Tips to help you create better videos
1. Eye Candy.
Think about some of your favorite videos, ask yourself, what interesting shots and b-roll need to be captured to make your video entertaining to watch.
2. Good Lighting.
The main difference between amateur and professional videos is the quality of the lighting. Poor lighting creates graininess and poor quality videos too. (*Hint* In most studios, the lights and the cameras can be adjusted up and down to get the correct amount of light.)
For your home studio make use of fluorescent light bulbs. These bulbs produce a nice soft light with no harsh shadows. You can buy fluorescent light kits or you can save a lot of money and make your own fluorescent light box. It is best to use a three point lighting system which is fairly standard in most studios.
3. Tripod.
Use a tripod for shake free shooting. Tripods come in all sizes and quality. Most camcorders used today are only small and weigh very little so there is no need to buy a tripod to suit a heavy professional video camera.
4. Microphone.
The built in microphone on your camcorder is not the best to use if you can avoid it. Buy a directional one that can be mounted on top of your camcorder. Otherwise mount the microphone on a boom or support just out of view of the camcorder but close to the subject. Another option is to use a microphone that clips onto your lapel and as used by newsreaders on television. These are very effective and can be purchased for less than $50. No need to buy a wireless unit, but you need enough cable to run from the camcorder remote microphone, up the inside of your shirt and to your lapel. Bear in mind that you will normally be seated within six feet of the camcorder so the microphone should have plenty of cable.
5. Avoid Zooming and Panning.
Avoid zooming in and out and panning from side to side as much as possible. It is recommended that you set the zoom prior to recording.
6. Pre-Roll and Post-Roll.
Allow a few extra seconds after starting and before stopping the camcorder and the actual start and finish of the action you want to record. This allows for better editing once the shooting is over. Not allowing for the pre-roll and post-roll can make editing difficult. If you are filming yourself then start the camcorder recording with the remote control, wait six seconds before you start talking and at the end let the camcorder run an extra six seconds before stopping. This will give you plenty of time when editing.
7. Remember It is A Small Screen.
When shooting videos to add to your web site, normally the player will be 320 x 240 so avoid wide scenes, keep it close to see the detail. If you are filming yourself talking, you should be within six feet of the camera and preferably from the waist up. Keep the content simple and uncomplicated, do not have much happening in the video and keep it quiet-on-the-set.
8. Think Like a Photographer.
When shooting a video, do it like a photographer taking individual shots. Plan your video shoot, record for a short while from one position then stop recording, reposition the camera or yourself then shoot again. This will reduce excessive camera movement in your video.
Using these tips will ensure that you can shoot and produce quality website videos of a better quality than most people. Remember, practice makes perfect and soon you will be getting great results on the first take.
9. Look at the Details.
Sometimes, you are so focused on your subject that you do not notice the surrounding elements of the scene. Only later, when you are reviewing the footage do you notice an unsightly trash can in the background or a tree sticking out of your subjects head.
I like to scan the video screen carefully before shooting to make sure there is nothing in the shot that I may have overlooked. You may be surprised what you find!
Use our search feature, at the top of the page, to find videos about your favorite topics. There are tons of videos, for example, type in "Bikini contest", "Body building", "Guitar lesson", or "How to (anything)". Search for "Commercial", you will see cool ads and funny commercials. Notice the video techniques used to capture each video, you may very well find many helpful tips and tricks to use as well as many techniques to avoid when making your own videos... have fun.
Perhaps your AidAndrew account was canceled? Why would that be?
You want to talk about all the jewish atrocities and blame the jews for all the OTHER atrocities... BUT unwilling to admit the atrocities of THE CHURCH you claim to love so much. The Church destroyed entire civilizations, and practiced institutionalized murder, envy, greed, and theft. Hypocrite
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Same shyte, different name, still stinks.
The Church you claim to love,[ which I honestly doubt... you are hiding behind your beliefs, not embracing them] has performed every atrocity you place at the feet of the Jewish people... and so many more. The Jews did not eliminate the civilizations of the New World. Nor did they kill tens of m
illions of Indians. The Church condone the above actions and took their slice of the pie in treasure. The Church is responsible Hypocrite.
Created 4 million+ Refugees
Holds World's record for UN Violations at 69+
Killed more innocent civilians per capita than any other country 50,000+
Has Imprisoned more civilians per cap 250,000+ , Has rendered more civilians Handicapped per cap 50,000+ Demolished more homes than any other country 60,000+ Outlawed marriage to Non-Jews, Destroyed 350 Christian Churches & Mosques
6 Wars in 60 years
254 km of Apartheid Wall, 562 Check Points
Has Ethnically cleansed 500+ villages
YNET News, Sever Plocker Stalin's Jews "Genrikh Yagoda," greatest Jewish murderer of the 20th Century, GPU's Founder and Commander of the NKVD. Yagoda responsible for the deaths of 20 million+ 1917, Lenin signed a decree for the establishment Combating Counter-Revolution, aka Cheka. Cheka becam
e GPU, NKVD, KGB Cheka responsible for 20 million+ deaths, collectivization hunger, & mass death at Gulags.
