Cameras

DAY 1 MATERIAL Pt 1: Basic Camera Functions Pt 2: Simple Types of Shots Pt 3: Standard Framing Practices

RATE YOUR KNOWLDEGE On a scale of 1-10, rate what you know about these: White balance 2 Shot Over the shoulder shot Headroom Look space Closure Define the ones you know.

Pt. 1: White Balance  Tells the camera what white is.  White Balance is different for indoor and outdoor lighting.

Pt. 1: White Balance

 How to white balance:  Focus on a white object where you will be filming.  Press and hold the ‘white balance’ button.  Wait until viewfinder displays ‘OK’.

Pt. 2: Head & Shoulders Shot  Shot containing a person’s head & shoulders

Pt. 2: 2-Shot  Shot with 2 people in it

Pt. 2: Over-the- Shoulder Shot  Camera looks over person’s shoulder at another person

Pt. 2: Close-Up  Eyes should be in the upper one- third of the screen

Pt. 3: Headroom  The amount of room between a person’s head and the top of the screen

Pt. 3: Lookspace  The amount of room between someone’s nose and the side of the screen

Pt. 3: Lead Room  The amount of space left in front of a person or object in the direction that they are moving

Pt. 3: Background  Don’t have things sticking out of people’s heads.

Pt. 3: Closure  Psychological closure.  Minds fill in information that we cannot see on screen

DAY 2 MATERIAL Pt. 1: Camera Movements Pt. 2: Tips for Good Movements

RATE YOUR KNOWLDEGE On a scale of 1-10, rate what you know about these: Panning Pedestaling Dollying vs Trucking Locking the tripod Define the ones you know.

Pt. 1: Panning  Moving camera lens left to right

Pt. 1: Tilting  Moving camera lens up & down

Pt. 1: Pedestaling Increasing or decreasing the elevation of the camera

Pt. 1: Zoom  Zooming the camera lens in and out  Closer to or further from subject

Pt. 1: Dolly Moving the camera forward or backward on wheels

Comparison

Pt. 1: Truck Moving the camera left or right on wheels

Pt. 1: Arc

Example

Pt. 2: Tips for Good Movements USE A TRIPOD! NO HANDHELD SHOTS! Lock-down the tripod head. – Practice your move. – Lock whatever part of the tripod isn’t being used for movement. If you only need a tilt, lock the pan and pedestal.

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DAY 3 MATERIAL Pt. 1: Golden Age of Cinema Rules: Continuity

Pt. 1: Continuity  Consistency of characteristics in a film  Characters  Objects  Plot  Places  Light  Sound

Pt. 1: Continuity

Movement – Preserving motion continuity – Similar to vectors and sporting events Color – White balance – Tape in the same conditions, if possible. Audio – Tape entire voice-over at once. – Maintain background noise

Pt. 1: Continuity Vectors – Maintaining screen positions. – Don’t change angles. – TV shoots sporting events from same side of the field. 180 Degree Rule – Characters or elements in the same scene should always have the same left/right relationship to each other.

Pt. 1: 180-Degree Rule

Pt. 1: 30-Degree Rule

Pt. 1: Similar Framing Rule Generally, avoid switching between similarly framed shots of the same subject. – Don’t switch from a CU of Mr. Bloem to another camera shooting an CU of Mr. Bloem.