Cinematic Tips

[Engineer of Stuff]

I am looking to get into making cinematics in KSP. Can I have some tips?

I would also like some tips on using KerbCam to its fullest.

[zekes]

I never use any visual aides- I just use middle mouse and right click to do my cinematics. Also, make sure to only shoot when HUD is off (press F2) and when there aren't any texts on the screen (like tinewarp 1x).... If you use really but ships that lag, just speed up the film to correct it.

Check eek out my YouTube channel @TheIcemanFiles to see some of my stuff.

[Kerbart]

Start with wide angle shots, it gives the viewer a sense of location and situation

Use tighter cropped shots to bring focus to what you're showing

Shooting becomes a lot easier when you realize how much our brains fill in. Once you've established "the engine is running" with a shot, all you need to do is to supply the sound. Which means you can record a lot of "burn" shots without actually using the engine (which makes it a lot easier)

Pay attention to sound and sound effects. The difference between a good video and a bad one is usually not the video (or editing) but the sound in it. You want to spend at least as much time on sound editing as on video editing.

[Halban]

Ask on this thread if you ever have questions regarding cinematics, I'm sure someone will come to your aid. I can also help you, but I don't want to assume you already have your own cinematic work flow (know the basics). So what kind of experience do you have?

[Engineer of Stuff]

Ask on this thread if you ever have questions regarding cinematics, I'm sure someone will come to your aid. I can also help you, but I don't want to assume you already have your own cinematic work flow (know the basics). So what kind of experience do you have?

I have not made anything yet, so I don't have much experience.