It’s true. I shoot a lot of videos that don’t make the grade because I screw up something. The scene I recorded today was good enough that I recorded it twice. The first time, I somehow neglected to start the camera on the jib. I really needed the shots from that camera, so I started over. I was still disappointed in the result because my jib camera was encroaching on the main camera’s shot a lot more than I expected.
When I edited the video, I decided to keep some of the main camera shots that included the jib camera. The scene was hot and sweaty, and I was drooling all over myself. I decided that someone might enjoy the scene, even with it’s technical problems. The main camera shot was framed well and the lighting was good. The jib camera got some good B-roll and I had a 3rd camera that also provided some additional material. The video was very short (4 minutes) after I was done butchering it so I added some behind the scenes shots that came after one of my wrists was set free.