Resolution/Quality

When watching videos have you ever noticed how some videos are blurry and some are so crystal clear? That is a factor called "resolution". Resolution is the quality in which the video appears.
240p is a poor resolution it's rarely used anymore.
480p is a lot better
1080p is considered High Quality
Every so often you'll see resolution presented like "1920X1080" this represents that the resolution is being counted as Length/Width.

Equipment?

What type of equipment is necessary for professional looking videos?

Camera:
Inexpensive: A phone camera.
Average: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX400V - $400-$500
Expensive: Sony Alpha ILCE-7 - $1,698-$1,746

Camera Stands:

Sunpak - PlatinumPlus 5858D 58" Tripod

Any form of camera stands will generally work, however you may want a taller stand to be able to give your camera the flexibility to move in most any direction.

So What's the Next Step?

Checklist
1: The Idea
2: The Cast/Crew
3: The Equipment
4: General Direction
5: Finally, Film

If you've met the above requirements you're about ready to start filming a video(s). Keep in mind these are strictly opinion and suggestions. No one's idea is perfect our steps may or may not work for you, but they're a decent place to start it gives a person a sense of confidence because it provides you with a base to start building off of.

How To Make The "Professional" Video

From what I've seen and done YouTube videos, or any videos for that matter, won't be done well on cheap equipment. Unfortunately for us all we have is our phones. However luckily enough for all the people out there looking to make professional looking videos there are two ways that one can go about doing that. 1.Look, no matter what you're going to have to drop some money on a camera that can capture at a high enough resolution and for that you're going to need money. Regardless you HAVE to spend a little money on camera, fortunately enough there are relatively inexpensive cameras that can still produce a decent resolution. 2.You have to make use of some of the awesome, free video editing programs found around on the internet. The Microsoft Movie Maker just isn't going to cut it after awhile and what if you don't have money to go spend on a Mac? Well Linux, a third party computer software OS (Operating System) can definitely supply you with the tools necessary to "Wow" your viewers. Remember, however, it will take a substantial amount of time to learn how to edit so make sure you're dedicated to the process.

Reactions to First Video

In the first video we learned that scripting is probably a good idea. It was difficult to maintain composure, i feel like we could have acted a little more natural in front of the camera. I found it difficult to deal with outside distractions, we definitely should have found a quieter and more controlled environment for filming. After filming I found editing to be a slightly easier process. It didn't take a whole lot of time to trim the video down, add music, add effects, and finalize the video and finally upload it to Blogger. One of our main challenges with this video making process is how to convert our ideas into video, I felt the first video didn't really portray how Tyler and I naturally act. We also found it difficult to think up lines to say since the video wasn't scripted and this caused problems for Tyler since most of the scripting was my ideas.

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