Interviewing: Equipment
Students should use this checklist to identify equipment that is available and unavailable.
Teacher Note: There are suggestions in this document suggesting substitute materials and ideas to replace the equipment that is not available.
Equipment / Available / Not AvailableCamera with tripod (2 are recommended)
On-camera lights (3 are recommended)
Microphone (preferably 2 clip-on microphones, or one boom microphone)
Power strip to plug everything in (2 if available)
Tapes for the camera (2 are recommended)
Camera batteries
Headphones to listen to the audio
Monitor or flip-out screen on camera to see what is being recorded
Gaffers/duct tape to tape down all of the electrical wires to prevent an unsafe set
Video Production Tips and Tricks--What to Do and What to Use
Emergency Tips and Tricks
Nortel LearniT presents emergency "tips and tricks" guidelines (for those "trips and ticks" that every shoot can experience!), along with some ways to prevent emergencies.
NO CAMERA:
-beg, borrow or steal one because without a camera you are toast
NO TRIPOD:
-place the camera on a table or chair to keep it steady and level
-shoot hand held, keeping as steady as possible (use both hands to steady it!)
NO TRIPOD PLATE:
-use duct tape (any tape will do) to secure the camera to the tripod
-don’t use a tripod (SEE "NO TRIPOD" TRICKS)
NO CAMERA BATTERIES:
-use your AC power adapter
-go get some
NO VIDEO TAPES:
-go buy some
-always keep a supply in your equipment room--give someone the job of keeping it stocked
NO HEADPHONES:
-before videotaping, record a few seconds and then play it back to make sure the audio levels and sound quality are OK
NO MICROPHONES:
-Move the camera within 5 feet and use the onboard microphone of the camera. (Try to be somewhere quiet when using this trick since the camera mic will most likely pick up all sound)
NO BATTERIES:
-try to power the device off the camera
-go get some
-always keep a supply in your equipment room--give someone the job of keeping it stocked
NO CABLES:
-try to make it work with what you have
-go get the cables you need
NO ELECTRICAL CABLES:
-plug straight into the wall outlets
-stay close to wall outlets
NO LIGHTS:
-use lights available to you and do what you can
-shoot outdoors since sunlight will usually give you consistent lighting
NO RELEASE FORMS:
-make some up on the spot
-see if the person you are interviewing has release forms (most schools and companies have their own release forms)
-Open Go to Click Career Bytes for the Nortel LearniT form which is in Word so you can edit it.
-go get some
-always keep a supply in your equipment room--give someone the job of keeping it stocked and making sure that they are in a camera bag
REMINDERS:POST THIS PROMINENTLY, DO WHAT YOU CAN WITH WHAT YOU HAVE, ALWAYS CARRY DUCT TAPE
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