Simulating Camera Viewfinder FX

[lalugela]

Hey guys,
I'm working on a little something-something that calls for a still camera POV, and the snapshot effect is very important... Basically I want to make it look like we're looking through a still camera, taking a picture of the subjects. The effect will be done with a daytime shot, so simulating a flash won't be necessary nor appropriate.

so I have a few questions:

1. Do you have any examples of well-executed still camera POV shots?
2. For freeze frames, should I change the quality/grain/color?
3. Can I avoid using AE on this one? I've done one before in Final Cut with minimal Photoshop work.

Here's a link to the specific part where I used it before (in a music video I directed in 2009)..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaFxQZhfZXM&t=0m37s
This was over a year ago, so I'm curious if I can do better?

 

[kevinottawa]

If its gona be fluid motion, ie no freeze frame after each picture, then you have a pretty good shutter effect already.

 

[kevinottawa]

Maybe add a little defocus and focus effect right before the pictures are taken to simulate auto focus of a SLR?

 

[clang]

I've seen it done well simply by adding freeze frames and simultaneous audible camera click/whir several times through a shot, the audience gets the idea pretty quickly.