Techniques Illustrated

by James Ditmore

	Improper Lighting		Proper Lighting
	A 'Zoom Shot' can be a way of pointing something out.  Can you guess what I am trying to point out here?  The tooth fairy is coming tonight!		These actors have gotten completely out of hand!!!
	Beware of things you do not want in the shot.  The people in the forefront really detract from the picture of the kids scrambling for the basketball!		The sign says "Lord, Save me".  Actually the kids are trying to block a player that you cannot see from making a basket.  This could be cropped and used for church basketball..
	Frame the actress with something in the foreground.  This was the perfect foreground shot and I took advantage of it with my granddaughter!		A 'Static Shot' - A shot where the camera does not move.  I only got a second or two to take this shot and if I had moved, the girls would have killed me! This was a Playoff Game!

James Ditmore

TATC

Video 105 - 3

March 2003