sebasti wrote:Rikki wrote:I suppose I should learn to focus manually but Im usually already trying to pan smoothly, follow something and frame things all at once as Im a one man band.
That's actually called being a cameraman... that's basic operation and if you can't pull focus while panning and framing you should learn that or change to a new career.
Thats a bit of a crap reply and sullied my previous post about the genuine helpful and friendly nature I have encountered in this forum.
FYI I am not a "cameraman" - I have never claimed to be one either. I do a variety of media work and if you had cared to look at the example video I linked to would have seen its for event coverage I am interested in upgrading my HMC not because I am going to shoot films.
sebasti wrote: One-man-band basically means a person who will deliver the whole product alone from the beginning to the end. You need to plan it, write the script, carry your stuff, be your own assistant, light the scene, record the audio, hell, you might even need to throw some make up powder on to the talent's face if it is having hot spots.. then you go do all the work in the post probably including motion graphics or even some effects... but of course all these other steps are pointless if you can't focus your camera. And if you think pressing push-auto-focus will deliver nice result when you are in middle of a panning motion, you might be disappointed with the result anyways...
A one man band, as to what I was referring, was when I am employed to cover an event and I turn up, film it, edit the footage, marry it to the chosen soundtrack, create the visuals and animations then add any needed effects and grading before delivering it to the client.
I dont need to apply make up to the talent, pull focus, write scripts, light the scene etc.
For not having had to focus my camera for the past 6 years Ive done pretty well and Ive not had the problem of the camera locking on to something I dont want.