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SIX REASONS TO GO HAND-HELD By Rory Walsh submitted by John Bishop
Camerawork is one of the most powerful tools a filmmaker has to communicate with his/her audience.The visual-aesthetic of a project is usually planned out very early in the filmmaking process, and is one of the main collaborative efforts between Director and Director of Photography. Hand-held camera boasts a long and stormy history in The Biz but remains one of the most popular techniques used today.
Let’s look at six reasons to go “au nature”
1.Cost. Budget is the single biggest factor that affects a project’s production value, so it makes sense to go with a visual style that will create the proper mood while also fitting within the necessary budget. Hand-held camera technique allows the omission of certain equipment such
as a professional quality tripod and fluid head, and frees up valuable real estate in the camera truck that’s also doubling as the G+E truck, art department truck, and craft service storage. There are plenty of tutorials out there for DIY hand-held rigs, so the budget-conscious filmmaker has many options to go hand-held on the cheap.