A video recording method included in virtual reality application which is being executed on a terminal device, wherein the method is used for recording a third person perspective view picture of a virtual role in the virtual reality application when a user participates in the virtual reality application from a first person perspective view and is identified as the virtual role in the virtual reality application, the terminal device comprises a configurator, an input-output unit, and a virtual controller, and the video recording method included in said virtual reality application comprises: configuring, by using the configurator, a third person perspective view, wherein a virtual camera that performs shooting from the third person perspective view is configured by using the virtual controller; receiving a third person perspective view recording operation inputted by said user; obtaining, through the input-output unit and in response to the third person perspective view recording operation, location information of the virtual role in the virtual reality application; obtaining, in response to the third person perspective view recording operation, current orientation information of the third person perspective view, the current orientation information of the third person perspective view being orientation information of the virtual camera in the virtual reality application; obtaining, based on the location information and the current orientation information of the third person perspective view, scene data corresponding to the virtual reality application in which the virtual role is currently located; and recording a current third person perspective view picture of the virtual role in the virtual reality application based on the scene data, the current orientation information of the third person perspective view, and posture data of the virtual role, wherein the posture data is obtained by using a sensor when the user interacts with the virtual reality application, and the recording the current third person perspective view picture of the virtual role in the virtual reality application comprises: based on the scene data and the current orientation information of the third person perspective view, obtaining scene data shot based on the current orientation information, and synthesizing the scene data shot based on the orientation information with the posture data, to obtain the current third person perspective view picture comprising a posture of the virtual role. configuring, by using the configurator, a third person perspective view, wherein a virtual camera that performs shooting from the third person perspective view is configured by using the virtual controller; receiving a third person perspective view recording operation inputted by said user; obtaining, through the input-output unit and in response to the third person perspective view recording operation, location information of the virtual role in the virtual reality application; obtaining, in response to the third person perspective view recording operation, current orientation information of the third person perspective view, the current orientation information of the third person perspective view being orientation information of the virtual camera in the virtual reality application; obtaining, based on the location information and the current orientation information of the third person perspective view, scene data corresponding to the virtual reality application in which the virtual role is currently located; and recording a current third person perspective view picture of the virtual role in the virtual reality application based on the scene data, the current orientation information of the third person perspective view, and posture data of the virtual role, wherein the posture data is obtained by using a sensor when the user interacts with the virtual reality application, and the recording the current third person perspective view picture of the virtual role in the virtual reality application comprises: based on the scene data and the current orientation information of the third person perspective view, obtaining scene data shot based on the current orientation information, and synthesizing the scene data shot based on the orientation information with the posture data, to obtain the current third person perspective view picture comprising a posture of the virtual role. based on the scene data and the current orientation information of the third person perspective view, obtaining scene data shot based on the current orientation information, and synthesizing the scene data shot based on the orientation information with the posture data, to obtain the current third person perspective view picture comprising a posture of the virtual role.