Tips for shooting_video

TIPS FORSHOOTING GREAT

VIDEOAdobe Premiere CS4Classroom in a Book

Tips for Shooting Video (Adobe CIB)

Get a closing shot One shot or sequence that best wraps up your

story Get an establishing shot

Sets the scene in one image Super wide or aerial shots Other points of view: ground shot,

student/teacher view Shoot plenty of video

Adhere to the rule of thirds

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Rule of Thirds

Most important elements are placed within line intersections


Keep your shots steady Use tripod with “fluid” heads (smooth pans

and tilts) Lean against wall, elbows tucked or on table,

or place camera on solid object Follow the action Use trucking/dolly shots Find unusual angles

Getting your camera away from usual eye level leads to more interesting and enjoyable shots


Lean forward or backward Get wide and tight shots Shoot matched action

Boss in office on phone Mouth and phone shot

Get sequences (instead of 1 long shot) Driver entering car closing door Securing

seatbelt Keys on ignition Gear shift Pedal acceleration


Avoid fast pans and snap zooms (unless script calls for it)

Shoot cutaways (to cover jump cuts) Jump cut = editing out a portion (such as a

long pause, or an “hmmmmm” in an interview, narrator mistakes

Cutaway = a shot that cuts away from the current shot Examples: wider shot, a hand shot, a reverse-

angle shot Use lights


Grab good sound bites Get plenty of natural sound Plan your shoot

Summary

Video – created by a senior high school student demonstrating a variety of camera techniques

Tips for shooting_video

Devices & Hardware

phone shot

closing shot

hand shot

ground shot

wider shot

establishing shot

long shot driver

current shot examples