We have produced an instructional videotape that leads you through all the steps to assure that you purchase the right camcorder for your needs. How To Shoot Super Videos series. If you pride yourself as a reasonably good still photographer, then you already possess certain camera skills which you can apply in video. The main idea is take composition seriously, and take the same time and care as you would in shooting good photographs. Video is made up of moving images, but that is not going to bail you out of poorly composed shots.
Simplicity makes the shot more memorable and hence more impactful.
Learn to watch for and eliminate extraneous matter from the frame. Apply this concept to your video shooting and the resulting improvement will amaze you. Play one of your videos and randomly pause a freeze-frame. Analyze how it looks, photographically. Try this repeatedly to see how frequently you find a good shot.