If you’re hoping to improve your videos this year, there’s a lot of information to dig into. In this video, Vuhlandes presents some simple filmmaking tips that can make all the difference.
Whether you’re creating video or still photos, there’s always a way to improve your work. Over the years, I’ve absorbed and integrated an unbelievable amount of advice into my workflow, and sometimes it’s the simple tips and tricks that can make the biggest difference. To this day, I’ll still search for videos like this and articles on the same topic, hoping to get some new information or see something presented in a new way.
One of the tips in this video is one that I still subconsciously “check” when creating an image: foreground. I was introduced to the concept of foreground interest not long after I first started and am trying out landscape photography (which has never really stuck!). I don’t understand why people think it’s so important; My most successful image was featured on the Flickr homepage for a week (a big deal back then) but there weren’t any images. I realize now that my images have a strong (though possibly random) composition, no matter what the foreground is. Still, it’s something to consider in everything you frame, even if it’s simply something blurry that obscures part of the image.
