Simple Camera Movement & Star Wars (MicroBudget Cinematography) 

Just had this exact thought and wanted to hear someone talking about it... then ended up here. Thanks for taking the time to sit down and share.

Happy 2024, Josh!🎉

Great video! One thing I noticed (even as a kid, I've been a Star Wars fan forever) was the difference in movement and cinematography between the original trilogy and the prequels. You're right that setting yourself a limit: keeping camera movements fixed to a tripod, you can also think better about your composition. I also notice the difference between the frenetic photography of The Force Awakens with a lot of movement, dollys and quick cuts, versus a calmer composition and less movement like The Last Jedi had. I think that is another good topic to compare, because in 2 films from the same trilogy, you can notice the difference in approach between 2 different directors (JJ Abrams and Rian Johnson). Great analysis, good luck with your film!

Great video! The footage from your feature looks great!

Thanks for sharing your insights! This is really helpful for my 3d animations especially that scene from starwars with r2d2 you took as an example for the tension you feel between a static shot which for me was kind of scary when the camera rests on the tripod and when it changes to shaking handheld movements to represent the pov of the creature.