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The document provides tips for amateur filmmakers to improve the quality of their work. Tip 1 advises to zoom in on the camera before shooting and use a tripod to make footage smoother. Tip 2 warns against confusing scary scenes with gory ones and overusing blood and guts. Tip 3 stresses the importance of ensuring all sound and special effects are working properly. Tip 4 recommends avoiding extreme high and low shots and matching shots to the mood. Tip 5 and 6 note that a tripod will reduce shakiness and too much music can take away from the focus of the shot.
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- 1. Tip #1: Don’t OVER USE zoom. Zoom camera first then start shooting. Using a tripod will make footage smother and more professional. The over use of zoom is the most common mistake amateur filmmakers commit. By: Femi Ola-Ajose
- 2. Tip #3 make sure that have all sound and SF/X are all WORKING Sound is one of the most important parts of filming. Even if you have the right equipment it will not matter if you have no sound!!! Keith St. John
- 3. Avoid shooting Extreme high and low shots. Be Careful of your choice of shot, try to match the shot with mood and emotion of the scene. Tip#4 Amanda Frischman
- 4. Tip #5 Use a Tripod for the Camera The tripod will take away the shakiness of the person’s hands away from the film by corie hunter
- 5. Tip #6 Don’t add too much music to your shots Because it will take away from the focus from the shot using the wrong music will kill the seriousness of the shot Thaddeus A Gilmore Jr
- 6. Tip #2 Don’t confuse scary with gory! You should not put to much gore in the scary scenes, that means the gore should not over rule the scary parts. Just because its scary doesn’t mean you need blood and guts. By: Tanya Nolting