{"id":301525,"date":"2024-12-30T09:17:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-30T14:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/?post_type=tutorial&#038;p=301525"},"modified":"2025-05-01T09:46:01","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T13:46:01","slug":"basics-setting-up-to-shoot-video","status":"publish","type":"tutorial","link":"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/tutorials\/academy\/basics-setting-up-to-shoot-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Basics: Setting Up to Shoot Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"dx-block-wistia-embed\">\n\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/medias\/rw5wh5cf0h.jsonp\" async=\"async\"><\/script>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wistia_responsive_padding\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wistia_responsive_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wistia_embed wistia_async_rw5wh5cf0h videoFoam=true\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-resources-and-downloads\">Resources and Downloads<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you start creating your&nbsp;video, there is a lot to remember. 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