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Originally Posted by shakran
There are two schools of thought on the handheld vs. sticks. I'm from the school that says the camerawork should not be noticed, and should mimic the human eye.
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Agreed. If you really want "home video feel", you'd really want to actually set the stage for it with the storytelling, not just go handheld because that seems to be hot right now.
Handheld is definitely being used a lot right now, but there are still plenty of instances where the "in" or "popular" methods don't actually enhance the production. I think you're better off going with a mounted camera, not moving.
And yes, longer suspense on the ketchup not falling, and a closeup of the kid smiling wide and proud would be good.
(I also agree on the lighting suggestion, but as it wasn't something you could do without reshooting the entire thing, I didn't think to bring it up.)