Pre-Production 1. Location Scouting: Where do you need to shoot? Do you need lights? Do you need special equipment (rails, jibs, etc)? Any audio considerations? Is it noisy? What about power? Permits? Gear check- right gear for the job Create an equipment list What do you need? – Logistics Tech scout How will this really go? Production 2. Camera Setup: Best place to be to take advantage of the existing light Framing the shot The rule of thirds – Do not cross the shooting “line”! is for manual Learn how to set up your camera in manual mode “M” – 3. Lighting the scene (3-point lighting the easy way!): Working with lights Working with diffusers Working with reflectors Where should you put the lights? 4. Shooting: Shooting styles Working with Talent When to use an assistant Working with Audio Getting the shot Dynamic Shooting for more interesting footage When to shoot and when to wait Time Lapse best practices – Post-Production: 5. Editing Demo: Media Management Importing – Basic Editing w/ Adobe Prelude What is a codec and why should I care? Exploring the Adobe Media Encoder
Pre-Production 1. Location Scouting: Where do you need to shoot? Do you need lights? Do you need special equipment (rails, jibs, etc)? Any audio considerations? Is it noisy? What about power? Permits? Gear check- right gear for the job Create an equipment list – What do you need? Logistics Tech scout How will this really go? Production 2. Camera Setup: Best place to be to take advantage of the existing light Framing the shot – The rule of thirds Do not cross the shooting “line”! “M” is for manual – Learn how to set up your camera in manual mode 3. Lighting the scene (3-point lighting the easy way!): Working with lights Working with diffusers Working with reflectors Where should you put the lights? 4. Shooting: Shooting styles Working with Talent When to use an assistant Working with Audio Getting the shot Dynamic Shooting for more interesting footage When to shoot and when to wait Time Lapse – best practices Post-Production: 5. Editing Demo: Media Management – Importing Basic Editing w/ Adobe Prelude What is a codec and why should I care? Exploring the Adobe Media Encoder