8 Ways to Shoot Video Like a Pro

via LifeHacker:

“Nothing brings out the camcorders like the holidays, which is why this is the perfect time to admit an ugly truth: You suck at making home movies.

No, really. I’m sure you’re a nice person and all, but there’s more to videography than just taking the camcorder out of the box and pressing Record.

As with photography, good videography requires a bit of know-how. Luckily, I know how, so here’s my list of ways you can improve your home movies. You won’t come out Soderbergh on the other side, nor even Singer, but your Uncle-Henry-dropped-the-turkey-on-Aunt-Edna’s-head submission to America’s Funniest Home Videos will look a lot better.”

Read the rest of the article here.

2 Comments »

  1. David Murphree Said,

    November 14, 2006 @ 12:56pm

    Good article.

  2. bahbdl Said,

    May 5, 2008 @ 10:43am

    Really great stuff! I’m always for external mics on camcorders.

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