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Shoreline Filmmakers

Shoreline Filmmakers

February Scedule

February

Saturday -Feb 3rd
C1 Yonas
C2 Anthony I
C3 Marc
C4 Anthony J
Imag Michelle
Direct Joseph

Sunday - 4th
C1 Karl/ Robert B
C2 Steve L/ Britt
C3 Maryann/ Rene
C4 Michael/ Michael

Imag Pam/ Pam
Direct Robert A/ Virgil
CCU: OPEN

Wednesday- 7th
C1 Marc
C2 Rene
C3 Diana
C4 Michael
Imag Sheila
Direct Chris D

Saturday- 10th
C1 Regina
C2 Martin P
C3 Gretta
C4 Bill
Imag Michelle
Direct Anthony J

Sunday - 11th
C1 Steve L/ Christina B
C2 Paco/ Maryann
C3 Nichole/ Robert B
C4 Bill/ Bill
Imag Robert A/ Robert A
Direct Jospeh/ Chris D
CCU Nichole

Wednesday - 14th
C1 Maryann
C2 Rene
C3 Marty
C4 Anthony I
Imag Natalie
Direct Robert A

Saturday- 17th
C1 Martin
C2 Maryann
C3 Marc
C4 Anthony I
Imag Michelle
Direct Joseph

Sunday - 18th
C1 Karl/ Rene
C2 Bill/ Britt
C3 Nichole/ Robert B
C4 Michael/Michael
Imag OPEN/OPEN
Direct Joseph/ Virgil
CCU Christina B

Wednesday- 21st
C1 Marc
C2 Rene
C3 Yonas
C4 Bill
Imag Sheila
Direct Maryann

Saturday-24th
C1 Regina
C2 Anthony I
C3 Gretta
C4 Anthony J
Imag Michelle
Direct Robert A

Sunday - 25th
C1 Karl/ Robert B
C2 Maryann/ Paco
C3 Steve L/ Steve L
C4 Michael/ Michael
Imag Nichole/ Nichole
Direct Paco/Chris D
CCU Brooke

Wednesday- 28th
C1 Maryann
C2 Marc
C3 Marty
C4 Anthony I
Imag Sheila
Direct Joseph

New serving opportunities!

411 is now a completely diferent show. It has a new, exciting fresh face. Now we will go out in the field and various locations and shoot 411 episodes about twice a month. We need volunteers to learn field production techniques and become a part of this process.

Positions include:
Boom mic/sound tech: will be responsible for getting good audio on the shoots by properly opperating the boom mic.

Script Supervisor: Will be responsible for getting scripts and props to the set and displaying scripts so that the tallent can deliver their lines properly.

We would eventually like to ad Camera operator, producer/director to this list as well. With proper training and exposure all of these positions can be mastered. Please let me know if you would like to be considdered for any of these positions. We will shoot this Sunday the 27th after church if you would like to help and learn any of these skills.

Welcome to Shoreline TV!

The Television ministry has a variety of serving and connection opportunities. We strive to maintain a group that offers fellowship with God and others, meaningful group studies, friendships and an opportunity to learn skills and use them in a way that draws people closer to God. In the TV ministry you will have an opportunity to help lead people in passionate love of God and others.

Serving and connect group opportunities
Weekly Service team- Training and rotating schedule
Camera operator
CCU operator
IMAG operator
Director

Production team- These positions generally require a larger time commitment.
Editor
Producer
Production assistant

Connect Group-
Bi weekly meeting with bible study, fellowship and training. Next meeting is Monday August 7th and then again on the 21st at 7:00 PM in the TV area. ALL are welcom.

Send an e-mail to tv@shoreline.net to get involved.

Steve's Tips

Camera 4 Tips:

Your responsibility during 2nd service sermon is to record good clean cutaway shots for the TV show editor. During this time the camera should not be pointed at Pastor at all. The sole responsibility of that position is to record shots of people in the audience. You need to capture shots of people listening, laughing, clapping, etc. You should avoid people yawning, chewing gum, picking their nose and looking like they are bored, angry or tired. Find happy, attentive people and roll tape on it. The director will be taking your shots from time to time, but in between director requests you should be shooting shots that will be edited in later.

1. Get a Sony premium Mini-DV tape from the closet in the TV room.

2. After P&W get shots of the crowd during Pastor's message. You should try to capture the spirit of the crowd. You should try to communicate to the TV audience that it is fun being here and thousands of people have chosen to come and be a part of this service.

3. DO NOT roll tape until your shot is settled and ready. Roll only after you have locked down on a shot. Take your hands off of the camera so it will be steady. Roll for 10 to 20 seconds

4. DO NOT zoom in and out on your recorded shots. Shoot nice clean locked down shots with no cam moves or shaking. Try to imaging creating a folder of nice 8X10 glossy still shots for the editor to look at. Think "portraits" when you are composing your shots. Ask yourself: Would this shot look nice framed on the wall?

5. The tape should then be labeled with the date and "Camera 4 crowd shots" and placed on the AVID desk.

Sept 29th

Here are some things that I got out of a meeting with Pastor Rob and Richard regarding the TV show.

