There are only so many things you can do with a camera when you're shooting video. Good video is not only about what you shoot, it's also about how you shoot it.
Camera Movement
Steady shots are the best. However, if you need to move camera, here's what to do.
Pan or Tilt
A pan is when you move a camera left or right. Pan slowly.
A tilt is when you move a camera up or down. Tilt slowly.
Don't zoom
Move the camera not the lens. It's better to move the camera closer and avoid zooming the lens.
Camera Range
You never see good movies that have all close up shots, or movies that are just shot from a hundred feet way. Getting variation in your shot composition will help keep your video visually interesting.
Close Up
A close up shot is a tight (zoomed) shot focused on part of a whole. Close up shots give special emphasis to things. Most close ups tend to be of faces. However, close ups of hands, eyes or special objects like a bouquet or a rattle can give your video a more intimate feel.
Medium shot
This is the default shooting range where you end up seeing the head and shoulders. This is where you should shoot a good portion of your video.
Long shot
The entire body is in frame when you do a long shot. You use a long shot to establish the subject in the environment. If someone is speaking. A long shot lets the viewer know where the speaker is when he's speaking.
Camera Position
Most of the time, you place the camera at eye level of the subject 1/3 from the top of the view finder. This is the position good video is taken in. However shooting just at eye level might not be the best place to capture your subject.
Finding your angle
High angle and low angles shots can give different views of the same subject. For example, your toddler is walking. Shooting near the floor at a low angle, gives you the perspective of the child. Shooting at a high angle where you're standing looking down, gives you the pespective of the parent.
POV
A Point-Of-View shot gives you the perspective of the subject. It's an over the shoulder shot where the camera sees what your subject sees.
