Video Camera and Webcam Framing for Live and VOD Productions
By Adam Noyes
One of the most challenging aspects when you enter the live streaming space, is framing your subject and creating an engaging stream. Regardless of if you’re working with a webcam or a higher end camera solution.
An article from streaminglearningcenter.com highlights a great lesson in framing your live stream.
Check out some key pieces to this article below.
Framing is the act of placing the subject within the camera frame. Do it correctly and the video looks just like your viewers are used to seeing on TV. Mess up here and you compromise the quality of your video from the start.
This 12:42 video teaches you artistic fundamentals like rule-of-thirds positioning, head, look, and lead room, and definitions of commonly-used shots like medium close-up, medium shot, Weekend Update Medium shot, and long shot. Then it provides specific recommendations for positioning your subject (or yourself) in the frame, covering scenarios from postage-stamp video shot for a webinar to full-screen one and two-person shoots for webinars, presentations, and other events.