1. RTFM
A good fisherman knows exactly how to use their nets to catch fish, and a cameraman who both know all too well the camera to be able to use it with the best. Then you can learn parts shutter speed or shutter speed, then try to take pictures indoors and outdoors, try to learn the menus are in your camera. As a first step you can read the manuals as much as 2 times so you are easier to understand.
2. Preparation
A time when you will be traveling to bring along your video camera, then you need to prepare is as follows:
at least one backup battery fully charged
at least two video tapes for recording
lens cleaner
A tripod, although maybe later you do not need it
battery charger
power cable
Cable protectors, could duct tape or something to protect your wires from the trampling of human or goods
Oncam lamp, lens filters, microphones, and other accessories that you have
3. Use a Tripod
In most homemade video will be seen rocking the picture, and it is not good to look at. And to solve it, then you need a tripod that will hold the camera still does not sway you. And with that, you can do the panning and zooming with more subtle.
And if you do not have a tripod, so make sure that you are on the wall. So you can rest your backs to the wall to reduce camera shake.
4. Increase Exposure
To get a good picture, a good cameraman will always put the light, the light, and light. Since most video cameras designed with lighting that is still lacking. So we need to have its own lighting system to help the camera that we already have. As Oncam and others. If the lighting conditions are poor, avoid the use of autofocus. To try to produce a good video shooting in the morning or late afternoon.
5. Audio is good
If lighting is the most important element in shooting video, the audio is next. And it is important to note that a hard thing to produce good audio in the process of shooting the video. Microphones are already dibandel with the camera is the most basic quality microphone, so it will not be able to produce good quality sound. So you may need to use additional audio devices better.
6. Position your shooting well
A good photographer, then he will be taking pictures in a few different positions. So even you as a cameraman must also do the same thing by taking pictures from several different angles to produce a more varied picture. And never use the video effects available on your camera when taking a picture. Use effects during the process of editing video.
7. Do not Ever Use Digital ZOOM
The distance to the object you will you take the picture, never to use digital ZOOM. Because the results are definitely your video will be broken, even before editing. ZOOM digital usage is a huge mistake in the world of video shooting.
8. B-Roll Shoot
B-Roll shoot are you taking pictures as if you have a guide groove like the story board. So the image that you produce will be more varied and structured according to the correct sequence. So that the final mixing of your video will look like a story, rather than just moving pictures.
