It’s a lot of fun going to your child’s school activity and videotaping the event.  Having those scenes captured forever is fun but it’s even more fun if the event is recorded as a movie or a documentary. Sometimes it’s hard to follow a video that has a few clips of this and that and […]

In this part we’re going to talk about some extras to add to your kit to make video recording more fun and help make your video the best it can be.   A tripod is good to have. It’s the best way to get steady shots and also videotape your-self. Try to find one that’s full […]

In this part we’re going to talk about camcorder media which is what the camcorders shoot on. Some camcorders have built in, internal memory or it may need an SD card. Digital cameras use them too. How much video can be recorded depends on the either the size of the internal memory on the camcorder […]

 There are a few styles of camcorders to choose from today.  One is the ultra-compact type that looks like a cell phone, very small, fits in your pocket or purse and are really popular. They produce good video and are simple to use with only a few buttons on the entire camcorder. They feature fully […]

Framing the picture in your LCD screen is called composition. A standard rule of composition is to imagine the LCD screen divided into thirds from the top to the bottom. Say you are videotaping an interview of someone try to keep their eyes about one third from the top of the screen. Even at a […]