What seven items should you bring with you when you are shooting an interview?
(Clocks Tick Tock Making Heads Pound Loudly)
C- CAMERA
T- TAPE
T- TRIPOD- keep camera steady, lean against something, hand on table
M- MICROPHONE-hang loose
H- HEADPHONES- make sure mic works
P- POWER SOURCE- AC adaptor/ battery
L- LIGHT SOURCE- camera light, floor light, natural lighting

• Shooting into a light source = SILHOUETTE

Button to adjust = BACK LIGHT BUTTON/ ADD LIGHT TO THE FRONT/ FLASH


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

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

• No tripod = BAD


• Date and Time = PERMANENTLY PLACED ON TAPE


• What's the difference between SP/EP?
- SP - STANDARD PLAY
- EP - EXTENDED PLAY - WILL LET YOU RECORD MORE

• Camera shoots in __SP__.

• Pre-Roll- 2-3 SECOND BEFORE YOU START YOUR INTERVIEW


• Post-Roll-2-3 SECONDS AFTER YOUR INTERVIEW SO WE DON'T CUT OFF WHAT THEY SAY


CAMERA SHOTS:

***BACKGROUND: DYNAMIC= HAS SOME DEPTH, NOT PLAIN

• 1 Shot= MIDDLE OF THE CHEST TO ABOVE THE HEAD

• 1 Shot with graphic= MIDDLE OF CHEST TO ABOVE THE HEAD AND OFF TO THE SIDE

• 2 Shot= ONLY FOR ANCHORS, INTERVIEW ONE PERSON AT A TIME

• CU- CLOSE UP- ZOOMED IN TO SHOW DETAIL

• MS- MEDIUM SHOT- HALF A PERSON, WIDER OUT

• LS- LONG SHOT- UPPER BODY AND SOME BACKGROUND

• ECU- EXTREME CLOSE UP- VERY MUCH ZOOMED IN ON SOMETHING

• Rule of thirds- IMAGINARY LINES ARE DRAWN DIVIDING THE IMAGE INTO THIRDS BOTH HORIZONTALLY AND VERTICALLY MATCHING RIGHT TO THE EYES


CAMERA MOVEMENTS:
• Tilt- UP AND DOWN


• Pan- MOVING SIDE TO SIDE


• Zoom- CHANGING THE FOCAL LENGTH


• Dolly- PHYSICALLY MOVING YOUR CAMERA/ ON WHEELS

LIGHTS
• Key- MOST IMPORTANT LIGHT, STRONGEST LIGHT, 45 DEGREE ANGLE, MAIN LIGHT


• Fill- FILLS IN SHADOWS FROM OTHER DIRECTION


• Back- SEPARATES THE SUBJECT FROM THE BACKGROUND


MICROPHONES:
• Unidirectional- TAKEN IN ONE DIRECTION
• Omnidirectional- TAKEN FROM ALL DIRECTIONS/ BUILT INTO THE CAMERA
• Cardiod- HEART SHAPED AROUND THE MICROPHONE
• Lav/Lapel Microphone- CLIP ONTO YOUR SHIRT
• Boom Microphone- MICROPHONE ON A LONG POLE