Wednesday, April 4, 2007

How hard is it to Produce an Acceptable Quality Video

Have you ever tried to drive a nail into a board without using a hammer? Maybe using a shoe, or a book, or something equally inappropriate? It's impossible isn't it? But given the right hammer, even a child can drive a nail (sometimes in places you'd rather not have nails).
Anyway, it's the same with video production (and remember you may be just filming the holiday or a party, but its still a 'Video Production').
Producing a video of acceptable quality is almost impossible? if you don't have the right tools. But if you use the right tools, and follow a basic plan, it's a relatively simple process, something that can be mastered in a few hours or even less! Especially by someone who spent thousands of hours watching TV.
How many hours have you spent watching TV? The experts say if you're over 30, you've probably watched 10,000 hours. And that's more time than you spent in any classroom. Now did you learn anything from all those hours with your TV? Sure you did. You learned how to recognise bad video productions. And that is important knowledge, my friend. Knowledge, that can keep you out of trouble.
That knowledge, combined with the KMS Power tips of video taking, can help you make any video look better. A rule like the 3/30 rule can save a production, (or ruin it if not followed). What's 3/30? Simple. No scene lasts over 3 minutes, no camera shot lasts over 30 seconds.