Where to shoot a video?
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To date, almost everyoneman has a video camera. All modern phones have opportunities for shooting. However, not everyone knows how and where to shoot a video, so that it turned out to be as high-quality and interesting.
Video shooting in the street
The main advantage of shooting on the street ispresence of natural light. It is recommended to start recording video when the sun is behind the clouds. In such a situation, all objects will be illuminated by soft scattered light. When shooting a video on the street, try to position yourself so that the sun is behind. To protect the lens from sunlight, it is recommended to use a lens hood. If it is not available, you can close the camera from the sun by hand or by any suitable object. However, make sure that their shadows do not hit the subject.
During shooting in the open area, you can use special filters. For example, yellow is suitable for video shooting in winter or summer in sunny weather.
Make sure that the camera is properlythe white balance is set. This parameter compensates for the effect of light sources on color rendering. An incorrectly set white balance on video recordings can not be fixed (unlike a photo).
Videography in an Indoor Environment
Normal lighting is a guarantee of good video shooting. If shooting is carried out in the open sky, then no problems should arise. However, there is often a need to shoot the video indoors. In this situation, you need to take care of good lighting.
Of course, if you do not plan to devoteown life shooting, then the purchase of expensive sets of lighting equipment is not a justified solution. Optimal option will be the purchase of ordinary portable lamps. They must differ in power (in the range from 50 to 1000 W). This guarantees the director additional opportunities, because he can choose the right kind of fixtures.
To illuminate the main video recording objectthe most powerful luminaire is used. As for the other devices, they are used as sources of reverse light (designed to cut off shadows and provide balance for the main luminaire). This will avoid the appearance of shadows from one character to another.
If you shoot a person moving on stage,then you can attach the lighting device to the long pole and hang it over it. If the shooting is done without preparation (for example, in a nightclub, in a restaurant, etc.), then a portable lamp will be quite useful.
On how to take home video, see How to take home video.
