This document provides 10 tips for recording a smart video interview, including doing a quick rehearsal with the interviewee, avoiding lav microphones and using a handheld interview mic for quality audio, experimenting with camera angles and different shots, recording with two cameras with one focused on a mid-close up and the other exploring angles, using Styrofoam sheets to cut shadows and boost light, wearing solid colors that don't reflect light, preparing icebreaker questions, and sitting close to the camera against a plain white wall background.