How did the shaky handheld camera with abrupt zoom thing become a trend and how can we make it stop? Unless it's a battle scene, it's ridiculous and makes me want to punch the director and/or cinematographer.
I'm watching some National Geographic docuseries that are heavily using this technique. I mean, COME ON.
@MrGoat
No threats to camera operators in what I'm watching. It's about the Mayans.
@voltronic budget maybe - forgot to turn off the auto focus?
@MrGoat
No, it's a very exaggerated intentional effect to add "impact" and punctuate what the narrator is saying.
@voltronic I see, that's dumb =)
@MrGoat
And it's like the fifth show of its type I've watched this week that does this.
@voltronic Stop Watching.
@MrGoat
I otherwise like the content. I'm just listening now. Enjoying it better.
@voltronic makes sense. tons of stuff I find hard to watch easy to listen.
@voltronic Actually, now that I think on it, it was probably begun by that awful series "Cops".
@LiberalLibrarian @voltronic unfortunately, yea. That tracks. And then you add on factors of small production outfits trying to get traction with the discovery channels group where everything is supposed to feel closeup and personal. Think how they have to add sound effects and everything to animal footage on Animal Planet. I mean. It’s an animal, stop adding cartoon effects.
@LiberalLibrarian @voltronic The Blair Witch Project comes to mind. Cops was just wheezing camera dudes tryna keep up. 😂
God. My wife and I watched Blair Witch. It ended, we looked at each other, and both said, "THAT was supposed to be scary?!"
@voltronic what like you think being 2 feet away from a pride of lions is gonna enable your smooth camera skills? =P