Barbi said:
My son's High School band will be playing in the 3PM parade in the MK on Feb 3. I'm not sure where I should be to get the best video. My sister will be taking photos with a regular camera and I will have the video camera.
Any suggetions? Any band parents out there who have done this?
Thanks for your help. I'm not sure who's more excited, DS or me!!
As a professional videographer, I recommend getting the camera(s) up higher than regular street-level.
That could mean snagging a spot on the train-station "porch" very (VERY) early and staying there to wait for the parade.
Buy a TRIPOD (inexpensive one is OK for limited use... $25 or so at
Walmart, etc.) and use it to hold the camera steady, for the best results.
Frame a shot and let the parade go past it for a few seconds, then re-frame and let the camera "sit still" again.
Don't just "pan around and zoom" the whole time (study the way the pro networks shoot parades.)
Best tip, borrow another camcorder (and a person to shoot with it) and BOTH of you record the parade. If the second camcorder is on a tripod too, THAT one can scout for more close-ups of individuals, while yours is covering the larger shot(s). Even if you can't EDIT them together into one "show" , you can play EACH and see different things... That way, you will have MUCH better coverage than trying to get ONE camera to "see everything".
As to getting the multiple camera shots edited together, many schools now have TV/video classes and/or departments that should be able to take all the footage and create a finished product with the best of all angles cut into one fine "show".
. Our town has a community TV Station that allows you to take your vidoes to them for editing.
