1. Camera Support Systems Tripod Pedestal Dolly Jib Track Skycam Steadicam Handheld

2. Pedestal

3. Dolly

4. Jib

5. Track

6. Skycam

7. Steadicam

8. Handheld Use only if there is a reason to do so!

9. Axis Movement Pan – Left/Right movement on a stationary axis Tilt – Up/Down movement on a stationary axis

10. Panning

11. Tilting

12. Support Movement Pedestal or Boom – Up/Down movement of the camera support Dolly – In/Out movement of the camera support Truck – Left/Right movement of the camera support

13. Lens Movement Zoom – In/Out movement through the use of a zoom lens. Focus – Adjusting the camera lens to make the image sharp Aperture or Iris – Adjusting the amount of light that goes through the lens

14. Focal Length Focus is affected by distance. Check focus any time the distance between camera and subject changes.

15. Standard Shots Wide Shot Medium Shot Closeup Extreme Closeup

16. Standard Shots Two Shot Over the Shoulder Shot

17. Composition Rules The Rule of Thirds Points of interest should occur at 1/3 or 2/3 of the way up (or across) the frame, rather than in the center of the image.

18. Headroom

19. Leading Room or Looking Room

20. Composition Rules Avoid Frontal Angles Angling the shot produces a better sense of depth

21. Composition Rules Safe Areas – Portions of an image near the edges may be lost

22. Composition Rules The 180 Degree Rule

23. Today’s Exercise Use a tripod to support your camera except for one handheld shot. White balance your camera. Shoot 4 shots of a person walking and do not cross the axis of action. Shots should include: (1) a profile WS following the movement of the subject allowing leading room (2) a three quarters profile MS which the subject enters and exits. You will need to rehearse the shot so you can properly frame the camera. (3) a handheld POV shot in which the camera operator walks in the path of the subject. (4) a shot in which the subject walks into a three-quarters frontal CU and stops. Again you will need to rehearse and establish a mark on which the subject stops.