Notetaking on Camera Techniques

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 (to be heard, not seen)
Headphones ("hang loose" distance)
Power Source
Light Source (always behind camera)

• Shooting into a light source = causes a silhouette

Button to adjust = Backlight


• Where do you want your light source? Behind the camera


• On what object should you focus the camera? Subject's nose


• No tripod= bad shot


• Date and Time= Never shown on footage


• What's the difference between SP/EP? 
SP=Standard Play on tape
EP=Extended Play


• Camera shoots in: Highest possible setting.

• Pre-Roll: 3-5 seconds before starting (subject spells name)


• Post-Roll: 3-5 seconds after done filming


CAMERA SHOTS:

BACKGROUND: DYNAMIC= has some depth, not plain
Interviewee is at least 6-8 feet from wall
Interviewee IS the shot, not something in the background

• 1 Shot= through armpits to above head

• 1 Shot with graphic= over the shoulder, graphic over outside shoulder

• 2 Shot= only at beginning and end of show

• CU (Close Up)= To see details, interviews

• MS (Medium Shot) = Torso/waist

• LS (Long Shot)= Whole/most of body

• ECU (Xtreme Close Up)= to see fine details, faces

• Rule of thirds- Helps frame subject
 Imaginary lines dividing the screen into nine equal squares/rectangles


CAMERA MOVEMENTS:
• Tilt- moving the camera up and down


• Pan-moving the camera left and right


• Zoom-changing the focal length


• Dolly-physically moving the whole camera setup left or right, forward or back

LIGHTS
• Key- Main/brightest light, makes some shadows


• Fill- fills in shadows from front light


• Back-separates the subject from the background


MICROPHONES:
• Unidirectional- (Cardiod) most sound is coming from one direction/front
• Omnidirectional- Sound is picked up from all directions
• Cardiod- (Unidirectional) Heart-shaped
• Lav/Lapel Microphone- Unidirectional/Cardiod mic that can be clipped to clothing/shirt
• Boom Microphone- (Unidirectional) Sound from one direction. Used in movies and studios