7 Tips for Shooting Models Outdoors

Shooting models alone, for fun or for work can be challenging enough, but mix in an outdoor, on-location shoot and you’ll really put your skills to the test. Shooting outdoors offers up many more variables within photography, but also puts a certain strain on the shoot.  Knowing what to do, when and quickly can make the difference between a successful shoot and a total flop.  Here are seven tips for shooting models outdoors.

Scout your location ahead of time. While this isn’t always possible, you should, whenever feasible, scout the location you plan to shoot ahead of time.  Take your camera, shoot some stills, and see how things will be framed in your camera.  Also try to scout the location around the time of day you plan on shooting.  Mid-morning looks different than noon, which is very different from early evening regarding light, placement of shadows and warmth.

Don’t rely on the LCD for image review. On even overcast days, reviewing images for exposure on the LCD of your camera can be very hard.  Direct and indirect light can often give you misreading about what is and is not properly exposed images.  If your camera has an option to blink blown out highlights and a histogram, use that option, otherwise take your camera inside, or at least in a vehicle nearby to review images if you must.

Bring a friend to be your photo assistant (PA). Working outside has some great advantages, mainly the natural light and scenery.  There are also inherent disadvantages, like having to walk long distances to get to a particular spot, wind and manipulating the natural sunlight.  Having a PA to help carry gear, hold reflectors and do some of the more labor-intensive work for you allows you to focus better on shooting.

Bring your own light. The sun provides so much light you say, why should I bring more?   Because the sun can only provide single direction light, and often times it won’t be in the direction you need it.  Additionally, you’ll need to fill in shadows on faces from late morning through mid-afternoon sun.

Speedlights are the easiest and most portable, triggering them using remote / radio triggers like PocketWizards is the most reliable.  Utilizing modifiers like softboxes and umbrellas on lightstands will depend on the shoot and your desired look, but keep in mind that both turn a speedlight on a lightstand into a kite if it’s even the slight bit windy out.

Anchor your tripods with sandbags, rocks or even your camera bag to prevent them from falling over.  A monopod or paint poll can also work really well as a light stand that your PA can then hand-hold and manipulate where you need it.

Reflectors and flags are your friends. Another job for the PA, hold the reflector.  The larger the reflector the better in most cases, I often use reflectors instead of speedlights for the simplicity of seeing what I’m getting as I shoot.  White and semi-white flags can be held above your models head to soften the light from the sun, acting in part the way the front panel of a softbox does, and are easily held in place by your PA

Get some distance between you and the model. Unlike studio shooting, location shoots are fun, in part because you can use your long lenses for wide-open depth of field.  This much desired bokeh in shots could be best achieved with long, fast lenses.  If you’re shooting at distances where you are using something longer then 200mm, you may need walkie talkies to communicate to your PA to help pose the model.

The model is the subject; the location is the compliment. Just because you’re outdoors doesn’t mean you need to forget about the model or throw the wide-angle lens on.  Each shoot and campaign you do with models, or even just portfolio building will have a different purpose.  More often than not you’ll need a location outdoors that compliments the model and overall feel of the shoot.  Don’t assume your over-the-top, extravagant location will make up for poor photography; they need to work in synergy.

Bonus tip! Take two of everything you need and a little more on top. You’ll be outside, your shoot may run long, you may get rained on, you may get cold or start to sweat, and you need to be prepared for this.  Take two of everything you normally use, including camera bodies, lenses, speedlights.  Take more then two sets of batteries, speedlights, reflectors and other related items.  A full roll of gaff tape weighs a good amount; consider two half-used rolls, one for you and one for the PA.  You can never have enough memory cards.  A rain poncho for you, garbage bag for your equipment bag and Ziploc bags for smaller items take up no space in a camera bag and become invaluable if the rain starts to fall.  Wear appropriate clothing for the location you’re shooting in, take sunscreen, bottled water and snacks for everyone involved if you are shooting more than two hours.

