In my previous post you saw the process of making a track. Now I will show you how to shoot & edit video for your cover song. As you all are aware that presentation matters a lot. You cannot just sit back relax after making a song and assume that your task is done. You have to shoot a proper video for your cover song to get the attention you need.
Earlier even I used to put slideshow on my cover songs with my random photos.
This is not good. Then one of my friend suggested me to buy a DSLR and start shooting HD Video.
So let me break down whole process into three steps again:
1) Setting up Camera, Lights & Background
2) Shooting Video
3) Video Editing
For recording HD Video I purchased Nikon D5200 DSLR. It cost around 27000 INR at that time.
Its a pretty decent camera and fulfill all my needs. You really don't have to purchase an expensive DSLR . This one can also serve your purpose. Then I felt that Kit lens wouldn't serve my purpose so I purchased two Prime lenses :
1) 35mm 1.8g Nikkor Prime Lens for 10,289
2) 85mm 1.8g Nikkor Prime Lens for 27,356
I also have a Sony VCT-R100 Lightweight Tripod (Load Capacity 1200 g).
I purchased it for just 1480 INR but now they have increased its price to 7581 INR. So i wouldn't recommend anyone to buy this model now. Its maximum height is also not sufficient. Therefore I have to place it on other plateform like chair, table, etc to get the subject in center.
If you have small room then get 35mm lens . It can serve the purpose of 85mm. You just need to place the camera closer to subject. But if you have 85mm lens then the distance between camera and object need to be comparatively large which would create problem if you have small room. Therefore buy 35mm lens. And its large aperture will give the bokeh effect and make your video stand out from others.
As most of us shoot video in our room which get messy sometimes. So its better to get a plain backdrop (black or white) for a profesional touch.
So lets move on to Lighting setup. Few days back I just thought to purchase a lighting kit. And I noticed a significant improvement on my video due to lighting. I have pair of Halogen light, Umbrella & its tripod stand. All of them together cost me just around 4000 INR. And if you go for online shopping then same thing will cost around 8000 INR just for the name of brand.
So I would recommend you all to buy a lighting kit from local store. Some Photo Studios have these equipments. So you can check it out in your city.
1. First place your lights in appropriate place.
2. Soft light should be placed on your front.
3. Hard light can be placed behind you. It differentiates you from backdrop otherwise you would look merged with the background.
By Soft light i mean Light with Umbrella and Hard Light is Light without Umbrella.
4. Decide what angles you would shoot with. There should be at least 2 angles otherwise viewers will get bored. So place your camera and make sure you are in focus. Understand every functionality of your DSLR. What settings you need for a shoot. Like how much exposure is needed. You can learn it from internet. Lots of website teach it in very simple manner. Links for some of them are given in in the end of this post.
5. Shoot whole song with all decided angles and we can edit them later on in Video Editing Phase.
Three basic things about editing are Cropping, Panning & Transition. And then there are some other additional things as well.
First break your long clips into multiple sub clips. Now your video shouldn't be still. So add some animation like Zoom in, Zoom out. You can do it using crop editing window. Now don't do this with every clips. Add panning to some clips. Animate it to move from left to right or from bottom left corner to top right corner or vice versa. You can do experiments with it as i do. Now with some clip you can add transitions at start or end. There are many inbuilt transitions available in Sony Vegas. But if you haven't used any transition then you should start each clip with a Fade in and end it with Fade out to make it look smooth and not abrupt.
Now adjust the color level of your video according to your song's mood using Color corrector effect available in Sony Vegas. You can add some brightness too. There are bunch of other effects in rack which you can use according to your need.
So this was all about How to make video for your cover song. Now checkout some useful links below:
Watch out my video for this tutorial here :
My Equipments :
1) Nikon D5200 with Kit Lens
Link to Buy - https://www.snapdeal.com/product/nikon-d5200-slr-with-afs/1180787
2) Sony VCT-R100 Lightweight Tripod (Load Capacity 1200 g)
Link to Buy - https://www.snapdeal.com/product/sony-vctr100-lightweight-tripod/1556577701
3) Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G Prime Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Camera (Black)
Link to Buy - http://www.amazon.in/Nikon-Nikkor-Prime-Digital-Camera/dp/B001S2PPT0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00
4) Nikon AF-S 85mm F/1.8G Prime Lens for Nikon DSLR Camera
Link to Buy - http://www.amazon.in/Nikon-AF-S-85mm-Prime-Camera/dp/B006TAP096?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00
5) My Lighting Setup includes pair of Halogen Light, Umbrella & a Tripod Stand. All cost around 4200 INR from a local store.
Some Useful Links -
1) Nikon D5200 Explained
Watch this video here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0XH16lT29s
2) Aperture, Exposure, ISO explained
Link to article - https://photographylife.com/iso-shutter-speed-and-aperture-for-beginners/
3) Tips for shooting a successful cover music video
Link to article - https://www.macprovideo.com/hub/film-making/5-tips-for-shooting-a-successful-cover-music-video
My Social Links:
Facebook :
https://www.facebook.com/siddharthmusical
Youtube :
https://www.youtube.com/c/siddharthrajpoot
Twitter :
https://www.twitter.com/rajpoot_sid
Instagram :
https://www.instagram.com/rajpoot_siddharth
Versionify (My Karaoke Online Web Store):
http://www.versionify.in
Follow my blog - http://createmusictrack.blogspot.in
This blog is intended for tutorials related to Music programming, Mixing & Mastering.
I hope you enjoyed reading this article.
Have any doubt ? Put your questions in comment section below.
And Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE my YouTube Channel(link is given above) and share & like this post with your friends and family.
