Notetaking on Camera Techniques

INTERVIEWING:
• What seven items should you bring with you when you are shooting an interview? 
(Clocks Tick Tock Making Heads Pound Loudly)
Camera; VHS, Mini DV 
Tripod; Helps to keep camera steady
Tape; VHS tape, Mini DV tape, film, hard drive/ DVD
Microphone; In order to get the verbal discussion recorded
Headphones; Make sure the audio is heard
Power source; To charge the equipment 
Light source; To make sure there is light

• Shooting into a light source = causes silhouette 

Button to adjust = Back light button


• Where do you want your light source? 
Behind the camera 


• On what object should you focus the camera? 
The nose


• No tripod=


• Date and Time= Never have it permanent on video


• SP/EP- Standard play on tape. Electric play on tape

• Camera shoots in SP or highest quality possible.

• Pre-Roll-2-3 seconds before you start your interview


• Post-Roll-2-3 seconds after shooting


CAMERA SHOTS:

***BACKGROUND: Dynamic- has some depth, not plain. Interviewee is at least 6-8 feet from wall. Interviewee is the shot, not a poster.

• 1 Shot= Middle chest to top of the head

• 1 Shot with graphic= Move subject with graphic on the side. 

• 2 Shot= Have at least two people talking. 

• CU- Close up

• MS- Medium Shot 

• LS- Long Shot

• ECU- Extreme close up 

• Rule of thirds- Have the frame divide up into three sections and have eyes focus as one line of the thirds.


CAMERA MOVEMENTS:
• Tilt- Moving the camera up and down.


• Pan- Left and right


• Zoom- Moving in and out 


• Dolly- Wheels that camera moves on. 

LIGHTS
• Key- Most important, splashes light on object, on the side, comes straight on to the object


• Fill- Fills in shadows that are coming off from the key light


• Back- Creates depth for people that are being interviewed.


MICROPHONES:
• Unidirectional- Focuses on sound coming from one location.

• Omnidirectional- Focuses on different sound that is around the interviewee 

• Cardiod- Makes a heart recording sound around the interviewee 

• Lav/Lapel Microphone- Attaches to a shirt to pick up unidirectional or cardiod sound.

• Boom Microphone- Sound focused on an area of noise.