[MacDV] My first graduation ceremony

[Norm Lamoureux]

Hi all,
          Thank's for all your help. I'll be shooting
in June and I hired a second camera. I will let
everyone know I how I did. Good or Bad. Hopefully
good.

Regards,
Norm L.
--- Vtstream <vtstream at yahoo.com> wrote:
> I've found that having a decent shotgun mic is
> necessary in situations like this. There may be too
> much extraneous noise to get a good sound track with
> the built in mic on the camera and the directional
> qualities of a shotgun mic will eliminate the noise
> coming from the sides and back. Of course having a
> wired mic to the podium would be even better but may
> be more difficult to arrange. Ideally two cameras
> would be best. One on a tripod with a good sound set
> up, one hand held to move around. I realise that may
> be impossible though.
> Regarding your question about light. You need
> adequate
> light. If you don't have enough light for the camera
> then it will look like you don't have enough light
> for
> the camera.
> Try to anticipate the schedule of the ceremomy.
> These
> things are pretty much all the same. Music, guest
> speaker,validictorian speaker, awards, diplomas.
> Then
> set up accordingly. But then there is also the more
> personal close up shots of people's expressions, the
> shots that tie the event into the location or the
> community like a shot of the school, etc.) Editing
> it
> all together in an interesting way is the real
> skill.
> Regarding whether to zoom or not....zoom slowly, pan
> slowly and/or zoom quickly and move the camera alot.
> 
> It all depends on the situation you are trying to
> convey. People are used to watching TV where it has
> become rare to see a clip longer than 2 or three
> seconds. If you show them a video with the camera
> pointing in one direction for an hour they are going
> to say it is boring. This is where even a video of a
> graduation ceremony uses Art. Video is an art
> form..even one of a graduation ceremony. This is
> something that needs to be learned through
> experience.
> Those with talent will learn more quickly.     
> 
> --- 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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