Communicating with Talent
Shooting a Big Close-Up or Extreme Close-Up
Ensure an Eye Light
Safe Action Line and Domestic Cutoff
Follow Action with Loose Pan and Tilt Tripod Head
Shooting Overlapping Action for the Edit
Shooting Ratio
Storyboards and Shot Lists
Always Have Something in Focus
Frame for Correct "Look Room" on Shots That Will Edit Together
Shoot Matching Camera Angles When Covering Dialogue
Place Important Objects in the Top Half of Your Frame
Be Aware of the Color Choices Made Throughout Your Project
Always Be Aware of Headroom
Keep Distracting Objects Out of the Shot
Use the Depth of Your Film Space to Stage Shots with Several People
In a Three Person Dialogue Scene, Matching Two Shots Can Be Problematic for the Editor
Try to Always Show Both Eyes of Your Subject
Be Aware of Eye-Line Directions in Closer Shots
Understand When and How to Perform a Zoom during a Shot
Motivate Your Truck In and Truck Out Dolly Moves
Ways to Cross the 180 Degree Line Safely
Allow the Camera More Time to Record Each Shot
Allow All Actions to Complete before Cutting Camera
During Documentary Shooting Be as Discrete as Possible
Beware of Continuity Traps While Shooting a Scene
Use Short Focal Length Lenses to Hide Camera Movement
Beware of Wide Lenses When Shooting Close-Up Shots
Control Your Depth of Field
Slate the Head of Your Shots
End of Chapter Six Review