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4 Basic Ghost Hunting Tips By Michelle McKay/ColdSpot.org October 12, 2011 Back when I started out as a solo paranormal investigator over 15 years ago, before forming my team, I had to develop every roll of film I took on an investigation and work with analogue. Now, we're in the days of digital. But basic investigation methods haven't really changed, even though the technology has. Here are four basic ghost hunting tips that are sometimes overlooked when investigating a location for ghosts: - interview the witnesses, or at least know the reported activity before conducting the investigation. As this will form the basis of your site investigation. - plan the investigation before heading out to the site - position your audio and video equipment properly. You want your A/V equipment positioned in the most ideal situation to capture any possible activity. Hopefully, also having video positioned to catch any possible hoaxing or unintentional tampering. - before using any piece of equipment at the site investigation ask yourself: What was this designed to do? What exactly will this tell me? Am I using this as per the manual? Lastly, a thorough analyzation of the evidence should be conducted before advising the client of your findings. Analyzing video footage and audio should consist of more then just simply "watching" the video or "listening" to audio. Furthermore, it is important to analyze each piece of evidence independently before forming a conclusion. Michelle McKay has been a paranormal investigator for over 15 years. In 2002, she founded Cold Spot Paranormal Research (ColdSpot.org). She is also the founder of OntarioUFO (OntarioUFO.org). Her great-uncle was Canadian UFOlogist Henry McKay. He was the first Director of Canada for MUFON. He investigated UFO landing sites and alien abductions from 1965 until he passed away in 2007. Visit ColdSpot.org to subscribe to Michelle's monthly newsletter. More Articles: Click Here |