Rowan McDonald

November 20th, 2014

B Day 6th Period
How to Set up a Camera Script
TYPE: How-To
TIME: 2-3 Minutes
TOPIC: Setting up the Tripod & Camera

AUDIO
i.

iii.
v.

vii.
ix.

xi.
xiii.

xv.

{P1} Why hello

son/daughter. Isnt it a
wonderful day? Its
Christmas if you didnt
know! Its snowing, I swear
it.
{P2} Um well yeah
Sure.
{P1} I got you a present!
OK, OKOK youre going
to love this, you are.
{P2} OK?
{P1} Youre going to love
this, (shows the present
a tripod and camera)
Whatcha think?
{P2} How do you use it?
{P1} First youre going to
need to unscrew these
bottom knobs to release
the legs and then tighten
them. To stand the tripod
up, duh.
{P1} Next to make sure
its standing up straight
and leveled as a matter
of fact just look at the
bubble looking thing!
(laughs)

VIDEO
ii.

Long Shot

iv.

Close Shot

vi.

Wide Shot

viii.
x.

Close Shot
Wide Shot (The parent
moving the tripod and
camera into view)

xii.
xiv.

Reaction Shot
Close shot (on the knobs
and legs)

xvi.

Wide Shot (of the tripod)

transition to a Close Shot
(of the level)

xvii.

xix.

xxi.
xxiii.

xxv.

xxvii.

xxix.
xxxi.
xxxiii.

{P1} Loosen this the

xviii.
arm knob to control the
tripod. So it doesnt get out
of control, you know its a
wild animal.
{P1} Now, now, screw
xx.
this plate, (shows plate
for camera) onto the
bottom of the camera,
(shows camera) with a
screwdriver. (shows
screwdriver) Then just
make sure it doesnt
move.
{P2} Okay I think I can
xxii.
teach my
{P1} NO, No, no. Let me xxiv.
finish, (takes a deep
breath) Now, slide the
camera on to the tripod
from the back.
{P1} (yells suddenly)
xxvi.
MAKE SURE THE TRIPOD
IS FLUSHED MAKE SURE
ITS EVEN WITH THE
TRIPOD
{P1} Now that the
xxviii.
camera is on the tripod,
get an SD card. (magically
show a SD card) Oh and
that the battery is charged,
because you only got one
child.
{P1} Turn on the
xxx.
camera
{P2} You done..? (sighs)xxxii.
{P1} (sighs and tries to xxxiv.
calm self-down) Now
heres the REALLY

Close Shot (of the arm

knob) & on the OTHER
SIDE - a Wide Shot (of the
parent)
Close Shot (of the plate
and then camera & on the
OTHER SIDE - a Wide Shot
(of the tripod) then
transition to a Close Shot
(of screwing in the piece
with the Wide Shot still on
one side
Wide Shot
Wide Shot (of the dad) &
on the OTHER SIDE - a
Close Shot (of the parent
sliding the tripod on)
Wide Shot (of the parent
yelling) then move into a
Close Shot then transition
to an Extreme CU Shot
Close Shot (of the SD card
and the battery)

Close Shot (of turning the

camera on)
Wide Shot (of the kid)
Wide Shot

complicated stuff, ready?

xxxv.

xxxvii.

xxxix.

xli.
xliii.

{P1} You have to white xxxvi.

balance! Get a piece of
paper and just white
balance by pressing the
button just below the
lens.
{P1}Youll need to knowxxxviii.
how to zoom in, (shows
both places to zoom) and
then focus.
{P1} Make sure the audio xl.
and the microphone are
working, theres a little box
on the screen that show
that. The AV Viewer.
{P1} Hit that record
xlii.
button

Close Shot (of the button}

& on the OTHER SIDE - a
Wide Shot of the white
balancing

{P2} I learned about

xliv.
some of this. Now you can
pan, tilt, and to adjust the
drag and lock it. To make
sure that nobody knocks
over the camera.

Close Shots (of the

different settings and
locks, drag, etc.)

Close Shot (of the zoom in

buttons) then show
another Close Shot (of the
focusing
Close shot (of the AV
Viewer)

Dramatic Close Shot (of

pressing the record button)