How to make a good video?

I would like to introduce a few tips to you, some of which are summarized by myself and some of which are stolen from others. These tips can help you to improve the quality of shooting video more or less.

Details are as follows:

1. Shoot horizontally, not vertically.

If you want others to watch your video at full size on the monitor or TV screen, remember to shoot your smartphone horizontally, not vertically.

Of course, it's no problem to watch the video shot vertically on the smartphone screen, but a large monitor or TV can't be placed horizontally or vertically like a mobile phone, so if you want to release your video through other output devices, it's best to put your smartphone horizontally when shooting.

Hold your hand and don't move.

Compared with digital cameras, smart phones are small and light, which means they can be held stably and conveniently. The key is to hold the mobile phone with both hands and extend your arms to help, so that your body will be stable and will not shake.

Of course, this can't completely stop the photographer from moving slightly, but at least in the video, others won't see the sudden vibration.

Here, Bian Xiao will introduce you to a small way to put your elbows on your sides. When the subject moves, you move your whole body instead of your mobile phone, so the video will be more stable.

3. Use the grid function

Not only professional photographers can shoot wonderful video clips, but so can you. In fact, those photos or videos that leave a deep impression on us often adopt a special method to focus the audience's eyes on a certain scene.

What Bian Xiao wants to recommend to you today is the three-point composition method. This concept is called grid on smart phones. If you have this function on your mobile phone, be sure to turn it on before shooting video.

Use ambient light

Nothing is more beautiful than light, but when taking pictures and videos, light can be a friend or an enemy.

To make a high-quality video, we must first figure out how to use light and turn it into an advantage. For example, shooting a video outdoors must be done in a scene with uniform sunshine.

If you find that some parts of the lens are too bright or too dark, look at it from a different position and angle. In short, you should use light and don't let it ruin your work.

5. Change the scene and angle

Even if your original intention is to shoot a video, changing the background without losing time will make your video much more vivid. Of course, you can also choose to add or replace some props in the same scene. These small details often bring unexpected results.

Before shooting a video, think about your own theme, and then think about where else you can shoot under this theme. You can zoom in at a distance, zoom out at a close distance, and even shoot sideways to avoid the video being too monotonous.

You will find that if you shoot from different angles, the video will look better.

6. Set exposure and focus manually

Not all smartphones have this feature, but if they do, please use it.

AE/AF lock function can be activated by pressing and holding a certain area on the screen at will. For smart phones, AE (automatic exposure) locking is more important, because no one wants the phone to constantly change the exposure when shooting. If you plan to shoot around the room, it is even more important to lock the automatic exposure.

As for manual focus control, it is very practical for people who plan to approach the subject from far and near, because you need the camera to focus on a certain area.

7. If the sound effect is not ideal, it is better to delete it.

Poor sound processing may ruin an excellent video. Even if your smartphone has voice-over function when you are hungry, it may not be 100% reliable.

If you want a voice to appear in the video, such as someone's speech, the closer you are to the speaker when shooting, the better, so as to ensure that his voice is still clear and audible under environmental noise.

If you have realized that the environmental noise is too loud when shooting, it is better to delete the sound effects after shooting.

8. Appropriate purchase of accessories

The skills that Bian Xiao just introduced can only be completed by the smartphone itself. But once in a while, you can also ask for the help of accessories, which can turn smart phones into video makers.

Of course, buying accessories means spending money. So we have to figure out our goals first. If you want better still shooting effect, a smartphone tripod or stabilizer is a good choice. If you find that audio has seriously affected your video quality, you can look at products such as Rode SmartLav microphone.

9. Be prepared in advance

Everyone wants to shoot a high-quality video, but before shooting, we must be prepared, including checking whether the memory and power are enough. You don't want to shoot a satisfactory video and find that the memory is full and the video can't be saved at all.

Smartphones don't have zoom lenses, and digital zoom will reduce the image quality. So before shooting, you have to find a good location, not only with good light, good environment and low noise, but also close enough to the subject to fill the picture.

10. Editing and sharing videos

Obviously, if the video you shot is not watched, evaluated or fed back, then you don't know whether it is good or bad. Don't need too many events, just simply trim, remove a few bad fragments, and reorder.

Some editing steps can be completed on the mobile phone, while others require video editing software. There are many free video editing tools in the app store, which can help you improve the quality of food.

Most importantly, if you like making videos, don't give up and boldly share your work with others.