4 Things You Will Need For Your Low Budget Music Video Shoot

As video sharing become ever more popular with online platforms like Vimeo, YouTube and Facebook around, the need for more professional video is even more prevalent. Fans of independent artist aren't just looking for the artist to make great music, but to also have a hot video to accompany it. As we all know, video production can become very expensive ranging as high as $800 per minute as an industry standard. Who in the hell has $800 every minute to spend to get one music video shot?

Lately, we have seen a lot of video being shot on lower budgets with DSLR video cameras and at times it can get costly as well. So, is there a way to get a great looking music video at a cheaper more reasonable prices without risking quality? It's 2019 man! Sure there is. And we are going to tell you how!

1. FIND A HIGH QUALITY HD SMARTPHONE.

Back in the days (like the early 2000s) when smartphones were become popular, no one ever thought that the back camera on their phones would be anything more than just something to capture a quick personal photo with to save for you own memories. But as time passed, the back camera became more popular for bringing about the selfie (influencing the need for the front camera) and filming the biggest moments in your life from birthdays to weddings. This maybe your most expensive commodity when it comes to filming on a shoestring budget, but it will be well worth it.

The two leaders in the push towards better phone cameras were Samsung and Apple. Samsung introduced the Galaxy and Apple brought about the IPhone. Both phones are still the top phones that anyone uses to film excellent video on. These phones now offer 4K film or High Definition 1080p at best giving you a spectacular film that you can view on any television, monitor or laptop screen with almost 100% clarity.

They also have many other feature that you wouldn't even believe is available at your disposal when it comes to film. Just put it like this, the best Hollywood director of the early 2000s would have died to have what some of you have in your pocket right now!

2. SMARTPHONE LENSES.

So let's say you don't have the latest Galaxy or IPhone and you want to start with what you have right now. But you say "Well my video looks somewhat grainy like my camera can't get the clarity it needs." Well some of that is because of how it was manufactured and that's something that you really can't fix, but you can damn sure try with some better lenses.

There are many companies who make external lenses that will snap on to any phone giving you the option to make your shoots look better and giving your video a more professional look. Some of these are quite expensive as they all have different enhanced features and interchangeable lenses for you to use with your phones.

Try these out for yourself to see what may help you the most.

3. SMARTPHONE RIG OR GIMBAL.

Have you ever tried to shoot a video on your phone while you were walking and all you can see is the shakiness of you pouncing about and all you hear is every step you take vibrating through your body making a thump sound on your phone? Well, if you are serious about filming your own videos via your phone, you should get a rig or a gimbal.

Rigs and Gimbals both help to stabilize your smartphone and get rid of some of that thumping sound you hear as you walk. The stabilization of both systems give you a smooth looking video every time. You can make filming your car look like a promotional commercial for Audi every time you shot. On the rigs, you can add a light for those dark shoots and a boom microphone to pick up sound to your phone even clearer. The gimbals are more electronic stabilizers and they will adjust to every move that you make as an effort to keep your videos more stable than ever.

Out of all of the tips that will be mentioned, this will more than likely be your best investment because you can take these two anywhere and create better video by just providing more stabilization. Get one of these if nothing else.

4. Video Editing App or Software for Computer.

Now it's very important that you have some type of editing software to help you edit your own videos. You can hire someone to give you some professional help, but we are talking cheap right? We can give you some software and apps that you can pay for to get even better video editing, but right now let's stick with the freeski's.

For apps (Android or iOS), we recommend that you try Adobe Premiere Clip. Adobe is the leader when it comes to creative video and graphic design so this is why this is our pick. In Adobe Premiere Clip, you can upload as many shots as you have for your video, clip them based on how long you want them to be, do color correction, add fade transitions, add music and much more. ALL OF THIS FOR FREE!

For Computer (PC & Mac), we recommend DaVinci Resolve. Now DaVinci Resolve is like an upgraded Microsoft Video Maker for those who are familiar with that. In DaVinci Resolve, you can really apply some professional editing even at an amatuer level all for FREE! You can do color correction, add transitions, music and more, but with DaVinci Resolve, you will also have multiple tracks to use make both video and music editing a breeze.

Go ahead and give these a try!

Well that's all that we have for you on this list people. You can start hooking up your professional looking video shoot right now if you have most of the tools that we have listed. Start creating with your smartphone today and when you do, send us a link to your video. Let us see what kind of work you've produced!