Content Creator? Here's How to Make Your Stuff Cinematic
"Cinematic" has become one of those words that gets thrown around so much that it almost loses meaning. It might be the difference between footage that stops a scroll and footage that doesn't.
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"Cinematic" has become one of those words that gets thrown around so much that it almost loses meaning.
It might be the difference between footage that stops a scroll and footage that doesn't.
I remember, even back then, thinking about how these creators needed to invest in some microphones.
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"Cinematic" has become one of those words that gets thrown around so much that it almost loses meaning. It might be the difference between footage that stops a scroll and footage that doesn't. I remember, even back then, thinking about how these creators needed to invest in some microphones.
How it works
- Most content creators obsess over the visual side of their work and treat audio as an afterthought.
- That's still what I remember about those videos, not actually what was demonstrated or cooked.
What to take from it
They were echoing and scratchy, and I could barely hear them.
Details worth keeping
For content creators, it's a legit goal to set your stuff apart. Desire Lacap of lacapturevisuals, a filmmaker and content creator who makes educational videos about exactly this, recently broke down the layers that make content feel cinematic rather than just filmed (although, for some creators, lo-fi is the goal). Turns out, the tools are the same ones narrative filmmakers use.
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