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  How do I capture/use wide & tight shots at an event?

  Posted by Bill Walkman on July 17, 2012 at 3:14 pm

  I’m trying to learn to effectively shoot and edit my home movies. An important topic seems to be to use as many tight shots as possible. But how do I use a wide shot to establish the setting and then get to a tight shot without zooming (since zooming is BAD?)?

  Does it require two cameras?

  For example: My young kids are frequently in school performances. I would like to get a wide shot of all the kids on stage singing a song and then cut to a close up of my kid, but I can’t just cut because I need the audio for the entire song.

  Is there a way to handle this?

  Chris Tompkins replied 14 years, 1 month ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  Chris Tompkins

  July 17, 2012 at 4:06 pm

  In a live setting- like you have, you do not want to stop recording. You need the full audio.

  You either shoot it with editing in mind. Ie: quick zoom and edit it out.
  OR,
  You shoot it live -this is what I recommend- you run the camera as if you are live on the air with everyone watching every move. You pan slowly, you zoom slowly, every move done well, done right, done smooth.

  There is nothing wrong with zooming in on action, don’t fret it.

  Chris Tompkins
  Video Atlanta LLC

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