From the course: 1 Person Crew Video Productions: Tips and Tricks
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How to get comfortable in front of the camera
From the course: 1 Person Crew Video Productions: Tips and Tricks
How to get comfortable in front of the camera
- Hi, I'm Eduardo Angel. Welcome to 1 Person Crew Tips and Tricks. This week, we will talk about tips on getting more comfortable in front of the camera. A very typical approach is to use a teleprompter. So you write the script or write the questions and/or answers, depending on who's in front of the camera, and then you are reading to the teleprompter and looking at the lens. So the thing to be very careful about that is that the eyes need to be in line with the lens, otherwise it's very confusing. Imagine I'm doing this. I'm looking slightly off the lens and I'm recording and I'm reading something. So there is no engagement with the viewer. There's a big difference. Also, the speed of the teleprompter needs to match the speed of the person reading. So it cannot be too fast or too slow. So the person is not interrupting and pausing, waiting for the lines to appear. But I don't use teleprompters. I don't like…
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Advantages and disadvantages of a one-person crew8m 22s
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Staying creative4m 16s
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DaVinci Resolve cut page overview4m
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Simplified Adobe Premiere proxy workflow8m 5s
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Selecting the right video bag4m 19s
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Working with translators5m 24s
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How to get comfortable in front of the camera5m 51s
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Working routines3m 52s
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Bulletproof camera menus5m 14s
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Finding subjects2m 12s
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