Documentation Cinematography
General
General (cont)
Table of Contents
Table of Contents (cont)
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Introduction to Documentation Cinematography
Lesson 1. Filming Techniques
Combat (tactical) documentation
Combat documentation of the Corps
Figure 1-1. Meaning of lines
Figure 1-2. Depth of field and hyperfocal
distance
The formula for HPD
Table 1-1. Representative lens charts
Cut-ins and cutaways
Figure 1-3. Basic exposure guide
Figure 1-4. Outdoor exposure guide
Set of shots that should be taken.
Learning Event 3: Filming for Television
Camera techniques.
Handholding.
Cameraman's responsibility.
Camera techniques and controls.
Lenses.
Conversion filters.
Types of aerial shots.
Framing.
Holding the camera.
Body braces.
Shooting under stress
Practice Exercise
Lesson 2. Perform team coverage.
Coordination of effort.
Learning Event 2: Team Filming
Planning coverage.
Proper preparation, coordination of effort,
and good maintenance
Practice Exercise
Lesson 3. Prepare motion picture slates and
captions.
Learning Event 1: Documentation Slates
Figure 3-1. Typical slate
Figure 3-2. Sound slate
Learning Event 2: Captions for Documentation
Motion picture caption preparation.
List of the media type abbreviations
Figure 3-3. DA Form 3315, Photographer's
Caption
Figure 3-4. DD Form 2537, Visual Information
Caption Sheet (Front)
Figure 3-5. DD Form 2537, Visual Information
Caption Sheet (Back)
Practice Exercise
Answers to Practice Exercise