DigitalMedia_Technique

=Camera Techniques=

__Shots__ - Media, Wide, Close Up

__Depth of Field__ - How much of picture is in focus? To adjust is to evaluate how much light is let into the sceen and the size of the aperture.

Shallow DoF - Small area of sceen is in focus. Example: portrait Deep DoF - Larger area of sceen is in focus. Example: landscape

__Aspect Ratio__ 4:3 16:9 Most cameras can now shoot in either setting. 4:3 is a normal setting looking at the sceen in proportion. Can take in 16:9 and is in wide screen, but when output in 4:3 for standard playback, will have proportion issues.

__White Balance__ Video camera does not know what "white" looks like. A camera looks at white differently. Different types of light: sunlight is : white, pure white, true white. Florescent light: blue, give a washed out, pale look to a person Incandescent light: yellow Hard to tell difference until camera set wrong, then see on the video unnatural lighting.

__Check white balance.__ Most cameras will have a button with two triangles and a button. Check manual for details. To set, have a white sheet of paper, press the button, and the camera will adjust, this is what "white" looks like. If no manual setting, turn camera on, use the white paper and point camera down away from sun, then move back to subject and begin recording.

__Exposure__ Sun is overexposing one side of subject, the other side loosing detail through underexposure Use camera manual setting to change the exposure setting.

__Image Stability__ Use Tripod, but if need to use handheld, then brace arm on hip tightly and shoot. Using a tripod, can free interviewee to be part of video image.

__Audio__ Four types: oncamera mic (not the best for outdoor and a long range), lavaleer -- lapel mic (need to check the input level on the camera), consider including a windguard for the lavaleer, shotgun mic -- boom mic (attached to a boom pole), keeping the camera outside the frame of the video, can also pic up horizontal or vertical audio--may catch camera operators audio as well Cardiod mic -- Use windscreen with outdoor video

__Lighting__ Lens flare - streaks of light showing through the image. Backlighting - light from the back, giving the halo look, can be positive Dots on the view - dust on lens, clean with lens paper, soft paper. Front lighting may cause overexposure or shadows around face. To compensate, can have a bounce light.

//3 point lighting// Key light - The single light source Fill light - secondary light, fill in parts of key light doesn't catch, can also use with a bounce or reflector Back light - can also use a bounce or reflector

Look for web site resources

Reflectors - bounce boards Hollywooding - person doing support things for videographer.

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