First-time users of video cameras tend to want to use the zoom [or] pan or tilt the camera and change the type of shot in the middle of an interview or while an action is taking place, forgetting to hold the shot long enough for it to be useful in the edit. At Witness, we are in the business of making technical challenges an art.

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