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
Microphone
Headphones
Power
Lights

• Shooting into a light source =
*always behind the camera, shooting into a light source causes a silhouette
Button to adjust =
-back light button to change light setting

• Where do you want your light source?
-always behind camera

• On what object should you focus the camera?
-middle of the face, nose

• No tripod=
-bad shot

• Date and Time=
NOT FOR BLAZE WEEKLY

• What's the difference between SP/EP?
standard play v.s. extended play
• Camera shoots in _highest possible setting.

• Pre-Roll-
2-3 seconds before your interview

• Post-Roll-
2-3 sec after your interview

CAMERA SHOTS:
*(dynamic= has depth, 6-8 ft from wall)

***BACKGROUND:

• 1 Shot=frame with eye and armpits

• 1 Shot with graphic=across the shoulder

• 2 Shot=a reason for a two shot, only at the beginning and ending for the banter

• CU-close up

• MS-medium shot

• LS- long shot

• ECU- extreme close up

• Rule of thirds- imaginary lines that you draw to divide your frame into thirds (up down, straight across)


CAMERA MOVEMENTS:
• Tilt- up & down


• Pan-  left & right


• Zoom- moving in & out


• Dolly- physically moving camera on wheels (trucking it)

LIGHTS
• Key- main light (come in from side)


• Fill- fills shadows light


• Back-  back light separates person from background


MICROPHONES:
• Unidirectional- getting sound from one direction
• Omnidirectional - all directions
• Cardiod- picking up sound from one direction
• Lav/Lapel Microphone- unidirectional that you clip on your shirt
• Boom Microphone- cardiod microphone that on a pole to hold it in an area to get sound