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Shoot to Sell
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Shoot to Sell

by Rick Smith, Kim Miller
April 2013
Beginner
324 pages
11h 12m
English
Routledge
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Chapter 15Shooting Your Special Interest Video

Chapter Objectives

  • Get familiar with items you’ll want to bring on your shoot.
  • Learn what to do on the day of the shoot.
  • Read the camera operating steps on the provided checklist.
  • Understand what you can do to make the editing job easier.
  • Learn why you should slate your shots.
  • Know why and how to use teleprompters.
  • Know what chromakey is and how to shoot for it.

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