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Al’s 10 Video Commandments
February 2009Poynter Institute
1st Commandment
Thou Shalt Not Zoom
2nd Commandment
Thou Shalt not Pan
3rd Commandment
Thou Shalt Keep Thy Shot Steady for 10 Seconds
4th Commandment
Thou Shalt Seek out Subjective Soundbites
Subjective SoundbitesMake it Memorable
What quotes will be the most powerful?
Don’t use a soundbite to tell me something that can be done through graphics or a voice over?
5th Commandment
Thou Shalt Shoot Cutaways and Sequences
6th Commandment
Thou Shalt Shoot More than Thou Thinkest Thou Needs
7th Commandment
Thou Shalt Honor Great Lighting. Thou Shalt Put the Camera on the Shadow Side of the Subject
8th Commandment
Thou Shalt Always Wear Thy Headphones
9th Commandment
Thou Will Seek Great Natural Sound and Will Shut Up While Shooting
Natural Sound Takes the Viewer Closer
10th Commandment
Thou Shalt Look for Transitions and Not Just Create Them in the Editing Process
Al’s 10 Video Commandments
May 18, 2008Poynter Institute