[MacDV] My first graduation ceremony

[Norm Lamoureux]

Thank's Brian,

                      Some great suggestions. I
appreciate it. I am a newbie trying to make some money
to buy better equipment, that will hopefully do a
better job than with the camera I have now. But I
figure if I can do a "good" job with this camera, I
should be able to do a "great" job with a better one.
You agree?

Thank's again,
Norm
--- Brian Olesky <brian4 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Nothing is more boring than a "locked off" camera
> for a long period of time.
> If you're so wide you see everybody, you're not
> really seeing anybody. Do
> some tight shots. Capture some facial expressions.
> Zoom in on the speakers.
> Show some parents' reactions. Some proud, smiling
> teachers. When you move
> the camera, move it slowly and carefully. Don't go
> nuts with the zooming,
> panning and scanning, you'll make viewers seasick.
> Catch the human interest
> stuff, like grads hugging each other, or their
> parents. Everybody loves
> closeups. Shoot tons of stuff, edit later. Watch
> some of the Pope's funeral
> on the all news channels today to see how the pros
> capture a big event.
> 
> This is just a drop in the bucket, but I hope it
> helps.
> 
> Brian
> 
> On 4/8/05 5:31 AM, "Norm Lamoureux"
> <normdlamoureux at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > Hi all,
> >          I will be doing my first graduation
> > ceremony. I'm assuming it will be quite dark
> inside. I
> > am using a Canon ZR70. Knowing it is not a "Pro"
> > camera I am looking for tips on using this camera
> > under these conditions. "Low light". Also, would
> > zooming in on the subject be better than a
> stationary
> > shoot. The entire class will have copies available
> so
> > the video needs to be good for all of the
> students.
> > Thank you in advance for any and all help.
> > 
> > Regards,
> > Norm L.
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