#107 - Higher Ed Videography 101 for In-House Teams: A Crash Course in Elevating Your Videos
In this solo episode, John breaks down the fundamental camera settings and workflow decisions that can immediately elevate your video quality—whether you're brand new to video or looking to refine your technical foundation as an in-house higher ed videographer.
Key takeaways:
- The four critical camera settings: frame rate (shoot 24fps for cinematic look), aperture (lowest f-stop for background blur), shutter speed (set to 2x your frame rate), and ISO (keep as low as possible to avoid grain)
- Why shooting in 4K but editing in 1080p gives you flexibility without unnecessary file sizes
- The case for auto white balance in run-and-gun scenarios to avoid color correction nightmares
- Why shooting in LOG color profiles often creates more problems than it solves for in-house teams
- How to avoid the two biggest stabilization mistakes: micro-jitter from handheld shooting and overusing gimbal shots
- Audio quality matters more than video quality—record directly into your camera and hide those lav mics
- Think about workflow and asset management, not just the single video you're making right now
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