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.

@voltronic what like you think being 2 feet away from a pride of lions is gonna enable your smooth camera skills? =P

@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.