How to shoot a video with a mobile phone

Abstract: Nowadays, mobile phones are becoming more and more popular, and mobile phone photography has become the norm. Actually, it's very simple to shoot video with a mobile phone. You just need to switch the camera to camera mode, and you can even shoot 4k HD video. Just like photography, what you think before recording a video will determine what your video looks like. As long as you learn the following tips, practical dry goods will teach you to shoot big movies! Mobile phone video shooting skills

First, set a high pixel.

Before shooting, be sure to check the video settings and choose the highest video size, pixel level or resolution level. The rest can be selected automatically. (Note that the mobile phone has the function of shooting 4K video. Unless you are a professional player, it is best not to choose at present. In addition, the battery and memory of the mobile phone must be strong, and don't drop the chain at critical moments.

Second, banner shooting.

If you want your video to be full when you watch it, please keep your mobile phone shooting horizontally. There seems to be no problem shooting video vertically, because the mobile phone is originally a vertical screen, but when you want to play this video in other places or other screens, there will be black edges on both sides of the screen to occupy space, which will affect the viewing experience.

Third, keep it steady when shooting.

Smartphones are relatively small and light, but they can also maintain amazing stability. In the absence of a tripod, Guan can skillfully put his elbow on his body and use the tripod to obtain certain stability. You will find that even if there is still a slight jitter, at least these will not make the audience feel strong bumps.

But if you want to show some moving scenes in the film, but your hands are not suitable for moving, you can move the whole upper body with the camera based on your feet to keep the picture moving smoothly.

Fourth, frame selection.

Looking at the picture on the screen of the mobile phone, you should consider how to view it. According to the size of the picture framed in the picture, the position size is selected, which is generally called Jingbie. Scenery can generally be divided into five types: distant view, panoramic view, middle view, close view and close-up.

1, foreground: panorama. Foresight is the farthest sight in vision, which can show a vast and grand scene and show the space or environmental atmosphere of people's activities.

2. Panorama: The panoramic picture is smaller than the foreground, based on the premise that the whole person can stand in the picture. Used to introduce the environment and show the whole picture of the object.

3. Mid shot: Based on the human body, people above the knee are generally taken, which can reflect the body movements of most people and show the relationship between them.

4. Close-up: Like the human body, it is a kind of scenery that captures the position above the waist of the character. See clearly people's body movements and facial expressions, or some details of objects.

5, close-up: that is, above the shoulder or a part of the human body, some details of a small item or item. It is an enlargement of a tiny part of things.

Tips: shooting stability is the most important. In general, people tend to watch clear pictures whether they are taking videos or photos, unless of course they deliberately do it to create artistic effects. The definition of video is the most important, and the stability of image quality is the key to determine the definition of video. Therefore, in the case of shooting mobile video, try to hold the mobile phone firmly, try to hold your breath when shooting, and then gasp after shooting.

Five, be good at using light

Light is a magical thing, which can be the enemy of disturbing the picture effect when shooting video, and can also make the work icing on the cake. So you need to know how to use the existing light, and know how to use it to be more beneficial to your work. When you are outdoors, try to find a place with even sunshine.

If some parts of the lens look too bright or too dark, try to change the position or find a new angle, and get into the habit, so that you can still achieve your goal and shoot the scene you want.

Please remember that light should serve work.

6. Mixed shot video.

Among videos, videos composed of many short films can often provide more interesting viewing. You can shoot the same scene from multiple angles, including close shot, middle shot and panorama, or you can show it in multiple ways by shooting the same motion state repeatedly. No matter what your shooting theme is, you need to think about what kind of lens you can use to enrich your main pictures and stories.

Seven, manually set the exposure and focus.

Not all smartphones can set parameters, but you can activate the autofocus/autofocus lock function by pressing a certain area of the screen. The most important thing to shoot a video with a mobile phone is the automatic exposure lock function, which can make the mobile phone not change the exposure and focus frequently during shooting.

Especially in indoor scenes with windows, this often happens. So try to lock the exposure, and when you want to shoot an object at close range, manual focusing is the best, and you need to focus the camera's attention on a specific area through manual setting.

Eight, record the audio.

Bad audio will destroy the video. Because mobile phones are only suitable for recording voice-over in quite quiet environment. But that doesn't mean you can rely on it completely. If you want to photograph someone talking, get as close to the sound source as possible to avoid the image of environmental noise. But there is no doubt that the sound recorded by the built-in microphone is difficult to be completely clear and noise-free, so it is necessary to be prepared that the audio is not available in the later video editing.