A lot of people think they need an expensive camera in order to make beautiful video you only need an expensive phone yes sir no and now we're going to be talking about six tips to improve your video work using only your phone or with just that little pocket camera.
1.If you have a phone with more lenses usually a different focal lens it would really make your video look a lot more professional because there is a lot more variation going on not only that you Show each scene with the focal length to enhance your story but it also shows you like you've put more time and effort in your video by swapping out some lenses. I know that's not possible with any phone but more phones nowadays have multiple lenses in their body and that really helps to put some variation in your shots having nice close-ups medium shots and those wide shots I really love them wide shots especially on the new Samsung S 10 plus I thought I didn't really care much about the new lenses being introduced in the body but after testing and using the wide-angle lens it's super
amazing so if you have a chance to check it out definitely give it a try.
- change perspective all of people would hold their phone in front of their face recording their kids from an angle pointing down this is very amateur estate lowering the angle to the subject in question or increasing it to the height of their eye level is usually a good start setup note that objects also have an eye level so really play around with that perspective anyway it doesn't have to be only eye level but you can also record a nice sequence by just lowering it to your waist it also creates a more unique and creative perspective close to the ground can also look very epic and very fast to increase the speed of your movement.
- To take care of your movement movement is not only adding dynamic nough stew your videos but it is also used to enhance or clarify your story if you're recording with your phone the last thing that you want the audience to think is that you're actually using a phone so to eliminate that pop maybe try investing in a smartphone gimbal I currently have a collaboration with Zhiyuna brand that is a market leader when it comes to gimbels they produce amazing game balls for regular cameras but they also release a smartphone gimbal like this one the Zhiyun Smooth 4gimbal's make your shot looks so much more cinematic and smooth that nobody would think of a smartphone if you would record handheld it would make a lot of shake just because of the form and weight of a phone and the in-camera stabilization is good but combine that with a gimbal and it will be pretty much perfect so look at the difference between the gimbal and just a regular phone and the fun thing is that you can also get creative with this so you can use it as a crane a dolly slider or just smooth 3d movement for some really unique shots especially in combination with the transman telescopic monopod with locking battle whew
4.When recording with a phone you usually use your phone on a daily basis a lot of people when filming forget something super simple but very important to clean their lenses if you haven't cleaned your lens for a while you'll have a very blurry and ugly image just clean it up and it will be a thousand times sharper and have more contrast
- Look at the resolution options off your smartphone camera some of them have 4k but you'll lose capabilities of the camera stabilization. For example Low slow motion options to really pick the resolution that fits best for each scene, so depending on each
scene I record in full HD or 4k but I found that the Samsung S 10 plus really shines when I'm recording in 4k it's just so much sharper and so much crisper so I prefer using that but in some occasions I do film in Full HD to have some other benefits from that.
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