Firstly, HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE. We made it to 2016, I always knew we could. good on ya.
but now onto the matter at hand. I thought you guys may like to know the technical process that goes into recording, editing and uploading a Witless Review video. So with that in mind, let's get started shall we.
RECORDING
Recording an video for Witless Reviews is actually really simple. I use a wooden desktop setup where I record and keep close to a large window (Natural light will always trump artificial)
For the actual recording process, Up until 01/01/2016 I was using my phone to record every video. for reference, my phone is the
NOKIA LUMIA 1020, and I can guarantee you that this phone is without a doubt, the best phone I've ever used and I love it. It has a massive 41MP camera and records in 1080p at 25fps which gives it an overall great quality. Even though the Lumis 1020 is an oldish phone, I would still recommend it to anyone curious about getting into pictures and recording. I also use Nokia's official camera grip, which Although pricey for what it is (Retailing for around £40), is incredibly useful when combined with a Camera Tripod mount to give a much more professional looking video and enabling much easier camera angles.
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| The official Lumia 1020 Camera grip attachment. By Nokia. |
However. I now have a new recording device. that being the
NIKON D3300. An entry-level DSLR camera that is widely considered one of the best Entry-Level DSLR's on the market. It's not cheap when compared to the average camera, but once I started using it I couldn't imagine going back to using my phone for anything but the average picture or video while outdoors. That's not to say that the Lumia 1020 is bad by any means. It's just that the amount of control one has over the functions and settings on a DSLR surpass anything that pretty much any phone is capable of. add onto that the interchangeable lenses and it just makes sense to only go up to a DSLR rather than moving down to any other device.
EDITING
Editing is actually the most time-consuming aspect of recording any video. When I first began recording, I stuck with Microsoft's own Movie-Maker. Now if you're thinking of making videos then by all means, try out Movie Maker before using premium expensive software. It's completely free and works pretty well for small editing jobs. The only issue I ever found with Movie Maker is that it can take a long time to import video clips. other than that, it works just fine.
But I wanted a bit more control over the editing aspect so decided to try CYBERLINK POWER DIRECTOR. With patience and practice, PD is actually very easy to use and includes loads of features not covered in Movie Maker. Now it is about £30-£50, but is well worth the price tag.
If you too are thinking of using Power Director then I would recommend saving every video you make in the highest quality that you can - usually MPEG-4 works a treat - possibly manage.
UPLOADING
Nice and simple really, tidy up the video title, make it something short enough to not bore your viewers. and upload straight to YouTube. Post the link onto my official Twitter page (
@WitlessReviews) and hope to get some views. To be honest with you, the amount of views, however large or small, never really matter. I record videos because I like to chat about the things that interest me, and if someone decides they like to look at what I'm talking about, or just generally fancies browsing the net for things not often discussed, then I'm happy with single digit viewing figures. It's actually quite relaxing to go through the process of recording, editing, and uploading and gives me the chance to appreciate the things I'm into just that little bit more.
I hope this has been interesting for you to read through, and if you do record anything then please leave the link in the comments section of this blog so I can check it out.
Have a great day.
WR.
