Camera Angles and Techniques

How to shoot deceptive camera angles, including the zolly shooting technique and why you should include multiple different angles. This video and more is included in the Creating Action Videos (DVD) which is available here at http://www.videomaker.com/l/creating-action-videos .

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[amante7777]

Videomaker where did you get all this great knowledge from??? They aren't teaching me this in school...

[18deadmonkeys]

awesome on the zolly tip!

[spiazo]

@GOrockets11

I agree with you to some point. But there are a lot of talented students who can pull it off quite nicely. All the kids on here being like OMG they don't teach me this. Thats because your teacher probably knows that your incapable of understanding its true effect, and if they were to teach it to you, you would just abuse the shit out of it.

[blaizethefootylegend]

@ohdudethatsfunny If your to lazy to google it, you will be way to lazy to learn it

[FlavaJay760]

They're NOT Teaching Me This In School!-.-

[GOrockets11]

dont do the dolly zoom if you are trying to make a serious film or short film...too many student films do this and it's just crap it's a cool effect but just dont do it

[Dutch3DMaster]

@fadeddreemz : If you still want to persue your dream of buying a shoulder-mounted camcorder that is offcourse.

Wrist-mounted camcorders are probably in the price range you suggested, allthough not all have the ability to connect extra microphones.

Even though it's been 2 years since you posted your reply to this video it can help to think over what you want to film, because you need different camera's for different needs.

[Dutch3DMaster]

@fadeddreemz : Allthough I'm not the one listening to the name videomaker, if I may respond.

If you don't have experience with a camcorder at all I'd stay away from shoulder-mounted/ENG-style camcorders.

You won't get a shoulder-mounted camcorder between 500 and 1100 dollars (maybe secondhand though, pay attention to operation hours!) and certainly not one that records on solid state media.

I'd say look for a second hand JVC GY-DV500, 5000 or 5001 on ebay (last one does proper 16:9)

[SalilSundresh]

@ShelterDogs You've missed the point entirely. My comment was not about using one camera angle or shot length over another, but rather the concept that camera placement should be motivated by the content or story-not production value.

[ShelterDogs]

@SalilSundresh Okay. So don't use different angles then. Make every shot long and have it dynamic and dramatic that way. Some of you listen to this stuff and take it so literally. I'm sure the guy in the video already knows that about long shots. Maybe he shouldn't have suggested it at all?

[Skilledteen]

@Talliehoe5 yep isn't the lord of the rings the best movie!!!