Using the guide above, you should be able to create much better looking self tapes. It also helps to buy yourself some panel lights or ring light, which fits around your phone or camera. These can both be bought quite cheaply from Amazon or other online retailers. They’re easy to set up and will make the world of difference to your tape.

LIGHTING

Sound quality is often an issue with self tapes, to get the right shot the phone has to be quite far from the subject so the room echo gets picked up. For most self tapes this is going to be acceptable but if you want to go the extra mile, investing in a wireless mic will dramatically increase your audio quality and give your voice a richer tone