MAKING THE MOST OF ANY CAMERA
Down and Dirty guerrilla filmmaking ain’t about the tools—it’s about acquiring the skills and knowledge to maximize whatever tools you do have. Whether that’s a $1,500 fixed-lens camcorder or a $19,000 super cam, you gotta know how to make it do what it do. Here are some tricks of the trade to get more bang for your buck in production value from any camera…
Use shallow depth of field (DOF) to create a more cinematic big budget look from any camera. To do this effectively, you’ll need a large enough space to get some real depth in your frame and separate your subject from the background. The more depth, the greater the effect. (See “Focal Length”pg. 46.)
Shooting with multiple camera angles will make your project ...
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