10-Shot Camera Challenge

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.

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