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We're looking for video from our readers that contains scenes of the mudslides, rising water, water rescues or damage caused by the recent storms.

Any video submitted via email should be addressed to Feedback@VenturaCountyStar.com and should be no larger than 10MB, or the email will not make it here. Video on CD or tape also may be delivered at the reception desk at any of our three office locations or submitted by U.S. mail.

Digital video should be saved in one of the following formats, or will be unable to be used.

  • .wmv


  • .mov


  • .mpg


  • .avi


  • Real files

Email video to Feedback@venturacountystar.com

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Ventura County Star

New Media Department

P.O. Box 6711

Ventura, CA 93006



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Tips for shooting video:

  • Wide angle shots and panning should be avoided since they lose their effect when displayed in small video playback windows.


  • Try not to move the camera, let the central objects on the screen do the moving. Even small camera movements tend to look large when played back. If you handhold your camcorder, anchor your elbows on your chest (or gut) and have the finder against your eye. Three points of contact, just like a tripod. This can vary, e.g. eyepiece snug and arms resting on a table. Or put the camera a stable surface.


  • Pan and zoom for a reason, don't try to "sweep" the landscape. A zoom in to highlight a feature not apparent in the wide shot, or zoom out to show that feature "tight" and later on where it "fits" in the picture work well. This is also useful to lend scale. A great substitute to a broad pan or zoom is to establish a wide shot, or medium shot. Then shoot individual tight shots, stopping after each. These shots can be brought together with editing.


  • Avoid shooting directly at the sun and watch out for strong backlighting.


  • Avoid getting the lens cap in the shot. A small piece of sticky back velcro on the lens cap and the opposite piece on the camcorder in an unobtrusive place will keep the lens cap from getting in the way.

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