Graham at The Flash Centre sent me over this link I though was a really cool idea and had to share it with you. It’s not often I see a technique that’s so effective, yet so blindingly simple it makes you laugh out loud and wonder why you’ve never seen it before, but this is the one for me. (Updated with new video, thanks to Hano Nimous!
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Brilliant, I’ll add that to my technique arsenal! As a photographer grappling with the new world of video shooting, I’m after every tip I can find. I’d add to this that if you extended the video head arm you could go a lot further with your “boom”
I would really like to see what this trick is all about. The video doesn’t appear to be posted, any longer.
Hey, I think I found some reposts of the video for those of you who are interested. Just look for “Video Cam Super Trick!” or use the links below:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Video-Camera-Super-Trick/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqPX0gH2id0
Many thanks, Hano! I’ve updated the post to show your link.