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Plan ahead and store treasured Christmas memories
Were those movies you took last
Christman with your brand new camcorder
a big disappointment? Did the .excitement
and chaos of Christmas morning dissolve
into a blurred series of rapid sequences,
With your subjects darting in and out of the
frame?
Well, it needn't happen again. The
videotape experts at Fuji Photo Film sug-
gest that; if you take the time before the
holidays to plan your videotaping, and
master a few basic video techniques,
everyone will enjoy the videos you produce
for years to come.
First, prepare well in advance by check-
ing your equipment and stocking up on
plenty of tape that will let you relive
precious moments again and again.
For long term recording, it is important
that you select a videocassette that will not
lost its vital color and picture clarity with
frequent playback.
Video experts recommend that a high
grade tape is a worthwhile investment, as
it reproduces that highest quality picture
and sound for your important recordings.
Or, the recently introduced Super VHS
tapes provide an alternative with greatly
enchanced sharpness and color, and can be -
used in standard VHS hardware.
Now, it's time to concentrate on your
subject matter. Remember, videotape is
not like film. You cannot edit without
special equipment. Therefore, it is impor-
tant to plan your theme and sequence of
events before you begin.
You might want to start your holiday
video album a few days before Christmas
with a family trip to visit Santa Claus at
the local shopping mall or to pick out your
Christmas tree. For an introduction, focus
on a string of lights, a wreath or some
other holiday decoration.
Next feature your child — on Santa's
knee, perhaps — making sure that he/she
is in the center of the frame.
Stay close enough so that your subjects
fill the frame. Too many objects in the
ckground are distracting, and you want
to a sure to capture your child's unpredic-
table actions to the jovial stranger.
Let your children be the stars of the
show, but be sure to vary your coverage.
Don't forget to focus on grandma and her
adoring face, or a sibling anxiously
awaiting his or her turn with Santa.
As a rule, memorable home movies are
made up of tightly -taped, fast -paced mini -
subjects strung together. As Christmas
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Day approaches, capture the building ex-
citement by selectively videotaping school
and community holiday events as well as
staging your own at-home video
opportunities.
Take your camcorder to your child's
Christmas pageants at school or church,
remembering to include other children and
instructors in the video. Your child will ap-
preciate having a video record of his/her
per.
At home, a child might be encouraged to
sing a favorite Christmas carol or to read
a bedtime story on tape. In any case,
remember that a background track of holi-
day music can add "atmosphere" to the
whole production.
Few events can match the spontaneity of
Christmas morning. Prepare the night
before by setting floodlights to bounce light
off the ceiling, gently illuminating the area
of the tree. .
The next morning take some footage of
your children opening gifts with your
camera on a tripod, zooming in to record
their gleeful expressions. Be sure to switch
camera operators so that all the adults are
part of the memories. In fact, you might
want to conclude with a shot of the adults
in a state of contented exhaustion!
After the holiday rush is over, you can
share your memories with distant friends
and relatives by sending them a copy or
"dub" of the videotape you produced.
Finally, a tip from Fuji: You can save
money on your duplicating costs by pro-
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