Restaurant
From the prep kitchen to the last guest leaving — the kind of footage that makes someone book a table tonight, not next Friday.
Eight pages of training, then 30 shots for restaurant.
Every guide opens with the universal training. Then we get specific.
Phone Basics
Ten things pros do that amateurs skip.
Camera Settings
Specific menu paths for iPhone and Samsung.
Lighting on a Budget
Five Amazon picks under $110 + the 90° rule.
The 2× Lens Trick
Why faces look bad at 1× — and the 30-second fix.
Tripods & Placement
Five heights, five tripods worth buying.
Music & Sources
Free + paid platforms. Music by business type.
Editing in CapCut
Eight-step quick-start. Auto-captions in 30s.
Pro Tricks
Fifteen production rules collected on one page.
Six shots from inside the guide.
Each shot has a title, a one-line instruction, and a phone tip. The PDF adds a vertical phone-frame sketch you can copy on set.
Sign at dusk
Stand 5 m back. Phone vertical. Hold for 5 seconds as the sign lights up.
Pulling out the chair
MCU on the chair being pulled. Wood scrape sound is great audio.
Plate arrives at table
MCU as the plate is placed in front of the diner. Their hands enter frame.
Steak slice cross-section
ECU as the knife cuts. Catch the inside of the meat.
Dessert with a candle
MCU on the cake/dessert as it arrives at the table, candle lit.
Logo on the menu, end card
ECU on the menu cover.
The full restaurant guide.
Scroll through all 21 pages right here. Want it offline? Download the PDF.
