# 5 Things You Should and Shouldn’t Do When Shooting Slow Motion

Published 2019-06-18 · Updated 2026-03-19 · Professional AV on MarketScale
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> If you want to shoot better slow motion footage, you might want to consider these dos and don’ts. When’s the last time you watched a film or video that didn’t have at least a few seconds of slow motion footage? It’s probably been a while (or never), right? Its ubiquity is partly due to how…

If you want to shoot better slow motion footage, you might want to consider these dos and don’ts.

When’s the last time you watched a film or video that didn’t have at least a few seconds of slow motion footage? It’s probably been a while (or never), right? Its ubiquity is partly due to how it can instantly give shots a lot of style without much effort, but despite the relative ease of capturing slow-mo, it’s actually even easier to fudge it up. In this video from [Filmora](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY_LMaDAoa6hwHKBE4Dx56w), learn about five dos and don’ts of slow motion filmmaking that will help you avoid some of the most common mistakes.

Read more at [No Film School](https://nofilmschool.com/2018/06/5-things-you-should-and-shouldnt-do-when-shooting-slow-motion)

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