be one video done in like five seconds.
You see why I needed to get my nails done? Okay. I think that's enough swirls.
Just quickly reviewing that video before we move on. Looks good. I'm gonna add text here and that's another video down.
So I'm gonna check that off my list. Now the next one is Do whatever I want. It's basically about how I started a business with my husband so that he can do most of it and I can just make content for fun.
My vision is I'm gonna dress up, wear sunglasses, have some sort of fur coat, and film while Leon's working in his office. Luckily, is in his office.
But before that, I think I'm going to film this one first. This hand strength one. Let me show you what it looks like.
Notice how, like, in one place, I can just click what I need. I don't have to, like, click on a bunch of different tabs. So I'm gonna use that drink again.
And since I need to wear sunglasses anyways for my next content piece, I think it's more smart if I do this one first. So I've modified that. I also have this video right here, which also doesn't require me to be on camera.
And so I'm actually going to rejig this once more. So I'm gonna actually move this up one.
So I'm gonna do the grip strength one, the one you just saw with the spin the bottle, and then me in front of Leon's office holding that drink, dancing in front of him, and then afterwards, we will move on to making another drink. Oh.
Leon is also making videos. Here's his script. He's doing paid ads while I do organic.
Wish I could say the same for myself. Okay. So now let's go into the second location that we're shooting in, is my office.
The grip strength one, I feel like it's little bit more girly, and I feel like this vibe is much more girly. I already have some of the props here, and so let's get set up.
By the way, this is how the tripod can extend to. This is as far as it goes, but it's a pretty decent desk tripod. I'm not actually in the video, which is great.
Got the lip gloss, Super Boba, earphones, glasses, water bottle, phone. This is the hardest part, which is the drink. I don't know if I can add the Super Boba on it.
Super Boba kinda doesn't make it look as aesthetic. Okay. Ready to hit record.
Okay. Okay. I'm reviewing it, and it looks really messy with the tree in the background and everything.
So I'm just gonna pivot and have this wall, the background, so it's easier to see all the props. So let's see how that looks. Okay.
I think I got it.
Okay. Look. It's truly my grip strength from all the years of doing YouTube and vlogging and holding a camera, I guess, and working out.
Now I'm setting up for this video.
So I'm taking this attachment out and hoping that I can get a bird's eye shot like the inspiration. I just need a little bit more height. Oh, great.
Now the battery's dead on the vlog camera. I gotta change the batteries. Okay.
Well, I always make sure I have battery charging at all times, so I'm gonna swap this battery with the one that's dying right now on this camera. Okay. Now you can see that the one that I'm just charging right now only had 1% left in it, so we'll let that charge.
Oh, it keeps spinning to Super Bowl though. Okay. I realized the reason why my water bottle was spinning everywhere was because there was no water in it to hold it down.
So we're gonna try that again.
Okay. That video took way longer than I thought, but we finished that. But, yeah, the next video is me dressing up in a fur coat, sunglasses, and all of that outside of Leon's office holding the drink.
And then afterwards, I'm gonna be making two drinks, one roasted oolong, one Jasmine, and then we're gonna do the yappers, is which me talking to camera. There's only two of them. And then hopefully, Leon will be free to batch a few videos with me.
And then everything else at the end is kind of, like, optional because it's for my personal account. I'm just prioritizing Super Boba. And then I've got all these voiceovers that I can do, like, at night in bed if I wanted to.
Now I am thinking before we start making more drinks, I'm probably gonna break for lunch. We are running very late. It is 03:30PM, and usually I get way more done, but obviously I'm vlogging at the same time.
So it is lagging me because I have to think of so many different things and make sure all these batteries are charged and all the angles and everything, but it's okay. I hope you guys are enjoying this video. Hey.
So let's get the fur jacket. I think I'm just gonna wear the same outfit because I have to do an outfit change later anyways after lunch. Oh, welcome to my closet, guys.
We are looking for this fur jacket, and I already have my sunglasses sunglasses downstairs, so we're good to go.
Babe, can you slide to the this way? I need you in the frame. I don't know if you know, but I do want it.
This video was so easy to film. I do whatever I want.
I'm more of this founder. Right? You're more like this founder.
Get it. Get it? It's funny.
Okay. Approved.
