I just wanted to say, jerky-cam has it's place (albeit often not in action scenes). An example of good jerky-cam is HBO's The Knick. It's a turn-of-the-century

I just wanted to say, jerky-cam has it's place (albeit often not in action scenes). An example of good jerky-cam is HBO's The Knick. It's a turn-of-the-century period series that doesn't have a sentimental veneer to it, but shows the gritty truth of life during that time. To dispell any notion of that sentimental perspective, the shots are taken with unsteady, hand-held frame (they also forgo the vasoline lens you'd see on something like Masterpiece theatre).