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Hi Michael,
Well, I've give you points for courage under fire, going out to shoot cold with no experience takes some gumption. Didn't see your post until it was too late to offer my own two-bits, though you certainly got some great late-in-the-day advice here! I, for one, would love to see your final product, so if you can post a link to the final edit along the way I'm sure it would add to this post!
And, now that you've got more than 24-hours to get it all together for the next one I'll toss in a few more suggestions...
The 5d2 24-105 combo is certainly more than enough to get you going. Trust your photographer's eye. Shoot lots of coverage so that you'll have plenty to play with to create a visual storyline during the edit. Resist the temptation at using the zoom ring while the camera is rolling at all costs. It's your first time out so choose 3 or 4 focal lengths (more if you'd like) to work in and, again, get plenty of coverage. Lock that baby down on some sticks, frame your shots, let action move through your frame. If you'd like some handheld, moving-with-the-subject shots, stay wide to reduce shaking effects. Pay attention to your horizons, keep them level. Feel free to ignore your horizons for extreme-closeup POV shots. And finally, film-making is fun, relax, shake it out, go have a ball!
Best to you,
Jimmy G
P.S. Oops, almost forgot...Audio is as important as the images, next time consider grabbing something like a small, lightweight one of these and slapping it on a hot shoe mount...
Portable Digital Recorders | B&H Photo Video:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?atclk=Max+Sampling+Rate_24+Bit%2f96kHz&ci=14934&N=4291085915+4294956138+4160106880
(I am not affiliated with this reseller, link provided as an example.)
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