You do not need tons of fancy equipment.

Discover some simple tricks about how to achieve quality lighting when you are producing videos by watching this free video production tutorial from video production tips.

Lighting for video does not have to be hard. As a lifelong video producer who specialized in moderate and low budget productions, I figured out lots of ways to make my videos look good without having to spend hours setting up and tearing down lights.

These two pictures were taken within seconds of each other in the exact same lighting conditions. The shot on the left is dark, but not quite dark enough to be a quality silhouette. The view seen outside the window is terribly overexposed.

TAME YOUR AUTO FOCUS
By Lorraine Grula
Internet Video Gal
Unless you spend quite a bit of money on a video camera, you will no doubt have one with auto focus…

Direct light (sunny day) creates deep, harsh shadows that have distinct edges.

Diffused light, (cloudy day) can be very bright but completely shadow less.

Inside, diffused light can be obtained either by using photographic equipment such as reflective umbrellas, diffusion gels and cloths, or the light can be bounced off something reflective.

Chroma-key technique is a way to put you on the planet Mars if that’s what your video script calls for. Chroma-key (also called green screen) is a cheap, easy way to create awesome video.