Comments on: Online Video: Shooting Tips

By: taylor

taylor — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:18:40 +0000

hi how do i shoot a video with a online video camera?
what do i need.
how do i set up the eqiuptment

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roaming redde’s ramblings — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 07:10:14 +0000

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By: Improving web video - Three S's Part 1:Sequences by andydickinson.net

Sun, 16 Sep 2007 20:26:02 +0000

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By: Shooting tips from the BBC by andydickinson.net

Shooting tips from the BBC by andydickinson.net — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 12:43:22 +0000

[...] You can see the appeal for films in the clip below which is worth a watch (no, honest, it is.) if only for the little segment by BBC camera person Sean, with tips on shooting. Little gems include hold the shot for at least 10 seconds – sound familiar. [...]

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By: Thanks for the tips… « VideoJournalism

Thanks for the tips… « VideoJournalism — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 15:38:39 +0000

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By: Teaching Online Journalism » Blog Archive » Help with video: Voices with experience

Mon, 09 Jul 2007 12:37:15 +0000

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By: Andy

Andy — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 11:36:29 +0000

Thanks Alf.

I agree. Get the action through the frame. Getting people to think about shooting for the edit - cutting movement in rather than following the action - is a must.

Usually getting your wide, mid and close-up will help with that.

By: Alfred Hermida

Alfred Hermida — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 09:46:12 +0000

Great advice Andy. In my experience, the biggest failing of journalism students new to video is holding a shot long enough. The one thing I always stress is holding a shot for at least 10 seconds. And like Cindy says, always get your wide shot, mid-shot and close-up.

The other tendency of newbies is to move the camera to follow the action. While sometimes this works, I recommend letting the action happen within the shot. Hold the camera still and let the action leave the screen, rather than swerving the camera around in an errantic manner.