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5 free tweaks that make phone video look cinematic
By Lewis Whitter, wedding & events photographer (11+ years) · How we pickPhone video looks cheap for five fixable reasons. Number one, shoot at twenty-four frames per second.
Two, lock exposure. Three, use window light, not the ceiling bulb.
Four, move slowly. Five, grade it lightly, do not overdo the filter.
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