Witness Video Questions

1. Name three techniques you can use when trying to shoot steady shots without a tripod. You can get the correct grip with correct placement of your right and left hand. Also, stability is important, supporting your elbows against your chest and standing with your feet apart helps the steady shot. Leaning against walls and supporting your elbows is crucial.

2. How can you minimize camera shake when walking and taping? You should keep your legs bent and a low body at all time. You should put one foot down at a time and glide along the ground. When crabbing one foot should go infront of the other at all times. Tracking involves something with wheel to move your body at a specific pace while your elbows are supported.

3. What camera movements mimic the way the eye moves? Moving the camera left to right to capture a full picture that can not be captured as a whole mimics the path of eye movement.

4. Why is it important to consider how long you remain on a shot and how quickly you move the camera? If movement is too fast the image may be blurred during panning and the audience will not grasp the picture being shown. The camera should be moved slowly and last at a 5 second interval per object.

5. Give at least two examples of how they suggest you can avoid causing seasickness. Avoid 'hose-piping' or panning and tilting at the same time during one shot. Also don't stop recording during pans and tilts as there will be abrupt edits later on.

6. How do they suggest you avoid lighting problems? Avoiding low light pictures will result in higher quality. Backlit subjects appear silhouetted was lights approx, 3 feet away are most flattering. In addition, wearing gloves to handle main lights is important.

7. How is proximity used? Proximity is influenced by the composition of the shooting area. Interviews should always take place at eye level. Action shots should enable the camera to follow into the movement of a shot. Lastly, the rule of thirds is crucial during proximity.

8. Go to the homepage of this organization and read a little about their mission. Who uses their cameras and why would they want to put masking tape over the light indicating that the camera is recording? The witness protection is focused on the human rights aspect throughout society, as they cover the recording light to hide from their surroundings that the camera is in function.