Checklist: Five Shot video method

Video Journalism Reference: Five Shot Sequence Creative Commons Attribution Sharealike 3.0 Unported license Andrew Lih @fuzheado,Version 0.3 (Oct 2011) Lam Vo @lamthuyvo Based on work by Michael PRE-FLIGHT CHECKLIST Rosenblum of New York 0 • Is battery charged and space for storage (internal memory, SD card)? Video School, and BBC Training and Development • Record 10 seconds of video w/sound. Play it back, making sure things work/audible • Important to shoot the sequence in order! • Record 10 seconds for each shot, don’t move while you shoot. ADDITIONAL FIELD HINTS 1 Closeup of the hands Framing: rule of thirds What is being done? Some mystery is fine by going in very close up: engages the viewer 2 Closeup of the Main focal point of each shot should lie on grid face crossings based on thirds Who’s doing it? Frame it well, Don’t cross the line of action give “talk space” in front of eyes/nose. OK to cut off top of Keep the camera on head, but not chin. SHOW one side of the TWO EYES! subject. 3 Wide shot Where is it being done? Get context, environment, mood and location information of the subject and surroundings Interviewing 4 Over the • Have camera next to your shoulder. shoulder Subject looks/talks to you, not the lens. • Have subject state How is it done? Combine full name & spell it previous three ideas into one • Ask questions that shot. Get right over shoulder for lead to long answers: point-of-view (POV). GOOD: Why is this important? Describe how you felt. BAD: Do you like it? 5 Unusual/ • Nod and smile to encourage alternative interviewee, don’t record your “ahs” and “hmms” • Note interesting points in the interview What else should viewer know? Be you can shoot later for your b-roll scavan- imaginative: stand on a chair, crawl on ger hunt your belly, vary what’s in the foreground or background. This will be Caveats particular to your location or story. 6 Interview • Audio noises mess up editing. Avoid hammering, airplanes flying overhead, shopping mall music at all costs. Monitor your Additional shot: interview the subject audio if you have the capability. • Bright backgrounds like windows and to get good usable audio for voiceover white walls can be overexposed. Move the and to intercut with b-roll. (See subject. interview hints in sidebar) • Automatic focus can be easily fooled. Use manual mode or spot focus to prevent

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