MOBILE VIDEO

AGENDA● Intro● The camera in your pocket● The shot● Light● Sound● Equipment● Questions● Practice● Editing● Questions

INTRO

INTRO● Tom McKendrick● National Video Editor, Fairfax Media● tmckendrick@fairfaxmedia.com.au

THE CAMERAIN YOUR POCKET

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kC69v_nzDss

PROS● Remarkable quality in the right conditions● Small, inconspicuous● Instant send / publishCONS● Hard to use properly● Sound, focus and exposure are tricky● Network connection may hinder you● Battery life

● Full HD display - 1920 x 1080● 12 MP sensor● f/1.8 lens (very fast)● 4K video ● Super slo-mo @ 240fps● Timelapse● Image stabilisation

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-I-xXD84UE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjlNKiH1iBk

SHOOTINGTIPS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bt9zSfinwFA

● Horizontal - always hold the phone horizontal● Brace your arms - hold them against your hips,

lean against a wall etc.● Interviews - hold the camera to the side of your

face, to encourage the person to talk to you, not the lens.

● Check your shot - regularly check that the shot is still good. Light, focus, framing, a finger over the lens...

SOUND

IS IT MORE IMPORTANTTHAN VISION?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1YrESUslrk

● Proximity - get as close as possible. Ideally within a couple of metres.

● Background noise - traffic, wildlife, roadworks etc. Get away from it. At very least turn your back to it.

● Use a mic - if you don’t have a proper mic (which you can borrow if needed) try using the mic built in to the iPhone headphones. Even get the subject to hold it.

LIGHT

AVAILABLE LIGHT

Find it anywhere you can

● Sunlight● Reflections● Windows● Bounce● iPhone light● Candles

● Bright, well-lit locations● Outside is better than in (for vision anyway)● Backlight - never shoot with something bright in

the background● Look for lights, lamps, reflection● Tap to focus - by tapping on the part of the

screen where the focus should be, you force the camera to concentrate on that area. The same control will affect the way the camera exposes.

COMPOSITION

● Frame talking people reasonably tight - head

and shoulders, not the whole upper body● Avoid too much space above the head - ideally

the person should take up almost all of the vertical space in the frame

● Eyeline - keep the camera as close to the level of the subject’s eyes

● Get them looking into the frame, not out of it

EQUIPMENT

● Rode SmartLav lapel mic● Rode iXY stereo mic

● Zoom iQ7● MicW iShotgun Kit● ClipMic digital

● Cables for pro mics● Wind protection

QUESTIONS?

BREAK

PRACTICE

● Split into pairs● Strictly 15 min deadline● Shoot one quick interview / vox pop● SEND IT IMMEDIATELY● Shoot two great pieces of overlay

EMAIL CLIPS TO MEtmckendrick@fairfaxmedia.com.au

EDITING

MOBILE APPS● iMovie - Apple, free, very good● Videoshop - Good third-party option● Premiere Clip - Adobe’s mobile version● ActionDirector - Android

DESKTOP● Premiere Pro - Adobe Creative Cloud $30

p/month

LINKS● Unsane - Steven Soderbergh ● iPhone v Arri● Apple’s How To guide● Earth | Carl Sagan

QUESTIONS?

CONTACTtmckendrick@fairfaxmedia.com.au