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TAKING PICTURE OR VIDEO TECHNIQUE

There are several techniques for taking pictures or video, the following techniques are often used:

1.  [CAMERA ANGLE].
a.Bird Eye View.
Shooting is done from the top at a certain height so that shows that such a vast environment with other objects that appear at the bottom so small.
Taking pictures in this way is usually by helicopter or from tall buildings.
If you like to watch Hollywood movies, of course, these techniques are familiar to you.

b.High Angle.
Filming technique with angle shooting right above the object, taking pictures like this have the sense of the dramatic that is small or dwarf.

c.Low Angle
This technique of shooting that took the picture from the bottom of the object, the angle of this picture is the opposite of the high angle.
Impression that caused the keagungngan or glory.
Usually this technique is often used to create a monster or a giant human karakater.

d.Eye Level
Taking pictures with a point of view of the object at eye level, there is no specific dramatic impression in the can from eye level, which exists only memperlihatkna eye view of a person standing.

e.Frog Level.
This angle is taken parallel to the surface of the object becomes very large.

FIGURE 2. [FRAME SIZE]

a.Extreem Close-up [ECU].
Taking pictures is very close, only show certain parts of the body object.
Function for the details for an object.

b.Big Cloe-up [BCU].
Taking pictures is only limited to the head to the chin of the object.
Function to highlight the expression of which is issued by the object.

c.Close-up [CU].
Picture size only to the extent of head to neck.
Its function is to give a clear picture of the object neighbor.

d.Medium Close-up [MCU].
Limited to images taken from head to chest.
Its function is to reinforce the profile of someone that the audience is clear.

e.Mid Shoot [MS].
The extent of shooting the head to the waist.
Function clearly shows the figure of the object.

f.Kneel Shoot [KS].
Limited to head shots to the knee.
Funsinya almost the same as the Mid Shoot.

g. Full Shoot [FS]
Full shots from head to toe.
Memeperlihatkan function object and its environment.

h.Long Shoot [LS]
Wider shots of the Fool Shoot.
To mnujukan object with the background.

i.Extreem Long Shoot [ELS].
Exceed the long shots Shoot, featuring environments of the object as a whole.
To indicate the object is part of the environment.

Shoot j.1.
Taking pictures of the object.
Its function is to show a person or object in the frame.

K.2 Shoot.
2 shooting objects
For the second scene shows people who are communicating.

l.3.Shoot
3 shots of objects to show 3 people who were talking.

m.Group Shoot
Shooting set of objects
To show scenes of a group of people in the activity.


3. [MOVING CAMERA]

a.Zooming [In / out]
Movements by the camera lens closer or away from the object, this movement is a facility provided by the vidio camera, and the cameraman just to operate it.

b.Panning [Left / Right].
The mean motion in panning the camera moves from the middle to the right or left of center, but not the camera tripod that moves but the moves in the direction desired.

c.Tilting [Up / Down].
Tilting yitu movement up and down movement, still use the tripod as a tool to get the image on satisfactory and stable.

d.Dolly [In / Out].
Movement in doing the movement back and forth, almost the same as the movement Zooming but Dolly is moving tripod that has been given a wheel by pushing forward or pulling it backward tripod.

e.Follow.
Filming is done by following a moving object in the same direction.

f.Framing [In / Out].
Framing is done by movement of the object to enter the [in] or out [out] framing the shot.

g.Fading [In / Out].
An image change slowly.
When new images replace existing images entered in the call fade in, whereas if the existing image slowly disappeared and was replaced in the new images called fade out.

h.Crane Shoot.
Is the camera movement is mounted on the tool of self-propelled wheeled machine and the same cameraman, both near and away from the object.

4. [OBJECT MOVING]

a.Kamera parallel object.
Parallel to the camera follows the movement of objects, both left and to right

b.Walking [In / Out]
moving object approaching [in] and stay away from [out] the camera.

Well that was a few techniques in taking pictures using video cameras.
But there are some important elements that must exist in the picture.
And important elements include:

a.Motivasi
b.Informasi
c.Komposisi
d. Sound.
e.Sudut Camera
f. Continuity.

