Interviewing

• What seven items should you bring with you when you are shooting an interview?
(Clocks Tick Tock Making Heads Pound Loudly) Camera, Tape, Tripod, Microphone, Headphones, Power source, Light source

• Shooting into a light source = Button to adjust = Light should always be behind the camera. Causes a silhouette or a poorly lit shoot


• You always want the light behind the camera.


• On what object should you focus the camera?


• No tripod= Bad


• Date and Time= Security camera. Never if we're recording stuff.


• SP/EP SP- SP=standard play (higher quality)**use this. EP=Lower quality


• Camera shoots in pre-roll or post-roll.

• Pre-Roll- 2-3 seconds before you start interview.


• Post-Roll- 2-3 seconds after interview is over.


CAMERA SHOTS:

***BACKGROUND: Dynamic background- not plain. Interviewee is at least 6-8 feet away from the wall. Interviewee is the shot

• Interview Shot= 2 Eyes and 1 Ear


1 Shot= Middle of chest to just above head


• 1 Shot with graphic= Middle of chest to just above head. Move body to side so there is enough room for the graphic on side.

• 2 Shot= Only for conversation


• Establishing Shot

• CU- Close up. Tight shot


• MS- Medium shot.


• LS- Long shot.


• ECU-

• Wide-Medium-Tight


• Rule of thirds-

• Shoot Matched Action


• Get Sequences



CAMERA MOVEMENTS: must be for a purpose
• Tilt- Up and down movement


• Pan- Left and right (usually slowly and hold)


• Zoom- Changing the focal image of the lens. Magnifies the image.


• Dolly/Truck-

NATURAL SOUND:
• Nat Sound-

CLOSING SHOT:
* Closing Visual-