Camera Notes

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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
Tripod
Tape
Microphone
Headphones
Power
Light

• Shooting into a light source = Silhouette




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

• On what object should you focus the camera?
Zoom in on the person's nose.
White balance
• No tripod=Bad


• Date and Time=Never
Display Button

• SP/EP- Standard Play/Extended Play

• Camera shoots in ______SP__________.

• Pre-Roll- Roll the camera 3-5 seconds before interview


• Post-Roll- Roll the camera 3-5 seconds after interview


CAMERA SHOTS:

***BACKGROUND:
Dynamic = Has some depth, not plain
Interviewee is at least 6-8 feet from wall
Interviewee IS the shot, not a poster
• 1 Shot=Middle of chest, above the head
Microphones are to be heard not seen
• 1 Shot with graphic=Middle of chest, above the head, a little to the side

• 2 Shot= Middle of chest, above the head, Only for anchors

• CU-Close up

• MS-Medium Shot

• LS- Long shot

• ECU- Extreme Close Up
We want to create a series of shots.  Variety of shots.
• Rule of thirds- Imaginary lines are drawn dividing the image into thirds both horizontally and vertically. You place important elements of your composition where these lines intersect.


CAMERA MOVEMENTS:
• Tilt- Tilt the camera up and down on tripod


• Pan- Moving camera left and right


• Zoom- Getting closer or farther away from subject


• Dolly- Camera on wheels

LIGHTS
• Key- Main bright light


• Fill- Fills in the shadows


• Back- opposite of key light, and separates person from background


MICROPHONES:
• Unidirectional- Microphone that picks up from one direction

• Omnidirectional- Comes from all directions/ Microphone on top of camera is omnidirectional

• Cardiod- Shaped like a heart and picks up from one direction

• Lav/Lapel Microphone- When you can clip onto your shirt

• Boom Microphone- A microphone on a poll.  Unidirectional as well.