1. When shooting crowd shots do everything possible to avoid empty sections of chairs. Start the J-sweep from camera 3 later or make sure the curtains on the east side are closed so that the empty sections are hidden.

2. When shooting the big wide shot on cam 3 don't push in at the end of the move. Just start from point "a" and move to point "b" while as wide as the lens will go.

3. Try to keep all shots very clean. Avoid zoomed in pans from cam 3 when taping the TV show.

4. Don't shoot the crowd from cam 1.

5. Be sure to get good crowd response to Pastor.

6. Cam 4 should be used as a crowd/response/bible shot/people camera and NOT on Pastor. It should also roll on a tape which will be given to the editor after service.

7. We need to provide Pastor with a VHS copy of every week's show.

Sept 25th

I felt that great emotion was communicated through the shots chosen for the big screens.

Lets all work together and give our very best to master our tools and equipment. Practice using the cameras so that you can keep steady shots that don't wiggle, do clean and smooth roll focuses and pans and zooms.

It really makes a difference when we allow shots to work together. Like one cam putting a person in the left and the other in the right and rolling out of focus and what not. This looks polished and produced. This requires the cam ops to really understand the big picture. This is an awesome opportunity for team work. Great job.

When shooting a medium close up of someone and they raise their hand, include their finger tips in the shot. That will become the new head room until they lower their hand.

Let's all get on the same page regarding headroom: Put just a little daylight between the top of a persons hair and the top line in the viewfinder.

Cam 3 is great for big sanctuary shots during the sermon taping. We want to use this shot to really show our room and crowd.

September 14th

-I loved the way we punched to the beat. Seemed all cam ops were sending in great shots so the Director has something to work with.

-Great response to the elements of the music. We reacted well to the different instruments and voices as they happened.

-Nice use of roll focus during intimate moments.

-When serving always try to express the appropriate emotional state of the moment through your shots, roll focuses, moves and switching.

-I like the way we purposefully placed outgoing and incoming elements on the screen as we transitioned from shot to shot. Example: Outgoing shot in the right of the screen and incoming shot in the left of screen.

-Create balance by having opposing look directions when transitioning from one shot to the next. Think balance and flow.

-From my perspective the tight shot of the shaker in the hand of the percussionist is not very powerful because you can't see much as it speeds across the frame. I think if we could see the user in the background it would be a better use of that element.

-Experiment with one cam rolling the shot out of focus and the next shot rolling into focus. NOTE: Rolling INTO focus is much harder than rolling out.

-Cam ops should also experiment with shooting a close up of one thing and then moving the camera over to something further away/closer to the cam and rolling from one focus to another without zooming out. This shot could provide cool shots if we master that technique.

-Don't forget the human elements and passion of the choir. Let's learn how to best shoot them to make them look great.

September 11th

-Be careful to be in focus. I sometimes see shots out of focus.

-Make sure to get your head room right. Don't want to much or too little head room.

-I saw very good reaction to the music elements on IMAG.

-Try to plan shots: Think ahead.-Someone asked me what to do during the transitions of Pastors. Try medium shots.

-During Praise & Worship we are to bring powerful, compelling images that have impact to the screen. Wide shots do not provide that any better than the eye of those present can.

-Try to have as fast of a response to the musical instruments as possible. Ways to accomplish this:

1. Know the music - very important

2. React faster. When you are on camera and there is an element that is prevalent and it's not on screen, be ready to quickly get that shot.

-Work on roll focus techniques. This is a very nice effect where you roll out focus as the Director dissolves between two shots.

-Try roll focus techniques on sparkly objects. This looks nice.

- Develop the mind set and technique of bringing home passion, emotion and energy through your shots. Find the human and spiritual element of each moment. Think of what is visually exciting and stimulating. Translate that into your shots. Try tight shots to magnify the moment for the screen.

September 7th

We are committed to providing an excellent media product at Shoreline because:

1. That's what God deserves.

2. You will play a major part in creating the Shoreline experience that will help someone feel comfortable enough in church to stay and develop a relationship with God.

3. Because we have the talent to do so.

-Be careful to not let you subject walk out of frame. You can not stop to answer a question, check a cell phone or any other distraction.

-When directing, punch in rhythm with featured instruments in mind.

-Don't take wide shots on IMAG. No wide shots for IMAG during Praise & Worship.-Don't go to instruments/subjects that are not doing anything.

-Get to know the songs so you can send cameras to key subjects before you need the shot.

-Don't get weak shots of the horns. If you are going to show the horns, it should be someone VISIBLY doing something. NO MORE behind the music stands, dark, no action horn shots.

-Some songs have physical characteristics like when people jump or throw a fist into the air at a high point of the music. SHOW THE BACK ROW (the worst seat in the house) THE EMOTION AND PASSION.

Production Classes

Monday night, May 2nd at 7:00 PM is out next Shoreline TV Ministry meeting. We are focusing on building teams and training is a vital part of that. In an effort to develop a strong army of production professionals I am going to hold a series of production workshops that will teach techniques of professional production. The first I will hold will be lighting 10. I will do this on Monday night at 7:00 PM at the regular TV meeting this week.

If you are interested in developing new skills, sharpening old ones, or if you just want to hang around and enjoy the company we'd love to have you.