Tips for Recording better Videos Using Smartphone
Recording video has never been so easy and uncomplicated. Almost all of us have a powerful video camera in the pocket: a smartphone. With a slight practice and knowledge of a few key tips, even you can start recording great shots or even record a film or documentary using your smartphone. To record a good video you should know some video recording tips and tricks. lets find out some major aspects of videography techniques from you smartphone.
Therefore, in an effort to help you capture whatever you want in the best way thinkable. Though some of the tips might seem recognizable, following all of them should result in amazing videos every time.
Audio:
Audio is the soul of the video. If the audio is not clear or it’s noisy your video will die automatically.
If you are recording inside a room, ensure to switch off all gazettes which create noise like a fan, AC, Refrigerator, TV, Radio, etc. Close all doors and windows so as to seal outside noise. Ensure that no outside noise is reaching the mic of your mobile.
Tips for recording good videos with your smartphone
Landscape:
Nothing ruins great shots like having two black upright bars along both sides of your video. To avoid this unprofessional mistake, make sure to use landscape positioning and not portrait positioning while recording.
Landscape make your recording seem more visually pleasing in general, it’ll also make it more enjoyable to watch when viewed on a widescreen or laptop. Additionally, you’ll capture more in the actual video.
Remember: never hold your phone vertically while recording, unless you really like or want those vertical black bars on the left and right and a small-sized video in between. (Unless if you’re recording purely for Instagram Stories etc.).
Framing:
If you are recording in the proper orientation means in landscape mode, completely fill the frame with your subject. If you are in a webinar or zoom meeting ensure your head touches the upper frame.
Zoom:
Nothing can be worse than digital zoom – just ask any professional photographer. Smartphones unluckily have only digital zooms, which are just software tricks that’ll make your subject appear closer but not without copious amounts of pixilation.
As smartphones do not have a physical zoom, you’ll need to get closer to your subject or use an accessory. In general, you should always get as close as you can, (but not so close to making the skin pores visible) especially for tight shots on faces.
Flash:
We have all seen those videos where the subject has yellow skin and red devilish eyes combined with super dark backgrounds. The criminal? Well, yes, it’s the photographer…but it’s also the flash.
Smartphones come fitted out with LED lights that are too bright and can easily twist the color temperature of photos. Also, the video will often still come out poorly lit in the end. If you want to record a photo at night, you’ll have to find another light source.
Become creative with available lights such as a normal led bulb or a tube light. These lights can add a little bit of needed glimmering while also jazzing up your video with color.
Backlighting:
This is something else you should keep in mind when thinking about flash and lighting in general, avoid backlit-settings.
Your eyes may be able to see people and their faces when they’re backlit, but your phone camera usually can’t. It will produce the recording with a bright light haloing a dark figure. The figure will also lose clarity. So avoid all bright lights in front of the camera, could it be a window or LED, a tube light or any other source of light.
Light Source:
The light source should be behind the camera, preferably filtered light should come as a reflection from the top, maybe from the ceiling or umbrella if you have. Best Video results are seen during morning hours between 7.00 to 9.00. Don’t take videos in direct sunlight, use some shade on the camera and on the subject.
Avoid Very close, Close-ups:
Close-ups are good, to the extent they don’t highlight the skin pores. Avoid going too close to the subject, especially if that is a human being.
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