Thank You
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Earlier even I used to put slideshow on my cover songs with my random photos.
This is not good. Then one of my friend suggested me to buy a DSLR and start shooting HD Video.
So let me break down whole process into three steps again:
1) Setting up Camera, Lights & Background
2) Shooting Video
3) Video Editing
1) Setting up Camera, Lights & Background
For recording HD Video I purchased Nikon D5200 DSLR. It cost around 27000 INR at that time.
Its a pretty decent camera and fulfill all my needs. You really don't have to purchase an expensive DSLR . This one can also serve your purpose. Then I felt that Kit lens wouldn't serve my purpose so I purchased two Prime lenses :
1) 35mm 1.8g Nikkor Prime Lens for 10,289
2) 85mm 1.8g Nikkor Prime Lens for 27,356
I also have a Sony VCT-R100 Lightweight Tripod (Load Capacity 1200 g).
I purchased it for just 1480 INR but now they have increased its price to 7581 INR. So i wouldn't recommend anyone to buy this model now. Its maximum height is also not sufficient. Therefore I have to place it on other plateform like chair, table, etc to get the subject in center.
If you have small room then get 35mm lens . It can serve the purpose of 85mm. You just need to place the camera closer to subject. But if you have 85mm lens then the distance between camera and object need to be comparatively large which would create problem if you have small room. Therefore buy 35mm lens. And its large aperture will give the bokeh effect and make your video stand out from others.
As most of us shoot video in our room which get messy sometimes. So its better to get a plain backdrop (black or white) for a profesional touch.
So lets move on to Lighting setup. Few days back I just thought to purchase a lighting kit. And I noticed a significant improvement on my video due to lighting. I have pair of Halogen light, Umbrella & its tripod stand. All of them together cost me just around 4000 INR. And if you go for online shopping then same thing will cost around 8000 INR just for the name of brand.
So I would recommend you all to buy a lighting kit from local store. Some Photo Studios have these equipments. So you can check it out in your city.
2) Shooting Video
1. First place your lights in appropriate place.
2. Soft light should be placed on your front.
3. Hard light can be placed behind you. It differentiates you from backdrop otherwise you would look merged with the background.
By Soft light i mean Light with Umbrella and Hard Light is Light without Umbrella.
4. Decide what angles you would shoot with. There should be at least 2 angles otherwise viewers will get bored. So place your camera and make sure you are in focus. Understand every functionality of your DSLR. What settings you need for a shoot. Like how much exposure is needed. You can learn it from internet. Lots of website teach it in very simple manner. Links for some of them are given in in the end of this post.
5. Shoot whole song with all decided angles and we can edit them later on in Video Editing Phase.
3) Video Editing
For Video editing, I use Sony Vegas Pro 13. Its a powerful software.Three basic things about editing are Cropping, Panning & Transition. And then there are some other additional things as well.
First break your long clips into multiple sub clips. Now your video shouldn't be still. So add some animation like Zoom in, Zoom out. You can do it using crop editing window. Now don't do this with every clips. Add panning to some clips. Animate it to move from left to right or from bottom left corner to top right corner or vice versa. You can do experiments with it as i do. Now with some clip you can add transitions at start or end. There are many inbuilt transitions available in Sony Vegas. But if you haven't used any transition then you should start each clip with a Fade in and end it with Fade out to make it look smooth and not abrupt.
Now adjust the color level of your video according to your song's mood using Color corrector effect available in Sony Vegas. You can add some brightness too. There are bunch of other effects in rack which you can use according to your need.
So this was all about How to make video for your cover song. Now checkout some useful links below:
Watch out my video for this tutorial here :
My Equipments :
1) Nikon D5200 with Kit Lens
Link to Buy - https://www.snapdeal.com/product/nikon-d5200-slr-with-afs/1180787
2) Sony VCT-R100 Lightweight Tripod (Load Capacity 1200 g)
Link to Buy - https://www.snapdeal.com/product/sony-vctr100-lightweight-tripod/1556577701
3) Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G Prime Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Camera (Black)
Link to Buy - http://www.amazon.in/Nikon-Nikkor-Prime-Digital-Camera/dp/B001S2PPT0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00
4) Nikon AF-S 85mm F/1.8G Prime Lens for Nikon DSLR Camera
Link to Buy - http://www.amazon.in/Nikon-AF-S-85mm-Prime-Camera/dp/B006TAP096?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00
5) My Lighting Setup includes pair of Halogen Light, Umbrella & a Tripod Stand. All cost around 4200 INR from a local store.
Some Useful Links -
1) Nikon D5200 Explained
Watch this video here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0XH16lT29s
2) Aperture, Exposure, ISO explained
Link to article - https://photographylife.com/iso-shutter-speed-and-aperture-for-beginners/
3) Tips for shooting a successful cover music video
Link to article - https://www.macprovideo.com/hub/film-making/5-tips-for-shooting-a-successful-cover-music-video
My Social Links:
Facebook :
https://www.facebook.com/siddharthmusical
Youtube :
https://www.youtube.com/c/siddharthrajpoot
Twitter :
https://www.twitter.com/rajpoot_sid
Instagram :
https://www.instagram.com/rajpoot_siddharth
Versionify (My Karaoke Online Web Store):
http://www.versionify.in
Follow my blog - http://createmusictrack.blogspot.in
This blog is intended for tutorials related to Music programming, Mixing & Mastering.
I hope you enjoyed reading this article.
Have any doubt ? Put your questions in comment section below.
And Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE my YouTube Channel(link is given above) and share & like this post with your friends and family.
Thank You
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