BASICS 101: YOU’VE BEEN FRAMED VS THE 6 O’CLOCK NEWS
Recently, while teaching some professional photographers (at Up To Speed Journalism) how to use their still cameras to record video I realised that even very experienced people can benefit from, and genuinely enjoy a ‘basics’ refresher…
BASICS 1: FOCUS
In our first full length tutorial we are looking at focus in more detail (sorry about the pun…)
If you have already read our first tutorial you will know that: Read more >>
BASICS 2: EXPOSURE
Hello again, so, in the world of cameras; what is exposure?
Well as in our first post it can be defined as: Read more >>
BASICS 3: WHITE BALANCE
Did you know that light in different places changes colour?
Specifically that outside light is very different in colour to inside light??? Read more >>
BASICS 4: AUDIO
Our final tutorial on camera settings addresses audio – the one area a lot of newbies forgets to spend enough time on.
I would argue that audio makes up 50% of our AV experience. Read more >>
BASICS 5: FRAMING
To consistently frame your interviewees well, you should use:
- the rule of thirds
- MCU Read more >>
BASICS 6: SEQUENCING
This final ‘basics’ tutorial looks at sequencing which, can be defined as:
‘The modification of space and time’ Read more >>
FRAME RATES – NTSC VS. PAL
Why do America and Japan have different television standards to Europe? The differences are mainly down to frame rates and are historic. Here is a brief, and hopefully simplified explanation… Read more >>
DEPTH OF FIELD AND CREATIVE FILMMAKING
Depth of field is not something that used to overly concern me. Traditional video cameras have relatively small sensors and most of your shot should be in focus no matter how far away it is. Read more >>
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Tutorials
Or maybe, wanting to jog your memory on a few key points?
Well here in Tutorials we'll walk you through how to consistently capture professional quality video whatever camera you are holding.
Start at the top - these posts are sorted for you to work through from top to bottom...
