Lights Camera Action What you need to know

Lights, Camera, Action What you need to know

Tell a Story l Use a storyboard l Organize thoughts l Setup shots l Note props needed l Dialogue l http: //xinsight. ca/tools/storyboard. html

Types of Shots l The Long Shot l “The Big Picture” l Establishes the scene l Often begins a video

Types of Shots l Medium l From Shot the waist up l “Talk show” shot l Letterman, Leno, others

Types of Shots l Close-Up l Head and shoulders l “Newscaster” shot l Be sure to leave room

Types of Shots l Extreme l Eyes, Close-up nose, mouth l Not complete head l Makes a person uneasy l Very personal

Rule of Thirds http: //digital-photography-school. com/rule-of-thirds l http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Rule_of_thirds l

Headroom l The space above a head l Comfortable feeling l http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Headroom_(photographic_framing)

Leadroom l Sometimes called “nose room” l The space in front of a subject l More or less depending on action l http: //www. nikonians. org/html/resources/guides/composition_101/composit ion_101_4. html

Using Zoom l Use sparingly during a clip l Set your zoom, then film l Using too much will make people sick

Sequence and Direction l Individual clips l Individual actions l See the big picture

Other Elements l Angle of shot l High versus low – what does it do? l Background l No picture trees growing out of a head l Background l Ambient noise l Placement of mic

Other Elements l Panning l Moving camera from side to side l Lines l Diagonal is more interesting that horizontal and vertical l Tripod l Use to steady the shots

Putting it all together l Plan