1. Camera Shots & Angles +Terminology

2. Subject Distance- distance between the camera and the subject being shot Types include: close-up medium shot wide shot Subject Distance

3. Horizontal Camera Position Front Angle- camera faces the subject Profile shot- camera about 90º off center Rear angle- camera behind the subject

4. Vertical Camera Angle Position HIGH- camera is positioned above the actor NEUTRAL- camera is positioned about eye level of the actor LOW- camera is positioned below the actor

5. Establishing Shot Used to introduce the audience to the characters and general scene attributes such as location, time of day, etc.

6. Over-the-Shoulder Shoulder shots help to create depth by including one subject in the foreground and another in the background.

7. Cutaway Shot A cutaway shot is used to show something not in the main camera shot. It is regularly used to show a subject from the actors point of view.

8. Point of View Used to show the viewers what the actor is seeing.

9. Shot Population Single Two-shot Three-shot

10. Rule of Thirds The Rule of Thirds is useful in a wide range of subjects from photography to publishing and layout design. Imagine the screen divided into a series of grids as shown on the left. Try to have important aspects of any composition line up in the grid. The green spot should be your main focal point during a single shot. Try not to “center” the subject.

12. Storyboards consist of… 1.A Picture 2.A Description- for the camera operator a.Scene b.Type of Shot/Angle c.What is going on in the Picture 3.Audio- for the actors 1.Dialogue 2.Music 3.Sound Effects

13. Description/Video CU of an upset woman in front of her computer. Zooms out to MS “Oh no, not again…why can’t this Computer work? I always have to get someone to fix it but it takes forever and my proposal is due this afternoon!” Audio

18. Storyboards consist of… 1.A Picture 2.A Description- for the camera operator a.Scene b.Type of Shot/Angle c.What is going on in the Picture 3.Audio- for the actors 1.Dialogue 2.Music 3.Sound Effects

20. Storyboards (SB) must be completed and approved before filming. You must carry your storyboard and ID with you at all times while filming. SB should have the names of the people in your video- do not include people “walking the halls”. You may NOT enter academic hallways or parking lots - only the Lobby, Library, Cafeteria and practice field area.