Setting Up Cameras For Video Interviews

in this video I'll discuss how we set up cameras for an interview we use two cameras for filming our interviews so that we have more flexibility when editing the footage later [Music] [Applause] the first camera we'll call a cam acam is typically a medium shot framed right above or below the elbows we position the camera based on the room if there is a window in the room we might want to use that as a light source so we would shoot in the opposite direction for the background we want visual interest but don't want it to be too distracting I like to look for General lines or shapes that will help frame the subject and balance the image to help separate the subject from the background it is good to position them as far away from the wall as possible doing this helps blur the background when the camera focuses on the subject we position a cam just the side of the line of action which is an imaginary line between the subject and the interviewer we don't want the subject looking into the camera but having the camera closer to the line of action makes it more personal we make sure the subject has a little bit of Headroom which is the space between the top of their head and the top of the frame we also make sure the subject has lead room which is space in the composition the direction where the subject is looking for lens choice we like to use a focal length between 35 to 70 millimeters this allows us to see a little bit of the background while still maintaining focus on the subject our aperture is set between two to four to help achieve a shallow depth of field we like to shoot at 24 frames per second with a 1 50th second shutter speed to achieve a more cinematic look this is also known as a 180 degree shutter angle because the shutter speed is half the frames per second the reason we use these settings is because they provide a little bit of motion blur that is common in movies the second camera we'll call B cam we want this camera to be framed differently enough so that cutting to it while editing isn't jarring we do this by making sure that the camera angle is at least 30 degrees different and the focal length is changed by at least 20 percent so if a cam is a straight eye medium shot with a standard lens our B cam will be a side shot medium close-up with a telephoto lens another rule we follow is the 180 degree rule which states that the camera should be on the same side of the line of action this rule is important because it keeps the subject's eye Direction consistent when switching between angles so the editing won't disorientate the viewer if you have any questions about setting up cameras for an interview leave a comment down below thanks for watching

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Length: 2min 45sec (165 seconds)

Published: Wed Dec 28 2022