The long and short of it

My three go-to shots when filming video

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During a recent open house visit, the listing agent stopped me and said, “I have been watching you film and it’s not what I expected.” I assumed he was taking note of the fact that I show up with just my iPhone- no fancy tools or lights. But actually, it was the way I was shooting that caught his attention.

Rather than shoot one continuous video and edit it later, I have always shot multiple clips. I have found that shooting multiple clips gives you more freedom while editing and helps you capture projects from multiple prospectives.

So if you were under the impression that a video on social was just one long, perfect take, it’s probably not.

Here are the three type of shots (and how do them) that I use while filming.

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