POWER PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES
Camera techniques:
- How a DV Cam works
- How a cam converts images to bits
- Lenses and what they are capable of
- White balancing correctly
- Shutter Speeds
- Aperture settings
- Framing shots properly
- Using a tripod
- Shooting from the shoulder or hand
- Using the viewfinder effectively
- Proper balance
Using Filters/Matte boxes/shooting mattes
- Filters for ‘film look’
- Filters to alter perception of scenery
- Filters for repairing color
- Filters for creating night time during a daylight shoot
Shooting green screens with DV
- Color temp of green
- Placing models and objects in front of the greenscreen
- Lighting techniques with the green screen
Lighting techniques
- Number of lights
- Types of lights
- Placement of lights for various scenes, interviews, and location settings
- Lighting dark skin
- Lighting light skin
- Lighting bald heads
- Lighting people with glasses
- Lighting objects for model shooting
Location sound
- Using wireless mics
- Using wired mics
- Using boom mics
- Using shotgun mics
- Selecting a shooting area based on ambient noise/sound
- Coping with less than ideal audio situations.
