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Take 5: Hold it Right There!
5 Tips for Stopping Shaky Shots
Hosted by Chuck Peters
SEASON: 1 EPISODE: 109 RELEASE DATE: OCTOBER 9, 2006
Shots that shake are the mark of an amateur shooter. In this episode, Chuck shares 5 tips to help you shoot rock-solid shots. The good news is that you CAN shoot shake-free shots.
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33 User Comments
Chuck as an editor I shiver when you talk about ways to avoid using a tripod. I would say that 95 percent of people who shoot footage should live by the rule.....ALWAYS USE A TRIPOD (repeat as many times as necessary so that you never forget) Some of the motion-sickness-inducing footage I see from supposedly professional camera people is truly amazing.
All very good tips. There's nothing more annoying than a shakey shot, in my opinion. I see it far too often in film and TV to try and get that "reality" shot. I find it annoying and just calling attention to technique, rather than content. And, as you said, Content Is King. Or should be...
Chuck, you do a great job of keeping it fun! Great tips...I'll send my students to DJTV for all their basics. Thanks!
Great tips this time. I never thought about using a sand bag or anything to rest the camera on. I'll try that next time I do a ground shot. One tip I would include for the safety of the camera is to make sure to lock down the camera on the tripod if you have to walk away from it for any reason. My boss makes that mistake all the time and more than once I've had to spend 2 hours cleaning dirt from my lens.
First off, I accidentaly clicked on 4 stars instead of 5....I should have stabilized my mouse with a sandbag before clicking....;)
Excellent tips Chuck!!! The body position was the best...I was doing it totally backwards and starting steady and ending shaky....the positioning of the body in the ending stance and twisting to the start shot will definitely help my shots end on a great note. The "stand close and zoom out" tip is great also. I definitely hate when I have to zoom in from far away and end up with shakier shots than if I were up close.
Excellent tips Chuck!
I thought it would have been funny if the game was going on and the cameraman was on the pitcher's mound shooting his son at shortstop when demonstrating not to use the zoom.
Worth it for one tip: "Zoom out (use wide angle) and get close" is not a well known tip. The others are. A true professional secret. Thanks.
5 STARS once again Chuck...AWESOME segment and GREAT tips!!! I would though like to see more indepth training on tripods, filters, mics, and handheld shooting in future episodes. BTW...I agree with Thom, when I saw tip #5 and you opened the gate to the field, I don't think they would like that very much...but nontheless a VERY valid point!!! Great Chuck!!
Good stuff. But, as a coach I can't recommend the way you illustrate Tip #5. We can't really have all the parents running around on the field in order to Zoom Out and Get Close. Good tip, just a bad illustration. Wink, wink.
Nice job Chuck. Steady is best. Although it seems that "AT&T 'Shakey Cam' ", MTV, and "NYPD Blue" movements have changed the way we all shoot over the past several years. I do believe that we need to keep interest on main subject, although content sometimes leads us to movement. (The camera is never still in feature films, yet is always steady.) NO MORE "BLAIR WITCH PROJECTS"!!!
Fantastic Information, you make what can seem difficult applications very plain. I find your segment content very powerful.
Great info. How about sometime in the DJ Mag completing a review of quality tripods; this would be helpful for us newbees.
This segement was quite good. But one thing struck me as very funny. At the beginning of the segment he is talking about Camera SHAKE and how distracting it is...when I noticed that the camera was doing a little movement up and down. I thought the cameraman was illustrating the concept. Until, after a couple of more times...I REALIZED that what was ACTUALLY happening was the talent was bouncing up and down on his own. Since he was the only thing showing in the SHOT it gave the impression of the camera moving up and down instead. (expecially considering the topic he was discussing at the time.) Hey, it made me laugh...but that's just me. Good information.
Great tips! With so many "reality " shows on TV it seems that many have forgotten that steady shots rule!
Keep up the great work!
Steady as she goes, mate! I am glad for these little reminders. Most professional videographers know the right thin to do; they just forget, too often. Thanks Digital Juice for being there for all of us.
The video ROCKS -- no pun intended.
From MediaMajik
Chuck, thank you for the refresher course on shooting steady! Nice to remind myself, and, ya made it painless too! Way to go!!!
