Camera Framing

CAMERA FRAMING CHART

View Framing Demo

Demo covers a Tight Medium Shot of a speaker "like a rock" at a podium

FRAMING GUIDELINES

COMMONLY USED CAMERA FRAMING SELECTIONS

There isn't a single framing shot during a shoot as framing is contextual and should change based on what the speaker is doing (walking wall-to-wall, rocking back-and-forth, standing at podium, sitting at stool, group exercises e.g.)

MEDIUM FULL/LONG SHOT (KNEES UP)

Speaker is roaming the room incessantly (almost nonstop)

MEDIUM SHOT (HIPS UP)

Speaker is roaming the room occasionally
Speaker is standing but:
- Is rocking back and forth / side-to-side
- Working all sides of podium/lectern vs "like a rock"

TIGHT MEDIUM SHOT (WAIST UP)

Make sure hand motions are fully captured and aren't cut off in framing

Speaker is standing:
- Like a rock at podium/lectern
- Like a rock anywhere else in room
Speaker is sitting on a stool/chair

EVEN TIGHTER SHOTS (ABOVE WAIST)
Make sure hand motions are fully captured and aren't cut off in framing

Speaker is standing:
- Like a rock at podium/lectern
- Like a rock anywhere else in room
Speaker is sitting on a stool/chair

OTHER CAMERA FRAMING SELECTIONS

WIDE SHOT (GREATER THAN ENTIRE SPEAKER BODY)

PESI Volunteer doing introductions a little farther away from Speaker
Troubleshooting technical issues for speaker who is roaming a lot (wide shot to cover entire general speaker roaming pattern)

FULL SHOT (ENTIRE SPEAKER BODY)

Super heavy roaming speaker - wall-to-wall throughout
PESI Volunteer doing introductions next to speaker
Troubleshooting technical issues for speaker who isn't moving much at all (so don't walk out of frame)

CAMERA ZEBRA

Everyone may have a different way of working with exposure on their camera. It is pretty typical to use manual exposure in event rooms due to odd lighting, speaker walking in front of screen or to side to projector screen. This results in manually adjusting the exposure for different zoom levels or adjusting between auto/manual exposure based on different scenarios occurring in the event room where it's safe to go Auto (rare).

One tip is to use 70% Zebra settings as set to always on in camera. This typically results in appropriate exposure for the speaker resulting in zebra pattern showing up on speaker's nose, forehead - oily spots that are prone to "glisten", while the remainder of their face does not have zebra pattern.

When you zoom/pull back, manually adjusting exposure to keep this level of zebra pattern on nose/forehead (oily spots) on top of your eyes will generally result in great exposure for the speaker.

appropriate speaker face exposure w/ Zebra setting @ 70%

If there is a lengthy Internet issue where panning to the screen for video clips becomes normal, when panning to the screen, cut down exposure dramatically

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