That [Expletive] Shaky Cam!!

Alright, I'm by far no great chef, but I know bad food when I eat it.
Likewise, I'm also no great cinematographer, but I know some bad camera work when I see it.

Shaky-cam, queasicam, epileptic-cam, Tourette's-cam, what have you-cam, is not the same as docu-cam and hand-held which I do appreciate just fine.

It's too late tonight for me to start shooting a How-To-Tutorial short, so I'll begin with some basic homework and examples to be followed up with whatever I jitter together tomorrow (God willin' and the creek don't rise).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaky_cam

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema_verita

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Documentary_film


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-v3_jeTzK7Q


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gD45zfarp1Y



Three different ways to overcome the [expletive] shaky-cam

Universal joint + Counterbalance approach
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohuHNZySHQE


The Fig/Rig Steering Wheel approach - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fig_Rig
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gd83zNHGnh8


The Shoulder Rig approach
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sa7eeZgqRas