Add motion to your video

Here's how to inject motion and energy into your movies and banish boring static scenes

One common mistake newcomers to videography make is to lock the camera off on a tripod and film a scene. Now, there are times and places when this is suitable, but follow this course all the time and you’ll be left with static, boring footage that is low in production value and will struggle to engage with viewers. So, what’s the alternative?

Well, adding motion into your footage has multiple benefits. First up, it can help you show more of a location, and secondly it can help add a sense of energy to the video. More importantly, it can really ramp up the feel and production value of your content and, if you plan on sharing or even selling your video work, this should be a high priority.

There’s a number of ways to start introducing movement into your movies and these routes give completely different results. Some techniques will require you to add some extra equipment to your set-up but you may be surprised to hear that other routes require no kit at all and can be done completely in post production when you have finished your filming and are back at the PC.