So because it's nearing end of day, I'm going to reshuffle things around. I'm going to film the talk to camera ones, these two, on a different day. So I'm going to change the status to ready to film instead, so it's off my list.
This one as well. Because those ones take me a long time, especially if I have to, like, memorize a script and everything. And considering it's already 4PM, probably gonna lag all the other videos I have to get done, which will be easier for me to do.
And then I'm gonna keep all of these with Leon, and we're just gonna bang them out. And then these ones for my personal brand, I'm going to save those for another day, which is probably gonna be the same day where I do the other talking head videos.
And then later tonight, I will do all these voiceovers that I have. Voiceovers are super easy because I'm just, like, reading a script. I could literally be in my pj's because I'm not actually on camera.
And, yeah, I think that's pretty good. K. So we're picking our next outfit.
I'm thinking this one, this, like, butter yellow halter neck, which I think is super cute. I think there's one more outfit change. So let's see.
I usually like wearing tank tops because I overheat. Yeah. I think I'll do this one.
And by the way, I tend to choose things that, like, don't require me to steam it or iron. Like, I have a few cute tops like this that are very feminine, but they're so wrinkly, so I don't wanna spend time ironing things out. So that's kinda how I pick my outfits, you know, for filming, especially if I'm short on time.
Okay, friends. Here's the deal. So I have changed.
I brought my props in. So my glasses, what I need to make a super boba with.
I do have some of the camera set up already. So this is the FX three. The iPhone's gonna be there.
Let me walk through what the plan is. So I have one video where she goes world stop and then she makes a boba or she does something and then carry on. In my case, I'm gonna make a boba.
And then the next video that I have that I want to, like, do at the same time is just a very close-up shot of me making a Jasmine super boba, which is, perfect for summer. The ice Jasmine is chef's kiss. And then after I have another video where it's a girl screaming, and then she goes on about her day.
I'm gonna be screaming and then making a drink, and that will probably be in my spice kitchen. So I'm just switching up the locations. It really bothers me that my pants don't match my top, but it's okay.
Don't be a perfectionist.
Okay. So here's the setup. I have the iPhone setup here for the product shot.
It's on two x zoom, so I get a very good close-up. And then the FX three is set up right here where I will be sitting there to do one of the videos. This will be the second video.
The only thing I'm trying to figure out is the first one is a trending audio because I need to use this as a monitor.
World World stop. World stop. Carry on.
Carry on. I think I could do it. We'll chances.
Okay. Actually, I dedicated too much time for this to have it messed up, so I'm gonna ask Leon if I can borrow his phone so I can play the audio and make sure I get the sound synced up to my mouth right. Thank you.
So I'm in his ClickUp. We have access to all the same information. I'm gonna search up for my production schedule.
You can see here today's production schedule. Click that. And now I have all the videos that I need to film or that's left to film.
The first one that we're doing right now is the world stop one. So I'm gonna shimmy on over, and now I have the audio.
So I just wanna make sure it's like it's playing while I say world stop so that, you know, it syncs up when we do it in the editing after. Okay. Final setup.
This is the MacBook that is mirroring the phone, has the FX three filming myself, and then Leon's phone that's playing the audio. So I make sure that I am in sync. World stop.
Stop. Coming. Babe, you can have your phone back.
Alright. So opened up a fresh bag of Jasmine. Oh, smells so good.
If you have not tried our Jasmine yet, you must. It's so good for like spring, summer, if you want something light and florally, but it's also so fragrant. Oh, I'm obsessed.
But I'm a little bit nervous filming content around Jasmine because this might go out of stock. At least that's what Leon told me that stock is low. And I learned my lesson from June.
Okay? So this month, June, I actually had a lot of content batch and it was around super pearls and Ho Chicha, but I didn't end up posting any of it because we went out of stock. And for us, it takes about two to three months to go back in stock on something.
So I never want to push products that we don't have in stock yet because people will just be disappointed. I'd rather post videos featuring products that we do have in stock, and so I'm gonna put a note to make sure that I post this video sooner rather than later so that Jasmine gets all its glory. And the reason why I wanna film with Jasmine is because a lot of our flavors at the end of the day in the cup, everything is brown.
