Monday, September 23, 2013

Camera Techniques

Notetaking on Camera Techniques

INTERVIEWING:
• What seven items should you bring with you when you are shooting an interview?
(Clocks Tick Tock Making Heads Pound Loudly)

Camera
Tape
Tripod
Microphones - are to be heard and not seen
Headphones - hang loose distance
Power source
Light source -
• Shooting into a light source causes a silhouette                                       
 
Button to adjust
Backlight

• Where do you want your light source?
Behind the camera

• On what object should you focus the camera?
Nose

• No tripod
Bad shot


• Date and Time
Never have on anything that is shot


• What's the difference between SP/EP?
Standard play on tape. Extended Play.

• Camera shoots in ____highest possible setting___.

• Pre-Roll-
3-5 seconds before you start your interview
(spell the name)

• Post-Roll-
3-5 seconds after done filming

CAMERA SHOTS:

BACKGROUND: DYNAMIC= has some depth, not plain
Interviewee is at least 6-8 feet from wall
Interviewee IS the shot, not something in the background

• 1 Shot= through armpits to above head

• 1 Shot with graphic= over the shoulder, graphic over outside shoulder

• 2 Shot= only at beginning and end of show

• CU (Close Up)= To see details, interviews

• MS (Medium Shot) = Torso/waist

• LS (Long Shot)= Whole/most of body

• ECU (Xtreme Close Up)= to see fine details, faces

Rule of thirds- Helps frame subject
 Imaginary lines dividing the screen into nine equal squares/rectangles


CAMERA MOVEMENTS:
• Tilt- moving the camera up and down


• Pan-moving the camera left and right


• Zoom-changing the focal length


• Dolly-physically moving the whole camera setup left or right, forward or back

LIGHTS
• Key- Main/brightest light, makes some shadows


• Fill- fills in shadows from front light


• Back-separates the subject from the background


MICROPHONES:
• Unidirectional- (Cardiod) most sound is coming from one direction/front
• Omnidirectional- Sound is picked up from all directions
• Cardiod- (Unidirectional) Heart-shaped
• Lav/Lapel Microphone- Unidirectional/Cardiod mic that can be clipped to clothing/shirt
• Boom Microphone-

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