Here are a few more tips to help you get started creating content in your medium of choice:

video/photo

• avoid having your subject directly against a wall, if you are able to add depth to the shot in any way it will usually make it more interesting
  • having the subject closer to the camera and farther from the background is a natural way to add depth-of-field, which is what portrait mode on your phone imitates

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audio podcasting

• if you buy a microphone, learn if it’s directional or omnidirectional
  • if it’s directional, make sure it’s pointed at your mouth, not the ceiling
• on a similar note, make sure you maintain a consistent distance between your mouth and the microphone during recording or else you may have a lot of variance in the volume levels and sound quality

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video editing

• Jump cuts are okay, especially if it’s a fairly informal video style. It can be tempting to add a transition like a cross dissolve to cover jump cuts, but that usually just makes it more noticeable.
• If you really want to cover up a jump cut, here are two pro-moves:
  1. Punch-in (i.e. zoom the shot in about 20%)
     • This also gives you a second cover because you can zoom back out at the next jump cut.
  2. Cut away to something else and then come back
     • This is very helpful for covering up a series of jump cuts fairly close together.