1. Camera Movements
 Pan
– Left – right
 Tilt
– Up – down
 Truck
– Left – right
 Dolly
– In - out

2. Camera Movements
 Pedestal
– Up – down
 Crane
– Up – down
 Zoom (unnatural)
– In - out

3. Camera Movements
 Zoom in
– Brings subject to viewer
 Dolly in
– Brings viewer to subject
 Zoom out
– Pushes subject away from viewer
 Dolly out
– Pushes viewer away from subject

4. Basic shots
 ELS  Head shot
 LS  Head & shoulders
 MS  Full shot
 CU  Over the shoulder
 ECU
 2-Shot
 3-Shot

5. Point of View
 Objective
 Subjective
 Audience

6. Lens selection
 Normal lens  Depth of field
 Telephoto  Rack focus
 Wide-angle  Follow focus
 Focus fade

7. Depth of field
 Depth of field increases
 + amount of available light
 + F/stop number (- aperture size)
 - focal length of lens
 + distance from camera to subject

8. Depth of field
 Depth of field decreases
 - amount of available light
 - F/stop number (+ aperture size)
 + focal length of lens
 - distance from camera to subject

9. Composition
 Balance
 Rule of thirds
 Headroom
 Lookspace

10. Production team
 Producer
 Director
 Scriptwriter
 Videographer (Shooter)
 Audio/video engineer
 Lighting director
 Editor

11. Directing
 Shooting script
 Choose locations
 Rehearse and direct actors
 Select shots
 Tell everyone else

12. Directing
 Shooting schedule
 Shooting script
 Actors
– Schedules
– Flexibility
– Rehearse
– Be practical – precise
– Encourage

13. Directing
 The director is the one person responsible
for the creative decisions during shooting.
 Learn to recognize the point beyond which
a performance will not improve.