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In Tips and Tricks, Better Home Video, For Pros, Your Questions Answered

Wedding Video Blues: 5 Tips for Better Wedding Videos

I’ve never used a video camera, however my daughter will be getting married this October and I will be filming for the VERY first time. I’m scared stiff ! ! !

Can you please advise me on the best way to capture this special moment.? I would be so very grateful to you.
Thank You,
Lucy Wilson

Wait, you’re shooting video at your daughter’s wedding?

First piece of advice:  please re-consider.

Weddings are an emotional ride for any parent-of-the-bride, and whether you wind up blubbering like a 2-year old, dancing on tables or falling-down drunk, holding a video camera will … Read the rest

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Steve Stockman
In Tips and Tricks, For Pros

Quick Storyboards

In days of yore, one needed to be able to draw storyboards to get a good idea what a video would look like before shooting it.

Luckily, it’s way past yore.  Now you can whip out a digital camera (in this case the same dslr and lens package we were about to shoot with) line up your shots with a stand-in and put the results together on a storyboard/schedule to see what they’ll look like cut together. Even though there’s no lighting yet and we aren’t using the real actors, this is a great way to communicate your intent to … Read the rest

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Steve Stockman
In Examples from the Book

Shot List: The Opera Spot (p. 77)

From  How to Shoot Video that Doesn’t Suck, Page 77:

The easiest way to plan a video that’s more complicated than “point at party guests” is by using a shot list.

A shot list is exactly what it sounds like: a list of all the shots you might want in your video. I brainstorm shot lists for every project.  I bring them to the set and literally check off they things I want to shoot as they happen. When I get tired, or time runs out (and time always runs out), I go back to my shot list … Read the rest

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Steve Stockman
In Examples from the Book

What’s Your Intent? (p. 25)

From How to Shoot Video that Doesn’t Suck, Page 25:

Before you shoot your next video, brainstorm a long list of why you’re doing it and how you want to treat the audience. Select the most useful thoughts from your list and keep that in mind as your intent, or purpose. Let your intent live in your mind, and your video will instantly take on a life it may not have had before.

Here’s a video I co-directed for Summer Stars Camp for the Performing Arts. Summer Stars teaches disadvantaged kids ages 11 to 14 how to … Read the rest

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