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[MUSIC]
OH, HEY, WHAT'S UP?
I'M STEVEN DAVIS FROM GETTIN' GROWN TV.
DO YOU WANT TO SHOOT VIDEOS LIKE A PRO?
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH
GREAT. WHETHER YOU'RE USING A BIG, PROFESSIONAL CAMERA
OR A SMALL CAMERA-PHONE.
DONÕT WORRY. HERE'S 10 EASY TIPS AND IÕLL MAKE SURE YOUÕLL BE
SHOOTING VIDEO LIKE A CHAMP IN NO TIME.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
[MUSIC]
ALRIGHT. SINCE YOU'RE SHOOTING VIDEO FOR A TELEVISION OR A
COMPUTER SCREEN, YOU WANT TO HOLD YOUR CAMERA SO THAT IT
LOOKS LIKE A TELEVISION OR COMPUTER SCREEN.
CAUSE IF YOU HOLD THE CAMERA LIKE THIS
IT MIGHT WORK FOR TAKING PICTURES, BUT IT WON'T LOOK GOOD FOR
TAKING VIDEO.
IF YOU HOLD YOUR CAMERA ON ITS SIDE THE PICTURE WILL HAVE TO BE
TIPPED ON ITS SIDE TOO
WHY AM I? HEY, HOLD ON, HOLD ON, HOLD ON. HEY WAIT A MINUTE.
STOP, STOP, STOP.
[BUZZ]
OR THERE WILL BE BLANK SPACES ON THE SIDES OF THE SCREEN
AND THAT NEVER LOOKS GOOD.
[BOOOOO]
MAKE SURE YOU HOLD YOUR CAMERA SO THAT IT LOOKS LIKE A
TELEVISION OR COMPUTER SCREEN.
THERE YOU GO, MUCH BETTER
[DING]
[MUSIC]
TRY TO KEEP THE CAMERA AS STEADY AS POSSIBLE
AVOID MOVING AROUND TOO MUCH.
CAUSE IF YOU DO
THE VIDEO WILL BE HARD TO WATCH AND EVEN HARDER TO STOMACH.
BELIEVE ME.
[GULP]
SO HOLD THE CAMERA WITH BOTH HANDS.
BETTER YET USE A TRIPOD.
IF YOU DONÕT HAVE A TRIPOD DONÕT WORRY.
PULL OUT A TABLE OR CHAIR, PUT YOUR ARMS ON IT AND IT WILL KEEP
THE CAMERA STEADY.
[MUSIC]
AVOID ZOOMING IN AND OUT.
ZOOMS CAN ALSO MAKE A VIDEO HARD TO WATCH
AND IF YOUÕRE ZOOMED IN ALL THE WAY ITÕS GOING TO BE HARDER TO
KEEP THE IMAGE STEADY.
[BUZZ]
SO IF YOU WANT TO GET A CLOSER SHOT, JUST MOVE YOUR CAMERA
CLOSER
SEE, WORKS JUST FINE
THERE YOU GO
[DING]
[MUSIC]
ONE WAY TO MAKE YOUR PICTURES PERFECT IS TO POSITION PEOPLE
CAREFULLY IN THE FRAME.
NOW SAY THAT FIVE TIMES FAST.
PETER PIPER'S PERFECT PEOPLE POS
PETER PERFECT
PETER PERFECT PEP
ALRIGHT, YOU GOT ME.
TRY TO POSITION YOUR CAMERA SO THAT PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TOO
MUCH SPACE ABOVE THEIR HEADS.
[BUZZ]
ALSO, YOU DON'T WANT TO CUT OFF THEIR CHINS
OR TRY TO SQUEEZE THEM IN THE FRAME.
[BOOOOO]
WHETHER YOU'RE FAR-AWAY OR CLOSE UP, TO TRY TO POSITION YOUR
CAMERA SO THAT YOUR ACTORÕS EYES ARE ABOUT 1/3 OF THE WAY FROM
THE TOP OF THE FRAME.
[CHEERS]
IN FACT, PHOTOGRAPHERS DIVIDE THEIR SCREEN INTO THIRDS.
THEY TRY TO POSITION WHOEVER OR WHATEVER THEY'RE SHOOTING ON
ONE OF THOSE LINES.
IT'S CALLED THE RULE-OF-THIRDS.
[DING]
[DING]
[DING]
[MUSIC]
AND SIMILAR TO THE RULE OF THIRDS
ADD A LITTLE EXTRA SPACE ON THE SIDE OF THE FRAME WHERE YOUR
ACTOR IS LOOKING OR MOVING TOWARDS.
[BUZZ]
THERE YOU GO. MUCH BETTER.
[DING]
C'MON. NOW YOUÕRE JUST MESSING WITH ME.
