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Catering Service

Spreads, setups, the moment guests gasp at the buffet. Catering looks best when you film the chaos and the calm.

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What's inside this guide

Eight pages of training, then 30 shots for catering service.

Every guide opens with the universal training. Then we get specific.

01

Phone Basics

Ten things pros do that amateurs skip.

02

Camera Settings

Specific menu paths for iPhone and Samsung.

03

Lighting on a Budget

Five Amazon picks under $110 + the 90° rule.

04

The 2× Lens Trick

Why faces look bad at 1× — and the 30-second fix.

05

Tripods & Placement

Five heights, five tripods worth buying.

06

Music & Sources

Free + paid platforms. Music by business type.

07

Editing in CapCut

Eight-step quick-start. Auto-captions in 30s.

08

Pro Tricks

Fifteen production rules collected on one page.

Sneak peek

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.

SHOT · 01

Truck loading at dawn

MS. Trays into the van.

PHONE TIPSchedule for early morning. Light is soft + nobody's around.
SHOT · 05

Centerpiece placed

ECU. Hands setting flowers.

PHONE TIPReal flowers. Top-down or eye level — both work.
SHOT · 11

Roast carving, slow-mo

ECU 60fps. Knife through meat.

PHONE TIPSharp knife. Sharp blade = clean cut on screen.
SHOT · 17

Guests seated, wide

WS. The first arrivals.

PHONE TIPReal guests, with permission.
SHOT · 23

Cake cut, ECU

ECU 60fps. The first slice.

PHONE TIP60fps. The slice is fast.
SHOT · 29

Logo on the truck door

ECU. Brand at end.

PHONE TIPAlways include the brand. Free advertising.
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