From the course: Stepping Up Your Webcam Video Presence
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Compose, stage, and brand your shot
From the course: Stepping Up Your Webcam Video Presence
Compose, stage, and brand your shot
- There are some basic steps that you can take to make your webcam video look better, even if you don't spend a penny. First up, get your framing right. This is such an easy fix and something that so many people don't put enough effort into. There are a few aspects to this I want to cover. Make sure that the webcam is at eye-level, rather than angled up or down. Look at how a neutral eye-level frame looks compared to something like this. In the world of film, directors angle the camera like this to create psychological connotations about the character. So besides just looking odd or showing unwanted views up your nose, angles like this can actually produce undesirable emotional associations, even if subconsciously. So get a stand or even just a stack of books and make your webcam eye-level. Next, place yourself in the center of the frame. And a nice tip to adhere to is the rule of thirds. This means if you break your…
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