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‘NEW” I-PAD 2 / Laptops
Pro- Consumer Camera
Pocket Camera
Camera
How to shoot like a professional
Palm / Handy Camera
`Cellular Phone / FLIP Camera
The Digital Still Camera
The Digital Still Camera – How It Works
Before Example: - “Old School Camera”
Exposure How it works
The Video Camera
The Video Camera = Camera + Recording Deck
+
30 still picture frames per second = 30fps
24 still picture frames per second = 24p
60 still picture frames per second = 60p
The Digital Camera
The Digital Camera – How It Works
The Video Camera
The Video Camera – How It Works
Light (day light / Light blub / Studio light) enters the
lens
The Video Camera
The Video Camera – How It Works
Light enters the lens and strikes CCD
(control couple device).
The Video Camera
The Video Camera – How It Works
Light enters the lens and strikes CCD
(control couple device). The CCD creates
An electrical signal, based on light input.
The Video Camera
The Video Camera – How It Works
Light enters the lens and strikes CCD (control
couple device). The CCD creates
An electrical signal, based on light input. The
electrical signal is recorded onto a mini DVC Tape
The Video Camera
The Video Camera – How It Works
VIDEO AND SOUND
Tape (media)
• MiniDV and Mini HDV tape.
Outstanding picture and
sound quality IEEE`1394
(firewire) connector.
Flash Card (media)
• MiniDV and Mini HDV tape.
Outstanding picture and
sound quality IEEE`1394
(firewire) connector.
Tape Deck (media player)
• Sony MiniDV and Mini HDV tape.
Outstanding picture and
sound quality IEEE`1394
(firewire) connector.
The Camera Lens
The Camera Lens
(a) Lens come in different sizes…
(b) Most have automatic focus …
Iris (Aperture) Shutter
controls the opening and closing of the camera lens.
Low light =
Large aperture
Bright light =
Medium aperture
VERY Bright light =
Small aperture
Aperture –
F-Stops
• Controls the opening (aperture) of the lens.
Purple part in the center is the shutter of the lens
F-Stops
The circle in the middle of the lens is the IRIS
Iris (Aperture)
Iris - is the opening of the Lens.
APERTURE - is the measurement of the opening of the lens
Shutter – is the door or black part that close and opens to
let light in
The Higher the Aperture
Less light small Iris.
Smaller the number the
more light big Iris.
Shutter – Shutter Speed
The light measurement (shutter speed) that control
how much light comes into the lens just like
the aperture.
Exposure
Iris + Aperture + Shutter + Shutter Speed = (Photo Exposure)
Exposure determines how light or dark an image is.
Exposure Example
Camera Composition
The Six Major Shots in Photography,
Movies and Video Production
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Extreme Close-up
Close –up / Head Shot
Bust Shot
Medium Shot
Long Shot
Establishment Shot / Wide Shot
Movie Production Notes
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Movie (Group of recorded Scenes or Acts held
together with music effects and titles)
Scene / Act (Part of the Movie)
Takes (recording of a scene)
Retakes (redo a recording scene or act again)
Cuts (Stop the recording of a scene or act)
Sound and Music (the glue that hold your movie
together)
A-Roll - main footage used and added to a movie
B-Roll / Cut-Away (extra footage used and added
to a movie to cover up your main video cameras
(a-roll) cuts)
What a Movie?
• A movie is a narrative or occurrence
recorded by a camera as a gallery of
moving images and shown in a
theatre or on television. It is a type
of entertainment that tells a story by
sound and a series of images
creating an illusion of progressive
movement.
Camera Composition
The Five Tips for Camera Compsition
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The Rule of Thirds
Don’t Chop the Head or the Chin
Compose the Nose
Lead Them On
Beware of Bad Backgrounds
Camera Composition
The Five Tips for Camera Compsition
Left vertical line
1) The Rule of Thirds
Top horizontal
Bottom horizontal
Camera Composition
The Five Tips for Camera Composition
1) Don’t chop the head or the chin
Camera Composition
The Five Tips for Camera Compsition
1) Compose the Nose
Camera Composition
The Five Tips for Camera Compsition
1) Lead Them On
Camera Composition
The Five Tips for Camera Compsition
1) Beware of Bad Background
Camera Composition 2
The Five Major Rules in
Steady Video Camera Production
1) Use a Tripod
2) Keep your hands off the tripod
(create shack free video footage )
1) Stand Steady (handhold the camera)
2) Find substitute support (sandbag, tabletop, desk,
bench, car hood, ect.)
3) Zoom Out & Get Close
Camera Accessories
Tripod: Use a
tripod for steady,
stable picture.
Three leg device
Mono Pole: Use
a mono pole
like a tripod.
One leg device
Tripod Camcorder Movement
• Crank: Raising and
Lowering the tripod
• Crank
“Crank up”
“Crank down”
Camera movements
• Pan:
• Pan Left
• Pan right
Tilt:
Tilt up
Tilt Down
Tripod Camcorder Movement
• Truck
“Truck Left”
“Truck right”
• Dolly
“Dolly in”
“Dolly out”
Viewfinder and View Screen
Viewfinder – small video monitor mounted on
camcorder, accessible by eyepiece
View Screen- larger (2”-3” ) LCD monitor
mounted on the back of your SLR cameras
&
Viewfinder
View screen
Never record without headphones “NEVER” !
Headphones
Important for hearing audio while recording,
especially if external microphone is attached.
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Never record without headphones “NEVER” !
Camera Composition
The Five Tips for Shooting to Edit
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Set the Scene
Cover your Cuts (add B-Roll / cut-away, titles, graphics)
Shoot Multiple Takes
Shoot Alternate Angles
Make a Plan (create your storyboards ,treatments ,scripts)