This is the slideshow I used for my Seven Video Camera Sins & Other Video Production Resources session at MACUL 2009.

1. The Seven Video Camera Sins & Other Video Production Resources Chris Eldred Three Fires Middle School based on the article, Getting Started: The Seven Deadly Camera Sins by Jim Stinson.

3. Follow Along http://delicious.com/chriseldred03/sins

4. Sin Number I Fire-Hosing

5. The resulting footage is bad because nothing is on the screen long enough to see it well.

6. Slow down! “ Frame” your shots Use a Tri-Pod

7. Sin Number II Snap-Shooting

8. Not having enough LEADING footage or BOOKEND footage can cause snap-shooting as well.

9. Sin III Head-Hunting

10. Head-Hunting is the practice of framing subjects with their eyes in the center of the shot.

11. The picture on the left has the eyes in the center of the picture and the one on the right puts his eyes about a third of the way down from the top, which one do you think looks better?

12. Notice that Will’s eyes are about 1/3 from the top? iRobot copyright 2004 20th Century Fox

13. See how each person in this shoot has their own 1/3 of the frame? iRobot copyright 2004 20th Century Fox

14. Sin IV Backlighting

15. This Picture looks a little washed out because of the windows in the back are a light source and mess with the exposure.

16. In this picture the foreground is too dark because of the light coming through the windows in the back.

17. About lighting

19. Sin V Motor Zooming

20. Sin VI Up-Standing

21. No, Will Smith isn’t really that tall, the cinematographer is shooting from a low angle. iRobot copyright 2004 20th Century Fox

22. Sin VII Jogging

23. Use a tripod with wheels or be very mindful of how you are walking.

26. What questions do you have?

27. article by Jim Stinson http://pec.jun.alaska.edu/edtechpec/ed634/videomaker/seven_sins.html

29. http://screennation.afi.com/ Video available on the home site, YouTube, and UnitedStreaming.

30. Another good handbook for teacher! DVDs not available