I thought it would be nice to have a thread that answers how those who have video tutorials go about creating them. Sort of a Q&A type of thing.

For example,

What camera do you use? (Webcam, Digital, DSLR, Camcorder - what model?)
What settings do you find work best? (FPS, ISO, etc.)
What lighting do you use? (Natural, Halogen, etc.)
Where do you film?
What do you use to edit, if anything?

etc.

Mods, I hope this is in the right place!

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Don't underestimate the value of doing nothing, of just going along,
listening to all the things you can't hear, and not bothering.
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i would love to now this too

I'll get this started I guess...

Camera:
I use a Canon Powershot S2 IS. It has a great video function that has unlimited recording capacity (just until you fill up your memory card).

Settings:
This camera has no real additional settings for video, but I choose the appropriate light balance. Usually I have the white balance set on "artificial light" because the makeup can look wonky on camera with strong daylight glaring. I record at 15 frames per second.

Lighting:
This is probably one of the most important aspects of a good video. You need good lighting to show off your makeup. I do my videos at my vanity table, if it's during daytime I close the curtains on the side so that I still have daylight but not a direct glare of sunlight. At evening I use my halogen lamps, although the best is to probably have some trulite bulbs in a lamp. You should set up 2 lamps so that you your face is illuminated from both the front, and right & left side so that you don't get strong shadows.

Editing:
I use Windows Movie Maker which I don't really like, but my old computer can't handle any of the more technical, professional programs like Adobe Premier. I don't have enough RAM for it.

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I use a canon SD870 with an 8gb memory card so i can record for much longer periods.
I use the auto settings, it adjusts depending on where i am in my house.
I use natural light during the day, i make sure i'm in a naturally lit room without any other lights on. Or i'll use artificial lights if its nighttime, i make sure nothing points right at my face.
I bounce between imovie 08 and hdmovie (ilife 06). I like imovie 08 because it posts right to youtube for you and converts everything to the correct size and format. My only gripe is that is a dumbed down version of hdmovie which has tons more features (like fast forward).
I also use windows movie maker, its ok, and it takes all formats.

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