u/Greengreen25

Hi everyone,

I’m trying to figure out the best phone/camera mounting setup for filming drawing videos at my desk.

My setup:

• Desk is 120 cm wide and 1 m deep
• I have a Samsung Odyssey 57-inch ultrawide sitting at the back of the desk
• I draw in a large A2 sketchbook, placed between me and the monitor
• I have basically no space behind the monitor at all, so mounting anything from the back of the desk is not really an option
• I want to film drawing videos, ideally from overhead or slightly front-overhead
• I’m worried about wobble because I’ll be drawing directly on the desk/sketchbook while filming

I already tried a cheap $30-ish floor-standing phone mount from Temu, but it was extremely wobbly. It also didn’t have a proper rotation lock, and one time it started rotating by itself and almost hit/damaged my huge monitor, so I’m definitely trying to avoid that kind of flimsy setup again.

What would you recommend for this situation?

Would a higher-quality floor-standing overhead boom stand be the best solution, or is there some kind of stable desk clamp/side mount that could work without using the back of the desk?

Also, are there any fancier webcams or cameras with “desk view” / overhead view features that could work for drawing videos, instead of using a phone on a boom arm?

I’d love recommendations for specific types of mounts, brands, webcam/camera options, or setups that are stable enough for art filming and won’t wobble or swing into my monitor.

Thanks!

Hi everyone,

I’m trying to figure out the best phone/camera mounting setup for filming drawing videos at my desk.

My setup:

• Desk is 120 cm wide and 1 m deep
• I have a Samsung Odyssey 57-inch ultrawide sitting at the back of the desk
• I draw in a large A2 sketchbook, placed between me and the monitor
• I have basically no space behind the monitor at all, so mounting anything from the back of the desk is not really an option
• I want to film drawing videos, ideally from overhead or slightly front-overhead
• I’m worried about wobble because I’ll be drawing directly on the desk/sketchbook while filming

I already tried a cheap $30-ish floor-standing phone mount from Temu, but it was extremely wobbly. It also didn’t have a proper rotation lock, and one time it started rotating by itself and almost hit/damaged my huge monitor, so I’m definitely trying to avoid that kind of flimsy setup again.

What would you recommend for this situation?

Would a higher-quality floor-standing overhead boom stand be the best solution, or is there some kind of stable desk clamp/side mount that could work without using the back of the desk?

Also, are there any fancier webcams or cameras with “desk view” / overhead view features that could work for drawing videos, instead of using a phone on a boom arm?

I’d love recommendations for specific types of mounts, brands, webcam/camera options, or setups that are stable enough for art filming and won’t wobble or swing into my monitor.

Thanks!