Before You Shoot Whether you are shooting footage of your child's birthday, or VideOccasions is shooting a full-blown production, planning ahead keeps things out of the clouds of confusion and chance. It may seem obvious, but every event has a beginning, a middle and an end.
Lets stay with the example of a child's birthday.
Use a shot of the invitation to begin our tape. For visual interest, maybe prop the invitation in front of the birthday cake, or in front of some balloons and party hats. Let your imagination be your guide, but do something that signals the start of this event. The Middle Show the story of Tommy's birthday with your camera. Do the same thing with your video.