Right? It's milk tea. But this is like one of the only flavors other than matcha that is green, and so I just wanna add some diversity, variety on the feed.
But anyways, let's stop yapping and let's start filming. Okay. This is the BTS.
These are all of my essentials to make the drink. Ice, sweetener, hot water, all the stuff, milk. I've got the iPhone, the FX three, water so I stay hydrated, MacBook mirroring, and So let's get started.
Okay. Gotta do that again. No.
Jocko. No. Jocko.
Jocko. Jocko. Bro.
Come on, man. Again, because I'm doing two videos in one, I have to be mindful of the shots I need for each camera. Jocko.
No. Jocko. Come on, man.
Buddy.
Carry on. This little monster. Yes.
You. You the monster. I'm sorry.
I'm sorry. I know you just wanna be there. He's okay.
Okay. I have to redo that video. I filmed it the unaesthetic way by accident.
And also, when I lifted the thing to swirl, my camera wasn't focusing, so I had to I should have waited.
It's funny because I usually do the ZV one. I feel like the autofocus on the ZV one is for some reason better than the FX three. I don't know.
Maybe it's a settings issue. So it messed up. I'm gonna have to redo that shot, but that's okay.
It was pretty easy and fast anyways. My biggest issue is this guy. I trust you, man.
Okay? I'm gonna give you another shot. You can stay there.
Just don't be disruptive. I should also mention that this happened too. Filming drink content is not easy because you have to clean up so much.
Oh my gosh. Guys, I wish you could smell how good our Jasmine is. Carry on.
Carry on. Oh, that take was so much better. The drink looks so much better.
Oh, I'm so happy. Okay. Now for this video where I was trying to do like a close-up shot of, I also need to hold the drink like she is, so I'm gonna do that next.
So I need to find a mirror, maybe this one. I'm tired, man. Okay.
I'm short too, so I gotta go my tippy toes.
Okay. Now we're moving to the last drink, which is gonna be our roasted oolong. So it's gonna be right here.
Okay. We're almost at the finish line.
Almost at the finish line. I'm proud of myself because I'm vlogging at the same time. I know I've been repeating myself, but y'all this is hard.
Okay? But hard is a muscle you flex. The last few years, I've been living the soft girl life, and now I'm, like, ready to work.
But also not burnout at the same time, which is why I have this system. Because in one day, I'm getting so much content done or in one to two days, I get so much content done.
And then the rest of the month, I get to hang out with my friends. I get to work on other things in the business, which is just me sitting at my desk working Claude, I can just not work because I get my period and I just don't wanna work.
And so this system works really well for me. It may not be for you. It may not be for everyone.
But after a lot of trial and error, this is what is getting me results and what works. Okay. Just kidding.
Change of plans. I totally forgot Leon has kickboxing tonight, so we're gonna film the videos with Leon first. Hi, Nugget.
Okay. Bye. So, basically, I'm gonna have this, but I'm gonna walk around the house, and I'm thinking, like, because it sped up, maybe I'll go to Jocko or Nugget, and then I pass by you.
But maybe you're doing something funny. Maybe you're sleeping at your desk, or you could be lying down like this on the couch holding Superboba.
Because it's going really fast. Right? So what if you were on the couch like this?
Maybe you're like this.
Bruh, I needed the pests in different areas of the house, but they're all with you right now. Who's here? Everybody.
Everybody is here. Jocko and Nugget. Jamba and Juicy.
Oh, what? Okay.
So that's done. This is the other one. So I need you to hold Jocko and have him, like, do something with the super boba, like like pat the frother or the bag.
So it's milky so good, I had to kiss the barista. Mhmm. And then I need you to take that too.
Maybe have just Jocko's paw, like, touching this. You taking a video of me being happy, turning around, and then me coming up to Jocko right here.
Once that cat loves being on camera, it's finally his moment. Can I just put the paw? Just paw on the super boba.
Oh. Oh. Okay.
Push it. Push it in. Push it in.
Yeah. Push it in. Okay.
Okay. That's good enough. Yeah.
Going close to me. And I'm like, wow. And then I turn around.
Okay. Then you'll get me leaning on like this and walking towards.
K. We're switching talent right now. We're picking another cat because Jocko's going crazy right now, and we can't get ahold of him.
So we are pivoting to Jamba.
