Single Camera Video - Recording
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👏 visually clap (slate) three times to assist in later synching audio and video
use a tripod (holding the camera with your hand is too shaky)
never stop recording on the camera or external audio recorder so you just have to sync the two once
use only optical zoom (don’t use digital zoom)
a camera with 20x optical zoom or more is ideal
format the SD card (erases all data) -
24fps () for the more (motion blur)
set the Record Setting to 24p 50M -
set File Format to XAVC S HD (this will record 1080p video rather than 4k for smaller file sizes that will be easier to edit) -
custom white balance or use a preset (such as “tungsten”) -
format the SD card (erases all data)
uncompressed/lossless file type (AIFF, WAV)
sample rate = 48kHz (to match the camera's sample rate)
bit depth = 24-bit
use rule of thirds (turn on grid)
use lead space = space in front of where subject is facing
avoid placing your frame edge on one of the body’s joints
avoid too much headroom (or person looks to be sinking)
avoid too little headroom (or focus will be on the person’s chin and neck)
extreme long shot (XLS) = establishing shot - context for shots to follow
long shot (LS) = person from head to feet
medium shot (MS) = person from about waist up
closeup shot (CU) = person’s neck and head
extreme closeup shot (XCU) = one detail of a person
cut in = closeup shot of an object (such as the face of a watch or an instrument key)
use a variety of (hold a shot for at least 10 seconds)
more shot types =