To make great home movies, you need a great video camera. Period. As you can see from this photo, I've owned more than one, and there's a reason ... more
Photo by: John Cave Osborne
Select a good video camera
To make great home movies, you need a great video camera. Period. As you can see from this photo, I've owned more than one, and there's a reason for that. Regardless, if you select a video camera you love as much as I love mine, then you're halfway home.
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One of my favorite things to do is make home movies. (Is "home movies" an antiquated term now? Is it "home videos" at this point?) But no matter what the motivation, regardless of the subject, no matter where it's shot, or what the intent is, every movie I make does have one thing in common -- I consider it to be art. No. That doesn't make me Scorsese. Far from it. But that doesn't mean I can't take pride in my modest endeavors. And if you're one who hasn't made a lot of videos, but would like to - I have 7 tips for you that I've found useful: - By John Cave Osborne