In addition to the techniques and procedures for taking pictures to be possessed by a cameraman there are other things that should have the sense of art or the art, because the picture was taken by the cameraman is a work of art.
Allows everyone to master the techniques of shooting, but if it does not have a sense of art or the beauty of the results in dapatkanpun less than the maximum.
So the sense of high art can be made in the primary capital to be a cameraman.

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TALK SHOW

talk show

Various kinds of TV programs:

A. Arts and Culture Program: arts and culture program is divided into two, namely the performing arts programs and art exhibitions program. Performing arts programs including music, dance, puppet shows.

2. Pop Entertainment Program: This program includes several kinds of entertainment programs such as comedy, pop music, fashion show

3. Program vox pop / voice of the community. : The word comes from the word pop vox populi vox means voice of the community

4. Program Interview (interview): This program includes the talk show program. Another form is the panel discussion. In its implementation can be carried out in the studio and outside studio.

5. Panel discussion program: This program is known as the talk show discussions. This program would not be interesting if the packaging is not good. Program would be a boring audience because the picture is not much variation in character so that's all in the same position to sit and talk. This is contrary to the principles of audio-visual program that requires creativity and variety of images that show a dynamic and exciting life. Therefore need to be prepared to be flexible and integrated format. May be made interactive so that it can participate in the discussion. Figures bring the pros and cons so as to bring it to life and so on. Presenters will act as moderator for talks set to be fair and equitable is not dominated by one speaker only. Therefore, the presenter is an important factor that should be able to manage the event so the event runs smoothly and completely. That requires an experienced presenter and has the ability and knowledge of the issues being discussed

6. News programs (News): A program offerings in the form of facts and events / events that have a value that is an unusual story, and the essential factual and broadcast through the media periodically. Should be an objective presentation of news, coverage of the picture presented so as not to shock but objectivity must be maintained

7. Documentary program: The program contained elements of documentary and factual value. Factual real meaning, there is and ever. Value is essential and meaningful. A document can be either a written paper or papers such as certificates, notes, letters are also important and tangible gamber, photographs, film, video of an event or events in the past. Picture element consists of, among others:

1) The series of events: an event, the activities of the institution

2) Library: archival pieces, magazine or microfilm

3) Statement: Individuals who speak conscious in front of the camera

4) Interview the interviewer may be visible or not

5) Photos of still photographs of historic

6) Document images, graphics, cartoons

7) Discussion: discussion, a group of people or talks

8) Screen is blank / silhouette: to give attention to the sound or the silhouette because of the person who speaks so jeopardized their safety needs to be protected with a blurred face though not clearly visible.

8. Program magazine (magazine): This program is known as air magazine. An example program and Spectrum Film Appreciation. delta

9. Spot Program: Is a program to influence and encourage the TV audience for a particular purpose. This program has only a very short duration of exposure ranged from 10 seconds to 1.5 minutes. There are a variety of program spot among commercial spots, public service spots, spot the social, political propaganda spot, and so forth.

10. Doku-drama programs: A short documentary is a documentary drama program that is packaged in the form of drama. An event that is past, there remains factual and scars, some characters are still alive didramakan back because it has the attraction or event, has a

11. Sinetron Program: Is a program of films produced electronically (electronic cinema)

12. Program Feature. : That is a program that addresses a subject, a theme that is expressed through the various views that complement each other, break down, highlighting the critical and presented in various formats. One feature may be presented by assembling several program formats at once. For example, in an interview format, shows, vox pop, poetry, music, short skits / fragments. In faeture, each format must be talking about the same thing but from a different point of view to avoid overlapping. Featured is a combination of elements of documentary, opinion and expression. Works of poetry, music and singing is an expression of the expression of the subject being presented, but the value is less factual and only used to create atmosphere.

13. Talk show Program: This program is also known to speech program. Format to pack a lot of these programs include vox-pop, quizzes, interviews, panel discussions and so on. This program explores the many or more person talks about something interesting, the much talked about, question and answer the question with a prize and so on. Short description of the program (the talk program) preceded the appearance of a presenter talk about something interesting to open the show.

