Streaming: Camera & Lighting Basics

Frist Presented to GCA’s CHD Team by

Nathan Zinner

Southern Union Conference

Assistant to the Director of Communication

Ernest Staats

erstaats@gcasda.org

Master Science Information Assurance, (CISSP)®, CEH, MCSE, CNA, CWNA,

Security+, I-Net+, Network+, Server+, A+

IMAG vs. Streaming• IMAG: magnifying the action of the service so people farther back can see detail

• Streaming: Attempt to recreate the environment, emotion and message of a service for people who are at a different location

Streaming-Types of shots•Recreate environment: Wide shots

•Emotion: Medium and close-ups

•Details: Close-ups

•Message: Usually medium and close-ups

Composition

Rule of Thirds

Leading Lines

Composition

Types of Shots

Use a Variety of Shots

•Helps video become a narrative

•Wide shots are called establishing shots

•Medium shot shows detail of who and what

•Close up create intimacy with viewer

•Cutaways are used to illustrate

Wide Shot

Wide Shot

Wide Shot/Full Shot

Wide Shot/Full Shot

Medium Shot

Loose Medium Shot

Medium Shot

Close-up Shot

Close-up Shot

Cutaway

Cutaway

Cutaway

Movement•Pan

• Left• Right

•Tilt• Up• Down

• Zoom• In• Out

Camera Movements•Goal is to make video as smooth as possible

•A tripod is a great asset

•Zooms - generally the slower the better

•Pan’s - Keep smooth across full motion

•Don’t make immediate change in direction of movement

Correct White Balance•Set custom white balance

•Correct white balance helps same colors match in all shots & between all cameras

Setting White Balance•Place white card on stage at same position speaker stands

• Same Height• Same Location

•On each camera, zoom in to fill screen with white•Press “Manual White Balance” button

Using Text•Lower Thirds - Identifies people and places

•Full screen graphics•Title slides•Illustrations

•High contrast between text & background

•Sans serif font