6 Tips for Making Professional Videos on iPhone

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

Modern smartphones allow you to shoot high quality video. To make your videos look even better, follow these tips.

In 2007, Steve Jobs announced the first iPhone. He already had a camera, but there was no video recording function. After 10 years, videos have become the most popular type of content on the Internet, and smartphones have become the main tool for amateur filming. To get the best results when shooting video on iPhone, follow these tips.

1. Free up memory

Videos, especially in 4K, take up a lot of space. This is no secret to anyone, but still, we often forget to prepare enough memory. As a result, it ends at the most important moment.

To find out which apps are taking up the most space, go to Settings → General → Storage & iCloud. And to free up memory on your iPhone or iPad, use our instructions.

2. Get rid of notifications

Pop-up notifications will distract you from the video and close the view, and a phone call will stop the recording altogether. To avoid this, you can turn on airplane mode. This way, messages, calls and apps don't get in your way. Another option is the Do Not Disturb mode, which minimizes notification activity.

3. Think like a professional

For photographs, the choice of horizontal or vertical orientation is not so fundamental and depends on what exactly you are shooting. But the video is desirable to shoot in a horizontal orientation. Portrait videos will play with black borders on the sides and will annoy commentators if you post them online.

There are exceptions to this rule. In some applications, portrait format works better, such as Instagram. Decide why you are shooting the video, where you will show it, or where to display it. Based on this, choose the orientation of the roller.

4. Say no to shaking hands

It is quite difficult to watch videos with constant shaking. Fortunately, the iPhone has a stabilizer that can help with this problem to some extent. But even with built-in stabilization, you need to try to keep the smartphone as stable as possible. Try to rest your elbows on your sides and hold your breath, look for a surface on which you can place your smartphone, or use a tripod.

5. Say yes to the light

It's not hard to make great videos when you have good lighting. But indoors or with mixed light sources, extra effort is needed. Notice where the light is coming from. If there is strong light behind the subject you are shooting, it can create ugly highlights and shadows. It is better to move so that the composition is in front of the light source. And pay attention to your own shadow: it can ruin the frame.

To adjust the exposure, click on the display where you want to focus the image. A small sun will appear to the side of the focus, which can be moved up and down, thereby changing the exposure. To save the settings, press the screen for a few seconds until “AE / Focus lock” appears. Adjust the exposure you want and the iPhone will keep it until you tap the display again.

If all else fails, use a flash to add light.

6. Use the rule of thirds

If you have a desire to place your subject in the center or not frame the frame at all, try to remember the rule of thirds: parts of the composition should be distributed over thirds of the whole. Imagine a tic-tac-toe board is drawn on the screen and place objects inside it. Unfortunately, the grid available in photo mode does not work for videos.

These simple tips will help you shoot higher quality videos not only on your iPhone, but also on any other smartphones. Don't forget that in making beautiful videos, as in any other art, practice is key. And, of course, a lot of free memory on the device.