Furthermore the description given by a speaker with such a short time 2-5 minutes. In a time when only the speaker's face that appears, then the show would become monotonous and boring. Therefore need to be aired in the middle giving a description of the image is an illustration of a replacement speaker in accordance with what is described. So that the impression would be more interesting. Hereinafter covered by the presenter to summarize / comment and at the same time delivering the next event after the commercials. Sometimes a presenter as well as speakers themselves. Therefore, presenters are required to have extensive skills and knowledge.

Production

a. Means (equipment and materials) Production

TV program production equipment grouped under major equipment that is: image recording equipment, sound recording and lighting equipment. Inside studio production equipment has been installed / installed it in the studio shooting space / shoting and control room. Equipment are as follows.

Existing equipment at the arena shoting namely:

1) Camera TV / Video as much as 2-4 pieces

2) Camera Equipment: Tripot, dolly, headpon, camera cable

3) Lighting: Light studio, stand lamps, spot lights

4) Micropon

Equipment in the control room:

1) Video Mixer

2) Video Switcher

3) VTR or VCR

4) audio mixer, amplifier, tape Dack, equalizer, Speaker headpon

5) Switcher studio lights

6) Equipment Resources Video: VCD / DVD Player, VTR / Telecine

7) Source of audio: computer, Pick Up (turntables), Tape / cassette recor

Implementation of Production Organization

So that organizations can work well and for the purpose of supervision is necessary to work the following list of relatives.

1) Director: .............................................. .... Assistant director: ............................................

2) cameraman: ......................................... Assistant cameraman: ......................................... Cable carriers: ......................................... Lighting: ......................................... Lighting assistant: ......................................

Regulator of light: .........................................

3) Voice stylist: ......................................... Assistant soundman: ......................................... Regulatory Mic: .........................................

4) The responsible technical engineers: ...................................Assistant in charge of engineering: .........................

5) artistic stylist (Art Director): .............................. Assistant artistic stylist: ...................................... Workers artistic stylist: .....................................

6) Stylist Apparel (Coctum Director): .......................

Assistant dresser: .................................... Workers dresser: ....................................

7) Costume Designer: .........................................

8) makeup artist: .........................................

Assistant makeup artist: ......................................... Workers makeup: .........................................

9) VCR operator: .........................................

10) Registrar shoting (scriptman): .............................

11) Unit Manager: ........................................

Assistant Unit Manager: ........................................

12) Maid of production: ..........................................

13) Working equipment: ....................................... some people in accordance with the requirements

14) Driver: .........................................

15) Public services (consumption set): ..............

2. TV Script Writing Program

1) Synopsis

A concise and precise description of the theme or subject matter that will be done. The main purpose is to facilitate the buyer (producer) captures the concept, the idea of ​​conformity with the objectives to be achieved.

Once the synopsis is written then it must appear are: plot, plot, characterization players (if any), place, time, and other information that clarify the synopsis.

2) Treatment

This briefing is descriptive, rather than thematic, who developed a visual language of the synopsis with a story about an episode, or a summary of a series of events. This means that the language used to make treatment is a visual language. So what is read can give you an idea of ​​what will be seen. By reading the forms of treatment programs to be created already can imagine. So keep in mind some of the following

:

a) the order of the video is increasingly clear,

b) It seems the format was the dialogue (the dialogue is how your principal), the narrative (how the main narrative),

c) It starts the technical instructions necessary.

3) Scenario

Of treatment and then created a script or scenario production. Scriptwriting or production should be operational scenario because it is used as a guide not only the relatives of the work (the crew) but also other players and supporters involved. Writing a script or scenario basically describes the voice as well as what to say. Synopsis-sequence-scenario tritmen

script format:

a) The double column format (double colum).

VISUAL NUMBER / TIME IMAGE AUDIO / SOUND

No.urut

the story is not the serial number

This column's decision (left) is filled

with what it will look. Underneath was shooting guide (CU, etc.), other information needed when shoting (shooting) Old

shooting / cap taion this column (right)

for information to be voiced everything (music, FX, narration, dialogue)

b) Format Wide Margin

Writing the following sequence

(1) First written: scene (scene) to ....

(2) Picture taken with what techniques, for example: F.1, dissolve, IN FRAME.

