Last summer I shot a Kickstarter campaign video
and I did put out a little, sort of, short video
where I was talking about, well not really talking, but showing you
what Iwas doing in order to get stable shots because I don't have a gimbal
so I was just using my monopod and I was just going through trying to be as stable as possible.
So that video's on YouTube, but the point in that video was to basically introduce this video
which I was supposed to do ages ago because I've been sitting on the footage for so long.
So this video is about that Kickstarter campaign that I did
because there was an interview and then there was obviouisly me capturing the b-roll
so what I was going to show you was my interview set up
and how I go about capturing my b-roll for something like that.
So thisi s essentially what this video's going to be about.
Sorry it's taken so long, but here it is.
Ok so I'm going to jump in straight with the interview because it was the first thing I shot on the day.
So I tend to use panel lights because they're easier to carry.
I did used to use studio lights and take those around with me
but they're such a faff and I don't break them down so the panel lights were a lot easier.
THe panel lights that I have are by Neewer
and they're really good. They both have remotes with them
so I can basically be anywhere in the room and just dial up the intensity of the brightness and also the colour balance.
So they're the lights that I use, and if I remember correctly for the lighting set up for this
I actually postioned the light so that I had a rim light on Ben
so that it wasn't just him fading into the background
I wanted to have that separation in that way as well.
In terms of audio, I used the Rode NTG4+
and i had that on a boom pole
and as long as the subject isn't, like, continously moving their head around
then it's absolutely perfect and it works really well.
The NTG4+ is an awesome microphone
and I've used it in pretty much every scenario where I've needed to do an interview.
As well as using the NTG4+
I record into the Zoom H4n.
If I'm shooting b-roll then I'll just mount the NTG4+ onto the Tilta cage
and then I'll jsut plug it in directly into the a7s II
but for an interview I will always record my audio separately
In termso f camera placement
I guess I just try and find teh best angle based on the background and what's in the background
and if it has any relation to the interview - sorry the video itself
So in this case I had Ben sit in front of - there was, like, a flag or a poster on the wall
which had one of the sponsors for the event
so I wanted to get that in the background because it was part of the Kickstarter campaign.
And also jsust having the beers in the fridge because the Kickstarter capaign was pased on craft beer
so I wanted to have something that resembled beer and was something in the background
and so I placed Ben in that setting
and as much as I wanted to have everything in the background
I didn't want it to be distracting so I made the background as blurry as possible.
I can't remember the settings that I used because I was using the Canon 24-105mm
and I positioned teh camera further back so that I could zoomed in to geth that nice, soft background
In terms of the camera settings I think that I would have just been on
25fps, a shutter speed of 1/50th and in terms of aperture I honestly can't remember
but it wouldn't have been more than f/4 or f/4.5.
The camera that I used was the Sony a7s II
which as most of you know, if you've seen my other videos
that is my main camera.
I use the Titla cage so that I can mount my Atomos Ninja Assassin
and for the interview I actually used the Assassin to record it.
It means that I didn't have to have the limitations of 30 minutes
which is what teh a7s II has.
And I haven't hacked my a7s II to give it more filming time
because I figured if I need to film an interview I'll just use the Assassin it's not a big deal.
So in terms of b-roll, what I like to do is
go around capturing close-ups before I will, sort of, focus on the subject.
When I'm getting these close-ups, sometimes I'll use my slider, which is by Rhino Gear
it's the first generation slider
and sometimes I'll mount it on my tripod
or other times, I'll just use it as it is
because it's got these two little feet
well, four feet on either side.
No, two feet on either side, four feet in total
and so you can basically put it anywhere.
So I'll use that to get some smooth close-up shots
and also some establishing shots as well
just so that they're not static and they have a bit of movement.
Even though I will have made a shot list
like, a very brief shot list based on what the video was going to be about anyway
it's always just a good idea for me, I find, to shoot the interview first
because then anything that the Talent talks about
you can make a note, and you can make sure that you try and film that in ther day also.
And then I basically jsut go around and do what I do.
So, because my style is documetary
I sort of just film what's happening as it happens
and then later on during edting I just put the pieces together
and put the video together.
So yeah that's it. If you guys have any questions, just drop them in the comments below
and I'll always answer you.
If I've missed anything, drop it in the comments below.
Otherwise I'll see you guys on the next video, thanks so much for watching.