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Getting coverage with a single-camera shoot

Getting coverage with a single-camera shoot

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Getting coverage with a single-camera shoot

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Ideally, we would like to always capture an interview from at least two cameras, but the reality is that many of us can't really afford a second camera and camera operator on our shoots. Fortunately, with a little know-how and foresight, it's actually pretty easy, through the magic of editing, to make it appear that you were shooting with two cameras even though you only had one. (Anthony: So, tell me, Nick: Do you have a favorite surfboard that you've ever made?) (Nick: Uh, well, I do! Well, I've made a lot of different surfboards of course.) Shoot your interview as normal, alternating between medium or close-up shots of your subject. Then, immediately after you've covered all your questions, you're going to go back and ask a few other questions that you recall your subject being most animated about, only this time you're going to get some different angles. As long as you don't actually show your subjects mouth moving, you can get a variety of shots to help you round out your…

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