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What to shoot

- And here we are back at Stage Five at Lynda.com where we began. To conclude this chapter, let's talk about just what you might want to shoot in the 360-degree spherical video format. How can you take 360 video beyond the parlor trick stage and make something that people will really want to watch? Well, here are a few guidelines. Shoot in interesting environments. Give your audience a reason to look around. A small room with lots of interesting detail is actually a lot more compelling than wide-open spaces. I'll look to the low net resolution you get, seeing only a portion of a spherical video at a time. Fine details that are more than a few yards away can become indistinct. So intimate environments can have a lot more impact than big, large ones. If you want to create a house tour for a real estate agent, for example, 360 would be a wonderful way to show the inside of any home to anyone around the world with an Internet connection. Think of unique events and perspectives you might…

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