Video Examples

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Key # Length
1. Angle of view 1016 0:38
2. Zooming in 1017 0:11
3. Zooming out 1018 0:13
4. Long shot 1019 0:09
5. Establishing shot 1020 0:10
6. Medium shot 1021 0:12
7. Close-up 1022 0:11
8. Close-up of faces 1023 0:15
9. Extreme close-up 1024 0:06
10. Natural cutoff lines 1025 0:35
Key # Length
1. Rule of thirds 1026 0:50
2. Headroom 1027 0:50
3. Lead space 1028 0:40
4. Distracting backgrounds 1029 0:17
5. Mergers 1030 0:20
6. Leading moving subjects 15236 0:16
Key # Length
1. Pan shot 1031 0:14
2. Tilt shot 1032 0:18
3. Arc shot 1033 0:12
4. Pedestal shot 1034 0:16
5. Trucking shot 1035 0:08
6. Dolly shot 1036 0:12
7. Following action 1037 0:16
8. Zoom in for effect 1038 0:19
9. Zoom out for effect 1039 0:18
Key # Length
1. High angle shot 1041 0:08
2. Low angle shot 1042 0:20
3. Flat shot 1040 0:04
4. Point of view shot 1043 0:44
5. Over the shoulder shot 1044 0:13
6. Conversation between two people 15231 0:22
7. Reaction shot 1045 0:11
Key # Length
1. Creative camera placement 1046 0:15
Key # Length
1. Horizon line 1047 0:18
2. Tilted shots 1086 0:18
Key # Length
1. Framing shots to add depth 1049 0:17
2. Foregrounds and backgrounds 1050 0:19
3. Depth of field 1051 0:22
4. Visual compressions 1052 0:27
5. Focus control 1053 0:17
6. Rack focus 1054 0:13
7. Movement along the z axis 1055 0:15
Key # Length
1. Backlight 1056 0:27
2. Autofocus limitation 15232 0:19
3. Presetting manual focus 1057 0:39
4. Digital zoom limitations 1058 0:13
5. Focus as a transition 1059 0:27
Key # Length
1. Camera mic 1060 0:29
Key # Length
1. Safe title area 1061 0:21
2. Safe action area 1062 0:22
Key # Length
1. Multiple points of support 1063 0:23
2. Using the LCD screen 1064 0:26
3. Bracing yourself 1065 0:18
4. Support when zooming 1066 0:15
5. Camera supports 1067 0:33
6. Quick release 28249 0:12
Key # Length
1. Video montage 1068 1:07
Key # Length
1. Jump cuts 1069 0:40
2. Disappear effect 1070 0:22
3. Action line 1071 0:52
4. Dissolves that indicate a passage of time 1072 0:31
5. Dissolves that indicate a change of time and location 28248 0:26
Key # Length
1. Sequence 1073 0:14
2. Mulitple views 1074 0:12
3. 1-2-3 shot sequence 1075 0:26
Key # Length
1. Match cut sequence 1076 0:36
2. How we shot the match cut sequence 1077 0:56
Key # Length
1. Screen direction 1078 0:18
Key # Length
1. Basic interview shot 1079 0:44
Key # Length
1. Adding fill light 1080 0:13
Key # Length
1. Indicate time passing 15234 0:31
2. Move a character to a new location 1081 0:15
3. Create excitement and build tension 1082 0:14
4. Imply a relationship between shots and action 1083 0:49
5. Depict a flashback scene 1084 0:17
6. Changing screen direction 1085 0:29
7. Making your audience anxious 15235 0:18

Tutorial Series by Greg Beck