Camera Notes

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 (card)
Microphone(always test it)
Head phones
Power(make sure battery charged)
Light

• Shooting into a light source = silhouette(don't want to do that)

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

• On what object should you focus the camera?
focus on the persons noise.

-white balance sets the iris of the camera..hold up white sheet of paper.and focus camera on paper hit white balance on camera.

• No tripod=BAD

• Date and Time=Never (display button take off date time stamp)

• SP/EP=Standard Play, Extended Play. (wanna record in high quality)

• Camera shoots in ________________.

• Pre-Roll- Let camera roll for 3-5 seconds before interview or shot

• Post-Roll-let camera roll for 3-5 seconds after interview or shot


CAMERA SHOTS:

***BACKGROUND:
-Dynamic=has soem depth. not plain .

-Interviewee is at least 6-8 ft  away from the wall.

-Interviewee is the shot, not a poster.

• 1 Shot=middle of chest to above the head.(microphones are to be heard not seen.)

• 1 Shot with graphic=is a one shot from middle chest to head slid to side for room for graphic.

• 2 Shot=middle of chest to above the head.Only have in show when anchoring.

• CU-Close up.

• MS-Medium shot.

• LS-Long shot.

-ELS -extreme long shot

• ECU-extreme close up.

(want to create a series of shots that has all types of shots.)

• Rule of thirds- imaginary lines are drawn dividing the image into thirds both horizontally and vertically. You place important elements on your lines of thirds.

CAMERA MOVEMENTS:
• Tilt-Is when you tilt camera up and down.

• Pan-Move camera left and right

• Zoom-Is getting closer of farther away from the subject (changing focal length)

• Dolly-is a camera on wheels.

LIGHTS
• Key-Main bright light come from front, side.(ex: light on camera)

• Fill-Camera opposite key light

• Back-come's from behind opposite key light creates depth.

MICROPHONES:
• Unidirectional- microphones that picks up sound from one direction.

• Omnidirectional-Comes from all directions, microphone on top of camera is one.(don't use for interviews picks up too much background noise)

• Cardiod- shaped like a heart also unidirectional.

• Lav/Lapel Microphone-is one you can clip onto your shirt or clothing.

• Boom Microphone-microphone on a pole. used so you can place a microphone into situation.(unidirectional)