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This document provides an overview of basic filming and interviewing concepts for creating video content using devices like iPads and iPhones. It covers key topics like framing shots using the rule of thirds, keeping the camera horizontal, avoiding distracting backgrounds, focusing on lighting the subject's face, using a tripod or stable surface for steady shots, and ensuring the subject maintains eye contact with the camera during interviews. Useful online video links are also provided with tips on various techniques like lighting, framing compositions, and ensuring stability while filming.
Libmark filming notes
- 1. BASIC FILMING AND INTERVIEWING CONCEPTS AND SOME USEFUL VIDEO LINKS LIBMARKT TRAINING, 18TH OCT 2013 MARIONA GUIU 0406644786 marionaguiu@gmail.com A.- BASIC RULES 4 THINGS TO FOCUS FLSS FRAMING LIGHTING STABILITY / MOVEMENT SOUND 1 COMPOSITION/FRAMING First of all, and most importantly: Locate lens and mic in your device, and Keep lens and mic clear. 1.1) Three thirds http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlxpd-‐thSMU We always are going to put the important things of our shoot where the intersection meets. 1.2) Keep horizontal 1.3) SAY NO TO VERTICAL VIDEOS!!!! 1.4) Avoiding distracting backgrounds, and distracting outfits http://thebeginnerslens.com/digital-‐photography/get-‐the-‐background-‐ right.html • . the main subject in different colour/position than the background • . keep also branding / stripes / dots out ,and try to go for plain colours, different from the background: We are not advertising NIKE! • Deep backgrounds, like a hallway are always very successful. 1.4) Action on the frame. This is more related to movement but when there is action let’s just keep ourselves as witnesses, framing it as a nice picture rather than following it.
- 2. 1.5) Rear/front camera. We will generally use the rear camera, but make also use of the front facing camera. Though clearly not as good as the HD rear facing camera, the front camera is nicely colour balanced and is certainly good enough for the occasional commentary or reaction shot. 1.6) Eye contact. The most important thing in an interview, and in any character driven video. 2) LIGHTING 2.1) Indoors or outdoors Hint: what’s the main thing that will make us decide for one thing or another? In these cameras (ipad/iphone) you’ll try to shoot always outdoors, but sound will be the key factor that will make us decide for one place or the other. INDOORS: Main rule: we will avoid backlights and we will concentrate on lighting the face of the interviewee We will take advantage of the natural light and use windows to light the face of the subject. HINT: Were the main lighting has to be? OUTDOORS: The sun in advantage but not too exposed. The rule is to look for a shade to place the subject where subject is protected but some sun light goes to the face anyway. http://syn.org.au/program/vidfest-‐workshops-‐ videos/episode/video/2011/05/03/video-‐5-‐lighting The nicest time to shoot it’s also very early in the morning or late in the afternoon (the golden hour), so take advantage of this when filming 2.2) White balance: When not shooting in an ipad and shooting in a standard camera, we will activate the auto white balance option so the camera itself will make the balance. 2.3) Avoiding moving from one lighting situation to another one The camera takes quite a while to adjust to a new scene with different light levels. Give the iPad time to readjust before you begin your shot. Don't move
- 3. from one lighting situation to another in one continuous shot unless you have no other option. 3) STABILITY/MOVEMENT 3.1) Keep steady When doing interviews, it is important to keep steady. Hint: when looking for steadiness, we will use our own body. Like in life, it’s all about the hips! 3.2) Movement is also narrative Movements have to have a reason to exist, since movements also explain things. zoom in and zoom out because you think it’s funny, because it’s not, and audience gets dizzy! 3.3) Don’t follow actions, just ‘portrait’ them We won’t follow an action since we are not professional cameras, but we will try to just ‘portrait’ it. 3.4) Find a point to rely on A tripod, a table or your knee… But make sure your shoot does not get too shaky! 4) SOUND Sound makes the video awesome or awful! 4.1.- First of all, locate mics on your devices and not cover them On iphones. Right side is the speaker, left side is the microphone. On ipads. On the very top 4.2.- Choose the location according the background sound. A distracting sound ruins a video, no matter how amazing the location is. 4.-3 keep close to your subject. keep close to your subject. keep close to your subject!!!! Alternatives (the mic of your iphone earphones). 4.4.- You can change location is the sound is very ugly, or simply ask people around to shut up for a while!
- 4. B.- BASIC CREATIVE RULES When filming an interview: http://12starsmedia.com/blog/how-to-shoot-a-video-interview-4-tips-to- compose-the-shot We will try to avoid to film right after a window or a wall. Otherwhise it will be like a passport photo. Instead we always will look for a wide depth of field. 2 types of footage: Cutaways: examples of cuataways. (book / hands) Why do we shoot cutaways? When do we shoot cuataways? Main footage: examples of main footage Content: 1.-‐ Include always the question in your answer so it’s easier to edit. 2.-‐ Which do you think they are the main questions in a book review? 3..-‐ Personal questions are always very compelling, so use them and illustrate them with cutaways. Remember, we are all voyeurs and enjoy imagining! (That’s why we also like reading). BE SUGGESTIVE AND DON’T BE SCARED OF EMOTIONS! HAPPY INSPIRING VIDEOS!