I. Equipment preparation:
There is not much equipment needed for shooting. Under normal circumstances, we only need a mobile phone to complete it, but for the lighting effect and angle, we need a bracket to fill the light.
Mobile phone shooting: mobile phone, mobile phone tripod, desktop tripod, fill light.
Camera shooting: SLR/micro-single, matching lens, camera tripod, fill light.
Second, the resolution and frame rate:
(1) What is resolution?
We often hear values such as 720p, 1080p and 4k, which directly affect the clarity and quality of our video. Their clarity and picture texture increase in turn. So when shooting video, you must choose to shoot with 1080p and 4k!
(2) What is the frame rate?
Fps is the frame rate. Under normal circumstances, we think that if 24 pictures are played continuously at 1s, these 24 pictures will move. The higher the value, the smoother the video will be. For example, a video with a frame rate of 6fps means taking 60 photos at1s. The more pictures, the smoother. In fact, it is enough to shoot 60fps under normal circumstances!
Mobile phone settings: 1080p frame rate 30fps.
Camera settings: 1920* 1080p or 4K frame rate of 25fps.
Third, how to focus the video:
(1) Mobile phone shooting:
The focus problem of mobile phone is relatively simple, all of which are camera auto-focus, and we can also manually click on the screen to freely select the focus of the picture.
② Camera shooting:
Auto focus: refers to the camera automatically selecting the focus according to the shot picture. When shooting, the camera will automatically recognize the face and focus it, but there will also be inaccurate focusing, which is not suitable for shooting scenes with motion or multiple images and multiple subjects.
Manual focusing: As the name implies, manual is to manually select the focus according to the main body of the picture, which can ensure the accuracy of the main body focusing. If it is video shooting, it will be more difficult. You can shoot with a fixed lens as much as possible.
Fourth, the depth of field:
Simply put, the depth of field is to see if the picture is blurred. If there is blur, it is shallow depth of field, if there is no blur, it is deep depth of field.
(1) How to blur the mobile phone;
Apple and Android phones are currently humanoid or large aperture effects. You can shoot videos with clear subject and blurred background directly.
② How to blur the camera:
Blurring mainly depends on large aperture and focal length. You can choose a lens with an aperture below f2.8, such as the aperture of f 1.8 f 1.4, which can also be blurred by a telephoto lens. For example,18-200mm lens, but zooming to 200mm can also shoot blurred background.
Verb (abbreviation for verb) is composed of:
Foresight: Foresight is generally used to show the whole picture of the environment far away from the camera, to show the characters and the vast space environment, natural scenery and mass activities around them, and to introduce the environment and express emotions.
Panorama: Panorama contains a lot of picture information, including spatial structure, actors' big moves, multi-person performances and so on. It mainly shows the whole body of the characters and has a wide range of activities. Figures, costumes and identities are clearly explained, and the panoramic picture can explain the close relationship between characters and the environment more comprehensively than the vision.
Mid shot: Mid shot can clearly shoot the body movements of the characters, mainly the knees of adults. The screen will also capture some scenes, but the main body of the screen will still be dominated by people. But I will briefly explain the shooting environment.
Close shot: probably shoot the picture above the character's chest. You can clearly capture the facial expressions of the characters, and you can clearly see the detailed actions of the characters. The center of the picture will fall on the actor's face, especially on his eyes. The composition of the picture should be as simple as possible to avoid the messy background from grabbing the line of sight, and the blurred background can be combined when shooting.
Close-up: The top of the picture usually reaches the top of the actor's head, so it just sticks under the actor's shoulder, revealing his sleeve, which can show the facial expressions, joys and sorrows of the characters in a subtle way.
Macro: Macro lens is a special lens, which is mainly used to shoot very fine objects. The purpose of macro photography is to show the details of the subject in detail and present the subtle parts to the audience. . For example, clap your eyes, clap your hands, and pat a small flower. Close-ups are used to shoot artistic images, and macro lenses can also take on the role of enriching images.
Sixth, shooting angle:
(1) flat stroke:
For example, taking people as the center, the camera and the head of the person are on the same horizontal line, surrounding the person, keeping the person still, and the camera moves along the arc direction, so that the front view, left view, back view and right view of the person can be obtained all the way.
It provides the audience with an actor's positive and emotional perspective from the most common perspective in the story, and adds a spatial dimension to the picture. Usually, when shooting, the camera and lens should be on the same level with the subject, so that the audience can establish an equal relationship with the role.
(2) prone:
Shooting actors or actions from a higher position will give the audience a feeling that the characters they may see are relatively weak, humble or currently in a weak position.
If the overhead shot represents another character's perspective, then the moral is that the actor has a higher position in the story or is despising another character.
(3) Backhand:
Shooting up means that when viewed from a low angle, people or things are very existential, or in the story, the characters have the upper hand. As a visual lens, the person who looks at it from a low angle is weak, or he is in a position of compromise.
Seven, short video /vlog lens:
Shooting vlog doesn't have many shots like movies and TV. Vlog is more like a kind of life record, which consists of many fragments of life stories. But video will also have its own theme and style rhythm.
The first step is to choose the theme: first, you need to know what style and type of short video to shoot, which will determine the choice of equipment and scene. The style can be shooting daily life, beauty courses, travel diaries, unpacking evaluation and so on.
The second step is to decide the shooting event: according to our topic and scene, we need to determine what the shooting event is. For example, getting up and getting dressed, drinking coffee, going out shopping and so on, these are roughly what we need to shoot.
The third step is to write a shot script: according to the text version written in the outline, it is necessary to specify in detail how to shoot and which shots to shoot, so as to improve efficiency and avoid repeated shooting. Moreover, it can also be edited according to the content of the shot script in the later stage, avoiding the embarrassing situation of being completely blind and not knowing how to operate.
Step 4, shoot according to the script: shoot step by step according to story board made by yourself in the early stage, or shoot more materials in order, so that the space for later selection will be much larger.
The above is how the novice shared by Sister Qiu Chen shoots short video dry goods. Leave me a message if you have any questions, and you will answer them one by one when you see them ~