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Stabilize Your Shots

Lesson 23 from: Video Production Essentials: Create, Edit and Post Online​

Philip Ebiner, Sam Shimizu-Jones, Will Carnahan

Stabilize Your Shots

Lesson 23 from: Video Production Essentials: Create, Edit and Post Online​

Philip Ebiner, Sam Shimizu-Jones, Will Carnahan

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Lesson Info

23. Stabilize Your Shots

Next Lesson: Know Your Lenses

Lessons

Class Trailer

Chapter 1 Introduction

1

Welcome to the Class

02:12
2

What Makes a Great Video

03:17
3

What Type of Video Should You Make

02:47

Chapter 2: Pre-production

4

Come up with a Great Video Ideas

05:05
5

Plan Your Video

03:30
6

The Pre-production Checklist

04:04

Chapter 3 Equipment - Our Suggestions for Getting Started

7

Does Equipment Matter

01:34
8

Our Recommended Cameras

06:00
9

Our Recommended Audio Equipment

04:37
10

Our Recommended Lighting Equipment

01:47
11

Our Recommended Editing Equipment

02:11
12

Our Recommended Drone Equipment

05:35
13

Quiz: Chapter 3

Chapter 4:Cinematography Basics

14

Exposing Your Shots

05:25
15

Compose Your Shots

04:25
16

Filming Yourself

01:09
17

Getting the Right Shot

03:43
18

Choose a Background

02:32
19

My Office Video Setup

02:54
20

Quiz: Chapter 4

Chapter 5: Tips for Shooting with Different Cameras

21

Exposing with DSLR and Mirrorless Cameras

06:31
22

Focus with DSLR and Mirrorless Cameras

02:35
23

Stabilize Your Shots

02:57
24

Know Your Lenses

03:18
25

Shoot with Your Smartphone

05:10
26

Shoot with Your Webcam

05:49
27

Record Great Screencast Videos

04:20
28

Tips for Better Drone Shots

04:06
29

Types of Drone Shots

01:43
30

Quiz: Chapter 5

Chapter 6: Audio Recording and Microphones

31

Choose the Right Microphone for Your Video

03:14
32

Record Better Audio in Any Environment

01:27
33

How to Use a Lavalier Microphone

02:47
34

How to Use a Shotgun Microphone

00:55
35

How to Record Audio with Your Computer

01:27
36

Quiz: Chapter 6

Chapter 7: Video Lighting

37

Why We Light

01:03
38

Use Natural Light

04:14
39

The 3-point Video Lighting Setup

07:26
40

Quiz: Chapter 7

Chapter 8: Editing Better Videos

41

Intro to Editing

02:15
42

The Post-production Process

07:50
43

Craft a Story with Editing

05:21
44

Improve Your Audio with Editing

06:34
45

Find and Add Music

05:12
46

Design Clean and Professional Titles

03:15
47

Increase Video Engagement with Calls to Action

01:29
48

Quiz: Chapter 8

Chapter 9: Get More Views - Publishing Your Video Online

49

Export the Best Quality Video for Online

02:54
50

Tips for Posting Online

05:28
51

Grow Your Youtube Channel

04:41
52

Quiz: Chapter 9

Chapter 10: Case Studies: Real-world Filmmaking

53

Case Study - Corporate Promo Videos with Ghirardelli Chocolate

08:54
54

Case Study - Event Videography with Major Lazer

08:39
55

Case Study - Documentary Films with Phil

14:24
56

Case Study - Shooting By Yourself

15:32
57

Case Study - Wedding Videography

08:37
58

Case Study - Phil's Livestream Setup

04:23

Chapter 11: Conclusion

59

Thank You

00:59

Final Quiz

60

Final Quiz

Lesson Info

Stabilize Your Shots

So another thing you need to start considering when shooting on DSLR cameras is getting a steady shot, it's no longer where in photography you set up, you take one shot and that's it, you're done. You're now having to follow a subject, you're now having to move the camera, you're now having to be able to get that steady shot. For example, our current camera is on a tripod, no one needs to be touching it, it can sit there, it's a nice stable shot and I can sort of sit here, I know where I'm, where, how far I can go and all that type of stuff and keep a good looking image. You can do pans and tilts much more smoother. This is one of my favorite mono pods. You have a head on the top here, so you're still able to tilt and then on the face here you have these little legs that enable you to spin it and get nice painting shots. It's great because it's lightweight, you're able to move around quick with it and especially when you have a small DSLR merely camera on it, you know, you're able to g...

et steadier shot with it. A lot of people starting off, they like to shoot, you know, like this and and this is very, you know, this is how you shoot with one of these cameras after so much time though, if you're working for a long day or if you start walking a lot, you can get some of this up and down shake to it. I mean it's hard to keep this really steady if you're putting on longer lenses it can get hard because you know something like this is so front heavy that it just it can get a little exhausting a pro tip for this though because a lot of times I am shooting handheld is trying to just find a way to make it as stable as possible. You know bringing your elbows into your body can help sort of create a rest against it. Also if you have a strap you're able to have that around your neck and then you have three points of contact. That's really sort of a rule of thumb for getting a steady shot is having three places that you can have tension and stabilize your camera from bringing your elbows onto the table. Can help get steady shot leaning against a wall can help. And a lot of times if you're in a running gun situation you just have to use your surroundings. Maybe use a chair, maybe use a friend's shoulder, you know, whatever it is, you can find different things to stabilize your camera with no what your shot is set up beforehand. Maybe practice it a couple of times and then hit record. So you don't have all this footage of you just shaking around trying to get the shot. I will say also when shooting events, I always like to have some form of stabilization with me it's just it's easier to rest with it And when I'm not shooting I don't have to always be holding it. Really. It's it's all about practicing and then looking at your footage because you can think like, oh yeah, I'm I'm great at this. And then you go look at the footage and you realize that you're maybe, you know, a little little shakier than you expect. So, review your footage. It's a great way to learn what you're actually getting and make you a better filmmaker.

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