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Flipping for your Flip

Lots of libraries have gotten into their FLIP video cameras.

Jill Bateman has a list of tips for getting the most out of the Flip camera.

Check out the whole post here.

1. Keep the camera as steady as humanly possible.
2. No zooming.
3. Keep the rule of thirds rule
4. Video (television) is a close up medium.
5. f you do zoom in or out while you?re recording (please don?t, but if you must) do it excruciatingly slowly.
6. Get lots of different shots when you?re interviewing someone
7. Don?t shoot a subject in front of a window.
8. Control the sound in the room whenever possible.
9. Gets lots of shots of people doing things.
10. Hand the camera to a video editor.

Thanks Chad.

I am still trying to get the hang of mine. I think these tips will help. I have a daughter and godson who are trained video editors. Maybe I'll have a chance to produce something better than stupid librarian tricks.

Stephen

Full post as published by Stephen's Lighthouse on September 10, 2009 (boomark / email).