How To Make Home Movies

Introduction

Home movie making is a fun thing. This is the only way by which you can preserve family or important moments which you never want to let go of. Everyone likes doing so and at times this movie making becomes your passion. But you cannot always start with big pictures so you will have to start with home movies. This movie making task seems easy but you have to do a lot of work to make a movie. Small movies that are made for fun are always a start. Movies made by you are considered important by your family and these movies stay with you for as long as you want them to. Home movies help you entertain your friends and families for years to come.

Step 1

To start with movie making, you need a camcorder. You need to choose a camcorder which you think has good resolution and can capture video for as long as you want. It must be small and convenient to carry anywhere you want. Prefer a camcorder that records direct into DVD rather than tape. Nowadays you’ll find DVD camcorders easily. Finding the perfect camcorder is always hard and if you have a camcorder, then you are ready to start with home movies making.

Step 2

If you want to make a proper movie, you need a proper story, a scenario plotted in your mind that could give you an idea of what sort of movie you would want to make. But if you’re interested in home movies making, then you need to carry your camera everywhere you go because you never know where the moment occurs that you want to capture.

Step 3

Think of yourself as a film director. Put yourself in the director’s shoes and start shooting. Capturing moments which are accidental or happen suddenly are more fun to watch then the moments which are planned. This is the fun of home movies that they let you capture every moment that cannot be remembered after a few years. Such movies are the best to watch.

Step 4

An important point to remember while shooting home movies is that, keep the camera still or use a tripod. While shooting if your hand shivers the entire movie looks boring no matter how interesting it is. This makes the movie look blurred and no one watches it. A still tripod can help you in many ways, everyone can come in the movie including you and the movie will not be blurred as well. Before shooting, always adjust the camera to specific location for shooting the movie. This way you won’t have to change the location and the camera will not have to move here and there. Even if you do want to change the location, hold the camera still on one location for at least 10 seconds.

Step 5

Once done with making the home movies, attach your camcorder with your pc and edit it. Go through the movie twice and cut the parts which you think are not necessary. Your edition can be done by many types of software. Add music in your movie. Do every possible edition to make your move look good. If your movie is accepted as good you can pursue it as a profession as well.

Tips

Home movies are equally exciting for the makers, actors and the viewers as everyone knows. After finally shooting the movie, the hardest part is editing. Home movies making can give you a hand in helping to start a movie making career. Always keep in mind a good director just needs a stable camera and a good location. Actors can be found anywhere. If you think you can be good in movie making, take a step and go ahead following these rules.

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