2. Make-up Powder
Some
folks have skin that
shines, other's are
"hair challenged".
A couple of pats from
your make-up compact
will save the shot and
perhaps the DAY!
Regular powder from the
drug store is fine.
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3. Color Correction Gel
for On-Camera Light
If you
have taken one of my
classes,
you have seen how much
production value a small
3 watt light can do on
top of the Canon HV30 or
HF100 series cameras.
Or the new LED lights
atop the Sony FX series
camera as pictured
below.
But in both cases, you
need to understand how
to use gels and Glass
adapters to match the
type of light you are
filming in.
INDOOR LIGHT IS
RED/ORANGE
OUTDOOR LIGHT IS BLUE
First, the LED Lights,
as pictured to the
right.
These lights match
DAYLIGHT. If you
are
filming inside with
INDOOR LIGHT, you need
to put the ORANGE / RED
GEL OR GLASS in
front of the light.
Gel name is CTO, and
usually ships with the
LED Lights.
By doing this
you will change the
color temperature to
Red or 3200K..and
the people will not look
too
BLUE or the
Background too RED.
For the non-LED lights,
as pictured here..these
match INDOOR light,
if
you are INSIDE, and the
room is filled with only
INDOOR (regular home
lighting), you do not
need to do anything.
BUT, if you are inside
and the
MAIN SOURCE OF LIGHT IS
COMING FROM A WINDOW OR
SKYLIGHT
(bright sunny afternoon
and you are filming
inside a sun filled
Kitchen)
You must add a 1/4 or
1/2 CTB (BLUE GEL) on
the light to make it
match the Blue light
(outdoor light) filling
the Kitchen.
Do the same OUTDOORS and
this light can help fill
shadows.
I SUGGEST USING "TOUGH
SPUN (1/2 OR 1/4) ON ALL
OF THESE TYPES OF LIGHTS.
ON RIGHT IS PHOTO OF
TOUGH SPUN. It
softens the light and
makes it less of a
intense spotlight.
LINK to PLACE THAT SELLS
TOUGH SPUN & BLUE GEL
(CTB)
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4. Bring Great Interview
Techniques with you !
I always bring a few
interview tricks
that makes my job
easier.
Click above to view
Student Documentary
The best Interview
technique:
After the person
finishes,
wait a moment, than
repeat the last
three or four words
they just said.
For example:
Subject: "I love
apples because they
make me smile when I
eat them."
Interviewer: "Smile
when you eat them?"
Subject: "Yeah they
bring back memories
of me and my dad
picking them when I
was a kid."
This "fills" the
conversational gap,
and usually
the person will
continue on,
digging deeper into
the subject.
Try this once and
you will lose your
fear of doing an
interview.
It's easy,
just listen and
feedback...go
with the flow...
...and the last
question you should
always ask someone
is:
"Is there anything I
have not asked you
that you would like
to share with me?"
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6. ND 9
GEL FOR THE WINDOWS
ND= Nuetral Density
This Gel comes in
large rolls to cover
big windows. THE
before and after
shots to the right
do not lie.
ND 9 GEL on the
window allows the
viewer to actually
see the background,
and not have it
"Blown out" or
Over-exposed.
Put your subject
5-15 feet away from
this window,
throw some light on
them, frame out the
edges of the ND 9
GEL.
The background will
be full of color and
correct exposure.
This is one of the
best kept secrets of
creating nice
looking video when
dealing with
windows.
link to place that
sells ND 9 Gel in
sheets & rolls
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SUMMARY
SIX THINGS TO BRING ON
EVERY LOCATION VIDEO
SHOOT
-
RELEASE FORMS
-
COMPACT MAKE UP KIT
-
BLUE OR ORANGE
GEL/GLASS FOR
ON-CAMERA LIGHTS
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GREAT INTERVIEW
TECHNIQUES:
REPEAT LAST 3 WORDS
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CLIP-ON LAVALIER
MICS FOR INTERVIEWS-
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ND 9 GEL FOR WINDOWS
One more Tip below!
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ONE FINAL STORY TELLING
SUGGESTION
GET CLOSE-UP SHOTS
Make sure you or
your camera person
has a hefty
selection of close
up shots for you to
use in the edit.
There is a Rule of
editing that
suggests the editor
avoid
cutting the same
angle or image shot
size next to each
other (as
pictured below)
 
The Correct Edit
would insert a.Close
Up between the two
shots
Example:
Wide shot street,
cut to
Close up Street Sign.
cut back to
Wide shot street.
This is a stronger
edit sequence.
avoiding a "jump
Cut"
If you do not get
lot's of close ups
at your location,
you will not be able
to make this edit
later on. GET CLOSE
UPS, indoor and
outdoors!
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