With the increasing speed of computers today, it is becoming easier and easier to work with digital video on your computer at home. There are lots of other advantages to digital video, but rather than list every single one, let's talk more specifically about the process of creating and producing digital video. It doesn't matter how good your edits are, if your source is bad it is more than likely that the final project will also be bad. You will capture most of your source material with a video camera. Keep the camera steady when shooting.
Nothing is worse than feeling seasick while watching a bouncy camera shot of someone dancing.
Stay focused on a subject. If you are filming your friend riding a bike, make sure she or he is well framed and highlighted in the shot. Make sure the lighting is good. Keep in mind that it is hard to fix lighting problems later, so try to get it right when you are filming. Try to make it look professional.