3/15/11

For reading time today: Steve Hartman/Les Rose Stories: http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/assignment_america/main500617.shtml

Read: Man and a goose form unlikely friendship View if you have headphones.

I thought this story was cute. It showed how humans can form strong bonds with animals. It seems like Dom and Maria can understand each other. I've had dogs follow me around like that, but never geese. I wonder what would happen if Dom moved...

ALSO view:

Videographer Demo Reel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS27zmBeIBI

Why does New York have a fishing tournament? Shouldn't it be more in the Midwest?  There were lots of cool camera effects. I liked how the camera moved along the boat. It's overwhelming to try to sort out the video and the audio at the same time. The parts seem to be moving too fast.
SUMMARIZE AND RESPOND TO BOTH

Notetaking on Camera Techniques

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 =silhouette

Button to adjust =


• Where do you want your light source?
behind the camera

• On what object should you focus the camera?


• No tripod=bad


• Date and Time=permenantly embedded on shot. turn off date and time


• SP/EP

• Camera shoots in ________________.

• Pre-Roll-


• Post-Roll-


CAMERA SHOTS:
wide (show setting & surroundings, establish location), medium (little less setting, little more detail, focus on specific area), tight (lots of detail
***BACKGROUND:

• 1 Shot=

• 1 Shot with graphic=

• 2 Shot=

• CU-close up

• MS-medium shot

• LS-long shot

• ECU-extreme close up

• Rule of thirds-


CAMERA MOVEMENTS:
• Tilt-up and down to emphasize height, to follow movement


• Pan-left and right, to establish setting, to follow movement


• Zoom- magnifies picture, magnifies jarring movements

• Dolly-shot on wheels, only when necessary

LIGHTS
• Key-


• Fill-


• Back-


MICROPHONES:
• Unidirectional-

• Omnidirectional

• Cardiod

• Lav/Lapel Microphone

• Boom Microphone