[LAUGHTER]
[MUSIC]
AS YOU CAN SEE, LIGHT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO TAKING GOOD VIDEOS.
MOST CAMERAS CAN RECORD VIDEO IN LOW LIGHT
[BUZZ]
BUT IT WON'T LOOK VERY GOOD.
SO TURN ON LIGHTS, OPEN CURTAINS, IF POSSIBLE SHOOT OUTSIDE
CAUSE SUNLIGHT IS THE STRONGEST LIGHT THERE IS.
AHHHH. SEE THAT IS MUCH BETTER.
[MUSIC]
AND IF YOU ARE OUTSIDE, AVOID SHOOTING YOUR CAMERA OR POINTING
IT DIRECTLY INTO THE SUN LIGHT
[BUZZ]
BUT YOU DON'T WANT YOUR ACTORS LOOKING DIRECTLY INTO THE SUN
EITHER.
[BUZZ]
TRY TO POSITION YOURSELF SO THAT THE SUN IS ON THE SIDE
OR YOU CAN SHOOT AT DIFFERENT TIMES OF DAY, LIKE MID-DAY OR
EVEN SUNSET, SO THE SUN IS NOT SHINING DIRECTLY IN YOUR EYES.
[MUSIC]
[TRAFFIC NOISE, LOUD MUSIC, BARKING, ETC.]
SHHHHHHH
DON'T FORGET SOUND IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR SHOOTING GOOD VIDEO.
MOST CAMERAS CAN RECORD SOUND, BUT THE CAMERA DOESN'T KNOW
THAT YOUR ACTOR'S VOICE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THAT TV, RADIO
OR EVEN BIRD CHIRPING IN THE BACKGROUND.
SO TRY TO TURN OFF OR GET RID OF ANYTHING THAT MAKES NOISE IN
THE AREA WHERE YOU'RE RECORDING.
HEY
[BACKGROUND SOUNDS DROP OUT]
CAN YOU HERE ME? CAUSE I'M GIVING YOU GOOD STUFF HERE. BETTER
LISTEN.
[ACTOR VOICE DISTANT AND SOFT]
PETER PIPER'S PROFESSIONAL PICTURE PERFECT PEOPLE POSITIONING.
PETER PIPER'S PROFESSIONAL
ALSO, SINCE THE MICROPHONE IS ON THE CAMERA ITSELF
THE CLOSER THE CAMERA IS TO WHAT YOU'RE RECORDING, THE BETTER
YOUR SOUND WILL BE.
[ACTOR VOICE GROWS LOUDER]
PETER PIPER'S PROFESSIONAL PICTURE PERFECT PEOPLE POSITIONING.
PETER PIPER'S PROFESSIONAL PICTURE PERFECT PEOPLE POSITIONING.
[MUSIC]
DON'T RUSH. TAKE YOUR TIME.
PRESS RECORD A FEW SECONDS BEFORE THE ACTION REALLY STARTS
ACTION
AND STOP RECORDING A FEW SECONDS AFTER IT HAS ENDED.
IF YOU DONÕT
PIPER PROFESSIONAL PICTURE PERFECT PEOPLE POSITION
YOU MIGHT ACCIDENTALLY CUT OFF PART OF THE ACTION THAT YOU
WANTED TO RECORD.
HEY, I WASN'T DONE YET.
REMEMBER, YOU CAN ALWAYS EDIT A LONG RECORDING TO MAKE IT
SHORTER
BUT YOU CAN NEVER MAKE A SHORT RECORDING LONGER.
PETER PIPER'S PROFESSIONAL PICTURE PERFECT PEOPLE POSITIONING.
HOW WAS THAT? DID YOU GET THE WHOLE THING?
[MUSIC]
AND FINALLY, HAVE FUN, EXPERIMENT, PLAY!
IF YOU SHOOT SOMETHING YOU DON'T LIKE, DONÕT WORRY
TRY IT AGAIN OR EVEN TRY SOMETHING NEW.
HOLD ON A MINUTE. THIS CAMERA IS NOT STEADY. DONÕT MOVE. THIS IS
GOOD STUFF.
MUCH BETTER.
ALRIGHT, ACTION!
IF YOU FOLLOW THESE 10 TIPS YOU'LL BE SHOOTING VIDEOS LIKE A PRO
IN NO TIME. TRUST ME.
THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.
I WAN TO THANK MY MOM, MY DAD, MY BROTHER, MY BABY SISTER
BUT I COULDNÕT HAVE DONE ANY OF THIS WITHOUT MY FABULOUS
ACTOR.
[APPLAUSE]
SO GO TO IT AND PRETTY SOON YOU'LL BE WINNING YOUR OWN AWARDS.
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOUR WORK ON GETTIN' GROWN TV.
AND CUT!
[MUSIC]