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GNAT Video Training Tutorials


GNAT Recommended Video Tutorials General Basics:


The Basics:

  1. Types of Shots
  2. Rule of Thirds: head room, nose (talk) room
  3. Fire Hosing
  4. Shooting for the Small Screen (Hint: Use Faces, Close-Ups)
  5. 180 Degree Rule:

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  1. Diagonal Lines Versus Horizontal Lines
  2. Interview Tips
    1. http://www.thesubstream.com/video-vanessa-presents-four-handy-interview-tips.html
    2. http://www.thesubstream.com/video-interview-tips-ep-2.html


Lighting Basics:

  1. Shooting the Sun and the Best Time of Day to Shoot
  2. Indoor/Low Light Concerns
  3. Low Key vs. High Key
  4. Eliminating Actors' Shadows
  5. Light Meters
  6. White Balance
  7. Color Temperature
  8. Hard and Soft Light
    1. www.metacafe.com/watch/641627/hard_and_soft_light/
    2. www.izzyvideo.com/sample-how-to-soften-a-hard-light-source/
  9. Shooting At Night
  10. Basic Three-Point Lighting
  11. Using Reflectors:
  12. www.metacafe.com/watch/641619/dramatic_lighting/
  13. www.thesubstream.com/video-lighting-basics-ep-2-reflectors.html
  14. Lighting Ratios/F Stops
  15. Light For Daytime or Nighttime
  16. www.youtube.com/user/NextWaveG#p/u/9/_vidhFY8kww
  17. www.youtube.com/user/NextWaveG#p/a/482B99A8073BF268/2/vdXf4XFFrkY
  18. Interview Lighting:
  19. Rembrandt Lighting
  20. Lighting in Black and White


Sound Basics:

  1. Setting Up Sound On Camera
  2. Sound Checks
  3. Microphones
    1. www.izzyvideo.com/camcorder-microphone/
    2. www.thesubstream.com/video-sound-recording-pt-02-microphone.html
  4. Phantom Power for Mics
  5. Background Noise
  6. Room Noise

 



Camera Modes:

  1. Shutter Speed:
    1. www.metacafe.com/watch/634697/shutter_speed/
    2. www.youtube.com/watch
  2. Exposure
  3. F-Stop
  4. 18% Grey Card


Camera Shots:

  1. Rack Focus
  2. Tripod Dolly Shot
  3. Shooting Day For Night
    1. www.youtube.com/watch
    2. www.youtube.com/watch
  4. SteadiCam
  5. Hitchcock Zoom
  6. Panning
  7. Traveling Shot
  8. In-Car Camera Techniques
  9. Screen Direction
  10. Composition and Background


Lenses:

  1. Depth of Field/Depth of Frame:
    1. www.thesubstream.com/video-lenses-part-one.html
    2. www.thesubstream.com/video-lenses-part-two.html
    3. www.youtube.com/watch
    4. www.youtube.com/watch
    5. www.youtube.com/watch


Editing:

  1. Jump Cuts and B-Roll
  2. Thoughts on Editing
  3. Fast and Slow Editing


What to Do:

  1. Great Camerawork Techniques


Things to Avoid:

  1. The Seven Deadly Sins of Video