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07 November 2010
10ten video – capturing a moment in time.
I first got interested in video in 1983 when after a fire on the farm my father decided to give me money towards a VHS portable Olympus video camera. It was about £1,500 a lot of money for a video camera but it opened up my eyes to capturing moments in time in a different way to my photography. Moving images and sounds gave a new way to be creative and I soon began filming around the farm. In theory you are capturing 25 or 30 frames per second and when played back gives the illusion of movement. I soon concentrated on video and as editing was limited I learnt to edit in camera where possible. I did numerous weddings, corporate events and even the opening of a slaughter house. I filmed most things and volunteered to film the boto-x on the Caen Hill locks a fundraiser to help restore the flight of locks. It was not easy and I ended up editing onto a beta-max player, dubbing in a sound track and voice over. A labour of love but because of this I became a video scenes of crime 
cameraman for the Wiltshire Police in 1988. It was certainly an eye opener a scenes of crime one day a training video day the next. We used a 3/4" tape system called u-matic which was great but heavy the camera and recorder were separate and required a two man team. The plus side we had a edit suit and my passion for video grew. Technology was moving along and we had a BBC graphics generator and then a video edit system. Editing on the computer was good the only trouble it took all night to rendered the effects and transitions but opened up a new world. My work was varied and I also did a lot of analysing of security time lapse and multiplex video tapes. After 13 years I moved to become a webmaster but my passion for video never stoppers and was pleased when I joined Kennet District Council my video skills came in use.
Photo right Chris Franklin in the video room of the Police.
With the Internet speed now allowing for video, the growth of video and youtube online, video is enjoying a growth and companies of all sizes can promote themselves via their own videos on their websites. More and more people look for video rather than read long pages of text so good video is popular and an affordable way to promote yourself, company or charity.
In some ways having photographic skills help with video as you need a good eye for framing and a good understanding of light.
What i will do is cover 10 areas to help improve your video production and share for free. Video is my main area of expertise and compliments my web and photographic skills. I also have an excellent team who between us have over 35 years of video experience in all areas. No production is too small or large. We I can of course give personal or company training and can help advice and produce your next video production .send in a request or drop me an
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Here are my 10ten top video tips on making better video.
I will expand on each and give your a few tasks. *smile*
Keep it steady no hose piping- Keep the shots varied
- Plenty of cutaways
- Keep it sound
- Light and more light
- One shot three times.
- Do not rush your actors, be the director
- Depth of field
- Clean edits keep effects to a minimum
- Share and circulate.
