Camera Operations
If you don't use one of these, Mrs. Fullam will get a headache watching your shaky footage.
Tripod
Key Light
This shot usually comes first in a traditional sequence, telling the viewer where the story takes place.
Wide Shot / Establisher will be accepted
This angle helps to establish that a character is in a position of power.
Low Angle
You don't want to see this color on the timeline in your audio track.
Red
You don't have the power to shoot without one
Battery
This light is also called the 'halo' light because of the way it reflects in the subject's hair.
Back Light / Hair Light
This shot features the subject from the chest up.
Medium Shot
This angle often features feet..
Ground-Level Shot
Frame
Make sure you see this on the camera screen before you yell "Action"
REC
This is the most common lighting set up used in commercial production
Three-Point Lighting
This shot is all about emotion.
Tight Shot
Want to make someone look small or weak? Try shooting them from this angle.
High Angle
First you plan, then you shoot.. but this is the last step to any project.
edit / post-production
Your tripod is useless without it.
Plate
My light is too harsh on my subject.. I can't change my camera settings, and my light isn't dimmable. But this is still an option..
Back the light away from the subject
Wide, Medium, and Tight shots work together to tell you these three things about your story.
Where, Who, What..
This shot mimics the way we see each other in real life..
Eye-Level
Jump Cut
It helps to make sure your horizon is straight.
Level
The angle your key light should be placed at in relation to the subject
450
This shot is sometimes referred to as 'crushing it,' because it shows a small detail very close up
Extreme Close Up
GoPros capture this special angle that shows the audience what the world looks like from the point of view of the filmmaker
Perspective or POV
One way to add another level of emotion to my video is to add this in the edit
Music