operational approach
Do you need expensive equipment?
The equipment for shooting VLOG can be realized without expensive professional equipment. A mobile phone that can shoot videos is enough. At present, the function of smart phones in the field of shooting is becoming more and more powerful, which can basically meet the needs of shooting VLOG, and the video quality is uneven, but you may need to use fill light when shooting at night, which is enough during the day or when the light is sufficient.
When the mobile phone can't satisfy what you want to express, you should consider using a camera. Due to the limitation of mobile phone, wide angle can't be very wide. Using the external wide-angle lens of mobile phone will lead to the loss of image quality and poor edge imaging. At this time, it is necessary to use a micro-camera with a wide-angle lens to shoot a large scene.
You are a fan of extreme sports. If you want to shoot a VLOG video, you may need to use a GoPro motion camera to shoot the first-person perspective. This perspective has a strong visual impact, so that the people you see are in it. The higher end is unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), and aerial photography is also a very popular shooting subject in recent years. Here I recommend a small and low-cost drone, DJI Mavic Air, which is about the size of an iPhone 8 Plus after folding, which is very suitable for travel.
What kind of VLOG can I shoot? What kind of post-software do you need?
In fact, VLOG can have many themes, and only you can know what your theme is. You can take pictures of the places you want to go, string together some pictures of scenery, culture and architecture, and add some heartfelt words to complete it. Or record some of your daily activities, such as fitness running and eating. You can briefly talk about your feelings, how the food tastes, whether it is delicious or not, and whether the scenery at night is beautiful or not. You can shoot a VLOG video, which is similar to the way we usually send Weibo to write travel notes, but just shoot it and say it.
Initially, the main shooting equipment of VLOG Xiaobai in into the pit was the mobile phone. Here, I recommend several useful applications, including Onetake, VUE, Quik, iMovie and Cat Cake. If you have a better recommendation, you can leave a message below. Briefly talk about a VLOG video clip APP cat cake that I like very much. Its interface is simple and easy to use. Click the Add button on the main interface, you can select a video or a photo for editing, or add a transition effect between two videos, providing functions such as adding filters, music, subtitles, special effects, picture adjustment, narration recording, etc. Even Xiaobai can operate according to his own wishes, which is simple and easy to use.
Dynamic hand feel transition effect, enhance VLOG force.
Let's teach you some simple transition skills. The transition of different scenes does not have to be completed by fading in or out of the black field. These strict transformations are rarely used on VLOG. Please take out your notes and write them down.
The first is to move forward, and the picture will show the feeling of moving forward, just like the feeling of running forward, and the surrounding scenery is changing rapidly. This requires a strong anti-shake performance of the mobile phone, or you can use DJI's mobile phone handheld platform OSMO 2 Mobile to achieve a stable effect.
The second is rotational transition, and the principle is the same as the first. Turn the lens quickly to the left or right, and the picture will switch instantly. If you feel left, it will become another picture. Turning right is different. It's amazing. You just need to cut out the blurred picture when the first picture rotates, receive the picture when the second video rotates, and adjust it to the right position, and you're done.
The third is zoom transition, which uses DJI mobile phone to press and hold the zoom slider on the side of OSMO 2 Mobile to zoom in smoothly. Subsequently, the zoom speed is accelerated and aerial images are received. This operation gives people an illusion of soaring into the sky, which is a common transitional effect for plane images to receive aerial images.
The fourth is the manual black field transition. What is a manual black market? It's simple, just cover the camera with your hand. When you open it, it will be a different scenery. Just like interacting with the audience, cover their eyes and give them a surprise. The next second will be a different picture.
Summary: The most important thing in shooting VLOG is the story structure and lens language. You need to watch more VLOG videos taken by others, learn to imitate them yourself, don't be shy in front of the camera, be natural, as if telling your story to your family or friends, so that more people will like this VLOG.
0 1 angle: If you want to shoot a vlog, the angle you present to the audience is very important. For example, cooking videos can zoom in.
Reality: The purpose of shooting vlog is to let the audience know about your daily life, so authenticity is very important. Just record what you do every day. The more real things are, the more people like them.
One-day recording: If you want to record a vlog, you can film your life from morning till night. Bgm's voice had better be low, and it smells of healing.
If you feel that your day has nothing to record, you can clip together the interesting things you have done this week.