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Multicamera process

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Multicamera process

- Planning and preparing for a multicamera shoot can make you life a whole lot easier in post. Here are a few tips to consider before going on set. First, doing a location scout, of where you plan to shoot, will give you an idea of the environment you're working with and help you plan and troubleshoot potential problems that are likely to occur. Usually you want to plan what angles you want to record from ahead of time. This is to make sure you have all the perspectives you want covered, and also to determine if a camera may potentially show in another's field of view. You also wanna decide if a camera will be moving or static on the scene. Having at least one camera fixed in its location attempting to establish the overall scene, is definitely beneficial. This will ensure that you have a shot to go back to while the other cameras could roam around. Lighting for a multicamera shoot can be tricky. You want the lighting to look even across all the cameras. Lastly, determining how you…

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