Reddit reviews Joby JB01325 GripTight GorillaPod Stand for Large Phones – This Smartphone Stand and Tripod Will Provide You a Multitude of Solutions

Glad you figured out what's going wrong! :)

Also, I can't echo your conclusion enough: stringent critiquing of video of yourself is an AWESOME way to practice. There's a couple sizes of smartphone-sized Gorillapods (small and large) that make this super easy to do.

There's a common saying amongst photographers that the best camera is "the one you have with you". For that reason, get yourself one of those $20-30 little flexible tripods with the spring-loaded holster to hold a smartphone. Link: https://www.amazon.com/Joby-JB01325-GripTight-GorillaPod-Phones/dp/B00M9C9EVS/.

Bring that with you everywhere and film sets constantly. Don't wait for when you're "running your set". If there's a crowd, decent lighting, and a place to set your phone up, the recording you get off your phone will easily be good enough for submissions. If you record all the time, you're also more likely to catch those "lightning-in-a-bottle" sets. It's not high enough quality for immediate release on Netflix, but unless your phone is beyond garbage, you'll have something a booker can look at, review, and get a decent sense of your act without getting distracted by low quality.

https://www.amazon.com/GripTight-GorillaPod-Stand-Large-Phones/dp/B00M9C9EVS

> All you need are a phone, a laptop, a camera, a reliable credit card, and two, preferably 3 days of clothes (which may amount to three days of underthings, 1 pair of pants, 1 pair of shorts (night/laundry days), and 3 t-shirts (plus ATGATT).

I highly recommend a USB battery pack; this one is serving me fantastically well for travel, and just in general (no need for long charging cables, you're no longer tethered to the wall when charging). It should supply enough power to run a dashcam all day, too, if you don't want to bother with wiring in a USB power outlet on your bike.

Unless you're really into photography, good phones these days have such good cameras that I wouldn't even bother with a separate camera, other than a dashcam. A camera is just one more expensive thing you need to keep track of (and charge). Might spring for a GorillaPod, though, and a portable external hard drive to archive dashcam footage (which adds up quickly).

I'd bring more like 5 days of clothes; weather changes, and on a long trip, you might want to go out for a nice dinner or something now and then. And you don't want to be doing laundry all that frequently if you can help it, especially if the place you're staying doesn't have laundry facilities on-site. Definitely include a wool base layer and socks. A travel hair dryer can also be handy in case you need to dry out boots and socks, plus just as a hair dryer if you have long hair.

This is going by my experience on a 7-day motorcycle trip in the South Island of New Zealand.

OP, I'm very sorry for your loss. I wish you the best on your trip, though!

I have this one, works great for my Galaxy S7.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00M9C9EVS/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Hm, the thing is i dont want any of the video shots to have slants or anything in them. I want some good stabilized video shots, was looking into this..

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00M9C9EVS/ref=s9_acsd_al_bw_c_x_2_w

Joby make some pretty cool tripods and I think you can get phone holders for them.

Like this: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Joby-GripTight-GorillaPod-Stand-Smartphones/dp/B00M9C9EVS?th=1

Used to have the same problem, but got one of these:
https://www.amazon.com/Joby-JB01325-GripTight-GorillaPod-Phones/dp/B00M9C9EVS/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?keywords=joby%2Btripod%2Bphone&qid=1571104283&sr=8-5&th=1&psc=1

If you have a newish smartphone, it probably takes great video. I take a 60fps video then pick a stillframe, works great

https://www.amazon.com/Joby-JB01325-GripTight-GorillaPod-Phones/dp/B00M9C9EVS