10-Shot Camera Challenge

Overview

Have you ever noticed? There are common camera composition conventions that professional news video shooters, cinematographers, and broadcast engineers use to appeal to viewers. With this 10-Shot Camera Challenge, students can practice and hone basic camera composition shots.

Challenge Instructions

STEP 1: Use the 10-Shot Camera Challenge Slides to show students the common types of video shots:

Interview
Stand up
Wide two-shot (reporter and subject)
Over the shoulder (reporter and subject)
Extreme close up (b-roll insert)
Extreme wide

STEP 2: Now it's students' turn! In pairs or small groups, have students film the above composition shots in less than 10-15 minutes. You can use cameras or mobile phones.

STEP 3: Review everyone's work as a class

You can follow up this exercise with our more advanced In-Camera Edit Lesson

Resources

10-Shot Camera Challenge SLIDES

Empowered Learner

Students leverage technology to take an active role in choosing, achieving and demonstrating competency in their learning goals, informed by the learning sciences. (ISTE)

Evaluate technological advancements and tools that are essential to occupations within the Arts, A/V Technology & Communications Career Cluster.

CCTC AR 6.1: Research the impact of potential new technological advancements related to this cluster in the future.
CCTC AR 6.2: Analyze the technological systems that are apparent within the various pathways in this cluster.

Demonstrate the use of basic tools and equipment used in audio, video and film production.

CCTC AR 2.1: Assess workplace conditions with regard to safety and health.

Plan and deliver a media production (e.g., broadcast, video, web, mobile).

CCTC AR-JB 3.1: Analyze the elements of a newscast production.
CCTC AR-JB 3.2: Analyze individual announcing competence.
CCTC AR-JB 3.3: Identify wardrobe suitable for on-camera appearances.
CCTC AR-JB 3.4: Analyze production functions..
CCTC AR-JB 3.5: Demonstrate promoting productions.
CCTC AR-JB 3.6: Analyze how image capturing and graphics design support the development of electronic presentations.
CCTC AR-JB 3.7: Distinguish amongst various musical radio formats.

Describe the diversity and variety of functions within the Journalism & Broadcasting Career Pathway.

CCTC AR-JB 1.1: Summarize the roles of journalism and broadcasting in society today using knowledge and history of journalism and broadcasting.
CCTC AR-JB 1.2: Distinguish between different forms of media and their specific applications.
CCTC AR-JB 1.3: Explain the value of having a broad general knowledge base and how awareness of cultural, regional, and diversity issues adds to a journalism and broadcasting career.
CCTC AR-JB 1.4: Analyze the business and economic factors that influence programming, content, and distribution.
CCTC AR-JB 1.5: Demonstrate professional conduct that follows a professional code of ethics.

Demonstrate technical support skills for audio, video and film productions.

CCTC AR-JB 4.1: Examine equipment and its function.
CCTC AR-JB 4.2: Examine production activities.
CCTC AR-JB 4.3: Explain how to run a board shift.
CCTC AR-JB 4.4: Examine set design principles and practices.

Speaking and Listening - Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.4: Present information, findings, and supporting evidence clearly, concisely, and logically such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development, substance, and style are appropriate to purpose, audience, and task.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.5: Make strategic use of digital media (e.g., textual, graphical, audio, visual, and interactive elements) in presentations to enhance understanding of findings, reasoning, and evidence and to add interest.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.6: Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.

Speaking and Listening - Comprehension and Collaboration

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.1: Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 9–10 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.2: Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) evaluating the credibility and accuracy of each source.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.3: Evaluate a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric, identifying any fallacious reasoning or exaggerated or distorted evidence.

Lesson | 45 Minutes