(3) visual image that will appear

(4) Dialog

Example of Format wide margin as follows. SCENE 1

FADE IN (F.1)

EXRTERNAL CAMPUS - MORNING

(Later described how the decision of which direction, what is visible, but not too much to give the signal to the cameraman because there will be director / director of the show)

KRISNA (ROAD rushed toward GATES CAMPUS) Santi (STANDING WAITING KRISNA) "krisna hi, what's really great rush"

To give a clearer picture, the following was written back in a scene from the serial ACI (TVRI) with the title

: "Speed ​​Heart" written by Djasman Djakmin.

BU WIDYA the chair TEACHERS FACE students. HE JUST FINISHED THE NAMES OF STUDENTS roll.

BU WIDYA: So just who does not enter asti today

Hani: Yes, ma'am,

BU WIDYA AFTER LOOKING THEN WRITE Hani

BU WIDYA: Why did he, whether sick?

RINA: PRECEDE-so bu, he wanted to change schools, he'll be able to go to class A1

Hani turned towards RINA, snorting KESAL.RINA so completely WRONG

BU WIDYA TAKING THEM WITH UNDERSTANDING. AT THE SAME CLASS WITH SO MANY COMMENTS ON rowdy ACKNOWLEDGMENTS RINA

BISMAR Among the most vocal.

BISMAR: Ah, it's terrible ma'am, it is unlikely times

BU WIDYA: VIEW FIND-SEARCH, who spoke it, yes you bismar

Ferdi: Yes bu

BU WIDYA: Try bismar you forward.

BISMAR GO AHEAD BOOK KEPUNDAK Ferdi pommel CASUAL, BUT Ferdi evasive. AND CONTINUES TO GO AHEAD BISMAR while accompanied laughter HIS FRIEND ........... and so on.

With this format the event director (director) and camerawan given the freedom to improvise in the shot, according to a desired state. is a good series to create a script video (television), Baker (1981) also suggested phasing in the make script, ie: concept, story board and script....

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Editing Video

Capture Process (Capture)

The arrest (capture) is the storage of the input signal (video and audio) into a movie file format (AVI, MPEG, etc.) into a computer for storage purposes to a video file format used hardware that popular with the name Capture Card. There are two types of capture cards based on the support facilities (for editing video), the household class and professional class. For the class households editing facilities are limited compared to professional classes, so the consequences of the price too far adrift. Examples of this type of device is snazii Video Creator, pinnacle studio DC10

Plus, etc.. For the professional class is equipped with real time video processing in hardware so that the process is more cpat and produced better quality. Examples of this type of device is Rt2500 Matrox, Pinnacle Pro One RTDV etc.. Software used was accompanied at time of purchase. Example programs are included on the card is around editing adobe premiere professional types.

Video signal capture process includes two types of input signals are used, namely:

a) The analog signal

To change the output sinyak video cameras, camcorders or cassete Video Recorder (VCR) analog type, used tools that capture card. This tool serves convert analog video into a video or movie file format (AVI, MPEG-1. MPEG-2, etc.)

b) The digital signal

To process the output signal video camera / camcorders digital type, the mainboard is equipped with several types of IEEE 1394 connector. On a computer that does not have this facility can be added to digital capture card types that have an IEEE 1394 connector. An example is the Dazzle DV Editor SE.

On the capture of household type is generally only used to capture analog signals, while the professional grade video editing tools in general have both types of analog or digital inputs.

2) Video Processing (editing, adding animation,

dubbing)

Video or movie files (AVI, MPEG, etc.) can be prepared or carried out the editing process (editing).

Editing of video files including:

a) Cutting (cutting)

Movie files can be cut as needed. Moreover, it can be separated (split) between video and audio to the captured video or audio only.

b) The addition of the effect (effect).

