Hello.
I'm new to Steemit. I love the idea and I'd like to share some of my knowledge. I believe there's a lot of information about video production out there. But I think it's mostly technical and gear-oriented. A lot of it is too long and a lot of it is too limiting.
But I'm a very experienced video producer, so what I'll try to do here is to post weekly bite-size lessons everyone can learn from. If you're making blogs on your phone or if you've shot some commercial material.
A little something about me:
I've worked for the country's most successful tv station for 7 years. I quit the job in 2016, because I wanted to do my own thing and I hate being tied down. During my time at the station I've worked as a video editor, journalist, producer, music composer and head of post-production...
I've worked on projects ranging from Masterchef to X factor, Got talent and locally produced content.
I started my production company and started freelancing. I've worked on many projects for various industries on different positions from directing, producing, lighting, shooting etc.
So first things first - content:
In the television world there is a saying: "Content is king!" and it's one of the most important lessons I've learned:
- It doesn't matter if you don't have a $20k camera
- It doesn't matter if your shots aren't perfectly balanced
- It doesn't matter if your footage is a bit shaky (not too much though)
- It doesn't matter if your lighting is wrong
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...AS LONG AS YOUR CONTENT IS PULLING YOUR VIEWER.
And this is mostly done by having great content from the start and editing it right all of which we'll talk about in the future.
Call to action / homework
Take a look at some of the videos you've made and think about the content. Does it hold the viewer? Is it powerful enough? Is it interesting throughout?
Watch this space to find out more. I'll dive into bite-size advice every week.