thanks for the link Morgan, just checked out your video, you might want to consider a tripod!
I dont know if you are sniping - Ill assume not - we are all trying to learn the language of motion here
Im not sure which video you are talking about
I do have a (miller arrow/solo) tripod but am averse to usinging it where possible because it slows me down so much - esecially in adhereing to the 30 degree rule which will mean moving and resetting it - im actually exploring the limits of acceptable handholding
Some of my videos find that limit - some earlier do not - ie are too shaky
is my latest tripod free effort - comments on acceptable handholding most welcome - my mind is not made up at this point
I think the question 'can I handheld this shot' is critical to learning the day to day skill of videography, the answer seems to be - movement of humans - yes - static objects cutaways - no
Incedentally I think some of my shots are destabilised by 'IS bounce' at the begginging and end of the pans
Additionally in both 'films' yours and mine we both speed up the action at some point - I think this is good evidence that we are not fully conversant with shooting to edit through the dimension of time, we want time to move forward but dont have the shots without relying on speeding up the footage which I think is probably a tool from the box that should be used very sparingly rather than leant on - I am learning that the 30degee shooting is a critical tool in representing a long duration of time over a short duration of film
One of the Guy Ritchie or Tarantino gangster Films (I cant remember which) represents a move from NY to London which is both a long physical distance and an action that takes hours in three 1/2 second clips - yellow cab - plane flying - black cab - Technical and story telling perfection - GR also jumps outside of the technical perfection into jump cutting to represent sleepness nights in Layer Cake
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