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
Tape
Tripod
Microphone
Headphones
Power Source
Light Location

• Shooting into a light source = bad

Button to adjust =


• Where do you want your light source?
in front of the subject

• On what object should you focus the camera?
the person being interviewed

• No tripod=bad


• Date and Time=never


• SP/EP

• Camera shoots in ________________.

• Pre-Roll-


• Post-Roll-


CAMERA SHOTS:

Wide- show setting & surroundings. etablishes location.
Medium- less setting, more detail. focus on specific area.

***BACKGROUND:

• 1 Shot=

• 1 Shot with graphic=

• 2 Shot=

• CU-

• MS-

• LS-

• ECU-

• Rule of thirds-


CAMERA MOVEMENTS:
• Tilt- up and down
emphasize height, follow movement

• Pan- left and right
follow movement

• Zoom- magnifies picture


• Dolly- a shot on wheels

LIGHTS
• Key-


• Fill-


• Back-


MICROPHONES:
• Unidirectional-

• Omnidirectional

• Cardiod

• Lav/Lapel Microphone

• Boom Microphone