Okay. So I think he should just where why does no one wanna be in our video?
Alright. We're two videos down. We've got a few more to go.
Okay. Next video is gonna be upstairs in the boba room. So we're just dancing.
And the caption will say, supporting a small Asian owned business sounds better than I'm addicted to bubble tea. Okay.
Let's go. I think this is my tallest tripod. The video is like a top down shot of us dancing.
And then I'll probably film on iPhone and do point five or something. Here, Ashlea. Let me show you how tall this is.
It goes all the way up here. Okay. So I am swapping the lens for a wider angled lens because we wanna get a shot of Leon and I dancing.
Okay. This is the 16 to 35 millimeter, so hopefully the 16 millimeter will be good. Yeah.
Okay. Yeah. Time to change into this outfit.
This will probably be my last outfit of the day. I also need to charge this vlog camera because we're at 13%, so let's do that too. This is the drink I made earlier today.
Just make sure you have, like, a variety of moves.
You're so good at this. Oh, I the tea. What?
Bro. What happened? I just got tea all over myself again.
Alright, solo for Leon. I like big butts and I cannot lie.
Hey. What's going on, YouTube? We just wrapped up a day of filming, batching before we leave to the EU.
I hope you all enjoy what it's like behind the scenes of a master content creator right here.
Peace out. Comment below if you want Leon to do a solo vlog of him working. They just followed me along all day.
We are actually not done. We have more videos to do. I feel like this one's just so similar.
Maybe we do this on vacation. We should do this in Barcelona. Yeah.
We'll do it in Barcelona. So we'll make sure we pack Superboba to our Barcelona trip. Oh.
Out of the queue. Okay. You're dismissed.
We'll just do that another day so then I can just continue filming my other stuff. Alright. Liana's dismissed.
We did as much as we could. I completely, completely forgot that he has kickboxing tonight, so he gotta go. Okay.
So for videos where I'm not gonna be filming until later, I just take this and I go ready to film, so it's out of the queue. Like that. But we went through a lot of videos today.
This is what I have left. And then these are all voiceovers, which I can do at my desk. Okay.
Next video we have is this one right here.
I'm thinking of making a roasted oolong because my next video, I want to have three drinks.
So I was thinking of having, like, the Jasmine, the Earl Grey, and the roasted oolong together. And then this one is like this, the one who talk, the one who listens. So I'm just gonna dump out one of the drinks, and then that will be that.
And then we'll move on to doing some voiceovers. Okay. So here's my vision is I'm gonna be right here.
I'm gonna walk in, and then I'm gonna scream. And then I'm going to just make my roasted oolong, and then be happy and on my way.
I am using the selfie camera just because there's not a lot of space to do the iPhone monitor, and I think it's fine. It's almost the end of the day. I'm tired.
Of course, this guy is back. I'm trying to figure out if I can actually fit the FX three here so I can get a good shot of, like, a close-up shot of the products so I have some b roll of the roasted oolong. So I'm gonna try to figure that out.
Let there be light. Okay.
Okay. Great. You guys got an even better view.
Okay. Since the shot is really tight, I'm gonna swap the lens again. 24 to 75 millimeter lens, which will give me a very, very close-up shot.
And by the way, the only reason why I upgraded so much of my gear is when I started making content for Super Boba, and I wanted really nice videos of our drinks. You don't need fancy equipment to be like a regular creator, but as a business owner who needs to make her drinks look aesthetic and vibe y to grow her business, then, yeah, this is an investment.
And to be honest, I still don't really know how to use the FX three to its max potential. But, you know, if you have the money, you have the budget, then why not? Worst case, it's future proofed.
Okay. Let me show you the setup. So I have you guys right here in this corner.
I've got the monitor. I decided that I do need to have the point five back camera going. This is my favorite iPhone case.
I'll link it in the description box. So helpful if you're content creator. Then I've got the FX three pointing at this guy right here and just like a really nice close-up shot.
Obviously, I'll put up like b roll and all that. Yeah. This is a very tight space that you can't tell because I'm using a wide angle lens.
We're making it work. This may be the second last video of the day, so If you have the so do I.
Okay. That's the video. Alright.
