Lights, Camera, Action

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Lights, Camera, Action

• What you need to know

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Tell a Story

• Use a storyboard
• Organize thoughts
• Setup shots
• Note props needed
• Dialogue
• http//xinsight.ca/tools/storyboard.html

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Types of Shots

• The Long Shot
• The Big Picture
• Establishes the scene
• Often begins a video

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Types of Shots

• Medium Shot
• From the waist up
• Talk show shot
• Letterman, Leno, others

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Types of Shots

• Close-Up
• Head and shoulders
• Newscaster shot
• Be sure to leave room

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Types of Shots

• Extreme Close-up
• Eyes, nose, mouth
• Not complete head
• Makes a person uneasy
• Very personal

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Rule of Thirds

• http//digital-photography-school.com/rule-of-thir
  ds
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_thirds

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Headroom

• The space above a head
• Comfortable feeling
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headroom_(photographi
  c_framing)

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Leadroom

• Sometimes called nose room
• The space in front of a subject
• More or less depending on action
• http//www.nikonians.org/html/resources/guides/com
  position_101/composition_101_4.html

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Using Zoom

• Use sparingly during a clip
• Set your zoom, then film
• Using too much will make people sick

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Sequence and Direction

• Individual clips
• Individual actions
• See the big picture

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Other Elements

• Angle of shot
• High versus low what does it do?
• Background picture
• No trees growing out of a head
• Background noise
• Ambient noise
• Placement of mic

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Other Elements

• Panning
• Moving camera from side to side
• Lines
• Diagonal is more interesting that horizontal and
  vertical
• Tripod
• Use to steady the shots

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Putting it all together

• Plan
• Plan
• Plan