Stabilize Your Shots
Lesson 23 from: Video Production Essentials: Create, Edit and Post OnlinePhilip Ebiner, Sam Shimizu-Jones, Will Carnahan
Stabilize Your Shots
Lesson 23 from: Video Production Essentials: Create, Edit and Post OnlinePhilip Ebiner, Sam Shimizu-Jones, Will Carnahan
Lessons
Chapter 1 Introduction
1Welcome to the Class
02:12 2What Makes a Great Video
03:17 3What Type of Video Should You Make
02:47Chapter 2: Pre-production
4Come up with a Great Video Ideas
05:05 5Plan Your Video
03:30 6The Pre-production Checklist
04:04Chapter 3 Equipment - Our Suggestions for Getting Started
7Does Equipment Matter
01:34 8Our Recommended Cameras
06:00 9Our Recommended Audio Equipment
04:37 10Our Recommended Lighting Equipment
01:47 11Our Recommended Editing Equipment
02:11 12Our Recommended Drone Equipment
05:35 13Quiz: Chapter 3
Chapter 4:Cinematography Basics
14Exposing Your Shots
05:25 15Compose Your Shots
04:25 16Filming Yourself
01:09 17Getting the Right Shot
03:43 18Choose a Background
02:32 19My Office Video Setup
02:54 20Quiz: Chapter 4
Chapter 5: Tips for Shooting with Different Cameras
21Exposing with DSLR and Mirrorless Cameras
06:31 22Focus with DSLR and Mirrorless Cameras
02:35 23Stabilize Your Shots
02:57 24Know Your Lenses
03:18 25Shoot with Your Smartphone
05:10 26Shoot with Your Webcam
05:49 27Record Great Screencast Videos
04:20 28Tips for Better Drone Shots
04:06 29Types of Drone Shots
01:43 30Quiz: Chapter 5
Chapter 6: Audio Recording and Microphones
31Choose the Right Microphone for Your Video
03:14 32Record Better Audio in Any Environment
01:27 33How to Use a Lavalier Microphone
02:47 34How to Use a Shotgun Microphone
00:55 35How to Record Audio with Your Computer
01:27 36Quiz: Chapter 6
Chapter 7: Video Lighting
37Why We Light
01:03 38Use Natural Light
04:14 39The 3-point Video Lighting Setup
07:26 40Quiz: Chapter 7
Chapter 8: Editing Better Videos
41Intro to Editing
02:15 42The Post-production Process
07:50 43Craft a Story with Editing
05:21 44Improve Your Audio with Editing
06:34 45Find and Add Music
05:12 46Design Clean and Professional Titles
03:15 47Increase Video Engagement with Calls to Action
01:29 48Quiz: Chapter 8
Chapter 9: Get More Views - Publishing Your Video Online
49Export the Best Quality Video for Online
02:54 50Tips for Posting Online
05:28 51Grow Your Youtube Channel
04:41 52Quiz: Chapter 9
Chapter 10: Case Studies: Real-world Filmmaking
53Case Study - Corporate Promo Videos with Ghirardelli Chocolate
08:54 54Case Study - Event Videography with Major Lazer
08:39 55Case Study - Documentary Films with Phil
14:24 56Case Study - Shooting By Yourself
15:32 57Case Study - Wedding Videography
08:37 58Case Study - Phil's Livestream Setup
04:23Chapter 11: Conclusion
59Thank You
00:59Final Quiz
60Final 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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