How To Make The Quality Of A Video Worse

So, you want to make your video look… less good? Excellent choice! I'm here to guide you through the delightful process of demolishing video quality. It's easier than you think, and way more fun than making it look amazing.

Phase 1: The Shooting Stage - Or, How to Sabotage from the Start

Lighting: Your Enemy

Forget professional lighting! Aim for the opposite. Film in a dark room with one tiny lamp in the corner. Watch as your subjects are swallowed by shadows!

Or, blast them with direct sunlight at noon. The harsher the shadows, the better. Bonus points if they're squinting!

Fluorescent lights are your friends, too. Enjoy that lovely greenish, sickly hue!

Focus: Optional

Sharp, crisp images are so last season. Go for blurry! Smear some vaseline on your lens for a truly vintage effect.

Even better, just don't focus at all! Let your subject wander in and out of clarity. It's artistic, right?

Or, embrace the zoom. Zoom in and out constantly, even if there is nothing to zoom at. Viewers will get motion sickness, which means you are winning.

Sound: Muffled is the Message

Microphones? Overrated! Rely on your camera's built-in mic, especially if you're filming next to a busy road.

Whisper everything. The quieter, the better! Bonus points if you are far away from the camera.

Or, shout everything. Make sure your microphone peeks.

Phase 2: Editing – Where the Real Damage Happens

Resolution Reduction: Pixelate to Perfection

Start with a high-resolution video? Great! Now shrink it down to the size of a postage stamp.

Export it at 240p. Even better, 144p! Those giant, blocky pixels are a badge of honor. Embrace the blur!

Don't forget to compress it until it looks like it was filmed with a potato.

Filters: The More the Merrier

Filters are your secret weapon. Crank up the saturation until everything looks like it's glowing.

Or, go full grayscale and add a heavy vignette. Make it look like a vintage horror movie... even if it's just your cat playing with a toy.

Try a sepia tone. It will look old and nostalgic, regardless of what is happening in the video. Don't forget to make it extra blurry.

Transitions: Go Wild!

Forget smooth cuts. Wipe transitions are your new best friend! The cheesier, the better.

Use as many different transitions as possible, and make sure they're all at least 3 seconds long. Viewers love waiting!

Add some star wipes, too. If you don't know what a star wipe is, look it up, and then use it excessively.

Text: Make it Unreadable

If you absolutely must add text, make sure it's tiny, illegible, and disappears after half a second.

Use a font that's so stylized it looks like hieroglyphics. Comic Sans is always a solid choice.

Place the text over a busy background, so no one can actually read it. Bonus points if you make the color of the text the same as the background.

Phase 3: Export and Upload – The Final Blow

Export your video in the wrong format. For maximum damage, try exporting a horizontal video as a vertical one, or vice versa.

Choose the smallest possible file size, regardless of how terrible it makes the video look. Storage space is precious, after all!

When uploading, make sure you label the video with a generic title. Nobody needs context. Just a simple "Video." is fine. Or "Untitled".

And there you have it! A perfectly terrible video. Go forth and create… poorly! Remember, quality is overrated. Enjoy your newfound skill in the art of deliberate deterioration!

You are now a Master of Bad Video.