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To be absolutely fantastic at something, one doesn’t necessarily have to do everything perfect, rather they need to have their basics down. Professionals are professionals in their field because they apply basic principals really well into the advanced stuff they do.

When it comes to filming, and production a better camera doesn’t make an individual better at what they do. If they don’t know the principals the results will show.

In every thing that you do, there are usually three key elements that make it or break it. In filming and production those three things are:

• Keep a steady shot. – Using a stabilizer or a tripod does wonders in this area.

• Have proper lighting. – Photography means “painting with light”. Use those photons to your advantage. Learn the aspects of what effects certain positions of light have on the subject.

• Proper capture of sound. – Use a microphone. Whether it be a professional boom or shotgun mic (depending on what, where, and how you are shooting) or a regular lavaliere or hand held mic hanging from a ski-pole, take advantage of it. The cleaner the sound, the better. It saves a lot of time in post production.

Keep these three things in mind and you will have an excellent production inshaAllah