Camera Notes

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
Headphone
Power
Light source

• Shooting into a light source = silhouette

Button to adjust = backlight buttom (dims the background light)

• Where do you want your light source? behind you

• On what object should you focus the camera? nose.

• No tripod= bad.

• Date and Time= permanently recorded on your tape. dont ever do that.

• What's the difference between SP/EP? SP= standard play. EP= extended play.

• Camera shoots in _SP_.

• Pre-Roll- 2-3 seconds before you start your interview.

• Post-Roll- 2-3 seconds after you end your interview.

CAMERA SHOTS:

***BACKGROUND: dynamic = has depth, not plain. interviewee is at least 6-8 feet from a wall. interviewee is the shot.

• 1 Shot= middle of the chest to above the head.

• 1 Shot with graphic= a one shot panned to the side to make room for a graphic.

• 2 Shot= 2 people ( show only )

• CU- close up

• MS- medium shot.

• LS- long shot

• ECU- extreme close up.

• Rule of thirds- imaginary lines are drawn dividing image into thirds

CAMERA MOVEMENTS:
• Tilt- moving the camera lens higher or lower.

• Pan- moving the camera left and/or right.

• Zoom- getting closer or father away (focal length) from your subject matter.
• Dolly- camera that psychically moves following live action.

LIGHTS
• Key- the bright light that shines on the subject (brightest light)

• Fill- fills in the shadows.

• Back- separates a person from the background.

MICROPHONES:
• Unidirectional- microphone goes in one direction.
• Omnidirectional- every direction. used in cameras.
• Cardiod- unidirectional with a little more width. what most of the studio microphones are.
• Lav/Lapel Microphone-clip on.
• Boom Microphone- on a pole that can be dropped into an area to get sound. unidirectional/cardiod.