Camera Notes

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 (heard not seen)
Headphones
Power source
Light source

• Shooting into a light source =
- Shooting into the light cause a silhouette

Button to adjust =
- back light button to change light setting

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

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

• No tripod=
-bad shot

• Date and Time=
- do not want that for blaze weekly

• What's the difference between SP/EP?
-standard play vs. extended play

• Camera shoots in the highest possible setting.

• Pre-Roll-
- two to three seconds before you start your interview

• Post-Roll-
- three to five seconds after interview

CAMERA SHOTS: 6-8 feet away from the wall

***BACKGROUND: dynamic, depth

• 1 Shot= frame with eyes and armpits

• 1 Shot with graphic= across the shoulder

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

• CU- close up, details

• MS- medium shot, upper body

• LS- long shot

• ECU- extreme close up

• Rule of thirds- frame with lines


CAMERA MOVEMENTS:
• Tilt-
- up and down

• Pan-
-left and right

• Zoom-
- in an out

• Dolly-
- on wheels
LIGHTS
• Key-
-main light from side

• Fill-
-fills shadows

• Back-
-separates the person from the back ground

MICROPHONES:
• Unidirectional- one direction
• Omnidirectional- all directions
• Cardioid- sound comes from the front, one direction
• Lav/Lapel Microphone- clip on the collar, cardioid
• Boom Microphone-unidirectional, hold on a pole