videography tips for broadcast

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In this session, we go beyond the rule of thirds to learn additional videography techniques: creative framing and camera angles, easy lighting solutions, and plenty of tips and tricks to master the basics and implement what the professionals use.

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Videography tips for broadcastDon Goble Ladue Horton Watkins High School St. Louis, MO dgoble@ladueschools.net @dgoble2001 Evaluation code: 3714

Goals for the Session

Build some common language

Teach you new methods or validate what you are already doing

Presentation will be uploaded to my SlideShare account for review

Videography to tell a story

Audio

You don’t have VIDEO without AUDIO

“Audio is just as important, if not more, than the video!”

Always shoot for SOUND

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Ten Finger

action

reaction

wide shotmedium

shot

tight shot

eyes

nose

sound

lighting

background

Extreme Wide Establishing shot

• XW/ES: first seconds of video, shows setting & sets mood in our broadcasts.

Wide

Long shot – LS/Wide shot - WS

• shows the big picture from side to side and front to back.

MediumMedium shot – MS: • closer to scene • advances action • This is how we see the

world. • Must break away from

only MS

TightTight shot or Close-up – T/CU:

details of emotion & personality

!Extreme tight Close-up – XT/XCU: a small part remember the rule of thirds about

a person's eyes!

Composition

Eye Level

Rule of Thirds

High Angle

Low Angle

CompositionOblique/Canted Angle

Zoom In & Zoom Out

Pan Left & Pan Right

Hand Held Shots

The Bird’s Eye View

Eye LevelA fairly neutral shot

Most journalistically sound, especially when covering issues with 2 sides

Framing Rule of Thirds !

Eyes on Third !

No Head room !

Nose Room

High AngleCamera is elevated above the action. !

Make the object seem smaller, and less significant (or scary). !

Low AngleSense of confusion to a viewer, of powerlessness within the action of a scene.

Added height of the object may make it inspire fear and insecurity in the viewer.

Oblique/Canted Camera is tilted (i.e. is not placed horizontal to floor level) !Suggests imbalance, transition and instability !POV=Point-of-View shots

The Bird’s Eye ViewShows a scene from directly overhead, a very unnatural and strange angle. !Shot puts the audience in a godlike position, looking down on the action.

Zoom In & Zoom Slowly include a WS slow zoom to CU and hold the shot. !

Then slowly begin a shot at a CU and zoom to a WS and hold the shot.

Pan Left & Pan Moving the camera to the left or right side. !

Helps follow action or show the landscape of your shot. !

Must be used sparingly and slowly.

Hand Held ShotsAllows camera operator to move in and out of scenes with greater speed. !

If possible, ALWAYS use a Tripod when filming. Shaky shots can be VERY distracting.

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Light White Balance - use a sheet of white paper to help set !Natural Light !Florescent Lights !Light kits !Aluminum foil & cardboard

Crossing the Axis180 degree rule

Crossing the Axis180 degree rule

Crossing the Axis180 degree rule

(each shot 5-10 seconds)

1. A Close Up (Tight) on the hands of a subject – showing WHAT is

happening

2. A Medium on the face – WHO is doing it

3. A Wide Shot – WHERE its happening

4. A Medium over the shoulder shot (OTS) – linking together the

previous three concepts

5. A Tight or Wide Shot of something unusual, or side/low shot – providing story-specific context

6. Handout

5 shot video Activity

Hands !

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Face !

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Hands & Face together

Over the shoulder !

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Something else

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6 shot video each shot 3-5 seconds

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No two shots alike Begin by creating a written 6 Word Story first View assignment here

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Shooting Tips !1. Use a tripod

2. Use Manual focus on the camera

3. Be mindful of your light

4. Shoot more footage than you need from as many angles as possible

5. Zoom your feet, not only the lens

For BEST results:

Shooting Tips !Remove hats and glasses (eyes are windows to the soul)

Avoid bright backgrounds (windows, whiteboards, etc.)

Get a variety of angles (not just eye level)

Avoid movement (pan & zoom while recording)

Shoot for SOUND

Always:

Additional tips

Free iBooks on iTunes U

1. The Shooting Gallery by Jon Corippo

2. Six-Word Story, Six Unique Shots: Enhancing Writing through Multimedia: 6 word by Don Goble

Q & ADon Goble Ladue Horton Watkins High School St. Louis, MO dgoble@ladueschools.net @dgoble2001 !Video production tips: http://bit.ly/Lim7hD

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