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
Light source
• Shooting into a light source = Silhoutte
Button to adjust = backlight
• Where do you want your light source?
behind the camera
• On what object should you focus the camera?
• No tripod= bad
• Date and Time= permanently recorded on your tape
• What's the difference between SP/EP? standard play, extended play(allows you to record more but reduces quality)
• Camera always shoots in standard play.
• Pre-Roll-2-3 seconds before you start your interview
• Post-Roll-2-3 seconds after interview keep recording
CAMERA SHOTS:
***BACKGROUND: dynamic=has some depth, not plain. 6-8 feet away from the wall
• 1 Shot= middle of the chest to above the head
• 1 Shot with graphic= middle of the chest to above the head but a little to the side to make room for the graphics
• 2 Shot= only when you have to anchors
• CU- zoomed in on a subject to show detail
• MS-medium shot
• LS- long shot
• ECU- extreme close up
• Rule of thirds- line up the focus of the shot on the lines
CAMERA MOVEMENTS:
• Tilt- up and down
• Pan- moving the camera left to right
• Zoom- changing the focal length of your lens
• Dolly- physically moving your camera usually on wheels
LIGHTS
• Key- at a 45 degree angle,strongest and brightest
• Fill- fills in the shadows from the other direction
• Back- seperates the subject from the background, opposite from the key light
MICROPHONES:
• Unidirectional- one direction
• Omnidirectional- all directions
• Cardiod-heart shaped, picks up only one sound
• Lav/Lapel Microphone- one that hooks onto your shirt
• Boom Microphone-on a stick that you can drop into a shot
