Advice and ideas for video recording

Lights

• Regular daylight is normally enough to make good recordings. If the sun is bright, try to find a place in the shadow.
• Avoid lights coming from the back. At night, you will need extra lights.
• Evenly distributed lights are preferable, and so is having a little more light on your face than the rest of the room.
• You should also avoid standing straight under a chandelier or equivalent.  

Background and cut

• Chose a background that does not take attention from yourself.
• The cut of the picture should be from the chest to over your head.
• Adjust the angle of the camera by bending the screen so that your whole head is showing.
• It is nice to have some air over the head too. 

Sound quality

• Use headphones or earplugs with a microphone
• Test various ones (if you have) to find out which has the best sound quality
• Avoid background noise such as radio or your laundry machine

The recording

• To keep the students’ attention we recommend splitting recordings into smaller parts with a maximum length of 10 minutes.
• Have a manuscript and be well prepared.
• Start the recording by saying what context this video is made in/for.  
• Be aware of where you store the recording as it takes up much space.

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