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How To Video:

Audio: Visual:
SFX: (happy but non-conflicting music in the GFX: title introducing “how to set up a
background) camera and tripod”

1. Title screen (no audio) 1. Title :)


2. VO: “To set up the camera, you must 2. MS: Medium shot of Makari sitting
first take it out of its case.” down and taking the camera out of its
3. VO: “The camera can be zoomed in case.
and focused as shown respectively.” 3. CU: Close up of Makari adjusting the
4. VO: “By unlocking the button, you can zoom and focus knobs on the front of
see where the SD card will go. You the camera.
also lock it this way. You can turn on 4. CU: Close up of Makari’s hands as he
the camera by switching it here. The first opens the SD tray, points at it,
screen will illuminate on the other and then closes it. Makari will then
side.” rotate the camera to turn the switch
5. VO: “When actually inserting the SD that turns on the camera and the
card, make sure the picture is facing screen lights up.
the opposite of you.” 5. CU: The voiceover follows the
6. VO: “To adjust the iris, you can slide previous close up after he is done with
the dial to let more or less light in.” the SD card tray.
7. VO: “Now to set up the tripod.” 6. IS: Insert shot of the screen of the
8. VO: “When setting up the tripod, camera and Makari uses his hand to
unclasp the legs and extend them to rotate the knob that adjusts the iris.
the desired height.” The viewer will be able to see the
9. VO: “Extend the neck too.” screen getting darker/brighter.
10. VO: “Always make sure your tripod is 7. MFS: Medium full shot of Makari
level!” standing and holding the tripod, as
11. VO: ”It should look as shown.” well as unclamping the legs.
12. VO: “For adjustments, there are a 8. FS: Full shot of Makari unclamping
series of knobs that can be adjusted the legs of the tripod and extending
to your liking. Extend the arm as them outward, then he rotates the
shown.” tripod and does the next leg.
13. VO: “Unlock the base and slide the 9. CU: Close-up of the tripod’s neck as
camera in from the arm side of the makari unscrews the neck, extends it
tripod. You should hear a click.” upwards, and then rescrews it back in
14. VO: “Here you can adjust the pan. to lock it.
(pause) You can also adjust the tilt.” 10. CU: Close-up of the tripods level
15. VO: “By loosening the drag, you can check.
have much smoother control.” 11. Insert: insert shot of the finished tripod
16. “Congratulations on setting up a as the camera pans around it and
camera and tripod!” Makari holds out his hands to display
it.
12. CU: Close-up of Makaris hands while
he unlocks the arm and tilts it,
afterwards he relocks it.
13. MS: Medium shot of the camera
mount on the left third of the shot and
makari sliding the camera on on the
right third of the shot.
14. MCS: Medium-close shot of Makari
unlocking the pan on the camera and
then adjusting it to move the camera
side to side.
15. MCS: On a medium-close shot of the
other side of the tripod, Makari
unlocks and then adjusts the fluid
knob to adjust the tilt.
16. FS: In the final full shot, Makari gives
a thumbs up with the completed
camera and tripod in front of him.

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