Lesson 12

Shoot Recipes

Use these original HNC recipes with any camera, phone, or editing app. Learn the control and the result, not a fragile menu path.

Use these original HNC recipes with any camera, phone, or editing app. Learn the control and the result, not a fragile menu path.

1. Gear prep

  • Clean every lens
  • Charge your gear and clear storage
  • Find the grid, focus, brightness, and video controls
  • Use two hands and a stable grip

2. One-hour HNC shoot

  • Meet the client and confirm three priorities
  • Plan photos, reel clips, and key moments
  • Capture wide, medium, close, detail, and vertical clips
  • Review before the important moment is gone

3. Six-clip reel recipe

  • Open with the place or person
  • Capture one wide, one medium, and one close clip
  • Add a detail and one stable movement clip
  • Finish with a reaction, portrait, or closing view

4. Ten-minute clean reel edit

  • Choose only the six to eight strongest clips
  • Put them in a clear beginning, middle, and ending
  • Trim the dead time before and after each action
  • Add only helpful music or short text, then watch the exported copy

5. Natural photo edit

  • Choose the sharpest frame that covers the priority
  • Adjust brightness before color
  • Keep skin believable and crop distractions only
  • Compare with the original and stop when it looks natural

6. Delivery check

  • Choose the strongest photos
  • Watch the exported reel from start to finish
  • Confirm the client priorities are covered
  • Agree the delivery next step with the client

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