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re: Video editing for beginners
Posted on 11/18/20 at 12:18 pm to The Next
Posted on 11/18/20 at 12:18 pm to The Next
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biggest keys are probably going to be good lighting, equipment like tripods to steady the camera, and planning your video out in advance.
quote:I'm surprised you left out SOUND. There's an old saying in the video business: "A good video is at least half audio". Suspend a shotgun microphone over the subject's head no further than 1 foot, point it directly at their mouth, and record with an external recording device (Zoom, etc), then sync in your editing app.
This. This. THIS. THHHIIISSS!!!!
Crappy echoey sound can ruin the whole thing!! Record in a room with as much sound absorbing material as possible. If you recording ONLY the instructor's voice, I highly recommend doing it in a carpeted closet with lots of clothes.
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Posted on 11/18/20 at 1:33 pm to tigerpawl
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I'm surprised you left out SOUND.
Me too.
Our videos are generally voiced over instead of live sound so I guess it wasn't as high on my list for equipment. And I'm more of a sound guy than a video guy. I do agree that sound is a major part of a good, quality video. It is a little tricky, though. The average person won't really notice the difference between good, really good, and great audio but bad audio will stick out like a sore thumb.
Another thing I just thought of is a subscription to a digital asset service. I'm partial to StoryBlocks.com but have used Envato Elements in the past and was very happy. You'll find lots of stock videos and animations to use in your productions as well as tons of royalty-free music and sound effects. It will also cover the licensing to use the music in your videos so YouTube won't flag them for copyrighted content.
Posted on 11/19/20 at 8:40 am to tigerpawl
quote:I went to BlazeTV's studio in Irving, TX, and visited their sound studio. It was so pure. When I talked and others talked, I could barely hear anything. Sound waves were completely unable to reverberate. I clapped my hands together and it sounded like a small thump. Amazing work by their audio architect.
Crappy echoey sound can ruin the whole thing!! Record in a room with as much sound absorbing material as possible. If you recording ONLY the instructor's voice, I highly recommend doing it in a carpeted closet with lots of clothes.
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