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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 BalanceTells the camera what white is.
White Balance is different for indoor and outdoor lighting.
Pt. 1: White Balance
Pt. 1: White BalanceHow 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-ShotShot with 2 people in it
Pt. 2: Over-the-Shoulder Shot
Camera looks over person’s shoulder at another person
Pt. 2: Close-UpEyes should be in the upper one-
third of the screen
Pt. 3: HeadroomThe amount of room between a person’s head and the top of the screen
Pt. 3: LookspaceThe amount of room between someone’s nose and the side of the screen
Pt. 3: Lead RoomThe 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: ClosurePsychological 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: PanningMoving camera lens left to right
Pt. 1: TiltingMoving camera lens up & down
Pt. 1: Pedestaling• Increasing or decreasing the elevation of the
camera
Pt. 1: ZoomZooming the camera lens in and out
Closer to or further from subject
Pt. 1: Dolly• Moving the camera forward or backward on wheels
Pt. 1: Truck• Moving the camera left or right on wheels
Pt. 1: Arc
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: ContinuityConsistency of characteristics in a
filmCharactersObjectsPlotPlaces
Light Sound
Pt. 1: Continuity
Pt. 1: Continuity
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: 180-Degree Rule
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.
