Shoot Like A Pro Videographer

Basic camera movement techniques

- Patrick Alcantara

Who would have thought that somewhere in time, a huge chunk of our generation would instantly turn into Nolans, Scorseses, and Tarantinos? Who would have thought that our little vanity gizmos would empower us to produce films featuring ourselves just like how the pros do it?

We’re talking about how the recent smartphones and digital cameras transformed our society into documentary journalists, programming the humans to record anything that’s happening around—even the worthless ones. Their capabilities could (sometimes) surpass the more expensive professional video cameras, forcing the industry’s giant firms to venture in the same track.

Shooting in 4K and Full HD in speedy frame rates is the easy part; how you move the camera is a different story. Let us walk you through the art of camera movements to stretch your filmmaking potential to the next level.

BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE