Mother's Day: Interview your mom, and record it for posterity on your phone

Mother's Day: Interview your mom, and record it for posterity on your phone

LOS ANGELES — This Mother's Day, do yourself and your family a favor and schedule an interview with your mother.
I do it every year. We've spent hours for the family archive talking about her early days growing up in Indianapolis, her late in life vocation of making how-to-knit videos for YouTube and have even gone live on Facebook a few times (including a recent outing from the Hermosa Beach California Pier).
So not a day goes by that people don't ask me, "What kind of camera should I buy to interview Mom?" or "what kind of accessories do I need?"

We're here to help! The good news is, you don't need an expensive camera, because you have a great one in your pocket: the smartphone. And I can get you with the accessories you need for under $100.
Up for the challenge? Great.

So now you’re ready to sit down with mom and record video stories for Mother’s Day. Hopefully, it didn't take too much persuading — tell your mom she's beautiful (she is!) and that it's important. Family history, and all that.

These quick and easy steps will dramatically improve the sound and video quality, making your video a keeper to hand down from generation to generation.