9-14-2011 & 9-15-2011 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)
C ~ Camera
T~ Tripod
T~ Tape
M~ Microphone
H~ Headphones
P~ Power
L~ Lights

• Shooting into a light source = Silhouette

• Where do you want your light source?

Behind the Camera

Make sure to White Balance the Camera before a shot at a new location or a shot with different lighting.

• On what object should you focus the camera?

Focus on person's nose.

• No tripod= BAD

• Date and Time= Never!!

• SP/EP

SP~ Standard Play

EP~ Extended Play

• Camera shoots in SP.

• Pre-Roll~ Get a few seconds (3-5) of a shot before the shot you actually want.

• Post-Roll~ Get a few seconds(3-5) of a shot after the shot you want.

CAMERA SHOTS:

***BACKGROUND: Interviewee should be at least 6-8 feet from the wall.

Interviewee is the shot, not a poster.

Needs to be Dynamic, has some depth, not plain, but doesn't distract from main focus of shot.

• 1 Shot= Middle of chest to a little above the head. *Microphones should be heard, not seen.

• 1 Shot with graphic= Middle of chest to above head slid to one side to allow room for a graphic.

• 2 Shot= Two people, only used for a show, anchors.

Types of Shots:

• CU- Close Up

 ECU- Extreme Close Up

• MS- Medium Shot

• LS- Long shot

•ELS- Extreme Long Shot

• Rule of thirds- Imaginary lines drawn to divide a shot into thirds, and to place important elements.

CAMERA MOVEMENTS:

• Tilt- Tilting Camera up and down on tripod, used when main object of shot moves.


• Pan- Moving camera side to side, used to follow movement of a subject.


• Zoom- getting closer or farther shot.


• Dolly- Moving Camera on wheels.

LIGHTS:

• Key- Main bright light that comes from the front, usually off to the side, can be attached to camera.


• Fill- Fills in shadows.


• Back- Separates person from background.

MICROPHONES:

• Unidirectional- picks up from one direction, picks up sound from specific direction it's being pointed.


• Omnidirectional- Picks up sound from all directions, microphone on top of camera is omnidirectional.


• Cardoid- shaped like heart, also unidirectional.


• Lav/Lapel Microphone- Microphone most commonly used for interviews, attached to shirt.


• Boom Microphone- unidirectional mic used with multiple people.