SOUND
Filming on phone- landscape
Recording sound on phone- voice recorder with "boom"
Monopod for Audio Recording ($55):
Grip Mount for attaching Smart Phones to the Monopod ($56):
VISION
Tripods are essential.
With ipad clamp.
CLAPPER BOARD
Clapper Loader- snap makes a marker "spike" on imovie. Allows you to sync up audio and visual when editing.
DIRECTOR
Onset phrases:
- “Turn over” (the Director saying: ‘please start recording video and audio’)
- ‘Quiet on set.” (usually said by the 1st Assistant Director)
- “Camera speed” (the Camera operator confirming the camera is recording vision)
- “Sound speed” (the Sound Recordist confirming the sound is being recorded)
- “Scene 1, Shot 1, Take 1” (the Clapper Loader identifying the shot for vision and audio)
- “Marker” (meaning: ‘that was the sound of the clapper board, not another background noise’)
- “Camera is set” (the Camera operator confirming the camera is in position)
- “Action” (the Director saying: ‘actors, go ahead and play out the scene’)
- “Cut” (meaning: ‘actors, camera, and sound recording can all stop’)
Different kinds of shots:
-Establishing Shot: used to set the scene, establishes the geography.
-Wide Shot: Closing in on actions- drawing viewer in, showing layout.
-Medium close up / Mid shot: someone from waist up. Drawing view into to focus on character.
-Close-up: belly button to head. Focus on dialogue.
-Extreme close up: showing emotion/facial expressions.
Avoid zooming and panning. Hand held shots.
Eyes should be on top line.
Learn - Basic Camera Techniques
Composing a Shot:
- Rules of Thirds:
screen divided into grid of 9. Put point of interest at intersecting point on grid.
Eyes should be on top line.
Power side is right. Vulnerable= center of frame.
- Crossing the Line / The 180 degree rule
ensuring that the action is always filmed from the same direction.
- Stable camera: Letting the action happen within the frame
- Don’t Pan. Don’t Zoom.
- Do track. Do slide. (why gimbals are becoming essential tools) Hold camera still when operator is moving. Used to reveal something new/dramatic.
- The importance of controlled camera moves
- Stillness is power (for an actor)
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ReflectionsToday we learnt so much about camera shots and sequences. It was great to share the roles to try them all out and see how each role is very important. Taking the production right through to editing was helpful because you could see how you would improve your shots and media collection/storage next time. There are so many steps that go into movie making. As we were taught today you could see how you could also use the same exercises with children. I think they would really benefit from working with a professional but as a teacher I think Mark and have gained so much knowledge to carry projects on with our kids. |
Link to Agenda for reference and links.
Great to hear that you developed your 'film making' skills. This is hopefully something you can share with all staff, especially years 4 - 8 for their film making next term. we need to think about using Harleys skills to work in our school, it will be good to see what you think this may look like.
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