Short video production process can be divided into several steps: determining the theme and purpose, writing scripts and storyboards, selecting and preparing materials, shooting videos, editing videos, adding special effects and sound effects, testing and publishing.
1. Determine the theme and purpose: Before making a short video, you need to define the theme and purpose of the video. This helps to provide a clear direction and goal for the video production, as well as providing guidance for the subsequent scripting, filming, editing and other work.
2, writing scripts and storyboards: according to the theme and purpose, write scripts and make storyboards. The script includes details such as lines, scenes, and actions, and the storyboard presents these details in a graphic way, making it easy for the filmmakers to understand the content of the video.
3, selection and preparation of materials: according to the script and storyboard, select the required shooting location, props, costumes and other materials, and prepare the corresponding filming equipment, such as video cameras, microphones and so on.
4, shooting video: according to the script and storyboard arrangements, video shooting. During the shooting process, you need to pay attention to the details of the picture, sound, and performance of the actors, and strive to shoot high-quality video footage.
5, editing video: the video material will be shot for editing, remove the unwanted parts, retain the essence of the part, so that the video is more compact, coherent and attractive.
6, add special effects and sound effects: according to the needs of the video to add special effects and sound effects, such as transition effects, subtitles, background music, etc., in order to enhance the performance of the video and the ornamental.
7, test and release: After completing the video production, you need to test and modify to ensure that the video quality and effect meet the expectations. Finally, choose a suitable platform to publish the video and share your work with the audience.
Tools for short video production:
1, shooting tools: cell phone or camera. Most smart phones now have HD video shooting capabilities, and the operation is simple, very suitable for ordinary users. Professional cameras, while better at shooting, are more difficult to operate and require a certain degree of specialized knowledge.
2, editing tools: cell phone or computer can be. Cell phone can be used such as fast shadow, cut image APP for video editing, these APP features are complete, simple operation, suitable for novice use. Computer terminal can use such as fast clip, love clip and other software for video editing, these software is more powerful, suitable for professional users.
3, special effects tools: AE, PS and other software can produce some special effects, these software is powerful, but requires some learning costs. In addition, there are some cell phone APP such as special effects walker, mighty director, etc. can also produce special effects.
4, sound tools: sound effects can add fun and atmosphere to the video. Commonly used sound tools include Audition, Cool Edit Pro and other software, these software can record and edit audio files. In addition, there are many online sound effect libraries and APPs that provide a variety of sound effect materials.
5, subtitle tools: subtitles are one of the very important elements in short videos. You can add subtitles to cell phone APPs such as Quick Shadow and Cutting Image, and you can use software such as Aegisub to create subtitles on the computer side.
6, color tools: color can enhance the visual effect of the video. Commonly used color grading tools include AE, PS, Da Vinci and other software, which can color correct the video, color grading and other processing.