nth Degree
Video Recording
Video recording is an art and a learned skill. It requires a steady hand, quick reflexes and total concentration, it's not
a job some guy off the street can do well. The nTh Degree complicates matters in that much of the video recording
we do involves dance, and professional dancers move rapidly in unexpected directions. The videographer is constantly
balancing the zoom level vs. the direction of movement for the dancers.
That total concentration is exhausting, people have to love doing it to do it well. Even if your video is more
routine, our experience under stress will improve your video.
Video recording requires good equipment. We use Sony HDR-FX1 cameras that retail at about $3,000 each. They
have a 3-chip sensor for better color and low-light recording, a 12x glass zoom for zoom range without resolution
loss and the standard controls like white balance that a professional needs. Of course we use good tripods
whenever possible, we wince when we see amateur videos that were either hand-held or on a cheap tripod without a
smooth head. Whenever possible we record in High Definition, 1080i pixels. You will get a better picture even on
standard DVD's, and we have the option of producing a Blu-Ray DVD.
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