- Location: involves lighting, sceneary etc. It is best to avoid direct sunlight, and noises
- External Microphone makes hearing the dialouge much easier
- Manual Controls are better in most cases
- Focus can be adjusted by zooming in first
- A white object can help to adjust the white balance (zoom in to object, calibrate it, and zoom back out)
Checklist for shooting a video
- Release Paper
- A white object (white foam board)
- tape
- batteries
- people to help out
Rules
- Shoot for coverage. (same shot/scene, different angles)
- Continuity (mans tie didn't change color, after he turned around)
- communicate
- Rules of third...........
Terms dealing with light
- Depth of field: amount of distance between subject & camera (one part of shot is in focus while another part while others arent (draw attention to one part)
- Auto-Exposure
- F-Stop
- Manually adjust light
Shots
Establishment shot
master shot (entire subject, scene_
2 shot
over the shoulder
Ten Ways to shoot a chair
shot attributes
shot sizes: Long shot, medium shot, close up, extreme close up
Focal Length:
wide angle: wider than the human eye, great depth of field, every thing is in focus
normal
Telephoto: magnifies subject, shallow depth of field, everything else is out of focus (except subject)
Close up: distorts features of face
Camera angle:
high-above subject looking down
Normal- eye level with subject
Low- looks up to subject
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