AV News 197 - August 2014
3. PANNING. Once you have mastered Rule One and seen to it that the action
is what goes on in the frame and not what you do with the camera, you can give
yourself a little rein and try some gentle panning. Again this is something that
beginners rush into far too eagerly since they have little understanding of the
purpose of the pan. Critics call excessive panning 'hosepiping', waving the
camera all over the scenery and drenching us with moving blur. I prefer to think
of it as like a vacuum cleaner, since what the cameraman is trying to do is to
suck in all that he sees….and spewing it out into our laps! Like the excessive
zoom, all that it achieves is to disorientate us.
Later notes will explain the proper use of pans but for now just remember that
to do them properly you need a tripod. Start your shot from static for a second
or two, then pan slowly, covering not more than three frames-worth, and end up
static for a second or two. Then, in editing, these static scenes might be usable
in their own right. Panning without a tripod needs practice. Get into a comfortable
stance and practice the sweep a few times so that you don't lose balance as you
turn. The stance is equally important for the FOLLOW, a particular form of pan
when you lock onto a moving object, like a runner, a racing car or a sailing boat
and follow it round. To do this really professionally let the object 'pass across' the
frame gaining all the time on your movement.
WHITLEY BAY PS and TYNEMOUTH PS
are pleased to announce that
Barry Beckham and His Wife Carol
Will be visiting our area on Wed 22nd October 2014
It is expected that he will be giving two different presentations.
One in the afternoon and one in the evening.
It has been said that Barry is to Photoshop and AV (PicturesToExe in
particular), what David is to soccer and a good photographer to boot.
If you do not know of Barry, you may be interested in looking at his
website http://www.beckhamdigital.com.au/
Please register your interest in attending with
Andrew Nicoll of WBPS
Howard Wilson of TPS
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