From the course: DSLR Video Tips: Cameras & Lenses
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How can I get smooth tracking shots?
From the course: DSLR Video Tips: Cameras & Lenses
How can I get smooth tracking shots?
- Hi, my name's Rich Harrington. - And I'm Robbie Carman. - And Rob, a lot of folks want to get those tracking type shots where the camera just looks like it's floating through the scene. See it all the times in spots, all the times in movies, and I think what a lot of folks don't realize, this is one of the hardest shots to pull off. - Yeah, I mean, it's real easy to put a camera on a tripod, lock it down, and if it's a fluid tripod, you can still get some nice movement by tilting up and down, panning left and right. But when you start looking at some of the best cinematography and videography in the world, it's all about movement and presenting a nice, motivated sense of movement through a scene, or around a scene, or even in or out of a scene, and it's difficult to do with the two things you have already built into your body, or four things, I should say, hopefully: your two legs and your two arms, you know? - Yeah, and in fact, a lot of times when doing these walking shots…
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