NAME: ________________________________

HOUR: __________

BASIC SHOOTING WORKSHEET

A)ButtonBasics:Masterthemostimportantbuttonsonthecamcorderandlearnhoweachof
themworks.

1.Whichofthetwovideoformathasthehigherpicturequality?
___Analog
___Digital

2.Foryourshotstostandoutoftheordinary,youwanttochooseacamcorderwith
______________controloverfocus,shutterandiris:
___Manual
___Auto

3.Whenpurchasingacamcorder,twoimportantfeaturestolookforinclude:
___internalmicrophoneandheadphonejack
___externalmicrophoneandheadphonejack

B)L ightingBasics:Learntherulesforlightingyourvideosboth,indoorsandoutdoors.

4.Whenshootingoutdoors,inordertolightupthesubjectsface,thecameraoperator:

___shouldputthesuninfrontofhim/herselfandthecamera
___shouldputthesunbehindhim/herselfandthecamera

5.Whilesunlightgivesoffablueishcolortosubjects,indoorlightinggivesoffa:
___orangishcolor
___pinkishcolor

6.Whenshootingindoors,youshouldplaceyoursubjectinfrontofawindowandusing
thenaturallightsource:
___true
___false

C)SoundAdvice:Getthebestsoundfromyourmicwiththeleastamountofhassle.

7.Ifusingtheinternalmicrophoneonyourcamcorder,itsbesttostand:
___46feetfromyourtalent
___1020feetfromyourtalent

8.Oneofthebiggestproblemswhenusingabuiltinmicrophoneis::
___AGC(automaticgaincontrol)issues
___Itcanpickuptoomuchbackgroundnoise

9.Whenusinganoffcameramicrophone,atricktoavoidAGCproblemsisto::
___haveyourtalentcountdownfrom5beforetheystarttheirscript
___blockthewindusingawindguard

D)T heArto fComposition:T hesesimplecompositionruleswillhelpyousetyourvideosapart.

10.Oneofthebestwaystocreategoodcompositionistoapply:
___theRuleofThirds
___theRuleofComposition

11.Whenyouarecomposingpeople,agoodruleofthumbisto:
___centertheirheadincenteroftheframe
___offsettheirheadtothesideoppositethedirectiontheyarelooking

12.LeadRoomrefersto:
___howtoproperlyframeamovingsubject/object
___recordingfor5secondsbeforeyoubeginyourcameramovement

E)SmoothMovesandSteadyShots:Handheldcameratipsandtechniquestogiveyourvideos
amoreprofessionallook.

13.Togetthebestshotwhenshootinghandheld,youshouldpositionyourself:
___withyourfeetaboutshoulderswidthapartandtuckyourelbowsintoyourside
___withyourfeetaboutshoulderswidthapartandelbowsouttotheside

14.Thethreebasiccameramovesare:
___pan,tilt,telephoto
___pan,tilt,zoom


15.Whenperformingapan(sidetosidemovement),itsbestto:
___plantyourfeetinthedirectionwhereyouwanttoendyourshot
___plantyourfeetinthedirectionwhereyoubeginyourshot