- Hold in hands (handheld)
- On a dolly (tracking)
- Crane (high angle, establishing)
- Tripod (other)
- Try and position the actor so they aren't right in the middle of the frame
- Eyes must stay on the top line
- Nose must be either side of the two vertical lines
- Make sure you leave plenty of head room
- Whichever way the actor is looking make sure there is room to that side
Never film in auto focus always on manual:
- Exposure- both over and under exposure ruin shots
- Under exposed= add more light
- Over exposed= take away light
This is extremely over exposed, too much light has been used and detail has been lost. You can tell a shot has been over exposed if it looks a bit too bright and the background is hard to separate from the foreground. To prevent overexposure, test the lighting before you record.
This shot is under exposed, there is not enough light in the shot. detail and colour has been lost as it is shadowy and dark. To prevent under exposure like this check for natural light sources before you film so you can set up a shot based on what the lighting is like.
- Try to avoid zooming in or out during a shot, it is often jumpy and ruins the mood of the shot as it makes the audience very aware of the camera
- Multiple people shot= a wide shot, NOT a 'group shot' as a group can be anything from 3 people to a thousand
- Never cut on a move as it means the sequence is messed up in editing and continuity editing doesn't work
P.S.C.- Portable single camera (filming with just one camera)
Multi camera set up:
- Saves so much time
- Bigger crew- more fun to film and get much more shots, however communication is often an issue
- Less likely to have continuity problems
Other tips:
- Always film the wide shot first
- Make sure that the shot size it the same when using multi camera
- One operator per camera
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