This is for Dr. Chandra Clark's TCF 333 Spring 2015 Advanced Broadcast News class.

1. TCF 333
ShootingVideo I
Dr. Chandra Clark

2. Camera Functions
-Lens
-Imaging Device/Pickup Device/Sensor
-Sensors:
*CCD-charge coupled device
*CMOS-complementary
metal oxide semiconductor
-Pixels
-Chips
-Viewfinder

3. Camera Chain
Lens-main part of camera
Zoom-doesn’t look good unless there’s a purpose
Focus-should not look blurry; focus in on eyes or main
subject
Gain-sensors that trick the camera into thinking they are
getting more light

4. Electronic Features
Scanning HDTV – 720p and 1080p or 720iand 1080i- true
high definition***Best option is 1080p for highest level for
blueray/hddvd/videogames
Aspect Ratio – 16x9, 4x3
Shutter speed-avoid blurriness
White Balance-sets your colors by adjusting RGB; red,
green, and blue
Viewfinder
Tally Light
Hue/Saturation/Brightness

5. HDTV Lines of Resolution
Resolution-sharpness of the picture/determined by number
of scanning lines
HDTV 720p & 1080p/720i and 1080i
I=interlaced scanning
P-progressive scanning

6. Progressive vs. Interlaced

7. NTSC & PAL Lines of Resolution
NTSC: 525 lines/480 visible/PAL: 625 lines/25 frames per second

8. Contrast Control
How much light or darkness to let in
Avoid extreme contrasts
Best ratio is 50:1 – “brightest picture area can be only 50
times brighter than darkest area”
Monitor it with a waveform monitor

9. Lenses
Zoom range – degree to which you can change the focal length
Expressed as 50:1 50x1; maximum magnification of the image

10. Zoom Lenses

11. Video Camera Zoom Lenses

12. Focal Length
-Distance from the optical center to the front surface of the
imaging device
Wide
Normal
Telephoto

13. Distances
Focus: distance from the lens to the camera’s imaging
device
Minimum Object Distance: point where the camera is as
close as it can get and still focus
Calibrate-keep it in focus during a zoom; focus in on eyes
Depth of field: objects are in focus at different distances
F-stop/Aperture/Iris: how much light goes through the lens
 Higher the numbers, the smaller the aperture; lens
closed considerably
Lower the numbers, the larger the aperture, lens is wide
open

14. F-Stop

15. Camera Moves
Pan - move from side to side
Tilt - move up and down
Truck - move forward and back on wheels
Cant - tilt camera sideways
Zoom - move in and out with lens; narrow or
wide

16. Who Shoots the Video?
If YOU don’t, it doesn’t show up in the media.
Photojournalist
Photographer
Videojournalist
Videographer
Multimedia journalist (MMJ)
Reporter
Gatekeeper

17. Camera Mounts
Tripod - three legged mount
Monopod - single pole to mount camera
Mounting head - connects the camera to
tripod
Tripod plate-Every tripod has a different one
Camera stabilizing system - vest holds
camera

18. Tripods

19. Monopods

20. Camera Stabilizing System

21. Keeping it Steady
Impossible if breathing
Lean against wall or tree
Shoulder mounts help
Keep elbows in
Natural tripods are great
Move only for 1)action or 2)
motivated

22. Field of View/Camera Shots
Establishing shot, wide, extreme long
Long or full shot
Medium shot or waist
Medium close up/interview shot/chest up
Closeup - head
Extreme closeup - eyes, ears, hands
Framing resource

24. B-roll/Interview Shots
Two-shot
Three-shot
Over the shoulder
Interview/Cross-shot
Nodding Head
Cutaways

25. Giving Room
Headroom
Noseroom
Leadroom
Too profiled
Rule of thirds
180 Degree rule
Z-axis creates depth
Avoid poles/lines/trees growing out of heads

27. Recent Examples:
Caitlyn Chastain
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZJ0NSgidiQ
Bryant Somerville
http://www.abc3340.com/story/23283657/four-little-
golden-girls-revisits-the-past-educates-future

28. Depth of Field – shallow, normal,
wide

29. Shallow Depth of field

30. Normal Depth of Field

31. Wide Depth of Field

32. WideLenses

33. Narrow Angle Lens

34. Wide vs. Short Angle Lens