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11 things video editors wish they could say to camera operators and DOPs
\n<\/a>I much rather shoot with an operating-editor, than a camera person with little or no editing experience. Even if framing or focus\u00a0are less than perfect, with an editor you know the scene\u00a0will cut together.\u00a0Often a\u00a0camera person without editing experience wastes\u00a0time on lighting,\u00a0focus or perfect framing, completely missing the shot or\u00a0emotion.<\/p>\n

Multi-cam shoot
\n-Coordinate the rolls\u00a0of all camera’s and audio recorders!
\n<\/strong>Everybody starts & stops at the same time.\u00a0This greatly reduces the time you have to spend in post trying to figure out what belongs to what.
\nBob the editor:\u00a0\u201dPlease no starting and stopping at will, you\u2019ll create hundreds of files per shoot that I have to\u00a0find and organize in post\u201d<\/em>
\n-Use a good\u00a0common audio source on all camera’s\u00a0&\u00a0recorders.
\n<\/strong>Use the best mic possible to facilitate automated waveform syncing and make sure those mics “hear” the same source.
\n<\/span>-Use Time-of-day FREE RUN on all sources.
\n<\/strong>With time-of-day, anyone on set can look at their watch and make a performance note or any other comment that will be useful and time saving later in the edit room. Make sure every device is set to Free Run.
\n-Shoot with an I-frame codec. >No H264 DSLR\u00a0<\/strong>compression!<\/b>
\nDVCPRO-HD, PRORES,\u00a0DNxHD or MXF using external recorders to\u00a0skip transcoding all together.
\nThis is a necessity\u00a0on shoots with more than 3 cameras because Premiere\u00a0can’t\u00a0decompress long-GOP-codecs<\/a>\u00a0without time consuming crashes and other issues.
\nDownload P2 & AVCHD viewer ,<\/a>\u00a0Sony clip browser<\/a>\u00a0or RED<\/a> to screen native files on computers without Premiere.
\n-Use the strongest shooter for the b-roll.<\/strong>
\nAlbert Maysles:\u00a0\u201dGetting b-roll in a verite situation is tricky, you have to be quick to grab the right shots to make a scene editable\u201d<\/em>
\n-All cameras: Use fixed White balance, not automatic, not preset.<\/strong>
\n-Spend one minute getting a good balance, using a white card,\u00a0all cameras,\u00a0in the room where you do your shots.
\n-Use the same brand and type<\/strong> (no mixing of DSLR and video cameras)
\n-Use the same frame size and frame rate.<\/strong>
\n-If possible jam sync the timecode to time of day for easy logging.
\n-When shooting double system: LOG AUDIO FILES!!!! \u00a0<\/strong>If it’s got no picture, tell the editor\u00a0what it matches to – the editor\u00a0wasn’t there when you shot it, and can only tell what it is, by playing it in real time unless there\u00a0is a log.
\n-Make sure that the reel names and timecode<\/strong> on your camera are set correctly and that they increment with each new card, tape or disc. The more information you can supply the better. If you’re keeping logging sheets or camera reports, please know editors\u00a0do actually look at them!<\/p>\n

Single cam shoot
\n<\/strong>Ideal camera person\u00a0<\/strong>has at least\u00a02 of these qualities:
\n-has edited professionally for more than 1 year.
\n-has multiple, recent video\u2019s online that you like.
\n-owns or has access to the camera that you want to use on the shoot.
\n-pays attention to detail & is easy to work with.
\n-has a “good eye”
\nA good camera operator will be able to spot a good opportunity and have an artistic eye for framing shots.
\nAfter finding\u00a0\u00a0a reel of someone you like, also\u00a0ask for a private link to 10 min of raw footage, uncut. (Sped up 10x, Watermarked and Silent to protect clients)
\nSee this\u00a05 min video showing raw footage of a top cameraman
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