However, while it may seem that expertise to overcome the problems can only come after many years on the job if you are smart and can think on your feet you will be able to get these benefits very easily. Some of the more common problems which you can avoid include the following:
- An event is spontaneous and the guests will be in a joyous mood, which means smiles all around. In case you have been hired to shoot a huge event, don’t be a lone wolf about things and get someone to join you. Even if you don’t have anyone else then you can just bring some extra cameras and stands so that you will be able to get great video even if you are shooting on the other side of the venue.
- Speaking of venues, it is very important that you do your research into the venue itself before going in. While it is always good to scout out the location beforehand so that you know where all the best angles to take videos/photos are, there are some venues where videographers are not allowed, such as churches. What you can do is get in touch with the venue managers and gets to know everything that is possible about the permits of videography on the premises.
- Probably the biggest problem that the amateur videographer will have to deal with is having a poor schedule, or not having a schedule at all. When everything is done haphazardly the videographer won’t get the time to setup ahead of time and because they won’t know what the sequence of events is, they won’t know how much to shoot before saving space to shoot other, more important events of the day. To deal with this issue you should get in touch with the client and ensure that a schedule is prepared so that they will get the product that they want.
