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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Moab Man" data-source="post: 198518" data-attributes="member: 11881">I do videography, or use to. Let me give you a few pointers. First, don't use a fire hose. What I mean is people get the video camera going and like they are holding a fire hose they start moving that camera  all over the place and you only make people sick. To go along with fire hosing, apply the same rules to the zoom. Zoom when you must, but don't do it anymore than you NEED. Makes it far more pleasant for whomever is going to watch it when you apply these two rules. Second, use a tripod - due to room constraints this may not be possible. If you have to do hand held do a quick search on youtube for proper technique when hand holding, filming, and turning. There is a lot to it.  Third, shoot a little more than you think you need on both the front and the end. It gives you something to work with for editing. Fourth, and this is the hardest. You have to remove yourself from the event that is going on to get good video (however I am not facing the wrath of you lady if you heed this advice). Do not talk while holding the camera, you're too close to the microphone. Concentrate on keeping your target framed properly. People get excited and before you know it they are looking around the side of the camera to see with their eyes and before long the camera is shooting the wall. Short example of being focused. When I would record wrestling matches people would always come up and ask me what happened, who got what point, etc... I would then tell them I have no idea who was wrestling, what happened, or even who won. My job was to keep the action framed and NOT to be watching the action - hope that makes sense.Anyway, congratulations and practice these techniques before the big event. It will really make a difference between watching the video footage during an earthquake versus something pleasant.</blockquote>

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