1. Using different camera shots to tell your story
Calling the shots
Using different camera shots to tell your story

2. Head room
Head room
The space from the top of a person’s head to the top of the screen
Should be kept to a minimum unless something is going to happen there

3. Head room
Excessive head room indicates that something is about to happen over her head
Correct head room spacing ensures that the audience’s attention is not diverted from where you want it

4. Watch this tutorial on head room

5. Nose room
Nose room
The space from the tip of a person’s nose to the side edge of the frame
Natural tendency is to center the subject, even if they are looking off-camera
Helps lead the audience down a hallway or pathway

6. Nose room
With too little nose room in the shot, the audience expects something to happen behind the subject
Correct nose room framing leaves sufficient space between the talent and the edge of the shot

7. Watch this example of nose room

8. The shot
What is a shot?
The individual picture taken by a camera during the process of shooting
In a production with more than one camera, multiple shots are taken and the director has to choose the shot with five seconds’ notice

9. The shot
He has to pay very close attention! Citrustv.net

10. The shot sheet What is a shot sheet?
A numerical listing of each planned shot to be captured by each camera
Shot sheets are created whether using one camera or many

11. Using The shot sheet Why use a shot sheet?
Helps the director speed things up
Photographers and directors review shot sheet prior to shoot
Director can say “take shot 4” instead of “Bob, please shoot a close-up of Mary sitting on the bench”
It helps a TON in editing so you know which shot comes next

12. CLICK HERE FOR AN EXAMPLE SHOT SHEET
Shot sheet example
CLICK HERE FOR AN EXAMPLE SHOT SHEET

13. Assignment – shot sheet
Review this video
Using this template, list the shots that you see and hear. For example:
Video: 1 wide shot of student pumping up rocket
Audio: 1 RYAN: This is Ryan Jakubik, reporting from Channel J106 for ProwlerTV
Title this [last name] [shot sheet 1] and save in your “video composition” subfolder in your “broadcast journalism” H drive folder for storage
Submit to Mrs. J via Google Drive by midnight on Tuesday, November 3, 2015

14. Assignment – shoot from a shot sheet
Return to your 30-second partner groups from last week
Brainstorm a new second video about either the volleyball playoffs, the band going to state or “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
Using the shot sheet template, create a shot list for a 30-second video that you will shoot
You need to have at least four scenes
Be sure to time your script to ensure it fits seconds
Title this [last names of team members] partner shot sheet and save in your “video composition” subfolder
Submit to Mrs. J via Google Drive by midnight on Thursday, November 5, 2015
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15. Assignment – shoot from a shot sheet
Once you have your shot sheet, shoot your video using the digital device of one of your group members
Shoot it following the shot list that you created
Your grade will be determined by the story you tell, the shots you make and the overall quality of the video
Number each segment according to the shot sheet number and title it [last names of team members] partner shoot and save in your “video composition” subfolder
2 smith jones anderson partner shot sheet
3 smith jones anderson partner shot sheet
Once you have downloaded the videos, edit them together. Include a title and rolling credits. Title your final video [last names of team members] partner shot sheet. Submit the final H.264 video to Mrs. J via Google Drive by midnight on Wednesday, November 11, 2015
We will critique them in class on Thursday, November 12 and Friday, November 13