Low Budget Music Videos

Schmerzkeller - Low Budget Music Video Production



Here, only very simple effects are used. Any effect that might look very cheap should not be used.
In a music video of this genre, a good effect to make it look more expensive is by using a black and white effect and even make it look LESS clear as a video shot by a cheap camera will make the footage, by itself, look quite cheap.
Adding effects that shake the screen will make the video correspond to the music being played.

Unreachable - Low Budget Music Video Production



A key thing is to never use strong, bold text, soften it down by using a misty effect or shake the text slightly.
Trying to keep the place and people you are filming as gloomy and as dark as possible is a very god way of keeping the footage look more expensive as a normal daylight video of people dancing or singing would be very normal and easy to do.
Using a slow motion effect will be good as it makes the video smoother and takes out shakes a lot as any shakes will look like slow, meaningful movements of the camera.