Tuesday, January 27, 2009

ASSIGNMENT: Video Starter

For Thursday, January 29, you need to find someone doing a repetitive action and shoot four different angles of them doing it. You'll need at least one long, medium and close-up. Two of the shots need to be editable into a matched-action sequence. One of them will need to be a cut-away/b-roll/cover shot to get you from one moment to the next, so think about a detail shot of some sort.

Remember to check the following:

  • Focus - zoom in, focus, zoom back out for composition
  • Exposure - use your histogram
  • White Balance - set it manually
  • Audio - get your mic in close, get some detail and natural sounds (no need for an interview)

As an example of the matched action, look at this:



Now add a long and medium shot and you're set.

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