Appreciation post: The client who asked for 'cinematic' but meant 'shaky cam' on a gimbal

I just finished a wedding in Portland where the couple insisted on a 'cinematic look' but then told me to add artificial camera shake in post because the gimbal shots looked 'too smooth and fake', which honestly misses the whole point of using that tool for clean movement.

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olivia67030m ago

Ugh, did you try showing them a side-by-side comparison first? I mean, I had a client say the same thing, so I cut a quick sample with a few smooth shots and then the same shots with my phone's shaky filter slapped on. I just asked which one felt more like a real movie to them. It clicked when they saw it that way, because the fake shake just looks like a mistake. Maybe it's just me, but letting them see the difference made them trust the clean look.