Recording Video on a Smartphone

Use a microphone for improved audio

Using an external microphone can dramatically improve your video. Here is an option for the and for the , both of which can be ordered on Amazon. If you don鈥檛 have an external microphone make sure that anyone who is talking is within three feet of the phone.

Do not shoot toward a light

A simple tip to improve your video is to avoid shooting toward any light. This includes a window, lamp, or other bring light source. When you film toward a light source the person talking will turn dark.

Example of a lit background, which makes it hard to see the person in the video

Fill the frame

If you鈥檙e filming someone talking, be sure they fill a good portion of the frame. A common mistake is having too much 鈥渉eadroom,鈥� referring to the space above a person鈥檚 head.

Example of filling the frame:

Example of a head nicely centered and taking up most of frame

Example of NOT filling the frame (avoid):

Example of a head not consuming the majority of the frame

Find an interesting background

To improve the quality of your video, find an interesting background with color, shape, and/or texture. While you don鈥檛 want your background to be too distracting, viewers will appreciate a visually interesting background. Avoid filming against a white wall or in front of a window.

Facebook

How to Upload

Select 鈥淐reate Post鈥� on Newsfeed and upload the video file.
Enter the title and description of the video.
On the right-hand side of the post preview, select 鈥淭humbnail.鈥� Scroll through 鈥淎uto-Generated Image鈥� to pick the most engaging thumbnail photo. Or, select 鈥淐ustom Image鈥� and upload your own photo to use as the thumbnail.
Select 鈥淪ubtitles & Captions (CC)鈥� on the right-hand side of the post preview. Select the 鈥淎utogenerate鈥� button. Once finished, review the captions and edit where needed. Captions are necessary to ensure our compliance with accessibility requirements.
Once the video is ready to post, select the 鈥淣ext鈥� button on the bottom right-hand side. Either select 鈥淧ublish Now鈥� or 鈥淪chedule鈥� to post later.

Twitter

How to Upload

Select 鈥淭weet鈥� button then click the gallery icon (looks like a painting) in the bottom left-hand corner.
Find your video file and upload. If your video is longer than 140 seconds, you will be prompted to trim the video to the appropriate length.
Compose a message of 280 characters or less and click 鈥淭weet.鈥�

Instagram

How to Upload

Download the video to your smartphone.
Open the Instagram app and tap the upload icon (that looks like a + sign) at the bottom of the screen. Select the video from your phone鈥檚 files.
On the next screen, you can add a filter if you like or trim the video to a shorter length. Be sure to select 鈥淐over鈥� and scroll the video to select the most engaging image for the video thumbnail. Then, select 鈥淣ext.鈥�
Compose a caption for your video. Tag other accounts if applicable. Add a location if applicable. Then select 鈥淒one.鈥�

YouTube

How to Upload

Select the 鈥淯pload鈥� icon in the top right-hand corner and select 鈥淯pload video.鈥� Select the file you want to upload.
Now, add important details of you video. Fill in the title and description. Select a thumbnail either from the auto-generated options or upload a custom image from your computer. Add the video to any relevant playlists.
At the bottom of the Details page, select 鈥淢ore Options鈥� to choose your advanced settings. Under 鈥淭ags,鈥� add descriptive keywords to optimize the video鈥檚 searchability.
- Upload subtitles and closed caption files. You can either upload your own captions file (SRT format) or select 鈥渁utomatic captions鈥� for the captions to auto-generate. Review auto-generated captions and edit as needed.
To publish the video now, select 鈥淧ublish now鈥� or 鈥淪chedule鈥� to publish later. Make sure to adjust the video鈥檚 privacy setting. Public videos can be seen by anyone. Private videos can only be seen by you and the people you choose. Unlisted videos can be seen and shared by anyone with the link.

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