Tips on sharing about your action online
If you're planning an action or event, and want to know how to best cover it online using just your mobile phone (and a few other tools) -- here are some tips. With just a few steps, you can ensure that many people see and hear about what happened.
There will be hundreds of events happening around the world on September 8. We hope that every team can also share online the stories and updates of their actions/events.
And here is also a planning checklist you can walk through with your team.
Lighting
Audio
Stabilization
Nobody likes a shaky video. Here are some tips to make sure your are stable:
Panning
Panning is the act of moving your phone from point A to point B so that your viewer can see a 180° view of what you are seeing. DO NOT pan unless you have to. If you have to take a panning shot:
When you’re sharing a photo online, you have a second to get someone’s attention. In order to be successful, it’s important that you think of how to capture many elements in a single photo. — Take time to build up a relationship with people. If you know more about a person’s personality and history it will help you be able to shape the portrait. Also, if a person trusts you it, that will often be reflected in the photo.
Photo by Eman Mohammed
Photo by Jennifer Bruce/350Africa
IMPORTANT: Send us your best image. We ask that you submit your best photo as soon as you can by emailing to photos [at] riseforclimate.org
1. Capture the message and spirit of your event
2. Use a variety of shots, media and platforms to showcase the full story of your action.
3. Some basic equipment can help.
4. Be Safe!
5. Encourage everyone to share their experience.