Whatever you are producing a video for, you’ll probably generally want to make sure that it is of the best quality possible. The word quality actually means a few different things here: it can refer to the literal quality of the film or video, how it looks as a final product on the screen, the professionalism with which it is put together, and much else besides. And again, which of those are important to you will vary depending on what you are producing the video for.

It might be marketing, a creative project, or you could be creating a training video to show the staff in your business. Whatever the underlying reason, the question is: what can you do to ensure that your video is as good as possible? Let’s look at some of the secrets behind top video production that you might want to be aware of, right now.

Know Your Audience

Arguably one of the most important things of all here is to ensure that you know your audience as well as you can. The better you know the kind of people who will be watching the video, the more effectively you can make it so that your video appeals to them, makes sense to them, and so on. That’s important whether it’s marketing, creative, or whatever else, so this is an absolutely vital early step that you need to take.

You might already have a strong grasp of your audience, or you might need to do some research to really get to the bottom of it. In any case, just make sure that you are really clear on who will be watching your video, and what you want them to get from it. This will impact every decision you make, so its relevance cannot be overstated.

Establish Your Brand

If you are creating a video for the sake of branding, you’ll need to make sure that you are establishing your brand early on in the video itself. This should be something that is instantly clear, and you’ll need to make sure that you are doing all you can to make it as powerful as possible. In fact, this is, in a way, something that you need to do even for creative projects, except there it’s more about establishing your style, so that people can recognise it’s one of your videos and not someone else’s.

How do you actually establish a brand in a video? It’s all about finding a unique angle, view, story, or even color palette, and making that clear. If you can do that, you are going to find that your video is instantly more unique and personal to you, and that’s what you are probably hoping for above all here. Establishing your brand in your video is a really powerful thing to do and you’ll be glad that you did it, so it’s definitely wise not to overlook this if you can help it.

Make It Accessible

In any case, one thing you want to do is to make sure that you are reaching out to your audience, in such a way that they will feel touched. You need to make the content accessible and clear, so that there is a direct line of communication between you and them. This is true of all art, of course, so it’s hardly surprising that it’s true here too. As long as you are making it accessible in this way, you’re going to find the results of the video are much more akin to what you are hoping to achieve.

To help with this, again, it’s all about knowing your audience, so it’s worth redoubling on that if necessary. It’s also a case of considering things from the audience’s perspective, and making sure that you are aware of how it actually looks on the screen, which also means considering what the medium is on which they will view the video – there is a huge difference between a cinema screen and a mobile phone, after all!

As long as you get that right, though, your video will be more accessible and will simply have more power. That’s a really important thing to be aware of, no matter what the video is actually for.

Get The Audio Right

A lot of amateur directors make an amazing video, and then allow the audio to simply let it all down. You need to make sure that you don’t do this, because the audio is just as important as what appears visually, and in some cases more important. There are lots of technical difficulties that can arise when it comes to getting the audio right, so it’s vital that you are doing all you can to overcome those, but as long as you do that, it’s going to make a profound difference to the final product.

In particular, make sure that all dialogue is clearly audible and crisp, and that music is at an appropriate level. You also need to find a unity between the audio and the visual, so that it doesn’t seem to be jarred or slightly off. All in all, it’s vital that you are considering these matters throughout the production and in the editing process in particular, where you are actually able to make sure this all works. If the audio is as it should be, the rest will fall into place more easily as well.

Get Professional Help

Of course, as you are probably already gathering, much of this is quite complex and difficult, so it’s definitely always wise to consider getting some professional help for your video production if you are keen to make sure that it looks its absolute best and that you are happy with the end result. There’s so much that is going to be lost on an amateur, which a professional will be able to do with ease, and there’s no use in risking having a bad video when you could simply hire someone to ensure that it works out right and as you would hope.

So it’s a good idea to spend a while looking around for a video production company or a freelancer who can help you to make your video. In fact, the easiest is to simply put the project in their hands. Communicate with them what you are hoping to achieve, and then simply sit back as they put it all together. That will obviously ensure that the final result is professional, and this is definitely something you can consider at least if you want a great quality video in no time at all.

Get The Pacing Right

Because of what has happened to attention spans these days, you really only have a few seconds at the start of the video to grab your audience’s attention. In fact, they generally say that you have three seconds to lure people in. Of course, this is particularly relevant if you are producing a video for marketing purposes, and especially if that video is going to appear on social media channels and feeds. You need to make good use of those first three seconds or so if you want this to work as well as you would hope.

That will mean having a strong idea of what you want to say upfront, how you are going to say it, and in general how to present the video and the brand in the right way, right away. It’s not just the first bit of the video that matters, however: you also need to make sure that you get the pacing right throughout the whole thing. That helps with a sense of the video being easy to watch, which is a really important ingredient in all of this as well. So make sure that you think about that when you are in the editing process.

Be Careful With Acting

The moment you have a situation where you need to have actors delivering lines, everything gets quite a lot more difficult to keep control of. That’s because, quite simply, acting is really difficult, and most people will not come off very well on camera if they are trying to act in even a fairly simple part. In other words, if you are going to have acting in your video, you should really make sure that you use professional actors, and not just people who are trying their hand at it. The results will be much better.

That being said, ideally you should avoid having to use actors at all. Keeping everything natural is much better, leads to a more natural video, and means that it is more trustworthy. All that is important in any kind of video, so wherever possible, simply avoid the need for actors if you can.

As you can see, there are many elements and considerations that go into video production, so you need to make sure that you are aware of these from the start. All being well, you should be able to create a perfect video with these tips.