Minimizing a shaky shot

[James Cude]

Nothing beats a tripod or a shoulder brace… fix it in production…

[Fredy Schwerdtner]

They will be “b-cameras” for B-footage to be used on a video clip. Pocket Cameras like the Sony Bloggie.

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[David Eaks]

I agree with James comment “fix it in production”. Don’t plan to have a problem that needs fixing, instead plan to make it good from the start. Fix any mistakes in post as necessary.

Can you at least rig up a make shift steady cam for these little cameras? Even a mono pod with a small weight at the bottom can do wonders to help steady small handheld cameras. Extend the monopod to the ground when standing still or collapse it and move around freely. With a little practice, the weight acting as a counter balance can really help to smooth out handheld shots.

I looked at the Bloggie. Its tripod mount is on the bottom, orienting it in portrait mode. Probably not what you want. I found one guy on youtube who built a very cheap homemade bracket to mount it in landscape orientation.

At least if you rigged all the handheld cameras to something it would hopefully prevent anyone from shooting in portrait!

[Fredy Schwerdtner]

Thanks for your words David and forgive for have not answering before.

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