Graduations: An opportunity to be with family and create memories, Graduation video: An opportunity to, if you’re not careful, shoot some of the most boring footage ever. Read on for more tips on how NOT to shoot graduation video that sucks (Did you miss part 1? It’s here):
4) Think in Shots: Short shots involve viewers more than long, rambling video. Don’t run the camera continuously. Just because you can shoot for 2 hours on your camera doesn’t mean you should.
5) Find Your Hero: Every shot in a video should have a hero—the person or thing … Read the rest
Steve Stockman is a writer/ producer/ director in Los Angeles. How to Shoot Video That Doesn't Suck, available in 9 languages, is the best selling video how-to book in the world. You can find the updated (2017) edition from Workman Publishing wherever you get books, ebooks or audiobooks. 
