Tips and glossary

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Film Producers

Film & Video producers are responsible for all the business arrangements; for arranging meetings, recording meetings and circulating to the Client, and the Team, the decisions reached and actions to be undertaken by specific individuals; for ensuring that appropriate team members are recruited for each shoot, and that they know precisely what equipment etc. they are expected to bring with them; and for making the location arrangements. The Producers will also authorise the procurement of the necessary supplies (tapes, batteries, etc.), and for authorising claims to the Treasurer for repayment of all agreed out of pocket expenditure.

Film Directors

Film & Video Directors are responsible for the artistic and technical content of the film to meet the Client requirements to the Client's satisfaction;  for agreeing with the Editors the division of responsibilities between them to achieve the results that the Producer conceives; and for obtaining Committee approval for the Club Film before it is submitted to the Client.

Charge the camera batteries!

Remember the establishing shot

Remember to take plenty of cut aways, you can't have too many

Let the picture tell the story

Remember the 'thirds' rule when you frame a shot

If recording an event make sure you aren't taking people's backs. Get ahead of the action and include faces. People are remarkably open to your taking charge and arranging shots.

If following moving people or objects allow plenty of space ahead for them to move into

When framing people don't give lots of head room

When framing people don't have their foot or a joint right at the bottom of frame

Have your boom microphone above the action pointing down, its less likely to pick up stray sound

Consider locking the exposure so as not to have the auto exposure tracking up and down as a light colour moves across the field of view

Consider locking the focus. For example if two people are in frame the camera might spoil your shot by focusing on the wall behind.