Q&A: How do you make characters sympathetic?



Today I answer questions about motorized gimbals, pulling focus on Steadicam shots, long unbalanced mic cables, my tiny studio lighting, and simple ways to flesh out characters.

STUFF MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

Stayblcam review
Lanparte motorized cell phone camera stabilizer
3.5mm to XLR adapter (Amazon : eBay)

 

Comments

Anonymous said…
Hi Scott,

focusing to infinity is a bad idea.
There's always more depth of field behind the focusing distance than before.

You can always find charts or applications to calculate hyperfocal distance which will be a much better idea than focusing to infinity.