Video Making Process

Video Making Steps: The process of making your home video contains three steps: Shooting, editing and preparing for the show. Although it is possible to make a bad video look good in editing, you obviously need to put in a lot of time and effort. You can shorten editing time if you pay enough attention to shooting. It is possible to shoot a complete video on camcorder by putting a lot of time and attention in shooting without any need to edit later on the computer, however, your final product will look nicer and more professional by editing on the computer. Therefore, shooting and editing are equally important. By paying enough attention to each step you can have a good video in a decent amount of time

Time Budgeting: You do not have infinite time to do a home video. Budget your time for each video you make. If it is a very important video that for example you want to give to your partner as a gift, then you may want to put more time in shooting and editing. However, if it is an everyday life video from your trips or parties, then you should think about how much footage you take and insure that it does not cause you endless hours of editing. Remember, video tapes are cheap these days, but your time is not. So try not to tape insignificant detail. Through experimentation you will learn what to shoot and for how long. You will get better with each shooting and editing session. Try to shoot less in the beginning to learn the process.

Exercises: Doing the projects and exercises in these lessons is up to you, but it is highly recommended. Projects are designed to walk you through the steps and ease the learning process.