camera notes

INTERVIEWING:
• What seven items should you bring with you when you are shooting an interview?
(Clocks Tick Tock Making Heads Pound Loudly)
C CAMERA, MINI DV CAMERA WHS CAMERAT TAPE, MINI DV TAPE
T TRIPOD, NO TRIPOD= BAD, TECHNIQUES
M MICROPHONE, HANG LOOSE
H HEADPHONES, ANYTHING YOU HEAR WILL TURN UP ON TAPE
P POWER SOURCE,AC ADAPTER OR BATTERY
L LIGHT SOURCE, CAMERA LIGHTS, FLOOR LIGHTS, NATURAL LIGHTS

• Shooting into a light source = SILHOUETTE

Button to adjust =


• Where do you want your light source? BEHIND THE CAMERA


• On what object should you focus the camera?


• No tripod= BAD
• Date and Time= NEVER USE IT, UNLESS YOU REALLY WANT TO KNOW THE DATE


• SP/EP

• Camera shoots in ________________.

• Pre-Roll-


• Post-Roll-


CAMERA SHOTS:

WIDE: SHOW SETTING AND SURROUNDINGS ESTABLISH LOCATION
MEDIUM: LESS SETTING MORE DETAIL FOCUS ON SPECIFIC AREA
TIGHT: AKA: CLOSE UP LOTS OF DETAIL

***BACKGROUND:

• 1 Shot=

• 1 Shot with graphic=

• 2 Shot=

• CU-

• MS-

• LS-

• ECU-

• Rule of thirds-


CAMERA MOVEMENTS: ONLY SHOULD MOVE FOR CERTAIN REASON
• Tilt-UP AND DOWN


• Pan-LEFT OR RIGHT


• Zoom-MAGINIFY THE PICTURE


• Dolly-SHOT ON WHEELS

LIGHTS
• Key-


• Fill-


• Back-


MICROPHONES:
• Unidirectional-

• Omnidirectional

• Cardiod

• Lav/Lapel Microphone

• Boom Microphone