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Mark W · #3 (**permalink**) 01-17-2008, 02:55 PM

I mean no disrespect but if you want your video to look 'completely professional' then you need to have years of expirience and / or a good crew. There aint no simple shortcuts and a few lines here will not enable you to be a 'complete professional'.

Having said that try googling 'rule of thirds' - 'crossing the line' - ' montage ' - ' Continuity editing ' - and so on.....

Also to achieve results like Nat Geo you are looking at a minimum camera wise of a sony pd170 / canon xl1 / sony Z1 / canon XM1h - more likley they will prefer something better like a JVC HD-110, or that new sony that records to cards at 35mbit, XL1 h

Usually the customer will be clear about the format they prefer - have they not said ? ?

Once you have the camera you will also need a tripod and a decent microphone (probably a boom mike such as a sen 416).

If it for tv broadcast then you would really want to shoot in interalace not progressive ( 'film' look).

Also - dont forget the 5 second rule on pans - and if you do shoot in progressive remember to pan nice and slow...

I am not a professional, I suspect a professional answering this would raise more issues that you may not have considored.