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Don’t Shoot Until You See the Whites of Their Eyes: 12 Video Tips #3

In the movies, on the big screen, we’re impressed by giant vistas. The stunning old West, where cacti and cowboys roam, or a panorama of stars and planets as we float through the vacuum of space. These amazing landscapes look great in IMAX, okay on our 52-inch plasma screens, and like tiny, blurry garbage on a Droid.

Which is okay because here on planet video, we’re more likely to be shooting people anyway.

If people are the stars of most videos, their faces are what you want to stay focused on.  People communicate half of everything they’re saying with their … Read the rest

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Steve Stockman In 12 Tips to Improve Your Video NOW

12 Tips to Keep Your Video from Sucking– Instantly! #2: Shoot Short Shots

Going through old family photos you find one of an old birthday party that a hits you hard and fast.  BANG– you’re in the middle of serving the cake.  The little birthday girl in her impossibly frilly dress sits at the head of the table, propped up on a stack of 1953 telephone books.  Long-dead relatives in jackets and ties and dresses stare uncomfortably at the camera, some smiling a little, but most feeling the formality of the moment in a way that’s fills us with nostalgia.  The kids are on their best behavior.  It’s like they knew we’d be … Read the rest

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Steve Stockman In 12 Tips to Improve Your Video NOW

12 Tips to Keep Your Video from Sucking– Instantly! #1: Think in Shots

This is the first of the 12 most useful video tips that I know.

Notice I didn’t say “most important”– that’s up to you to decide.  But if you try these tips, your video will get way better, way fast.  Which seems pretty useful to me.  Here’s Video Tip #1:

There was a man sitting near me at my kids’ cello recital last month. He had his camera on a tripod in front of him. At the start of the recital, he pressed record. For the next 45 minutes, he swung his camera back and forth, back and forth across … Read the rest

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