I watched some of their tutorials again and they use the shaky cam and various quick cuts to mask low budget flaws. I would like to practice shooting action more in my free time, with others. I respect their style, and they said that the shaky cam was necessary to make it look real for what they had to work with. But I really hate the shaky cam. Plus the shaky cam might shake too much, or not enough, and seems like a risk for even further flaws likely.
I was thinking would it be a good idea to shoot the whole thing steady cam, then in post, only shake the shots that need it, to mask flaws, and keep the other shots steady? Or is their a reason for why in this style, the WHOLE action sequence must be shaky? On set, I could also assume which shots will need it and make a not to shake those ones on the storyboards if that's better, and if I can tell beforehand.
I was thinking would it be a good idea to shoot the whole thing steady cam, then in post, only shake the shots that need it, to mask flaws, and keep the other shots steady? Or is their a reason for why in this style, the WHOLE action sequence must be shaky? On set, I could also assume which shots will need it and make a not to shake those ones on the storyboards if that's better, and if I can tell beforehand.
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