Video Webcast - The Points To Remember To Do A Video Shoot For A Webcast
A video webcast that is meant for on-demand webcasting is mostly shot by casual web camera users. The net result is that the quality of the video shoot is not up to the mark. For a good-quality video shoot, the most important consideration is that a professional studio-quality camera is a must. Such cameras are available in professional studios. While you may learn how to shoot good video over a certain period of time by experience, some basic principles and tips must be kept in mind right from the time before you even think of a video shoot for a video webcast. Here are the tips that you should begin to grasp and implement upon right now to do a good video shoot for a webcast:
Firstly, try to use the tripod as much as you can. Remember that a shaky video webcast is the last thing people would be interested in. A good-quality tripod will not only ensure that the video is not shaky or blurred, it will ensure that your shoulder does not get unnecessarily tired while you move the camera around.
Secondly, you must also remember the rule of thirds. Failure to observe the 'rule of thirds' is considered an unforgivable sin in the world of both still and motion picture photography. The principle of the rule of thirds is very simple. You should divide the viewfinder in three vertical columns and three horizontal rows, so that it forms an interconnected grid. This will divide the entire picture frame into nine pieces, which can be used to align the features in the picture. This will make the video look professional and aesthetically-balanced in the webcast.
Thirdly, you must be careful about the lighting of the area in which you want to shoot the video for the webcast. It is mandatory that you use the properly-rated sun gun. Low lighting is a strict no no, because when the video will be compressed to ensure bandwidth-optimal streaming, the quality of the video will degrade fast. Proper lighting will ensure that the video is still viewable, even if you do decrease the size substantially. Fourthly, you must not use the in-built special effects of the camera. You want to use the camera to shoot a webcast in which you will want to convey a message, not to show off your editing and special effects skills. Even if you do want to do some fancy editing, it is a better idea to do the editing on a PC instead of directly in the camera, because not only will the editing done on the PC be much more dynamic and versatile, you will also have untainted footage stored on the PC to use it as it is for another video webcast. Finally, you must not use long play (LP) mode as it will degrade video quality. Some cameras come with this special mode, which compromises quality to provide more duration of the shoot. As mentioned earlier, your streaming media server will as it is compress the video before webcasting in which form it will be delivered to a user, so if you have used the long-play mode to shoot the video, it will result in loss of video quality. Do not shoot the video in low-quality mode, as after further compression and editing, before webcasting, it may render the video webcast unviewable. So you should avoid a video shoot for a webcast in low-quality mode or long-play mode.
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