[nabs-l] Filming Videos

[Christopher O'meally]

I tend to film a lot for my youtube channel, and Its all about
placement of the camera.  I have found that you can do this a few
ways.  First, if you are filming with a computer, Make sure the web
camera if located on the computer is tilted slightly up, align the
computer with the center of your body, then back up about a foot from
the computer.  You want the camera to be pointed kind of at your chin
if that means anything.  Insure you have a decent audio source
capturing your voice.  The built in one will capture all sound from
your computers components such as the keyboard and fans.  If you are
an iOS user, I tend to find that using iMovie or the built in camera
app if you do not plan on editing any video is easy.  If you can get a
try pod for your phone or iPad that would help as you could just sit
or stand in front of it and the camera would not move at all.  If not
though, holding the device at the center of your chest, tilting up
slightly, and holding it at face level normally  gets a good shot in.
Also, you can use the front facing camera in photo mode along with
voice over to insure your face is captured.  Voice over will tell you
where your face is in the shot and how in focus it is.  Use that
feedback to find good lighting and good placement for your device.
Hope this helps.

On 9/3/15, minh ha via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Depending on how much filming you would have to do, can you pay a
> sighted student to be the videographer for the times you would need to
> film yourself? You could also try contacting the film or
> communications department at your school to see if there are students
> willing to volunteer their time for this project to get experience and
> possibly class credits.
>
> Minh
>
> On 9/3/15, justin williams via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Maybe learning the positioning for camera via help from a sighted friend
>> first would help.
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Miso Kwak
>> via
>> nabs-l
>> Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2015 5:08 PM
>> To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>> Cc: Miso Kwak <kwakmiso at aol.com>
>> Subject: [nabs-l] Filming Videos
>>
>> Hello,
>> I am in the middle of applying for an internship with an online magazine.
>> I just had my interview and now I have to record a video of myself.
>> In addition, If I am selected for this internship, my duties include
>> interviewing students on my university campus and filming myself on a
>> monthly basis.
>> I was wondering what strategies are out there for blind people to do this
>> job. I can see only light and big objects very close to me. My vision
>> would
>> not be useful at all for filming.
>> If any of you have experience in this area, I'd appreciate your help.
>> Best,
>> Miso Kwak
>>
>>
>>
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