{"id":3136,"date":"2020-03-26T13:43:54","date_gmt":"2020-03-26T20:43:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/campaignmanagementcollege.com\/?p=3136"},"modified":"2020-03-26T13:43:54","modified_gmt":"2020-03-26T20:43:54","slug":"7-hot-tips-for-shooting-better-videos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/campaignmanagementcollege.com\/7-hot-tips-for-shooting-better-videos\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Hot Tips for Shooting Better Videos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a previous life, before politics, I was a professional videographer.<\/p>\n<p>My last job was taping Wayne Newton\u2019s star-studded Las Vegas wedding in 1994.\u00a0 But that\u2019s another story for another day.<\/p>\n<p>With the China virus continuing to wreak havoc on in-person campaigning, many candidates have started shooting home-made videos for social media.<\/p>\n<p>Some, like Joe Biden, with disastrous production results.\u00a0 Don\u2019t be like Joe!<\/p>\n<p>Here a few basic tips on doing professional-looking videos\u2026<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If shooting with a cell phone, flip it on its side so you\u2019re shooting horizontally, not vertically.\u00a0 That way your video will fill the screen on laptops and TV monitors.<\/li>\n<li>Make sure you have good audio.\u00a0 Make sure you\u2019re close enough to get good sound.\u00a0 Don\u2019t shoot in a windstorm.<\/li>\n<li>Lighting is important.\u00a0 As with photos, make sure the sun\/lights are in front of you, not behind you.<\/li>\n<li>Shoot level.\u00a0 Shooting from a high angle makes you look small.\u00a0 Shooting from a low angle makes you look evil and scary.<\/li>\n<li>Proper picture framing is important.\u00a0 Make sure there\u2019s a little, not a lot, of headroom above your head.<\/li>\n<li>Use modest head movement. Don\u2019t keep your head rigid.\u00a0 Watch TV news reporters and how they subtly move their heads around slightly as they speak.<\/li>\n<li>Unless being interviewed, look directly into the camera.\u00a0 Beware of your eyes darting all over the place.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The quality of sound and video in today\u2019s mobile phones is far superior to what I had with my \u201cprofessional\u201d equipment 25 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>But shooting basics like these have stayed the same.\u00a0 Follow them.<\/p>\n<p>Cheers.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Chuck Muth, PsD<br \/>\nTHE CAMPAIGN DOCTOR<br \/>\n<em>Professor of Psephology*<br \/>\n<\/em>(homeschooled)<\/p>\n<p>P.S.\u00a0 If you\u2019re not yet a subscriber to my <em>Psephology Today<\/em> newsletter \u2013 conveniently delivered right to your door every month by your friendly neighborhood mailman (or woman) \u2013 you\u2019re missing a <u>TON<\/u> of in-depth information that\u2019ll get you more votes, more donors, more volunteers and more media coverage.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/campaigndoctor.com\/psephologytoday\/\"><strong><em>Click here<\/em><\/strong><\/a> for details and a very special LIMITED-TIME offer \u2013 including 50% off the subscription price and 10 <u>FREE<\/u> bonus \u201cSpecial Reports\u201d for new subscribers.<\/p>\n<p><em>* Psephology (see-follow-gee): The study of campaigns and elections<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a previous life, before politics, I was a professional videographer. 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