What should I film?

[PopArtGal]

I'm trying to decide how many DVD-rs to bring (8 cms).

I'll be staying at WDW for 2 weeks with a 10 day park hopper.

What are THE must "film" things? And how long are they?

Thanks!

 

[MarkBarbieri]

Your kids, family, friends, etc. When I look back on the video we took 10 years ago, I skip through the parades, shows, etc and spend most of my time on the shots of the people I was with.

If you are traveling with kids:
1) Video your kids playing.

2) Engage your kids in conversation and record what they have to say. On my next vacation, I intend to shoot some conversation with the kids every day about what we just did and what we are doing next.

3) Shoot parts of the big events like Spectromagic, Fantasmic!, Illuminations, Wishes, FotLK, etc, but don't shoot the entire thing.

4) Record setup shots. For example, record a bit of the entrance of each park as a setup so that viewers know when they have changed parks.

5) Record the things that are special to you. That might be the desserts you eat, the characters you meet, some rides that thrill you, or just a little spot that you like to relax in. Whatever you think you'll want to remember 20 years from now is what you should record.

 

[PopArtGal]

thanks

I think I'll make a list

It's just going to be my mom and I.

So I'll show her how to film so we can ahve some shots of me
At 24 (I'm I'll want to remember that age in 20 years ehehehe)

 

[PopArtGal]

Is it allowed to film the tiki room?

 

[MarkBarbieri]

Is it allowed to film the tiki room?

I think that it is, provided that you don't use a light on your video camera. However, it's quite dark in there, so don't expect really good video.

When shooting in low light situations, focus the video camera and then turn off autofocus. The autofocus systems on video cameras tend to "hunt" in low light. It's better to just set it (manually or automatically) and then lock it in place.

 

[PopArtGal]

thanks for the tip!

I'm more of a photographer than a videographer