Videography Tips & Tricks

Setting: Tap the upper right corner until the option for HD 30 appears. You can make this your default setting under Settings > Camera > Record Video 

Shoot constantly: again, better to have too much than not enough content

Motion picture: keep the shot moving instead of still/static (you’re not using a tripod so no reason to try to stand as still as one because it’s going to shake regardless) - better to have fluid, smooth, slow motion to keep the shot feeling dynamic

Permission/consent: if children are petting the dog, try to frame so their faces are obscured or cropped out of frame - if adults (or you get permission from parent of children), shoot away

Orientation: Vertical/portrait orientation always for reels/stories - horizontal is ONLY useful for Youtube/AdoptMe posts

Light control: Lock exposure if you’re in a space with lots of lighting changes - tap on your screen to focus, and then drag sun slider up/down to adjust exposure of the shot 

Shot types:

  • Wide angle walking point of view

  • Eye contact front angle of dog walking

  • Pup cup from pup cup height, straight on

  • Engaging with objects to show curiosity (sniffing stuff)

  • Reaction to ducks in the arboretum (or wildlife elsewhere)

  • Receiving attention from general public

  • Walking through shops + relaxing in shops (don’t forget to showcase the shop itself nicely as well - if they look good in the content we share, they’re more likely to cross-promote it on their platforms)

  • Car rides, especially rear-view mirror shot if they like to stick their head out the window, and relaxing/sleeping/chilling in car

  • Try to get the “smiles” - toss the dog a few treats to catch, which gets its head more “upward” and excited, more likely to prompt it to open its mouth

  • Different body positions: sitting, laying down, mid-shaking paw, looking out in the distance, seated on ground vs seated on bench