How do I produce a "shaky cam" style?

ParaParaPikachu · Post by **ParaParaPikachu** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 1:51 pm

Hello, I was trying to get a "shaky cam" look for an AMV and was wondering if there is some type of editor I can use with a preset shaky cam edit. if you have any ideas on how to do thins or have any program names i should look into please let me know, Thank you.

Niotex · Post by **Niotex** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 3:20 pm

AE's Wiggler works fine

mirkosp · Post by **mirkosp** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 3:24 pm

This should go in the special effects section I think... but oh, well.
Well, you can do a shaky effects in pretty much any editor that lets you zoom and change the position of a clip. You can do this in premiere, vegas, after effects... I think most of other editors too. Just zoom a bit, then move around the clip with the help of keyframes and apply motion blur.
A tip: if you use after effects, you can use the expression wiggle(x,y). Put it in the position parameter and put on x the maximum lateral movement and on y the maximum vertical movement. It will randomly move around the image.
Last thing: as this was asked in the past, I also link you to this discussion. It has other solutions and suggestion you might find useful.

SamuraiJake · Post by **SamuraiJake** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 1:34 pm

The wiggler is definitely a good tool to use and I highly suggest it.

JaddziaDax · Post by **JaddziaDax** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 2:40 pm

if you don't have AE, then you can make it yourself fairly easily with panning