10 Tips on How To Shoot A Professional Video Using A Few Basic Concepts
Clean your video camera lens regularly. Get a good cleaning fluid and put some on a micro clothe then clean the lens. If you have a lens brush use that first, then clean the lens.
Know your video camera. Practice before your vacation. Know all the bells and whistles that are available to you. Know when to use them and the results you will get once you do use them. Don’t ruin your video by using functions you haven’t tried.
Use a stabilizer, i.e. tripod, monopod, spider, etc., when using the LCD. Use the view finder without using a stabilizer. Keep your shoulders close to your body and support the bottom of the camera with your left hand. Try to stand by something permanently grounded to support your body and minimize movement. Keep in mind the greater the close up the more movement will show on your video.
Don’t walk while taking video.
When zooming do it quickly and then keep the zoom, either in or out, for at least 15 seconds.
When panning, moving the video camera right to left or vice versa, do it slow and steady. Twist your body from the waist and do not move the camera.
Enjoy your vacation – Don’t take hours and hours of footage that you will never watch, just get a sample of shots that display everything you did.
Watch your background – don’t get trashcans, unsightly wires, in the shot. Move to another location to remove these obstacles.
Frame your shots – your subject does not always have to be in the center, however, there should be some basic composition to your shots. If you want a person in the shot while showing background, place the subject to the right or left.
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