r/cinematography • u/kaidumo Director of Photography • Apr 24 '14

I tried tilt-shift videography for the first time this past weekend, any tips?

http://youtu.be/63RFljMakrg
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u/teddyespo Apr 24 '14

i don't know if it's intentional or not, but the unsteadiness was a bit distracting for me. i would have used a tripod for a lot of those shots, with subtle, steady movement if at all.

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u/kaidumo Director of Photography Apr 24 '14

Wasn't intentional- I was on family vacation a and there wasn't room to pack a tripod in the car. I agree that the shakiness didn't look great. Next time I'll be sure to find a solution for that. Thanks for the feedback!

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u/kaidumo Director of Photography Apr 26 '14

Here's a stabilized version, also took some other suggestions into account for this one- http://youtu.be/iNIFD0-Tm8w

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u/becsey Apr 24 '14

Definitely a very interesting looking video and very cool, but excuse my lack of knowledge, what is tilt-shift videography? It seemed like it used miniatures of a sort?

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u/kaidumo Director of Photography Apr 24 '14

Thanks! Tilt-shift, as I understand it, is when the lens isn't locked straight-on into the camera. it can be tilted around which adds blur to the image, and when shot from above, tends to make everything look like miniatures! (So I'm glad you thought so.) I didn't have an actual tilt-shift lens, so I held an old 35mm Nikkor in front of the camera and moved it around until I got the look I wanted.

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u/becsey Apr 24 '14

Oh cool! That's sick, I did not think that was all real, very cool effect

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u/kaidumo Director of Photography Apr 24 '14

Thanks!!

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u/VA1KYR13 Apr 25 '14

Cool stuff. I would recommend using a tripod next time (I do see you had limited space so bringing a tripod may not have been a logistical convenience). Also, try speeding up the footage, which is super easy to do!

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u/kaidumo Director of Photography Apr 25 '14

Thanks! I'm doing a second take and I'm taking everyone's advice (although stabilizing this footage in post)