Neil Cramb
July 6th, 2009, 01:33 AM
I have the opportunity to produce a video of a Memorial Service for the associates of a public figure in my town. As he was an important person in many diverse communities, the potential viewership will be diverse. The service is a non-denominational one being held in a large auditorium, and the brief is to simply document the event as unobtrusively as possible. I would like to pay as much attention to the visible impact of the service as possible, and not be sashaying around getting shoulder-shots.
Does anyone have any hints for me, as the event is a little outside my usual scope- ie doccy, technical and occasional weddings?
Do I reserve the shoulder-shots for the end- possible get some words from special guests or do I ditch the shoulder-shots and do it all from a tripod in one or two locations? I will be using a single camera with no extra lighting except possibly a sungun.
Does anyone have any hints for me, as the event is a little outside my usual scope- ie doccy, technical and occasional weddings?
Do I reserve the shoulder-shots for the end- possible get some words from special guests or do I ditch the shoulder-shots and do it all from a tripod in one or two locations? I will be using a single camera with no extra lighting except possibly a sungun.