making short video clips with t3i

[alykatcreative]

so i have been seeing more and more photographers posting small clip videos as behind the scenes or sneak previews from photo shoots lately. It's definitely something that peaks my interest but I really need to learn some more about it. for the most part the ones I have seen are videos on instagram so they should be about 30 seconds long. it seems that the 30 second clip is a combination of shorter clips edited together. any idea if the clips created are just short clips straight shot from the video function on the camera? i'm a total noob when it comes to this but it is really something I want to learn more about. does any one have any experience with doing this?

- also i'm not totally sure if this is the right place for this thread, if it isn't sorry feel free to move!

 

[CherylL]

Do you have an example to post? Edit your clips in a video editor to the 30 seconds. You could use only 10 seconds of 3 clips to equal 30 seconds. Use export settings that are required by Youtube or Vimeo for best quality.

What is the intent? Who is your audience? A promo? Edit to fit your purpose of the video.

 

[alykatcreative]

thanks for the insight. I suppose my audience is just about any one on social media. I feel like a short clip video is a great way to preview a shoot instead of just a few stills. the best example would be something like this Instagram - video courtesy of nick.ramirez photography. who is an amazing local photographer

 

[CherylL]

Thanks for the example. There are several clips with a few dip to black transitions. Instagram requires very small file sizes of 640x640. Vimeo and Youtube support much larger high def sizes... 1080p, 720p.

I found this how to post videos to Instagram. If you google "Instagram Videos" or add "post" I am sure there are many out there. Here is one:
How to Edit and Encode Videos for Instagram | Premiumbeat.com