How does one make original short videos?

The skills for a person to create an original short video include five aspects: selecting equipment, conceiving and writing copy, arranging the scene, shooting, and editing.

1. Choose equipment

If you have just started making short videos and are not very professional yet and want to test the waters first, you can shoot directly with your mobile phone. Moreover, the shooting function of mobile phones is actually very powerful. The works shot by many excellent short video authors are actually just a mobile phone.

2. Concept and writing of copy

Conception is actually to think about what you plan to shoot, and then write a copy, or script. You can write in more detail, including your desired shooting techniques, duration, images, narration, etc. It is actually like writing a short script, except that the script does not need to be too long. After all, the characteristic of short videos is that they need to be short.

3. Arrange the scene

Arrange the scene according to the content you need to shoot, such as setting up a kitchen scene for cooking food, or you can also find a suitable place for shooting. Shoot directly.

4. Shooting

You also need to pay attention to shooting in general. Try to shoot in a place with better light, prevent exposure during shooting, etc. In addition, you need to change the scene and shoot the transition shooting technique. etc. We can buy a stand ourselves and put our mobile phones or cameras on the stand to shoot. Remember to set up our shooting equipment between shots to avoid letting what we want to shoot come out of the picture.

5. Editing

After the shooting is completed, you can edit. When editing, you can also take out the copywriting you have written before for comparison. Edit the content according to the copywriting, and you will It makes the dubbing in the later stage more accurate, and also gives me some ideas for editing.