Tips for Filming at Home
Lighting
Dark environments impact the overall quality of your video because cameras do not perform well in dim lighting. Ensuring you are well lit guarantees the camera and therefore, your audience, can see you clearly. Look for a room in your home that has a lot of natural light. If you are using light from a window, ensure you are facing towards the window so light falls on you directly. Any additional lighting you can introduce will further improve the quality of your video.
Sound
When filming your video at home, ensure you choose a very quiet environment where you have as much control over the sound as possible. For example, choose a small room where you have the ability to close all doors and windows. Make sure any noisy electronics in the room such as fans, air conditioners, computers, and phones are temporarily turned off. These technologies can be distracting to your audience.
Be aware of any audible interruptions you do not have control over such as airplanes, lawns mowers and cars. Consider filming during a quiet time of day such as early in the morning when there are likely to be less interruptions. If there are audio interruptions during your recording, do not continue. Wait it out and try again at a later point.
Background
Aim for a clean, plain wall as your background, completely free of visual distractions from the waist up where you will be framing your shot. You may also consider recording your video with a professional background using a green screen or applying a background filter on video conference platforms like Zoom.
Camera
Make eye contact with the camera and avoid reading from notes or a script.