13 Tips for Shooting Halloween Video
- Shoot from unusual angles. For example, stand on a chair and video down on your little ghosts and goblins. Or, get down low on the floor and video up.
- To add an eerie effect, turn on a black light.
- Place a flashlight or spotlight on the floor and angle it up on your ghosts and goblins. The lights will place some unnatural shadows on your subjects.
- Use some dry ice to add the effect of fog. Make sure it’s not within reach of children because it can be dangerous. If you don’t have dry ice, some video editing software has a fog (or smoke) effect you can apply.
- Get lots of footage. Don’t just get video of the trick-or-treating. You should also video them putting on their costumes, eating Halloween dinner, carving a pumpkin, enjoying a special family tradition, dumping out their candy on the floor, and enjoying their first piece of Halloween candy. To end your video, record them asleep in their beds.
- Get some establishing shots, such as street signs, buildings, and decorations to put at the beginning of your video.
- Eliminate any distracting sounds if possible. Turn off the tv or radio. You can add music later while editing.
- Plan your video in advance so you will know what to shoot.
- Use a tripod if you plan to zoom a lot.
- If you’re planning on wearing a lot of makeup, place your camcorder on a tripod and use the time-lapse feature to video the process of putting on the makeup. You can also use the iSight if you have a Mac.
- Make sure your camcorder and any extra batteries are fully charged.
- Always record at least 5 seconds before and after the shot you want. That way, you will have room to edit later.
- Read this great article about shooting video in the dark.
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