We speak with hundreds of professionals every month who want to do more video for their clients and their business, but just don’t make it happen. Often the excuse is that they don’t have enough time or have been busy, but we know that recording great quality video doesn’t have to be difficult or overly time consuming (in fact, many of our advanced students findvideo messages to clients are QUICKER than typing long, wordy emails to them!)
At The Social Adviser, we believe there is a better way to do business where people are more authentic and let the world know who they truly are (not just what they are capable of doing).We want to do everything in our power to spread the message of what amazing professional advice can do for others, and we know that video is a critical component of making sure this message is heard by the world.
Long story short, we want to make it as easy as possible for you to start recording videos in your office, right now. With a few key tips, we think you’ll be surprised at how quickly you can be making great quality video each and every day by focusing on what’s actually important and avoiding many of the mistakes we see professionals make when they first start making their own video.
So today, we’d like to share with you some of our best tips for making great video, no matter whether you’re starting out with an iPhone or a high-end DSLR. These tips focus on the building blocks of great videos, covering the key areas of ‘Avoiding Bad Habits’, ‘Framing & Composition’, ‘Lighting your Subject’ and ‘Capturing Great Audio’.
As we say with video, the worst that can happen is that you have to delete what you have shot… but the upside potential of a great video is enormous. So why not try your first video today? Every journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step!