This is my second project with my new camera... A few more lessons learned:
- *Always*, but always carry your tripod with you.
- Never carry your camera without a tripod.
- Never film without your camera on a tripod.
- Always get a good tripod with a fluid head.
- Don't jerk around; especially when you are zoomed way in
- Don't zoom too fast - in or out
- Pan slowly -- slower than is usually comfortable.
- Oh, and if I forgot to mention something about a tripod, it's a good thing to have to distinguish your movie from your neighbor's son's movie. External motion in a video just screams amateurism. (as I quickly found out)