[MacDV] My first graduation ceremony

[Brian Olesky]

What you shoot is probably more important than what you shoot with, provided
the level of quality is at least acceptable with the equipment you have now.
But the place you'll really make your video shine is in the editing.

Brian

On 4/8/05 3:42 PM, "Norm Lamoureux" <normdlamoureux at yahoo.com> wrote:

> 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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