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Camera Support Systems

Camera Support Systems. Tripod Pedestal Dolly Jib Track Skycam Steadicam Handheld. Pedestal. Dolly. Jib. Track. Skycam. Steadicam. Handheld Use only if there is a reason to do so!. Axis Movement. Pan – Left/Right movement on a stationary axis

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Camera Support Systems

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  1. Camera Support Systems • Tripod • Pedestal • Dolly • Jib • Track • Skycam • Steadicam • Handheld

  2. Pedestal

  3. Dolly

  4. Jib

  5. Track

  6. Skycam

  7. Steadicam

  8. HandheldUse only if there is a reason to do so!

  9. Axis Movement • Pan – Left/Right movement on a stationary axis • Tilt – Up/Down movement on a stationary axis

  10. Panning

  11. Tilting

  12. Support Movement • Pedestal or Boom – Up/Down movement of the camera support • Dolly – In/Out movement of the camera support • Truck – Left/Right movement of the camera support

  13. Lens Movement • Zoom – In/Out movement through the use of a zoom lens. • Focus – Adjusting the camera lens to make the image sharp • Aperture or Iris – Adjusting the amount of light that goes through the lens

  14. Focal Length Focus is affected by distance. Check focus any time the distance between camera and subject changes.

  15. Standard Shots Wide Shot Medium Shot Closeup Extreme Closeup

  16. Standard Shots Two Shot Over the Shoulder Shot

  17. Composition Rules The Rule of Thirds Points of interest should occur at 1/3 or 2/3 of the way up (or across) the frame, rather than in the center of the image.

  18. Headroom

  19. Leading Room or Looking Room

  20. Composition Rules Avoid Frontal Angles Angling the shot produces a better sense of depth

  21. Composition Rules Safe Areas – Portions of an image near the edges may be lost

  22. Composition Rules The 180 Degree Rule

  23. Today’s Exercise Use a tripod to support your camera except for one handheld shot. White balance your camera. Shoot 4 shots of a person walking and do not cross the axis of action. Shots should include: • (1) a profile WS following the movement of the subject allowing leading room • (2) a three quarters profile MS which the subject enters and exits. You will need to rehearse the shot so you can properly frame the camera. • (3) a handheld POV shot in which the camera operator walks in the path of the subject. • (4) a shot in which the subject walks into a three-quarters frontal CU and stops. Again you will need to rehearse and establish a mark on which the subject stops.

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