What is a common use for B roll video?

Sometimes called B Roll, Broll, b-roll footage, coverage, or simply “extra shots,” b-roll is the supplemental or alternative video footage that adds visual interest and context to a video. Incorporating b-roll into your video increases the production value and gives it that professional polish.

How long should b roll video shots be?

10-15 seconds
Firstly, one of the biggest mistakes you can make when shooting B roll is not holding a shot long enough, a good B roll shot should be a minimum of 10-15 seconds long for short videos, around a minute for slower-paced or feature film-like videos.

What is a Broll shot?

In video production, B-roll footage is the secondary video footage shot outside of the primary (or A-roll) footage. It is often spliced together with the main footage to bolster the story, create dramatic tension, or further illustrate a point. Types of B-roll footage can include: Pick-up shots.

What are 7 tips for shooting B roll of moving objects?

Seven tips for filming B-roll when you’re shooting solo

• Put your camera down and set it up to film you. Don’t be afraid to put your camera down, set everything up and jump into the shot.
• Focus on the framing.
• Use your arms.
• Don’t be afraid to experiment.
• Think about continuity.
• Auto or manual focus?
• Be confident.

What type of B-roll should I shoot?

The type of B-roll you shoot really depends on the type of video you’re trying to make. A news story’s b-roll is going to look different than a film’s b-roll. Sometimes b-roll needs to look cinematic and others it just need to give context to the person being interviewed.

How to create an effective B-roll video?

Go around your current shooting location and capture B-roll footage of the things that visually tell the story. On the other hand, if you are producing an instructional video on cleaning a pool filter, your B-roll will focus on how to use the product. This is an effective and powerful way to teach someone a task by both showing and telling.

What is B-roll and a-roll?

B-roll is essentially extra footage that is used to complement the a-roll, the main footage. For example, NicksFort gives the example of footage of a vlogger talking into a camera as the a-roll and everything else is b-roll. Thanks!