- When recording video scenes, try to take only 10 second clips. You may have several hundred clips by the time your event finishes, but this will ensure enough variety to be able to tell a story
- Do try to record mundane activity. Simple actions like walking, family lazing about, eating, laughing etc. These clips will serve as good "connectors" to the real footage
- If the highlight of the video footage that you are taking is about someone's bungee jump for example, record clips of that person lining up to buy their ticket, wearing the safety gear or even footage of how you got to that venue. These will all assist to tell a story when it comes to editing
- Move around and try recording different angles of the same subject. A different point-of-view of the same subject matter is interesting viewing
- Minimise zooming in or out. Better yet eliminate it altogether. If you simply must go closer to your subject, then walk to it.
- Steady hands. This is one of the most critical aspects of video taking. Tripods are excellent but who has time to carry one around. Instead, lean on walls, trees, a friend ... anything to achieve a nice steady shot
- For panning shots, hold the video camera steady and rotate your whole torso instead of simply twisting your arms side to side. By rotating your torso from side to side, you will achieve a nice smooth pan shot with no jerky motion
- If you want to achieve a time lapse shot, a tripod is essential. If not available, place it on anything that will not move ie table, ground etc. Aim to capture at least 5-10mins of footage
- For events that has yet to take place, ask us for one of our Scene-checklists. This is a simple list of scenes which we encourage you to record during your special event. This will assist in the storytelling of your video.
