Handheld Techniques

Though tripods are a staple of any good production, there are still many situations where hand-holding is required. To this extent, knowing how to keep the camera steady in any hand-held situation can be the key to making your video look professional. To watch the entire video, please visit http://www.videomaker.com/video/watch/654/ To learn more great video tips and tricks, download our free report "8 Tips for a Stellar First Video" at http://www.videomaker.com/r/564

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[hoomanisbackagain]

Hi guys, I was looking at "8 Instructional Series DVDs" in your website and was wondering whether or not you send them to Australia as well. I couldn't find any "Contact Us" via email to ask this question so I thought better to ask it here, how come there is no email contact in your website?

[videomaker]

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[dummerbube]

You forgot the monopod which allows a lot more than the common tripod.

[videomaker]

@dummerbube This video is only about handheld techniques, so we didn't talk about monopods. I know a lot of videographers prefer monopods; what do you think makes them work better than tripods?

Cheers,

The Videomaker Team

[R3APER24]

Only use the handheld dolly move if you REALLY need to. It's best to avoid doing handheld dolly moves.

[videomaker]

@R3APER24 Absolutely. These are just some techniques that can help when you have no choice but to work handheld.

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[videomaker]

@bouchandre Yes, we should be uploading full videos from now on. It took us a little while, but we heard the public 's desires. XD

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The Videomaker Team

[bouchandre]

Reuploading all the half-videos? Great!

[garchauro]

Do tai chi to train yourself for dolly. I think it may help a lot for doing all movements in a stable yet fluid way.

[azizmambli]

thank u for your tuto i really enjoyed it

[SuperPaloh]

Very informative :)

[dummerbube]

@videomaker Sure, but a quick meantion that there is something like monopods would have been nice. What do I think makes monopods better than tripods? It depends on the area of deployment but in almost all the cases shown in the video a tripod would've been a bad choice whereas a Monopod would've been great: They're lightweight, great for on the go, fast deployable, useable for very smooth pans & tilts. Compared to tripods (most don't have prosumer tripods) which are labile, creaking and unhandy