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Terkel shows you how to use a keylight to add "pop" to your video

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Real Estate Agent with Real Estate Places CA BRE #01802964

When making video's, lighting is a fairly important factor, and sometimes it helps you look good. 

One of the very basic pieces of equipment, a videographer should have in the kit, is a keylight. And here is how to use one of those. 

Essentially, the keylight ads front illumination, both to light up the subject, but also to provide a reflection in eyes and such, that makes the subject pop more. 

The keylight I am showing you today, is very reasonably priced at $30 - and you can grab one at target of all places... It also uses just two AAA cells, so it doesn't have a huge power thirst - in addition to that, it is an LED light, so expect 50,000 hours of life (yes, right when you run through one of these - let me know). 

Here is a quick demo:

 

Peter Matyko
Keller Williams Realty Advantage - Oviedo, FL
Keller Williams Realty

That is good.  Absolutely correct and wow does that make a big difference.  Espceially to see it in the video you can see how it highlites and brings out (pops out) everything.  Great for sharing such good basic information.

Aug 02, 2012 11:10 AM
Terkel Sørensen
Real Estate Places - Temecula, CA
Realtor, 951.805.0773 , Bank owned and Short Sales

Thanks Peter - It really does make a difference doesn't it?

Aug 02, 2012 11:14 AM
marti garaughty
garaughty.com - Montreal, QC
a highly caffeinated creative type...

garaughty, abstract art, graphic design, WordPress consultant

Excellent demo and you have great/natural on-camera presence,

really well done!

Aug 02, 2012 01:30 PM
Melissa Marro
Keller Williams First Coast Realty - The Marro Team - Orange Park, FL
Jacksonville Real Estate and Home Staging

Thank you for the great tip! I've recently purchased a very nice camera and we are trying to figure out how to use it with the best results!

Aug 02, 2012 02:08 PM
Terkel Sørensen
Real Estate Places - Temecula, CA
Realtor, 951.805.0773 , Bank owned and Short Sales

Marti - Thank you! 

Melissa - Good deal - you need a tripod!!! If you don't have one - get one! Go back in my posts, I have a few about how to move a camera if you want to do stuff like glide cam and such.

Aug 02, 2012 03:35 PM
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

Thanks Terkel, you are far ahead of me on video, and with the importance of video, I am learning everything that I can.

Aug 12, 2012 04:53 PM
Christina Ehli
RE/MAX Platinum - Brighton, Michigan - Brighton, MI
RE/MAX Platinum Brighton MI Real Estate Agent

Terkel, I'm going to Target tomorrow to pick one up.  Thank you so much Bob Crane for re-posting this video.

Aug 15, 2012 11:06 AM