5 QUICK TIPS For Making BETTER VIDEOS

Here are my top 5 QUICK TIPS for making your videos look INSTANTLY BETTER! No extra equipment needed, just some smarts when filming your footage.

Taking your videos from low quality to great looking does not have to be difficult or expensive. With these 5 tips you are guaranteed to improve the quality of your video instantly.

1. Add plenty of light to your scene

Your camera can not see as well in the dark as your eyes. Low light can make your footage look grainy and dull. Film near a window or use some cheap video lights (e.g. Yongnuo YN600) to add some more light to your scene. With enough light, even mobile phone footage can come out looking great!

2. Shoot in manual mode

Your camera will automatically adjust shutter speed, aperture and ISO on the fly to keep the image brightness even. This can lead to all sorts of ugly artefacts and make your video look low quality. Set your camera to manual mode, use AE-lock (auto exposure lock) if available or get one of the many apps for your phone to shoot in manual mode.

3. Disable auto white balance

White balance is used to define true white in your video. Set this to manual mode to avoid colour shifts while you are filming. Even if you get this a little wrong, as long as it's constant you can always fix it up in post.

4. Stabilise your camera

Avoid hand-holding your camera.
Use a tripod. You can even hold the tripod to stabilise your camera, build yourself a cheap Fig Rig ($25) or get a professional grade Gimbal (like the Osmo) to get smooth footage even while hand holding your camera.

5. Do simple colour correction in your editing software (post production)

It is really easy to adjust your brightness, contrast and white balance in your editing software and won't take your more than a couple of minutes. Better still, almost ANY video editing software you may be using will have these basic tools available.

Special thanks to Celina from Fables in Fashion for helping me film :)

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[prasannaVFX]

Thanks Man.. i am Your big follower always love to see you with new creations... Keep goin man

[millerrobayo]

Hey Tobias! very useful recommendations, thanks. By the way nice new logo.

[LaszloHarsanyi_SoundTube]

Oh yeah, light 💡 I always struggle with that one a lot 🧛🏻‍♂️👏 cool and awesome vid 👍

[thehandengravingpodcast]

You make the best videos. Always informative and concise. Thank you.

[GaiaD]

You're hilarious I love watching your videos lol Thanks for the tips! :D

[MadJack_]

Fantastic little tips for people who want to make better videos! Thumbs up!

[SirCheeseKnight]

I love the new intro/logo! Also the tutorial was really nice. A lot more engaging. The after effects tutorials are great, but it's nice to see some change in the channel content

[iUmarFarooqi]

One of my favorite video topics! <3

[fireflynahian]

Thank you master...My starting of after effect was from you(the basics). I use a samsung galaxy phone for video.... thnks for the tips....😇

[Smartscope]

I have a DJI Osmo but feel like I can't get nice looking out of it. So I almost never use it. Do you have any tips for settings to use on it? I have messed with it a lot and just can't seam to get it to match up with other cameras I use.

[VideOhMonster]

Fantastic very effective tips, indeed, ty! Didn't know Tobias is a Canon guy. Sony over here, hehe he he!

[bigboyanimation]

Hello i know that my question is not related to this topic but i have a problem, the footage that i bring from youtube work normal but when i put it in after effects the footage go very slow not only on after effects when i make the final rendering in the video all the footages move very slow not in normal speed, whats the problem?

[Amerifilms]

I like the info you provide in the video but I'm not like the lighting of your set. Is it a do what I say and don't do what I do situation?

[Aabbcczzxxcc]

are you using any log profile (c-log or technicolor cinestyle log) on your canon DSLR ? Thx.

[cantedrds]

03:05 ROFL, Can't stop laughing, omg those facial expressions... hahahahah

[elyzanavarrio]

Do you know how to make a sort of glittery title in Hitfilm???

[FullsendBill]

I wish I new how to edit as much as you do

[stancotv]

Please how can I put a 3D dragon in my film, that I can make it to talk, fly, or blow out fire, I will be glad if you will help me..

[ayushvnair]

Whats the price of tat phone stabilizer man i il use my savings and try to buy it i think i have 250rs in my acc means almost 4.1$ please reply

[HitfilmUniversity]

Dig the new intro.

That's a good selection of tips, that will be helpful to a lot of people.

Think the white T shirt on the white background is a questionable choice, but my broadcast training basically means I always hate white shirts on camera. At least you're fairly pale. I shot an outdoor interview where a very dark black man wore a very white shirt in full sun, and anything that kept the shirt from blowing out made his face a muddy mess. I had to expose for his skin and let the shirt blow out. Later I added glow to the whole thing and claimed it was an artistic choice*.

I shot his fiance, who was a pale blonde in a black dress. Opposite issue...

*the glow helped unify his too-bright and her too-dark backgrounds.

Poor Walter. Hope he recoveres from that sunburn!