Note taking 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?
  You want the light behind the camera.

• On what object should you focus the camera?
  You want to focus on the nose.


 •White balance- Sets the iris to figure out how much needs to make the image better.
 



• No tripod= BAD


• Date and Time= NEVER ( Display button)

• SP/EP- S/P  is standard play E/P is extended play

• Camera shoots in ___S/P___.

• Pre-Roll- You want to shoot the camera for 3 to 5 seconds


• Post-Roll-You want to let it roll for 3 to 5 seconds


CAMERA SHOTS:

***BACKGROUND:
• Dynamic= has depth, not plain.

•  interveiwee is at least 6-8 feet from wall.
 



• 1 Shot= Middle of chest to about the top of head.


• Microphones should be heard not seen

• 1 Shot with graphic= Over the shoulder graphic



• 2 Shot=Middle of chest above head ( only with anchor)

• CU- Close up

• MS-Medium shot

• LS-Long shot

• ECU-Extreme close up. series of shots

• Rule of thirds- Imaginary lines are drawn dividing the image into thirds.  Place the important elements of the rule of thirds


CAMERA MOVEMENTS:
• Tilt- A camera up and down .

• Pan-Moving the camera side to side. When you want to get all the action .


• Zoom-Getting closer and farther away.

• Dolly- A camera on wheels.

LIGHTS
• Key- Main bright light to light up interviewees.


• Fill- Fills in the shadows.


• Back- Seperates the person from the background.


MICROPHONES:
• Unidirectional- Only pick up sound from the subject.

• Omnidirectional- From multiple directions.Microphone on top of cameras.

• Cardioid- Microphone shaped like a heart.

• Lav/Lapel Microphone- When you can clip it to your shirt.

• Boom Microphone- Allows you to place a microphone into a situation. Unidirectional.