Shoot iPhone videos like a Pro!

Hey guys, Stephen Cullter Mac here

Now iPhones have replaced almost every single video camera on the market, but you can always

tell when something's been shot in an iPhone. Well, in this video, I'm going to give you five tips to shoot professional looking video

straight from your phone, so let's get started. My first tip is to not use the stock camera app on the iPhone

While it's great that you can access it from the lock screen, it doesn't have all the options that help us shoot professional looking video, such as manual focus or exposure

you're limited to Apple's 14 megabits per second bit rate. You can actually record higher quality video using third-party apps such as Phil MacPro選

It may seem a little bit pricey at just under $15, but it's definitely worth every penny

or well, send. Firstly, it allows us to shoot at a higher bit rate, meaning the shots have a higher image quality

Secondly, it's full of essential tools for having complete control when shooting video

The sort you'd imagine to see in a DSLR or even a dedicated video camera

For example, you can carefully set your exposure, white balance and focus

Setting your exposure and white balance are essential for shooting professional looking video

Nothing looks worse than a video cycling through auto exposure and changing from hues of orange to blue

Lock these settings in place before you start filming and your footage will look ten times better

Frame rates are also adjustable here, from the cinematic 24 frames per second to the more

common 30 frames per second. Keep in mind that shooting at a higher bit rate can drain your battery a fair bit quicker

and it will also increase file sizes You also able to smoothly pull focus within the app so you can change your focus from an object or person in the foreground to the background One thing that really stands up for me between professional looking videos and video shot

on a phone is shaky footage. Unless you're watching the Blair Witch Project, cameras are more often than not stable, using

tripods or steady cam rigs. While we may not all have the funds to splash out on these top of the range accessories

there are some low-cost options. If you don't want to spend a single dollar, you can lean on an object or even a person to keep

a fair amount of shake-it-bay. The only problem is this will limit your movement

Then you can also get low-cost tripod mounts for your iPhone, so you can use a tripod

when filming. The one I have here is the glyph from Studio Neat, which costs just $28. There

are cheaper options out there, but I personally love the small, simple construction of this one

and my iPhone feels nice and secure. They've even got an updated version which I'll leave

a link to in the description down below. One of the newest and most popular options for the

moment are Gimbals. The most well-known of these is the DJI Osmo. And you'd be forget

Given for thinking this one was it. In fact, this is the smooth Q gimbal from Zion Tech

It costs $180 less than the Osmo, but it's still packed with the features

Despite its $130 price tag, it's really well built and worked perfectly

A gimbal reduces vibrations and shakes from movements through three motors to keep the

camera level. It gives the illusion that a camera is floating through air

All of this allows for smooth movements for when filming handheld and especially for tracking

shots, where you're following a subject or moving around something. It all adds to the cinematic feel

I'll leave the link to the Q-Gimble as well, but let me know in the comments section if you'd like to see a full review

My next tip is about Zoom. Never Zoom while filming You rarely see it happen in feature films or professionally produced video because it pulls viewers straight out of what they watching as they reminded that a camera is involved Instead of just enjoying the visuals Also unless you using the iPhone 7 plus and switching between the two lenses you going to be losing quality

A digital zoom quickly kills the quality of video and when we're going through all of this effort

we don't want to be ruining it with grainy stretched footage. If you need to be closer to something, physically get closer

If you want to slowly get closer to an object, use something like the cue gimbal or an osmo and track in

The difference will be night and day. Speaking of which, due to the iPhone's small sensor, filming in low light is always going to result

in grainy footage. While the iPhone's camera has more leaps and bounds in terms of performance in low light, the

more light you've got to work with, the better. It's more of something to keep in mind rather than something you can always control

As well as light, sound can be a huge issue. If you're recording sound for, say, a YouTube video, using an external mic or even the AirPods

internal microphone will be an improvement. For example, this is the audio from the internal microphone on the iPhone 7, and now I've switched

over to the Road Smart Lab which is plugged into another iPhone. Hopefully you can tell the difference

For my final tip, and it doesn't require any additional kit, but will make a difference

and that's framing. Rather than just randomly pointing and shooting, a little bit of thought as to how your frame

a shot can go a long way. Both the iPhone camera app and filmic pro off grid overlays

They're there to help you balance a shot naturally. There are points in an image where content just snaps into place

It makes an image more visually pleasing. If you want to learn more, search on Google for the Golden Spiral

But basically, all you need to know is to put the grids up and either align your subject to one of the intersecting lines or stick your horizon on one of the horizontal lines There no set rule as it all a matter of taste The grid just give you something to measure your taste against Also experiment in frame rates and movements

Once you've shot all of your video, it's time to edit it altogether. Here's a quick montage of the footage I've shot on my iPhone 7

Well, that's it for this video, let me know in the comments section down below

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