GNAT Video Training Tutorials
Lighting Basics | Sound Basics | Camera Modes | Camera Shots | Camera Lenses | Editing | What To Do | Things to Avoid
GNAT Recommended Video Tutorials General Basics:
The Basics:
- Types of Shots
- Rule of Thirds: head room, nose (talk) room
- Fire Hosing
- Shooting for the Small Screen (Hint: Use Faces, Close-Ups)
- 180 Degree Rule:
- Diagonal Lines Versus Horizontal Lines
- Interview Tips
Lighting Basics:
- Shooting the Sun and the Best Time of Day to Shoot
- Indoor/Low Light Concerns
- Low Key vs. High Key
- Eliminating Actors' Shadows
- Light Meters
- White Balance
- Color Temperature
- Hard and Soft Light
- Shooting At Night
- Basic Three-Point Lighting
- Using Reflectors:
- www.metacafe.com/watch/641619/dramatic_lighting/
- www.thesubstream.com/video-lighting-basics-ep-2-reflectors.html
- Lighting Ratios/F Stops
- Light For Daytime or Nighttime
- www.youtube.com/user/NextWaveG#p/u/9/_vidhFY8kww
- www.youtube.com/user/NextWaveG#p/a/482B99A8073BF268/2/vdXf4XFFrkY
- Interview Lighting:
- Rembrandt Lighting
- Lighting in Black and White
Sound Basics:
- Setting Up Sound On Camera
- Sound Checks
- Microphones
- Phantom Power for Mics
- Background Noise
- Room Noise
Camera Modes:
- Shutter Speed:
- Exposure
- F-Stop
- 18% Grey Card
Camera Shots:
- Rack Focus
- Tripod Dolly Shot
- Shooting Day For Night
- SteadiCam
- Hitchcock Zoom
- Panning
- Traveling Shot
- In-Car Camera Techniques
- Screen Direction
- Composition and Background
Lenses:
- Depth of Field/Depth of Frame:


