1. Adobe Premiere CS4
Classroom in a Book

2.  Get a closing shot
 One shot or sequence that best wraps up your story
 Get an establishing shot
 Sets the scene in one image
 Super wide or aerial shots
 Other points of view: ground shot, student/teacher
view
 Shoot plenty of video
 Adhere to the rule of thirds

3.  Most important elements are placed within
line intersections

8.  Keep your shots steady
 Use tripod with “fluid” heads (smooth pans and
tilts)
 Lean against wall, elbows tucked or on table, or
place camera on solid object
 Follow the action
 Use trucking/dolly shots
 Find unusual angles
 Getting your camera away from usual eye level
leads to more interesting and enjoyable shots

9.  Lean forward or backward
 Get wide and tight shots
 Shoot matched action
 Boss in office on phone  Mouth and phone
shot
 Get sequences (instead of 1 long shot)
 Driver entering car  closing door  Securing
seatbelt  Keys on ignition  Gear shift  Pedal
acceleration

10.  Avoid fast pans and snap zooms (unless script
calls for it)
 Shoot cutaways (to cover jump cuts)
 Jump cut = editing out a portion (such as a long
pause, or an “hmmmmm” in an interview, narrator
mistakes
 Cutaway = a shot that cuts away from the current
shot
 Examples: wider shot, a hand shot, a reverse-angle
shot
 Use lights

11.  Grab good sound bites
 Get plenty of natural sound
 Plan your shoot

12.  Video – created by a senior high school student
demonstrating a variety of camera techniques