Wednesday, March 9, 2011

interview notes

INTERVIEWING:
• What seven items should you bring with you when you are shooting an interview?
(Clocks Tick Tock Making Heads Pound Loudly)
CAMERA
TAPE
TRI-POD
MICROPHONE-HEARD AND NOT SEEN
HEAD PHONES
POWER SOURCE
LIGHT SOURCE

• Shooting into a light source = SHOOTING INTO SUN = SILHOUETTE

Button to adjust = BACK LIGHT


• Where do you want your light source?
-LIGHT BE BEHIND CAMERA


• On what object should you focus the camera?
-PERSONS NOSE


• No tripod= BAD


• Date and Time= PERMANENTLY RECORDED


• SP/EP - STANDARD PLAY, EXTENDED PLAY

• Camera shoots in ___SP_____.

• Pre-Roll- 2-3 SECONDS BEFORE YOU START INTERVIEW


• Post-Roll- WAITING 2-3 SECONDS TO TURN OFF CAMERA


CAMERA SHOTS:

***BACKGROUND:  INTERVIWEEE @ LEAST 6-8 FT FROM WALL

• 1 Shot= middle of chest and above head

• 1 Shot with graphic= middle of chest & above head toward left or right

• 2 Shot= middle of chest and up, during show, more than one anchor

• CU- close up

• MS- medium shot

• LS- long shot

• ECU-

• Rule of thirds- important elements on lines.


CAMERA MOVEMENTS:
• Tisdalt- MOVINJG THE CAMERA UP AND DOWN
• Pan- MOVING CAMERA LEFT AND RIGHT

• Zoom- CHANGING THE FOCAL LENGTH


• Dolly- PHYSICALLY MOVING YOUR CAMERA

LIGHTS
• Key-most important. lights the person.


• Fill- fill light fill in shadow of key lights, less intense


• Back- opposite of key light. provide depth  from behind
 
                 THREE POINT LIGHTING


MICROPHONES:
• Unidirectional-takes sound in one direction

• Omnidirectional-all directions

• Cardiod- HEART SHAPED.

• Lav/Lapel Microphone- CLIPS TO SHIRT

• Boom Microphone-ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT ARE ON A POLE, IN MOVIES, HOLD IT UP