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I grew up watching a lot of Matlock, so it's kind of sad to hear. On the other hand it's inspired me to do some heavy editing with Premiere and create a crossover trailer for Matlock and Perry Mason. I just haven't settled on who their client will be.

I don't tend to concern myself that much with rules when taking pictures aside from whether or not the picture captures what I want it to capture. I guess the rule of thirds is fine for still shots but when you're dealing with things like wildlife photography the subjects don't exactly want to...

Make a lot of practice films so you know what works and what doesn't, especially if it's a shot you've never done before. You'll want to internalize as much as possible so that you can instantly respond to situations as they come up without having to constantly go back and forth between...

Using a DSLR for film seems like setting yourself up for punishment when you don't need it. For $1500 I'd rather just get a dedicated HD video camera. Does it offer any advantages you couldn't get with a standard HD cam?

I tried doing the screenplay thing once. I eventually found that I was better at working a camera than writing.

That actually looks about perfect for what I need. I was trying to do something similar to my own tripod last night but I couldn't quite puzzle out what I wasn't doing right. Thanks.

Well, moving the camera was the idea, actually. Otherwise stooping over for a few seconds wouldn't be an issue. Remaining stooped over for 10 minutes or more becomes decidedly problematic. :v

I looked into the sliders a bit, but seeing that some of the shots I had in mind are on a beach I'm not sure how viable that is. (Think ground-level closeup of the ocean water coming in.)

What are your settings like? I've found that unless I set the quality to the highest when exporting to MPEG I'd get stuttering and a few other unpleasant artifacts in some videos.

I actually was toying with doing it upside down, but I'd really like to keep the post to a minimum to make sure I get the best quality shot with my equipment. Otherwise I'd just grab my current tripod by the legs and flip it upside down. :v

Wouldn't I still have to bend over quite a bit with that though? I'm looking for as low to the ground as possible while keeping the camera reasonably stable.

So, short of having a massive budget for a proper steadicam, I'm wondering if there's any options out there for me to mount a camera for shots that are extremely close to the ground without having to straight-up do it myself. It doesn't need to be anything really fancy, just enough to hold a...

So, I've recently gotten bit by the video-making bug, and figured I'd sign up here after realizing I had at least a few questions regarding film production I wasn't quite sure how to go about getting answered. Most of my experience has been still pictures/photography and I've been looking to...