Saturday, May 10, 2008

Nature Reel, Cut #1




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)