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Some light bulbs and lamp shades will cast warm or cool tones. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530a645fe4b04fc9b238b35f/1585167051919-VQF8P351Z1XJPCP9X0IW/image-asset.gif Video ❌Smartphone LEDs: The phone’s built-in light is useful only at close range and may produce harsh, uneven illumination. Maybe save these for a revival of The Blair Witch Project. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530a645fe4b04fc9b238b35f/1585168138603-8XS0SNKGSJ1W4JGUMOHF/image-asset.jpeg Video Examples of floodlights for shooting outdoors at night. The more light, the better. Use broad, steady light that reveals the subject without creating glare or shining directly into participants’ eyes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530a645fe4b04fc9b238b35f/1585240900478-BNGIUF0TVIZGE34JB3E7/image-asset.gif Video ✔️Most smartphones can automatically produce video that is properly focused and exposed. Before recording, tap your subject on the screen to tell the camera what should receive priority. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530a645fe4b04fc9b238b35f/1585251736004-BENV5MCMDAU3LEHAM7EO/image-asset.png Video ✔️Some phones and camera applications offer advanced or “Pro” controls. The settings and interface will vary by device and application. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530a645fe4b04fc9b238b35f/1585252628441-EVE9NSANQ5EHWVF88LR4/image-asset.jpeg Video Check the controls available in your phone’s built-in camera application before downloading another app. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530a645fe4b04fc9b238b35f/1600785542078-K82B6REAGF6VDJSTSNZJ/image-asset.jpeg Video Smartphone microphone locations vary by model, and many phones use several microphones. Keep all microphone openings clear of fingers, cases, and mounts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530a645fe4b04fc9b238b35f/1585248711651-7RHW9QA438NHYXWIEZWK/image-asset.jpeg Video ✔️An external microphone may improve speech recording when the camera must remain far from the speaker. Choose a model that is compatible with your phone and recording application. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530a645fe4b04fc9b238b35f/1585248665273-XQFF393WRHKWRD9XAKY1/image-asset.jpeg Video ✔️ A phone-mounted directional microphone can emphasize nearby sound in front of the camera, but it cannot fully compensate for a large distance between the camera and speaker. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530a645fe4b04fc9b238b35f/1585250053027-F84WC03JA2W81TQ7OXD1/image-asset.jpeg Video A lavalier or wireless wearable microphone keeps the microphone close to one speaker and allows greater freedom of movement. It may not capture other participants equally well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530a645fe4b04fc9b238b35f/1585250877486-PG4GUJ8WD1UMB5MFI95M/GSafeSpace.gif Video ❌ Most spaces were not designed as video studios. Scan the complete environment for hazards, distractions, identifying information, and people who may unintentionally enter the frame. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530a645fe4b04fc9b238b35f/1585251059922-AWRLA2XT50WAGZO5CSY3/image-asset.png Video ✔️ Use a release form approved for your organization and project. A generic form should be carefully reviewed and adapted before use, particularly when recording minors or working in schools. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530a645fe4b04fc9b238b35f/1600780985334-I5PT7Q6UIB73QW41HQJI/ECU.jpg Video - Extreme Close-Up Extreme Close-Up shots serve to highlight fine detail on isolated parts of the body or other objects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530a645fe4b04fc9b238b35f/1600781106688-B5SIEA3UK93CN7M36D1A/CU.jpg Video - Close-Up Close-Up shots serve to highlight facial expression and detail on other objects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530a645fe4b04fc9b238b35f/1600781708607-YX2SQ9CF2RQZK0L06J89/MCU.jpg Video - Medium Close-Up Medium Close-Up shots provide direct focus on the subject as well as greater latitude for movement than close-up shots. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530a645fe4b04fc9b238b35f/1600781748434-VVZM5YFR7I5G1UK6DKZI/M.jpg Video - Medium Medium shots generally show action of half of the body and provide room to depict subject interaction. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530a645fe4b04fc9b238b35f/1600781882284-CSIZGJEY5KY7KFOO1OP3/ML.jpg Video - Medium Long Medium Long (Wide) shots show more of the body and place greater emphasis on the subject’s action or relationship to their environment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530a645fe4b04fc9b238b35f/1600782016933-MDILU57AQPK908E6CK6C/Full.jpg Video - Full In Full shots, the subjects’s whole body fills the frame. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530a645fe4b04fc9b238b35f/1600782056488-OUCFN0Z2HL692HSLL9UI/Wide.jpg Video - Wide Wide (Long) shots show the subject’s whole body with emphasis on the location. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530a645fe4b04fc9b238b35f/1600782081949-Y4AZI2LJAK47RZDI3NYI/ExWide.jpg Video - Extreme Wide Extreme Wide (Long) shots establish the location and when present, help establish the subject’s relationship to their environment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530a645fe4b04fc9b238b35f/1600782120092-YYR3MYTXRU95P86978UV/LowAngle.jpg Video - Low Angle The camera is low to or below the subject, pointed upward. 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