[emoxeskimooooo]

I've noticed since I've been seeing edited videos that "homemade" ones have a distinct difference from "professionally" made ones. no durr.

I'm wondering why this is. It's not the angles for sure because I've seen videos that look almost like they should be real except the video is lacking something. It's sorta like pictures from an SLR camera compared to a normal camera. I don't know really how to explain it. ^^ Anywho, I'm wondering if it's the lighting, editing software, or something else.

Thanksss~! ^^

[kanyewong]

I'm pretty sure it's just the quality of the video, because all that depends on the camera.

[emoxeskimooooo]

Well I have a friend who has a professional camera, and we did a video with it, but it still seemed pretty "homemade" looking to me...

[Xarthan]

Well I have a friend who has a professional camera, and we did a video with it, but it still seemed pretty "homemade" looking to me...

It also depends on framerate, I film at 24 frames, which gives it the "hollywood feel" and i use wireless mics and i will sometimes digitally insert background sounds.

Of course depending on the frame and scene I will use a tripod or weighted stand.

But Pro video really comes from experience and knowing how to edit the shoots.

[Lavender.Sky]

maybe they use software?
adobe after effects, adobe premiere pro. sony vegas =?
thats what some people said they used on this thread

[emoxeskimooooo]

Well I've been playing around with Sony Vegas lately and I've still yet to find anything that does it...

[mr_dimsum]

There are numerous factors that contribute to this. As a previous poster said, shooting in "24p" does have an affect, however, with the digital age, it's been said that it has become a far less benefiting factor. Most of what you see in professional video has been post-processed, to give that "Hollywood" look and feel through various different routes - some of it can be contributed to color correction, gaussian blurring, etc. through video editing suites like Adobe Premiere, Avid Media Composer, Final Cut Pro, etc. There are also plugins and standalone applications with presets that can give a very good film-like look with programs such as Magic Bullet.

Finally, there's tons of stuff that does make a film look more Hollywood - and don't underestimate this by any means, is through camera angle, and using dollys, pulls, etc. For sound, using standalone mics also help in this regard to produce something in a "full package" sort of way.

Hope this helps a bit for you to get going to what you want to do!

[endlessdeath]

Well, there are indeed a lot of things you need to consider to get that Hollywood-feel.
I think you need a good Video Quality, a skilled camera man who can get good angles, some apparatus (like the mic for the sound effects/dialogue and the lights) and a good video editor who knows his/her way in Video Editing Programs.

I've been making MVs and Movies for school projects (3 years), and from that I can say that the camera angles, editing, lighting and sounds make a lot of difference. The Quality of the video plays a big part too, I mean if you do shoot at 24p (like the previous posters said), you could get a good feel, but if not, you have to be very creative then, Programs like Vegas, Adobe, etc can be of big help; it's good that you're playing around Vegas because that's how I learned about its features, you could watch tutorials in youtube too, even search some sites that might do some help with the editing.

SLR Cameras (single lens cameras) aren't exactly that good in making 'Hollywood' feel videos.
Panasonic Cameras - I think Sony has some models too, make good quality videos.

[whoamax]

Pretty much all the person above me stated. Possibly tinting the video a warm color could help. Maybe.

[Kim Hae Za]

its not only about camera
it's about the idea , flow of the video
U must have story and plot when u want to make a video

[_dax_]

Final Cut Pro to divide your piece into workable segments
Adobe Premiere to create the video: transition effects
Adobe After Effects for text effects, color correction, masking
Autodesk Combustion for special effects: fireballs etc
Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator for creating graphics to insert into video sequences

Forgot which specific one, but there is a canon camera suitable for filming,
with a fairly good output resolution. Or if you have a standard camera with a tripod.
As for lighting, position the sources and use sheets over the lights for a softer effect.

[whoamax]

For subtle, but effective effects, and overall arrangement of clips and whatnot, Sony Vegas is great.