360 DEGREE BUDGET VIDEOHINTS AND TIPS PART TWOBy David Wortley360in360 Transmedia Storytelling Founder

360 DEGREE BUDGET VIDEO CONTENT

PART 1 - Getting Started

• Choosing a Camera

PART 2 – Hints and Tips

• Tip One – Good Preparation

• Tip Two – Mounting the Camera

• Tip Three – Locating the Camera

• Tip Four – Pointing the Camera

• Tip Five – Awareness of Surroundings

• Tip Six – Still vs Moving Camera

• Tip Seven – Sound Quality and Audio

• Tip Eight – Video Editing

• Tip Nine – Publishing and Output Quality

• Tip Ten – Communications and Online 360 Video

PART 2 – TEN HINTS AND TIPSGood Preparation

TIP 1 - GOOD PREPARATION

• Ensure camera battery is fully charged

• Ensure sufficient spare memory in camera

• Choose location and time for filming

• Think about the video objectives

• Think about the audience

• Develop a storyline/storyboard

• Organise storage space and folders on your PC

• Take the right accessories on location

• Check the camera settings before filming

BAD PREPARATION EXAMPLES

Filming Marina Bay in Bright Sunlightwith wrong exposure settings

Filming a retail environment at a subway stationbefore the shops opened

TIP 2 - MOUNTING THE CAMERA

Joby GorillaTripod

Manfrotto MonopodStick

Keep Tripod Curve GP222Stabiliser

MOUNTING USAGE EXAMPES

Board Meetings andPresentations

Driving Action Presentations Walk-Throughs

TIP 3 LOCATING THE CAMERA

Good Camera LocationAttention Focused on Centre

Nice distance & Layout

Inferior Camera LocationFocus is off-centre and too distant

Unbalanced layout

TIP 4 – POINTING THE CAMERA

Camera Pointing at messy cables in cornerCamera pointing at listener not speaker

TIP 5 - AWARENESS OF SURROUNDINGS

Sitting in front of the camera in Singapore Unexpected action at the barber shop

TIP 6 - STILL VS MOVING CAMERA

Stll Camera Setting to record city centre noiseand tropical bird sounds

Walk-through video round the Taman KLCC Parkand lake with Petronas Towers in background

TIP 7 - SOUND QUALITY AND AUDIO

Narrating a video story on a busy Leicester Street Narrating a video in a quiet location

TIP 7 - SOUND QUALITY AND AUDIOUSING BACKGROUND MUSIC

Silent Movie Music to matchBlack and white treatment

Tranquil music to match the action

TIP 8 - VIDEO EDITING

Cyberlink PowerDirector 15.0 Screenshot Cyberlink ColorDirector Screenshot

TIP 9 - PUBLISHING AND OUTPUT QUALITY

Original Video Quality before Publishing(Cropped to same area)

Quality and Perspective after PublishingTo YouTube

TIP 9 - PUBLISHING OPTIONS

Select from Drop-down Produce Menu Chose Quality for end-usage

TIP 10 - COMMUNICATIONS AND ONLINE 360 VIDEOS

Video Published to YouTubeDirect from Cyberlink or Manual Upload

360 Video Published to FacebookDirect fro Cyberlink or Manual Upload

Vimeo and VEER also support 360 Video online…….

THANKS FOR WATCHINGWATCH OUT FOR 360 VIDEO APPLICATIONSPRESENTATION AND VIDEO

David Wortley – Founder of 360in360 Transmedia Storytelling