Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Basic photography/videography

Use a tripod when practical.
Get a variety of angles.
Compose the shot. Get the subject in the frame. Try to use the rule of thirds when practical.
Count to 10 to make sure shots are long enough.

Find ways to connect shots.
Monitor the audio, listen with ear buds/phones when you can.

One concept: Zoom with your feet, rather than the zoom on the camera. (But not always practical.

Pan the camera to stay with the action.

Zoom to get emotion.

Zoom and pan to connect, to reveal or surprise.

Zooming out pushes the viewers away.

Zooming in pulls viewers in.

Panning

Pan right for comfort; Pan left for attention.

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