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
Tripod
Tape
Microphone
Headphones
Power
Light
• Shooting into a light source = Silhouette
• Where do you want your light source?
Behind the camera
• On what object should you focus the camera?
Zoom in on the person's nose.
White balance
• No tripod=Bad
• Date and Time=Never
Display Button
• SP/EP- Standard Play/Extended Play
• Camera shoots in ______SP__________.
• Pre-Roll- Roll the camera 3-5 seconds before interview
• Post-Roll- Roll the camera 3-5 seconds after interview
CAMERA SHOTS:
***BACKGROUND:
Dynamic = Has some depth, not plain
Interviewee is at least 6-8 feet from wall
Interviewee IS the shot, not a poster
• 1 Shot=Middle of chest, above the head
Microphones are to be heard not seen
• 1 Shot with graphic=Middle of chest, above the head, a little to the side
• 2 Shot= Middle of chest, above the head, Only for anchors
• CU-Close up
• MS-Medium Shot
• LS- Long shot
• ECU- Extreme Close Up
We want to create a series of shots. Variety of shots.
• Rule of thirds- Imaginary lines are drawn dividing the image into thirds both horizontally and vertically. You place important elements of your composition where these lines intersect.
CAMERA MOVEMENTS:
• Tilt- Tilt the camera up and down on tripod
• Pan- Moving camera left and right
• Zoom- Getting closer or farther away from subject
• Dolly- Camera on wheels
LIGHTS
• Key- Main bright light
• Fill- Fills in the shadows
• Back- opposite of key light, and separates person from background
MICROPHONES:
• Unidirectional- Microphone that picks up from one direction
• Omnidirectional- Comes from all directions/ Microphone on top of camera is omnidirectional
• Cardiod- Shaped like a heart and picks up from one direction
• Lav/Lapel Microphone- When you can clip onto your shirt
• Boom Microphone- A microphone on a poll. Unidirectional as well.
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