[Ep 5] Robbie Cumming (YouTuber & BBC Canal Boat Diaries)

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On The Fly with Jon Gill

Jon Gill

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Everything in my working life has been 'on the fly' – I've been winging it for the last 30-odd years... but creatively..! This podcast focusses on people who make things… which is pretty broad I know… but, in particular, I’ve been fortunate to speak to people who make things that inspire me and fire me up to be creative… ...whose process I’m curious about, who stand out from the crowd and who, I know, can teach me a lot. Hopefully there's something in it for you too ;)

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[Ep 5] Robbie Cumming (YouTuber & BBC Canal Boat Diaries)

On The Fly with Jon Gill

57 minutes 34 seconds

5 years ago

[Ep 5] Robbie Cumming (YouTuber & BBC Canal Boat Diaries)

Hey, this is On The Fly with Jon Gill...

where I speak to Inspiring, creative, inventive people pushing the boundaries of creativity and technology.

This is episode 5 with English YouTuber Robbie Cumming!

Robbie has been documenting his narrowboat life on the canals of the UK for several years. He captures everything on his mobile phone and edits on a tablet and posts to YouTube where he currently has just over 17,000 subscribers.

YouTube and Canal Boat Diaries (BBC)

About a year ago he was approached by BBC Four to adapt his YouTube format into a short series of TV episodes. Subsequently five episodes of Canal Boat Diaries were broadcast in October 2019. Series two is currently filming under lockdown conditions.

Amazingly Robbie is using the same mobile approach with some additional GoPro and drone footage from the BBC side of production.

We talk about his process and what this means for the future of TV and mobile content creators.

Song of the episode

Easy! Room To Roam by the Water Boys (from 1990 fact fans, which means I've final broken the cycle of hits from the 1970s by two decades!)
Here's a great version recorded live with an orchestra in Huntley, Scotland.

Conveniently, to find Robbie, his videos, BBC page, music, clothing, social media and Patreon page, you need only one link: www.robbiecumming.com

Robbie's recommendation is "ETTV" on Youtube... mesmerising!

Apps

Robbie uses a couple of apps – you may be familiar with them by now... but here's the links anyway:

Filming: ProCamera (iOS only)
Editing: Luma Fusion (iOS only)

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Thanks so much for downloading and listening – please share, subscribe, comment, review, etc – all most welcome and greatly appreciated.

I use phones and tablets to capture, edit and share my short films and I can help you to do the same…

I run learning sessions for all ages – anyone wanting to use video to tell their own story.

Like most educators just now I’m trying to inspire people via Zoom from my spare room. But I love it.

So if you’d like to learn more about telling your story using a mobile then please get in touch.

And remember, that this 'pod' was #MadeOnAMobile

Twitter: @OnTheSuperFly
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Web: www.MadeOnAMobile.co.uk

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