Same shyte, different name, still stinks.
The Church you claim to love,[ which I honestly doubt... you are hiding behind your beliefs, not embracing them] has performed every atrocity you place at the feet of the Jewish people... and so many more. The Jews did not eliminate the civilizations of the New World. Nor did they kill tens of mi
llions of Indians. The Church condone the above actions and took their slice of the pie in treasure. The Church is responsible Hypocrite.
Same shyte, different name, still stinks.
The Church you claim to love,[ which I honestly doubt... you are hiding behind your beliefs, not embracing them] has performed every atrocity you place at the feet of the Jewish people... and so many more. The Jews did not eliminate the civilizations of the New World. Nor did they kill tens of mi
llions of Indians. The Church condone the above actions and took their slice of the pie in treasure. The Church is responsible Hypocrite.
Why did you change your name? Inquiring minds would like to know. Not really. But it would be interesting to see what a Minion of Satan would say about why he is hiding his identity, since a servant of the True Lord would NEVER hide his identity or intentions. After all, is that not the ulimat
e distinction between light and darkness? the willingness to lie? You are a willing agent of Darkness. Hypocrite.
The Catholic CHurch had 0 power, none, zip, nada The ethnic cleansing of the American Indians, which I deplore & Denounce, was perpetrated under Protestant Leadership
JFK was the 1st Catholic US President
He was assasinated by Israeli Mossad & CIA as he opposed Nukes for IsraHell, worked to Abolish Fed & De-escalate Nam
Protestants also defended US Slavery Quoting & Defending it with Scripture, which the Vatican Condemned
October 3, 2001, I.A.P. News reported to Israel Radio (in Hebrew) Kol Yisrael Israeli PM Ariel Sharon and his foreign Minister Shimon Peres. Peres warned Sharon that refusing to heed incessant American requests for a cease-fire with the Palestinians would endanger Israeli interests and "turn
the US against us.
I was talking about the ethnic cleansing of Central and South America, Dumbass.
You are a racist. But your church practiced racial cleansing on a level even your made up atrocities dont match. And they took their share of the GOLD and TREASURE. Thus, the church is legally, morally and ethically responsible for the rape, murder and destruction committed in the New World, AF
TER The Pope GAVE it to Spain and Portugal. Hypocrite.
Why did you change your name? Inquiring minds would like to know. Not really. But it would be interesting to see what a Minion of Satan would say about why he is hiding his identity, since a servant of the True Lord would NEVER hide his identity or intentions. After all, is that not the ulimat
e distinction between light and darkness? the willingness to lie? You are a willing agent of Darkness. Hypocrite.
Same shyte, different name, still stinks.
The Church you claim to love,[ which I honestly doubt... you are hiding behind your beliefs, not embracing them] has performed every atrocity you place at the feet of the Jewish people... and so many more. The Jews did not eliminate the civilizations of the New World. Nor did they kill tens of mi
llions of Indians. The Church condone the above actions and took their slice of the pie in treasure. The Church is responsible Hypocrite.
Why did you change your name? Inquiring minds would like to know. Not really. But it would be interesting to see what a Minion of Satan would say about why he is hiding his identity, since a servant of the True Lord would NEVER hide his identity or intentions. After all, is that not the ulimat
e distinction between light and darkness? the willingness to lie? You are a willing agent of Darkness. Hypocrite.
Your friend DDMiller4 admits the Holocaust occurred, killing MILLIONS of Jews, although he did put the emphasis on the MILLIONS of Catholics that died also.
DDMILLER4 is a "traditional catholic", not believing in the sanctity of the decisions of Vatican II. Only listens to mass in Latin. etc.
So, one of your own, a 'traditional catholic' has called you a liar. You are fast running out of anyone to talk to, except those that believe EXACTLY as you do. Hypocrite.
There is a guy that shows up every month or two and starts spouting anti-jewish rhetoric.
He thinks every bad thing that has ever happened in the history of the world is the fault of the jewish people.
He used to be called AidAndrew. For some reason he wont share, he is now called TradCath123. I think his previous account got suspended, but I have no proof of that. Maybe too many people had blocked him Either way, everytime he starts this crap, I reply. Sorry if it offends
-Professor Norman Finklestein, son of Holocaust Survivors
"In recent years, the Holocaust industry has become an outright extortion racket." In what has become a mantra of the Holocaust restitution racket, this constituted "the Greatest Robbery in the history of mankind." -Rabbi Arthur Hertzberg