Tips For Creating Better Videos
- 1. Simple Hacks to Make Your Videos and Photos Better
- 2. Why is this important?Educators as story tellers.We have great stories but don’t work hard enough to tell them effectively.Reaching the heart of the learner.Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men. Colossians 3:23-24
- 3. StoryStory is king!Almost every video tells some kind of a story. Focus on your story first.Use storyboardsAs you are going through production of your video keep asking yourself, “how does this help tell the story.”
- 4. Three Key ElementsAudioLightingEditing*We are not going to look at any of these elements exhaustively.
- 5. AudioA movie that sounds good will look betterTry to get your mic as close to the speaker as possible.Make every effort to use external mics if possible.A lapel mic costs about $30
- 6. AudioMonitor your sound input if possible, if not, play back the video with your eyes closed.Use background music to build emotion but don’t let it overpower. Music should always support the story. http://vimeo.com/forums/topic:15630#comment_1723756
- 7. LightingGood lighting can make a mediocre camera look good.Use light that you can controlThree point lighting http://www.mediacollege.com/lighting/three-point/simulator.htmlMore light is going to make your video look better
- 8. Example of an image without enough light
- 9. Lighting for still camerasAgain, more light the better.I prefer not to use flash unless it is needed.Bounce your flash
- 12. Editing VideoToolsWindows Movie MakeriMovieAdobe Premiere Elements or Final Cut ExpressTipsMake your cuts shorter. (Longer is not better)Don’t use fancy transitions.Make sure that you edit angles, sound and zoom in camera not in post.If you utilize still photos give them motion. (ken burns effect) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNTiyRDhlRY
- 13. Editing PhotosToolsGimpPicasa 3TipsTake good photos (there is only so much you can fix)Use a histogram to adjust lighting
- 14. Random Tips.Megapixels aren’t everythingAnd zoom isn’t eitherHD is the future but you can do great things with SDPractice, practice and practice some moreUtilize online communities.