So we managed to make our third drink. So now we have three drinks total, which means I can do this video, which I think will be my last video, and then I will start doing some voiceovers. We got a good chunk of videos done.
The only videos I didn't get done were the talking heads, like me actually talking on camera, but that can be done a different day. We already got a lot done. Like, that's at least half a month of content, even more.
Yay. Okay. So with this video, I'm gonna use the FX three just because, I don't know, I just feel like I should use this camera more because I spent so much money on it.
We're gonna have it over here, the three super Bobas. I'm gonna do the shot with all three of them first so I know how to frame it, and then afterwards do the blank shot next. So kind of in reverse.
And again, like, comment, subscribe if you guys like this video or if you've made it this far because it just tells me I should keep doing these even though it makes me less efficient. But at least you guys get to learn, and I get to show you a glimpse of my life and my business.
I don't know why the roasted oolong looks so white. It usually should be this color.
Maybe I didn't put enough. I don't know. I need to fill this up a little bit more.
I'm gonna add some milk. There we go. Nice.
Oh my gosh. I just spilled water everywhere.
By the way, after a filming day, I have so much cleaning I have to do. I think I might actually take a shower and then work on the rest of my videos. And then soon enough, I'll be in Barcelona and Paris enjoying the sun.
Done. Last one of the day is just a photo. It's the one who talked and the one who listened, so I gotta dump one of these babies out.
I don't think I'll do a photo. I might just do a video on my iPhone. Um, and then if it ends up being a photo, I'll just do a screenshot or something with the video.
But yeah, almost done.
And that's it. As simple as that. We are done.
This has been out all day, so I don't know if I should keep this one.
This is all stuff I need to put in the dishwasher. It's funny because Leon never used the dishwasher before this. You know, it's an Asian thing.
We kinda use dishwasher as a drying rack. No. This household, we use our dishwasher.
Okay.
We are back at my desk. As much as I want to shower and feel good, I have a feeling once I shower, I'm not gonna want to continue working. And so I don't wanna lose momentum because I want to relax in Barcelona.
This is what we have left, which is these voiceovers. I think there's about five or six of them. And then if I go over to my editing queue right here, these are all the things that we got done.
So I just put them in briefing for Super Boba. Some of these were already there before, but majority of them, what we filmed today. So that's Super Boba.
And then on the Vanessa Lau side, I think I just did the lash video that we did this morning, and that's it. Everything else is from a different day that I filmed. And then if I go over to my filming queue right here, this is everything that I either didn't wanna film today or I couldn't film today, and I just put it back in the ready to film queue.
So whenever I'm ready to pick back up, I can just, you know, change the status again to filming today for my next batch of content. So that's for Super Boba, and then this is for Vanessa Lau. So first priority, second priority.
And again, said this about, like, two to three times already. I do have a dedicated YouTube video walking through my ClickUp, so watch that after if you haven't already. So let me show you my process for voiceovers.
This one, I already have the script here. And then I go into Descript, which is what I like using. And then I will hit the record button, and I will just do audio only.
I will connect it to my ShureMic, which is right here. So I'll bring this out. And I basically just speak to this while it records, and that's it.
Then I drop the file to my video editor, and then they put b roll and all that stuff on top. And the reason they have b roll is because we have a b roll library with all of our b roll organized in folders. Some I still have to categorize.
So it's really easy for them to just, like, do voice over stuff for me and putting, like, in the b roll themselves because they really have everything they need. A really popular folder is making drinks.
So these are all the b rolls I've ever done of me making a drink and stuff. So it really helps with the voiceover of vlogs or videos like that. We started a functional tea business out of our kitchen after burning out as two, quote, unquote, successful entrepreneurs.
So follow along to watch our journey. Okay. So these are all the videos that Leon's working on.
This is for our paid media, so paid ads with Meta. And there is one video that he really wants me to do a voice over for, so I'm going to do that. This is what happens when you replace your coffee with Super Boba for thirty days.
By day three, by day seven, day 14, day 21, day 30, tap below and experience it for yourself. And that, my friends, was my last video.
Guys, this is so satisfying. There is nothing left. We did it, y'all.
Okay. To finish off, I loaded the SD card from my FX three, and then I'm gonna start putting things into folders so that my video editor or so at least things are organized because if I don't do it now, then I'm gonna forget, and I don't wanna be overwhelmed with all the footage.
