How many takes do you do?

[Symph]

As a vlogger, I just keep the camera rolling..and all I do before is just write down things I want to say. I just cut out anything I dont want ...or pauses. But the more and more I talk in front of a camera ...the more natural it becomes for me

Very good method.

 

[unknown_user0004]

yeah I'm talking about the sketch/type stuff. I know it's scripted yes, it's obvious it is. But it looks like these are all first takes, there's so much emotion in it and you seem so candid. Maybe you're not like me, but if I try to deliver the same line more than like 3 times I'm shot until I get away from it for a few hours, I can't... keep putting emotion in when I'm too familiar with what I'm saying.

Honestly, that's why I tend to have relatively short takes. I can usually eek out 8 or so while still hearing how I delivered the last line in my head. If I ever do a long take. It's much harder to keep the rhythm going.

But it's also a matter of consciously trying to be animated. Not that it's insincere, but I deliver things more "heightened" than I would in real life. So it's a bit of acting, but I'm playing me.

 

[Symph]

Honestly, that's why I tend to have relatively short takes. I can usually eek out 8 or so while still hearing how I delivered the last line in my head. If I ever do a long take. It's much harder to keep the rhythm going.

But it's also a matter of consciously trying to be animated. Not that it's insincere, but I deliver things more "heightened" than I would in real life. So it's a bit of acting, but I'm playing me.

Believe me, I UNDERSTAND lol (about it being a heightened you but still genuine)

 

[unknown_user0004]

yeah I'm talking about the sketch/type stuff. I know it's scripted yes, it's obvious it is. But it looks like these are all first takes, there's so much emotion in it and you seem so candid. Maybe you're not like me, but if I try to deliver the same line more than like 3 times I'm shot until I get away from it for a few hours, I can't... keep putting emotion in when I'm too familiar with what I'm saying.

Also, whenever I do clone effect, I usually have to have a ton of good takes, to make sure I get the timing right. There's only so much slow-mo/fast-mo/editing tricks you can pull to fix dialog in edit.

 

[Luis Patino]

Also, whenever I do clone effect, I usually have to have a ton of good takes, to make sure I get the timing right. There's only so much slow-mo/fast-mo/editing tricks you can pull to fix dialog in edit.

Speaking of which, I want to eventually "make a clone" How would I go about doing so, I have an idea, and an editing software that layers videos, buut I'm not a pro.

 

[TheWillBox]

Speaking of which, I want to eventually "make a clone" How would I go about doing so, I have an idea, and an editing software that layers videos, buut I'm not a pro.

If you want the clones to be close enough to touch each other, you'll have to work that in After Effects, frame by frame. I've done simple ones where I use the picture in picture function, but just cropped the screen. ie. sitting on two sides of a couch.

 

[unknown_user0004]

Speaking of which, I want to eventually "make a clone" How would I go about doing so, I have an idea, and an editing software that layers videos, buut I'm not a pro.

Haha, it's a challenge. For me, I'm really fortunate to shoot my stuff on a white background, which means I can set the composite mode for one of the clips to "darken". Then I don't need to do any masking.

Other options are green screening, doing a "split screen" along some vertical edge that will hide the mask (like a door frame), or manually setting a mask frame-by-frame, which is probably the most time-intensive option.

If you have a solid background, doing a split-screen with some feathering can be nice and easy - just keep an eye out for how your lighting is set up. Shadows can ruin things.

 

[unknown_user0004]

Speaking of which, I want to eventually "make a clone" How would I go about doing so, I have an idea, and an editing software that layers videos, buut I'm not a pro.

Oh! Key thing though - your camera CANNOT move between takes. You'll want to set manual focus and exposure and set it up on a tripod. Even then, take the shots quickly, because Murphy's law.

 

[MisterGarrett27]

Very good method.

thanks

 

[Luis Patino]

Haha, it's a challenge. For me, I'm really fortunate to shoot my stuff on a white background, which means I can set the composite mode for one of the clips to "darken". Then I don't need to do any masking.

Other options are green screening, doing a "split screen" along some vertical edge that will hide the mask (like a door frame), or manually setting a mask frame-by-frame, which is probably the most time-intensive option.

If you have a solid background, doing a split-screen with some feathering can be nice and easy - just keep an eye out for how your lighting is set up. Shadows can ruin things.

Yeah, my main problem with most of my videos is the lighting. which causes me to do many takes. For cloning though I know if the lighting isn't exact, then there is that middle dividing line that just shouts " I didn't do this right!" Then I murder my laptop.