This video compiles some tips for shooting better videos, including:

  1. Paying attention to exposure
  2. Locking your exposure using AE/AF Lock
  3. Zooming In/Out while filming
  4. Manually selecting the subject to focus on

It also includes my first-ever attempt at GreenScreening. I used DoInk, which cost me $6.99 to download. It required me to select my background photos first, then allowed me to film over top of them. Lacking large pieces of paper or fabric in a uniform, bright colour, I had to use a towel in my bathroom… not the most glamorous of studios. Now that I’ve done it, I would definitely put more time into the pre-shooting phase, to plan out a little story and add graphics, then film myself (or my subject).

I can see how GreenScreening would be fun in the classroom! Just be sure to plan your story, images, and graphics ahead of time.

My patched-together video, using iMovie. All images and sounds are my own.