How 2... Film at Home
This book shows you how to record videos for your classes at home. We will try to help you get the best out of any media assets you need to create, with the equipment you may already have at home
Production - Look into the lens
Which one of these images is more engaging?
Which one of these images is more engaging?
Connection to your students is important – doubly so when everyone is working or studying remotely. To help with this it’s important to look into the lens of the device you’re using to record yourself. This will make it look (to your viewer) that you are engaging directly with them.
When not to look into the lens
When not to look into the lens
An exception to make for not looking into the lens is when filming interview styles, i.e. similar to news interviews where the subject is talking to an interviewer. In these incidents, ask your subject to sit at a slight angle and face the person (sat beside to left or right of the camera) asking the question.
On these occasions, the person asking the question is often cut out during editing stage so ask the person you are filming to reply with the context in mind by reiterating the question asked.