Chap. 4 Shooting TV news Reader, VO, VO-SOT/VSV, package, wraparound/live shot  Reporters & photographers / live truck operator  “One Man Band” / VJ / backpack journalist  Assignment desk / producer Feed to the station (more later)  Transmit / receive / line of sight  Receive station / newscast insertion  Field IFB (market size)

Field shooting -- lighting for news On camera light Available light Color temperature -- auto / indoor /outdoor Never point a camera toward a light 2-point / 3-point lighting Low lighting situations -- iris / gain “The art of capturing and controlling light”

Field shooting -- audio for news Close (isolated component) vs. distant miking Foreground audio (narration, sound bites, stand up) Nat sound (in camera mic) Lavaliere, boom / shotgun, ‘stick’ Other equiment  High pass, low pass, band pass, notch filters  EQ, compressor, other processing equipment

Telling the news story live What you know./ don’t know What happened, is happening, will happen Storytelling -- beginning, middle, end  Focus of story  Who, what, when, where, why, how, so what Balance of reporter voice and sound bites PKG: 1:30 / VSV: 1:00 (SB :15)

Backpack journalism iPhone storytelling  Prosumer gear / GoPro cameraGoPro camera  Quality lens and zoom issue Task oriented sequence (see outline) Script, Logging / EDL Recording ‘track’ Quicker editing  Instagram, Videolicious, etc Quicker posting

Chapter 4: the frame Horizontal Rule of Thirds Golden Spots Where our eyes go Look space / lead room Sometimes ‘break the rules

Some guidelines Show viewers what you want them to see Think before you shoot Elevate the ordinary Make good use of the entire screen  Balance, fill screen, background, lighting  No ‘dutch angle’ mistake

Guidelines Avoid calling attention to the zoom ‘invisible’ zoom, pan, transition, lighting SHOOT SEQUENCES  A proven method to heighten the viewer’s sense of involvement in the story is to shoot matched-action sequences.

Guidelines Shoot and move  Remember to help the editor avoid “pop cuts” Anticipate action Shoot only the shots you need -- Avoid indiscriminate shooting

Edit in the camera When you edit in the camera, it is important to concentrate on three shots at a time: the shot you’re taking, the shot you just took, and the shot you will take next. ‘Visualize your production’ then capture those shots

Guidelines Involve the camera in the action Working with people Avoid distracting the subject  Because the camera and other hardware interrupt reality, try to avoid drawing attention to yourself or any of your equipment whenever you work with people. Staging versus motivating

Guidelines Shooting news interviews Shooting your stand-up Safety / Distancing Mistakes  Shakiness, color balance, audio, wrong filter, exposure (lighting), focus, contrast, composition, panning & zooming, wind, dead batteries, no recording media, protecting equipment