Video help, tips, and techniques (2024)

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Video help, tips, and techniques? ›

For optimal video quality, buy an external camera instead of using your computer's webcam. Look for a camera that can record in 4K, since 4K videos have four times as many pixels compared to HD videos and can capture sharper images.

For optimal video quality, buy an external camera instead of using your computer's webcam. Look for a camera that can record in 4K, since 4K videos have four times as many pixels compared to HD videos and can capture sharper images.

Colors, like dark red, teal, sapphire blue, emerald green, and coral, pop on the screen and look great with all the skin tones. High-contrast colors, such as all-black and all-white, are super harsh on the camera and pose some technical problems.

What is the 3 second rule in videography? ›

It's a game-changing rule that I follow on nearly every shoot. The rule is this: the shooter (cinematographer, camera op, etc.) captures golden footage that lasts for at least three seconds. This is three seconds of uninterrupted, smooth, usable beauty.