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Videography: The Basics

Videography: The Basics. Design Reports. Due Decem ber 15 , Wedn esday. Contents. Types of Shots Picture Composition Camera Angle White Balance Camera Techniques Audio Techniques Practice. Types of Shots. Extreme Long Shot (ELS or XLS) Long Shot (LS)

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Videography: The Basics

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  1. Videography:The Basics

  2. Design Reports • Due December 15, Wednesday

  3. Contents • Types of Shots • Picture Composition • Camera Angle • White Balance • Camera Techniques • Audio Techniques • Practice

  4. Types of Shots • Extreme Long Shot (ELS or XLS) • Long Shot (LS) • Medium Long Shot/Knee Shot (MLS) • Medium Shot / Waist Shot (MS) • Medium Close Up / Bust Shot (MCU) • Close Up / Bust Shot (CU) • Extreme Close-Up (ECU)

  5. Close Up

  6. Medium Shot

  7. Long Shot

  8. Extreme Long Shot (ELS or XLS) • A panoramic shot of the elements of a scene • To provide an overall view of a large scene

  9. Long Shot / Full Shot (LS) • To provide a complete view of a person or an object • To show the positional relationship of the actors and their settings

  10. Medium Long Shot / Knee Shot • A transitional shot from CU to LS or vice versa

  11. Medium Shot / Waist Shot (MS) • To show the relationship between people in a shot or a scene • To draw attention to the actor’s upper body movement • A transitional shot

  12. Medium Close-up / Bust Shot (MCU) • To give full facial details on the subject but without the strong impact of the close-up

  13. Close Up / Bust Shot (CU) • To provide a close view of a face or and object • To draw more intense interest

  14. Extreme Close Up (ECU) • To provide very intense viewing of a face or very small details of an object • To provide an extreme impact on the audience

  15. Picture Composition • Use symmetrical division whenever possible • Place object on the center of the screen • Provide headroom • Provide noseroom or leadroom • Avoid unnecessary objects • Include interesting objects

  16. Camera Angle • Level Angle • High Angle • Low Angle

  17. Level Angle

  18. High Angle

  19. Low Angle

  20. Axis Camera Movement • Zoom In/Out • Pan Left/Right • Tilt Up/Down

  21. Good shots, bad shots

  22. Rule of Thirds

  23. Rule of Thirds

  24. If there is a conversation • Switch the camera from one side to the other

  25. Forms of Audio • Narration (Voice Over) • Dialog • Music • Sound Effect

  26. Your Video Must Include • Bars and colors: 3-5 secs • Different shots – LS, MS, CU etc. • Title page • Names of the producers • Names of other contributors • Narration/music/sound effects • Of course, quality shots • And no more than 5mins

  27. Warning • Be ready for problems • Be patient • Plan in advance, do not postpone your project to the last minute.

  28. And the Final Shot 

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