Advanced Production Techniques

Camera:

Coverage - The amount of footage and the different shots or camera setup used while filming a scene.

Jump Cut - A cut in editing where the beginning of a continuous shot is edited with the end. This technique is used either for shocking effect, or to bring something to the attention of the audience.

Rule of Thirds - When the frame is split into thirds, this is to create reference points which acts as a guide for the shot.

Exposure - This is the concentration of light into a shot.

Focus Pulling - This is a technique where you change focus from one point to another.

Lighting:

Three Point Lighting - Key light, fill light and a back light

Key Light - The main light, most likely to be the strongest, is placed on one side of the camera, either to put light on the subject or to create shadow on the opposite side.

Fill light - This light is placed on the opposite side of the key light. It is used to fill shadows created by the Key Light.

Back Light - This light is placed behind the subject, this gives the subject subtle highlights.

Sound:

Distance - The microphone should be close enough to the subject to get dialogue. If the scene requires background noise for atmosphere (i.e. for a crowd scene) then the microphone shouldn't be too close to any specific actor.