Encoding the movie file can be given effect which include; effects of transition (transition effect), the effect of motion (motion), mauoun video filter (coloring, camera effects, lighting, painting, focus, etc.). Moreover, it can be done by giving the effect of laying (overlay) a few videos to other videos by way of chroma key, even given additional makeup effects.

c) The addition of a sentence (Tilling)

To provide a description of the video aired the addition sentence (Tilling) The sentence may be the effect of motion or animation.

d) The addition of animation (animation)

The addition of animation or graphic images (still image) and the text will provide a more vivid impression. There is a good animation program two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D).

e) the audio settings (volume, sound effects)

Audio or video sound file can be set on the volume, plus the effects of (audio filter) and mixed with other sound sources.

f) Replacement of voice or voice-over (dubbing)

The voice on the video file can also be removed or replaced with other sounds through the process of sound recording using a computer program. It can also be added as an accompaniment of music (sound track).

For this purpose use a video editor program, among others; Ulead Media Studio, Ulead Video Studio, Adobe Premiere, Pinacle Studio, MGI Video Wave, Vegas Video, etc.. After processing, the file can be obtained through the process of rendering the resulting mixture. File formats include AVI, MPEG (VCD format), etc..

Supporting programs such as video editor is a graphics processing program (eg Adobe Photoshop, Ulead Photo Impact), animation maker program (examples:

3D Studio Max, Ulead Cool 3D), recorder and voice processing program (eg, Sonic Foundry Sound Forge, Musicmatch Jukebox).

3) Movie File compression (encoding).

Mixed results file editing program (the rendering) can be played back (playback) with a computer program, but can not be directly played on other devices such as VCD player. The file size is very large so it does not fit on a CD (CDR). So that the storage media (CDR) is able to accommodate movie file with a longer duration, then the file should be uncompressed or compressed according to the standard playback devices are used (example: VCD-PAL). Through the conversion or compression of movie files (AVI, MPEG, etc.) to another format is called encoding. Examples of program encoding VCD (MPEG-1), among others; Panasonic encoder, TMPGEnc, Xing MPEG encoder, LSX, etc..

For the purposes of making an interactive CD, in general, the format used is Quicktime Movie (MOV), by the process therefore must use a file compression format.

4) Chips VCD burning (burning)

How to save files on a CD (CDR) is through the burning of a laser beam on the surface of the bottom. CD burning program (CD Burning), among others, Ahead Nero Burning ROM, Roxio CD Creator, Ulead DVD Movie Factory, etc.. After the combustion process, then the CD (CDR) which has the format of VCD can be played on VCD player.

5) Preparation of Cover

Display the cover (cover) VCD has a role and its own charm. VCD packaging so that products seen

better, then the cover should be well designed, on the front side and on keeping his CD. To support this purpose may use the graphics processing program such as Corel Draw, Adobe Photoshop, Ulead Photo Impact. In addition there are special programs that cover maker is usually packaged with a CD-burning program such as Ahead Nero Cover Design.

In the process of editing (editing) needs to know the video format that will be generated. By knowing the video format to be used, then the design of a graphic or still images or create animations (both

2D or 3D) may correspond to the ratio of the size of the frame (frame size) and number of frames per second of video format that is generated.

Tabel  14.  Format File MPEG

Format	Frame /sec	Frame Size	Video data Rate	Audio Data Rate	Freq Audio
VCD- NTSC	29,97	352 X 240	1123 Kbps	224 Kbps	44,1 KHz
VCD-PAL	25	352 X 288	1123 Kbps	224 Kbps	44,1 KHz
SVCD- NTSC	29,97	480 X 480	Variabel	192 Kbps	44,1 KHz
SVCD- PAL	25	480X576	Variabel	192 Kbps	44,1 KHz
DVD- NTSC	29,97	720X480	Variabel	224 Kbps	48 KHz
DVD-PAL	25	720X576	Variabel	224 Kbps	48 KHz

From the description above indicates that the computer

very important in the production process VCD. Good or bad impressions VCD influenced by the application program used and the capabilities of the hardware used. The use of computer programs in the VCD production process many kinds. In this paper only shown a few examples of programs used to support the production of easy-VCD

obtained in the market. Knowledge of video processing techniques (editing) is indispensable in making media Video / VCD. By knowing the video processing techniques, will open to the makers thought the concept of the script and production team that will work in the field in shooting (video).

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