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Move Your Audience with Dollys and Trucks
Physically moving the camera is sometimes the best way to connect your viewer to your shot, because it allows your viewer to walk through the location with you. In these cases, you'll want to dolly or truck your camcorder through the shot. You can do this by simply walking with the camcorder. This is the Cops style of shooting. For smoother shots, find some wheels to make your camcorder glide through the scene.
In general, any device with wheels will work as a makeshift dolly. Office chairs work great in a pinch, as do wheelchairs, skateboards and shopping carts. Have a friend wheel you around on a hand truck. Put your inline skates on and roll all by yourself. Shooting out of your car's window can also make a great dolly or truck move. Just make sure you're the passenger and not the driver of th…
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