Video Effects for the Beginner

Video Effects for the Beginner

Video Effects for the Beginner

If you're reading this article, it most probably means that you have finished filming your video, and now you're at the editing stage, but you're not quite sure what you'd like to do to your video and which effects you would like to use. Am I right? If I am, don't worry because in this article, you will find plenty of ideas to help you to get stuck in with your video editing.

One of the main annoyances I find when I've filmed a video is colour that needs correcting. This can easily be fixed by adjusting the colour levels, or for a darker or lighter look the brightness and contrast can be changed. If you do not want to play about with the colour levels, you can put a black and white effect on the video which eliminates the need to adjust the colours, which will also save you time when editing.

If you are shooting a film, as opposed to another type of video, you might want it to have the 'Hollywood Widescreen Effect.' You can achieve this, simply by putting a black bar across the top of your video, and another across the bottom of your video. This will give the illusion that your video is 'wide screen'.

Fast motion is popular with the makers of music videos to show the progression of time, when a lot of time isn't available. To do this, simply film your video, then speed it up, or just speed up the clips of video that you want to make faster.

How about trying the opposite of fast motion in your video; slow motion! It is the same concept as fast motion: just film your video and slow it down when editing. Slow motion is especially effective if you are filming a wedding or a similar video.

A nice effect to add to a home movie is a title scene at the beginning (similar to ones you see on films) but containing information like a title of the video, the date and maybe a bit of an introduction, so it is clear which video it is when you come to watch it in the future.

A great way to make your video a bit more fun is to add music and/or sound effects. There could be a song that is particularly relevant to your video, or a funny sound effect could make that clip of your friend falling over extra funny!

Make sure when working on your video, you have frequent breaks so that your eyes can have a bit or a rest. This is essential if you want to make your video great as we are on our best working form after having a break. Although it isn't a video effect, I still think it's pretty important!

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