A few weeks ago we were lucky enough to have a visit from Eric Huyton, a respected cameraman, who has worked on shoots such as:
Eric is experienced in both camera work and lighting and he has worked on a huge variety of shows, infact he was about to pack up his bags and head off to film a documentry in Iceland! Eric talked extensively about his work and the personal attributes that you have to have to secure yourself future bookings. He focused on the fact that problem solving was a huge part of his work and although he said it could be infuriating at times it was actually something that he really enjoyed about the job.
It was interesting hearing Eric talk about the relationship between the cameraman and the editor. He said that he was always on the look out for how the piece would be edited together and needed to gather as many shots to help the editor as possible. This includes throw away shots which are shots that the editor can include to highlight a point made in the piece or to cover an tricky edit.
Eric then gave us a short masterclass in camerawork. After setting up the z1 and the tripod he focused on setting up and filming a 1+1 interview. He took us through lighting techniques and showed us how to make sure the white balance was correct. He then mocked up the interview and pointed the camera at the person being interviewed, over the shoulder of the interviewer. This is a common way to film interviews. After that he demonstrated how he would then move the camera to film the interviewer repeating the questions he did this without crossing the center line (otherwise the shot would appear reversed and would not be good to watch).
Before he left Eric plugged his website www.eyefish.co.uk it is well worth a look as it packed full of information about television and film production. It's already firmly in my bookmarks!
It was interesting hearing Eric talk about the relationship between the cameraman and the editor. He said that he was always on the look out for how the piece would be edited together and needed to gather as many shots to help the editor as possible. This includes throw away shots which are shots that the editor can include to highlight a point made in the piece or to cover an tricky edit.
Eric then gave us a short masterclass in camerawork. After setting up the z1 and the tripod he focused on setting up and filming a 1+1 interview. He took us through lighting techniques and showed us how to make sure the white balance was correct. He then mocked up the interview and pointed the camera at the person being interviewed, over the shoulder of the interviewer. This is a common way to film interviews. After that he demonstrated how he would then move the camera to film the interviewer repeating the questions he did this without crossing the center line (otherwise the shot would appear reversed and would not be good to watch).
Before he left Eric plugged his website www.eyefish.co.uk it is well worth a look as it packed full of information about television and film production. It's already firmly in my bookmarks!
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