Wednesday, September 6, 2017

Why Don't My Videos Pop?!?

Why Don't My Videos Pop?!?  So you took my advice and started shooting at 4K or 1080P, but you feel like your videos still don't pop.  Why?

1) What fps are you shooting at?  FPS?  FPS is frames per second.  The higher the fps the better the quality.  The highest fps before getting into slow motion that you always want to shoot at is 60 fps.

2) Camera.  Are you using a webcam or are you using an actual camera that can shoot at 60 fps and always stay at 60 fps?  An actual camera will always be better vs a webcam.  The downside to this is that a high-quality camera will run you about $600 or more to do this.

3) Lighting.  Lighting is very important when it comes to making videos pop or in general cause you don't want them to appear dark.  ALL models should be using a lighting system already.  A great lighting system will run you about $50 or more.  When using a lighting system especially with videos you want to first be in a room where it is completely dark and you cannot see anything.  When the lighting is set up that becomes the only light source.

4) Post production.  This one is hard to explain, but there are plenty of YouTube bloggers that will talk about this and how to do it.  Personally, I use Adobe Premiere Pro CC and have used that in both my personal life and my MFC life.  You have to sign up for a year subscription and it will run you about $30 a month.

All these things combined should bring your videos to the next level.