GNAT Video Training Tutorials

The Basics

1. Types of Shots
2. Rule of Thirds: head room, nose (talk) room
3. Fire Hosing
4. Shoulder vs. Cradle camera holding
5. Excessive Zooming
6. Watch the Background
7. Shooting for the Small Screen (Hint: Use Faces, Close-Ups)
8. 180 Degree Rule:
   1. www.youtube.com/watch
   2. www.youtube.com/watch
   3. www.youtube.com/watch
9. Diagonal Lines Versus Horizontal Lines
10. Tripod Leveling
11. 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. People in Front of Doors/Windows
2. Shooting the Sun and the Best Time of Day to Shoot
3. Indoor/Low Light Concerns
4. Low Key vs. High Key
5. Eliminating Actors' Shadows
6. Light Meters
7. White Balance
8. Color Temperature
9. 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/
10. Shooting At Night
11. Basic Three-Point Lighting
12. Using Reflectors:
    1. www.metacafe.com/watch/641619/dramatic_lighting/
    2. www.thesubstream.com/video-lighting-basics-ep-2-reflectors.html
13. Lighting Ratios/F Stops
14. Light For Daytime or Nighttime
15. Interview Lighting:
    1. www.youtube.com/user/NextWaveG#p/u/9/_vidhFY8kww
    2. www.youtube.com/user/NextWaveG#p/a/482B99A8073BF268/2/vdXf4XFFrkY
16. Rembrandt Lighting
17. 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