10 Ways to Make Better Movies With Your Camcorder
to be handing out Dramamine during your premiere.
5. Keep movement to a minimum. Even the steadiest-of-hands will cause a disruption of the image when they begin to move the camera around. We realize that some movements are unavoidable, but try and stick to the tri-pod as much as possible.
6. Always use a tripod. See note above. A tripod is truly a sound, “steady” investment for the amateur filmmaker.
7. Stop “rooting” around. There are those among us who think that they are next Fellini (but trapped shooting families at Chuck E Cheese). Consequently, they will stumble all over the place in search of the perfect angle from which to shoot. Stick with the basics – shoot from the areas directly ahead of (or to the side of) your subject and you can’t go wrong.
