You could always use a film camera, too.
If you want your video to look like film, one of the most effective choices you can make is to light it like film.
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Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #94
It sure would save time if we could really do this, though…
Security camera footage usually comes from high in corners. Please don’t just re-use normal footage when simulating a security camera. Strap a Handicam or something up in the corner and do it right. It’s just another angle.
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Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #82
“Stable” means “tripod,” by the way.
You can use an ordinary digital camera as an animation camera, as long as you can set it for the proper resolution and remote-shutter it.
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Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #25
Pores might be a bit overboard.
Don’t be afraid to get close with the camera. A movie made all out of long shots (because the Director was afraid to get close) is a movie without any emotional context whatsoever. Get in there and get some of that!
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Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #22
The Great Red Eye of Disturbance!
If your actors absolutely cannot act whatsoever, or freak out once the camera’s on, make a big noise about your DP turning the camera off while you run through some off-camera rehearsals. Have the DP filming this secretly (“Just pulling focus, guys — don’t mind me!”). No matter how crappy an actor might be, they can usually be themselves with some reasonably convincing skill.
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