By Serena Carpenter http://serenacarpenter.com Shooting B-roll Video

Basics of B-roll WS – wide shot Establishing Shot Closing Shot MS MCU CU Headroom Noseroom Sequences Sequences Sequences http://www.bbctraining.com/modules/5915/video/1.2.2.htm

WS – wide shot

Establishing Shot

Closing Shot

MS

MCU

CU

Headroom

Noseroom

Sequences

Sequences

Sequences

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High. Low. Eye.

Tips VIDEO USE Tripod Shoot for :15 Faces Sequences Vary levels and angles Signs & buildings Background distraction White Frame each shot Opening and closing shot Eyes, not ears and backs of heads Headroom, noseroom AUDIO Headphones Shutup during shoots Wind Close to sound NO Staging

VIDEO

USE Tripod

Shoot for :15

Faces

Sequences

Vary levels and angles

Signs & buildings

Background distraction

White

Frame each shot

Opening and closing shot

Eyes, not ears and backs of heads

Headroom, noseroom

AUDIO

Headphones

Shutup during shoots

Wind

Close to sound

NO Staging

Pans and Zooms Zooming and panning is not a natural eye movement.. so use rarely.

Zooming and panning is not a natural eye movement.. so use rarely.

Think in Sequences 50% close-ups or extreme close-ups 25% WS 25% MS

50% close-ups or extreme close-ups

25% WS

25% MS

Action Shoot wide Let action complete Get close to action Anticipate action

Shoot wide

Let action complete

Get close to action

Anticipate action

Shooting Action Lead Room “ walking noseroom” video Let subject walk into screen, follow them, stop, let them walk out of video Face front Follow close and maintain same distance

Lead Room

“ walking noseroom” video

Let subject walk into screen, follow them, stop, let them walk out of video

Face front

Follow close and maintain same distance

Never enough video Different angles Different levels W, M,CU sequences Cut-in Cut-away (Reacting to the action) Jump cut 1:30 pack -22 different shots at :04 each

Different angles

Different levels

W, M,CU sequences

Cut-in

Cut-away (Reacting to the action)

Jump cut

1:30 pack

-22 different shots at :04 each

Sharpen Listening Skills Getting NATS Audio hints at what’s coming next Get close to face Ask person a question Lead with strong nats or video Seek moments

Getting NATS

Audio hints at what’s coming next

Get close to face

Ask person a question

Lead with strong nats or video

Seek moments

Assignment Tues beginning of class Shoot two sequences (w,m,c) Shoot one action shot 15 pts Video Sidebar idea Video shot by Mar. 5 Thurs Look at handout FCP users… show me Tues Video sidebar due Mar. 12 Thurs. Put “high-quality” video on the server

Tues beginning of class

Shoot two sequences (w,m,c)

Shoot one action shot

15 pts

Video Sidebar idea

Video shot by Mar. 5 Thurs

Look at handout

FCP users… show me Tues

Video sidebar due Mar. 12 Thurs.

Put “high-quality” video on the server