This document provides guidance for students on shooting video for a media studies assignment. It includes definitions of different types of shots like close-up, long shot, and pan. It also discusses camera basics like charging batteries, using a tripod, checking resolution and frame rate settings. Tips are provided for lighting, focus, zooming, and avoiding common mistakes. The goal is for students to plan and complete a video shoot over the weekend capturing different shots and angles.

1. AS MEDIA STUDIES
Foundation Portfolio - Shots

2.  What is interesting about this sequence?
Preparing Minds

3. Learning Intentions
 To learn basic terminology of shots
 To plan shoot covering range of different shots
 To organise shooting to take place over
weekend

4. Success Criteria
 All students will note down information
about different kinds of shot and will plan a
simple shoot
 Most students will create a simple
storyboard/ shooting schedule
 Some students will devise a detailed
storyboard/ shooting schedule

5. Types of shot
 Extreme Long Shot (ELS)
 Long Shot (LS)
 Medium Shot (MS)
 Two Shot
 Close Up (CU)
 ExtremeClose Up (ECU)
 High Angle
 Low Angle

6. Nike - Invitation

7.  Extreme Long Shot
 ExtremeClose Up
 Two Shot
 Long Shot
Name the Shot

8. Task
 3 minutes to correctly identify the shots
 Label shots on left using titles from right
(abbreviate where appropriate)

10. Mise En Scene
 What appears in the shot (denotation)
 Costume
 Props
 Make-up
 Framing
 Setting
 Purpose and effect
 Intended connotation

11. Explain the Mise En Scene

12. A guide to shots

13. Task
 Work in groups of 1/2
 Given a number of shots to compose
 Given camera/ tripod to use for next three days
 Select appropriate locations
 Follow instructions on sheet and complete shoot
 Upload footage onto computer by end of lesson on
Friday
 Editing begins Monday 14th September
 Final submission Friday 18th September
 Maintain blog throughout process

14. An example

15. CAMERA BASICS

16. Classic “Don'ts”
 Don’t...
 forget to charge battery or load media
 leave lens cover on
 leave camera on when not shooting
 have irrelevant people or things in shot
 catch camera reflected in window/ mirror
 get thumb or shadow in shot
 talk over shot
 edit shots “in camera”

17. Shooting Tips
 Use a tripod –shots will look much better
 Run through the action before shooting
 Make sure you’re covering everything, particularly if you
have complicated movement
 Start recording about 5s before the action starts
 You can edit this out later
 Record at least 2 takes for each shot
 Record a “master” shot for each scene

18. Resolution
 Cameras default to 1080/ 60 (HD resolution/ frame-rate)
 Better set at 720/ 30
 Whenever you turn on the camera
 Check the bottom left corner of the screen
 If number is 1080, press “menu” button, select “resolution” and
select “720”
 You will always need to reset the frame rate to 30.
 In the menu, click down to the second page
 Select “Stabilizer”
 Make sure the green tick is selected
 Click menu button
 The number at the bottom left should now read “720P30”

19. Charging it Up
 Make sure battery and charger with camera
 Different cameras have different adapters
 Battery should be
connected to the base unit
in order to charge it

20. Camcorder Media
 Mini-DVTape|
 Mini-DVD Disc
 SD Card

21. Turning it on
 Press the “on/off” button once
 Check the “mode” – you won’t be able to
record if the video camera icon is not selected
 If you can’t see anything, make sure you’ve
taken the lens cover off

22. Lens Covers
 Some cameras have internal lens covers
 The Powershots have the lens cover attached
to the camera

23. Aspect Ratio
 Some cameras default to an aspect ratio of 4:3
(oldTV standard)
 Make sure you set your camcorder to 16:9 (or
“widescreen”).You will usually do this via the
camera menu

24. Zoom
 To “zoom” (i.e. make the image bigger or
smaller) , use the “W/T” slider (usually found on
the “shoulder” of the camera
 The slider is “touch sensitive” – the zoom will
speed up or slow down depending on pressure
 Advised not to zoom when recording; this will
generally make your footage look amateurish
 However, if you practice a
zoom a few times, it can
look quite effective

25. Focus
 Most domestic camcorders use “auto-focus”
 You can alter this, although you will need to
experiment
 You will find it
difficult to
maintain the
focus if your
subject moves much
 You are advised to only experiment with
focus at your own risk

26. Light
 Camcorders work best in reasonable light
 If you shoot at night or in low light, image
quality will degrade
 Ideally, shoot during the day and then tint the
image to create “day for night”
 Otherwise, make sure you have enough light

27. Effects
 Many cameras come with “effects” buttons
 You are advised not to use these when you
are shooting
 You can create more powerful effects using
the editing software, with the advantage that
you can undo them if you don’t like them