The video that you’ll find further down I reviewed using the 5 shot rule for shooting video. Below a quick review of what that looks like.

The five-shot rule (watch BBC video).

1. An extreme close-up (detail) of action (movement)
2. Close-up of the face of the person doing the action
3. Medium shot, face and action together
4. Over-the-shoulder view of the action (gives viewer the point of view of the person doing the action)
5. Another (different) angle

Now here’s the video:

ATM Swaps Cash for Gold [VIDEO]

And this is what I found:

• First shot is up close at a gold curtain and as the curtain is pulled down the camera is also zooming out! Which is already breaks the rules
• The camera is obviously having to be held up by someones hand as there is a noticeable shake in the video
• Quick over the shoulder shot, then straight up close up of the ATM screen
• Then an unusual over the head shot? I guess it helps give us a new perspective of someone putting money into an ATM
• And of course they have to show a close up of the gold that is dispensed. (again you can tell that the camera is going by free hand)
• When they did their first interview you can also tell that the camera is now on a tripod, and then the next shot the camera remains on the tripod and does another zoom out!

Overall, considering the situation where many camera men are video tapping the same event I guess it would be very difficult to have a tripod. But if I remember correctly you shouldn’t include in your video a free standing clip with a stationary one (I could be wrong about that). But either way, the clip now comes across as very poorly done especially when using our 5 shot rules.