So I wanna do it while I still remember.
So what I'm essentially doing is I am loading up all of the b roll in the right folder and making sure the links to each folder is under the project link so that my video editor can easily access and know exactly which video I need to get edited. I still have to give instructions, but I'm just gonna do that on a different day.
And then now I'm also air dropping what is on my iPhone as well and putting them into the correct folders like this, which will then be put into the project links for each content piece. My airdrop was kinda being slow, so I'm also using the frame.io app.
So let's say I will just upload it directly from my phone, which actually is a bit easier.
I think we are all caught up. Okay. So that was a whole day of filming.
I started filming around, like, I wanna say. Now it's about 9PM.
Leon came back from kickboxing. He is making dinner right now, so very late dinner. He's making babe, what are you making?
Salmon. And what else? Rice.
Salmon and rice is what we're having for dinner. I'm gonna shower, but I'm very proud of myself. Got a lot done today.
Still have a few videos left. You know, even though it was a long day today and I brought you guys along, this really only happens maybe like two to three days of the month and the rest of the month, I'm pretty chill. So the fact that, yes, it's 9PM is worth it for me because it's not something that happens often and I get a huge ROI from it.
Again, realize that's how best I work. I'm someone that needs a lot of rest. I need a lot of sleep.
I need a lot of downtime to recharge, and so I rather do sprints like this than do, like, an eight hour day every single day. There's days I don't even work eight hours.
So anyways, let me know if you liked this video. If you want more from me in terms of, like, work with me style videos, vlog style videos where you also get to learn a thing or two about content or running a business.
I love you guys. And let me know in the comment section below if you want an in-depth, like, equipment tour of all the equipment that I use, including vlogging gear, super boba gear, when I travel, what I use, photo cameras, all of that. So let me know if you want that.
Comment equipment if that's what you want, and I will see you in this video next, which will probably be the ClickUp video, so everything in this video will make sense to you. I appreciate you, and I'll see you in a bit.
The Hook
The bait, then the rug-pull.
A day starts with tea, a full ClickUp production schedule, and the goal of shooting roughly a month of content before it ends — what follows is less a tutorial than a live demonstration of what running three cameras, two brands, and a spouse-as-co-producer actually looks like in real time.
Frameworks
Named ideas worth stealing.
00:50model
ClickUp Status Pipeline
Filming Today
Briefing in Progress
Ready to Film
A shared task board where every planned video carries a status she updates the moment its footage is captured, keeping her editor's queue and her own remaining shot list accurate without a verbal check-in.
Steal forany solo creator or small team producing recurring short-form video who needs filming decoupled from editing
06:40concept
Dual-Camera Doubling
Filming the same product moment twice in one setup — once on a cinematic rig for a polished close-up, once on a handheld phone for a more organic in-hand angle — turns a single shoot into two distinct finished videos.
Steal forproduct or drink content where the same action (making, pouring, holding) can support more than one edit style
20:00concept
In-Stock Content Rule
Only film and post content promoting a specific product or flavor when it's confirmed currently in stock, after a prior month's content about an out-of-stock flavor went unusable and would have disappointed customers.
“By day three, by day seven, day 14, day 21, day 30, tap below and experience it for yourself.”
This is voiceover copy she records for her husband's separate paid Meta ad script, not a pitch to her own YouTube audience — it appears in the video only because she's demonstrating her voiceover-recording workflow.
Storyboard
Visual structure at a glance.
hookcold open — production schedule00:00
promisemulti-camera lash-video setup01:59
valuereshuffling the ClickUp schedule mid-day10:12
valuechecklist checkmark — another video down27:43
A creator who burned out on the content hamster wheel rebuilds her filming pipeline around one custom ClickUp status and a shoot order that runs easiest-to-hardest instead of eat-the-frog.
A 1-million-subscriber creator skips the celebration video to sit down with her mentor and explain why the three years after her pivot were the hardest part.
A 17-minute talking-head tutorial walks through turning one recording into a month of clips, posts, and a publishing calendar using Riverside's AI content tools.
Nineteen days into a daily-upload challenge, one creator breaks down the three productivity shifts that doubled his views and leads without adding a single extra hour of work.
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