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Amateur filmmakers usually have their minds
set on using a camera tripod stand for taking very
professional shots with minimum distortion. That
may not always be the case, and sometimes losing the tripod makes for better shots.
Tripods are often used for achieving shots with a minimum
‘shake’ or distortion, and when a director does not have to worry about this,
his creativity may run amok and he may go for twisted and unique camera
angles which would have been impossible to achieve without a stand.
If chosen wisely, then these angles would not pose
a problem, but amateurs often tend to get too excited with this new found
‘angle-freedom’ and they often resort to shot-angles that are usually, well
let’s say, not appealing to the viewers.
In this case, the use of tripods can actually be harmful
for the film. So it is advised that the director doesn’t get overly-creative
with the angles so much that it will visually bore your viewers.
Now how do we go about WITHOUT tripods?
Most scenes in a film can be shot perfectly with a single camera position being
fixed for each actor, so that later the shots can be cropped and
joined to produce a continuous video, this way the need for moving around the camera much declines, and so does the
amount of distortion in the shot.And having an angle-restriction might actually help because you will automatically
resort to angles that are often pleasing for the eye.
Ofcourse, this does not mean that tripods should be avoided completely for the movie-making process, and there are 100s of shots that only a tripod can handle; but when you don't have one, you can resort to the above tips, and always keep in mind that multiple shots of the same scene from the same angle can be later used for creating shake-free videos at the editor’s desk.
A movie might appear discontinuous, shaky or even terrible, but with perfect editing and dubbing, one can overcome these minor discontinuities and distortions to make a PROFESSIONAL film
Ofcourse, this does not mean that tripods should be avoided completely for the movie-making process, and there are 100s of shots that only a tripod can handle; but when you don't have one, you can resort to the above tips, and always keep in mind that multiple shots of the same scene from the same angle can be later used for creating shake-free videos at the editor’s desk.
A movie might appear discontinuous, shaky or even terrible, but with perfect editing and dubbing, one can overcome these minor discontinuities and distortions to make a PROFESSIONAL film
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