It was already several weeks now when we were tasked to produce a script about ourselves, which we will use in our video. Yet, before we head on to that, let me first share about the settings and whatnots “behind the scene”.
The process of not just pointing and shooting does not apply only in photography, but also in filming or recording videos. Let’s start on the pre-process. You should initially have the idea of what kind of feel you want your video to have. Do you want it to be cinematic? Set it in 24 (for slow motion) to 30 fps (frames per second) (also applicable if you wish to upload it online). Are you broadcasting? Use 50 fps. For fast motion videos set it at 60 fps.
The type of memory card you use also plays a role in this. It varies in CF cards (Compact Flash cards), SD cards (Secure Digital cards), and in SDHC cards (Secure Digital High Capacity cards). Your memory cards should be in class 10 and with at least 16GB storage. Actually, there were techniques we got from the discussion and the screening of the videos the next meeting. First, when you are buying memory cards, be sure to try shooting for 2-3 minutes if it did not reach the said duration then it will not work properly for video recording. Second, consider what clothes to wear especially when you’re in a studio. The lights on your side will make the colors reflect on the background and on the video itself. Shooting in the open area would make it easier in terms of lighting because sunlight is already in warm tone. All natural colors will appear on the video.
If you’ll wear attires with dark shades direct a light on your body so it wouldn’t make your complexion look odd and dark as much. On the actual shooting as well, make sure to put an allowance of few seconds at both start and end of a single scene so it would not be ‘bumpy’, and won’t appear like an “original video with a pirated audio” like what Sir said, when you edit it. I was doing this technique ever since I started to edit videos, yet, I wasn’t able to follow this time because I was strictly following the 1minute maximum time limit. Anyway, another tip is, follow the 80/20 rule. It is really a business term. In this case, when you are doing the video face at the front by 80% and the rest 20% you’ll be facing the different other angles. Lastly, make a separate recording of the audio so that when you’re editing you can mute the video audio and replace it with the clearer version.
Going back to our application, my immediate decision was to write a short script about me as a beginner in photography. It was not merely the settings and formats of the video to consider. But, the lighting, the wardrobe, as well as how we executed ourselves in the video and whole lot of other things. I learned these when my video was done and upload ready.
What you will need on the actual shooting are the following:
1. Script (idiot boards if necessary)
2. Studio/site perfect for you to shoot
3. Camera
4. Tripod
5. Light (if you’re indoors/studio)
6. Reflectors
7. Video-head (for tripod)
8. Microphone (boom microphone is more suitable)
Others might already know that I’m a person always behind the scene and only sometimes on it. Therefore, the outcome of my video was unsurprisingly epic.
I will let you be the judge if it is good epic, bad epic or just acceptable. If you’re curious, please might as well look it up on Youtube, type in 'As a Beginner in Photography.'
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