[MacDV] My first graduation ceremony

[Brian Olesky]

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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