Smart Video School

Smartphone Gimbal This is part 2 of, " HOW TO MAKE A VIDEO NEWS RELEASE: SEVEN LOW-COST TOOLS TO MAKE IT PROFESSIONAL/PART 1 ". You can click on the title to read part one. During my summer break from teaching college courses, I took on an extended video project that fits into the category of a video news release. The video was posted on the local school district's social media and a regional online news outlet. One of the video's main goals was to give an inside look at a new high school addition and sports complex. Instead of shooting a lot of sequences , I opted to use the DJI Osmo 2 smartphone gimbal. Image Source:  https://www.dji.com/osmo-mobile-2 The DJI Osmo 2 keeps the camera movement smooth as you move, pan and tilt. The controls allow you to rotate the camera horizontally and vertically. If you want to see a demo and learn more about the Osmo, here is a link to the DJI webpage . The Shot List and B-Roll After interviewing multiple people, I ...

People travel from all over the world to visit Yellowstone National Park. I'm fortunate to live about an hour away from this natural treasure. It is one of the most beautiful and unusual places on earth. There is everything from rock basins and bison to geysers and the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone. Although I enjoy shooting video on my smartphone, on my most recent trip to the park, my video tool of choice was a Panasonic LUMIX 4K ZS60.   Image Source:  https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41M6my4HIbL._AC_.jpg For many situations, shooting on an iPhone with FilMic Pro works wonderfully. However, zooming with your feet to get close-ups of wild animals and spouting geysers isn’t recommended and can be downright dangerous.  Walking along the wood boardwalk near some hot pots, we heard a rustling of branches up a hill in a thicket of trees. We were face-to-face with a bison . . . face to face from about sixty feet, that is. With the help of the 30x op...