Selected composition skills of news photography

Painters aim to create; Photographers aim to expose. The following is the related information of news photography composition format for your reference!

The composition of news photography: the shooting of news scene material

Live news reports need a certain proportion of video images and synchronous audio materials. Before shooting, you must check enough batteries and the correct setting of random MIC. If it is an important content that can't be stopped, because it can't be filmed repeatedly, you need to find a good seat in advance, and it is best to use a tripod.

Take an ordinary press conference as an example. Because the news interview may not be completely recorded, the cameraman can shoot various scenes of the press conference from all angles and environments for later editing. The proportion of the material is about 1: 3 according to the shooting level of the cameraman? 1: 5, that is to say, the same shot is shot 3-5 times repeatedly, so as to fully ensure the success rate of picture shooting. A mature cameraman can shoot successfully at one time, which requires a lot of practical experience.

In the composition of news, in order to meet the needs of later editing and broadcasting, all scenes of news scenes should be divided into different scenes as far as possible when shooting, such as the scene environment explanation of complete scenes, the close-ups of important people, the panorama of various activities, the close-ups of activities or news elements, the relevant information of auxiliary news, the participating audience, interesting or vivid sudden content, and the scene atmosphere lens.

Among them, the most important content or representative shots of any news event must be captured in time and accurately, such as important people, important speeches and important ceremonies. At this time, you can use panoramic or medium shot, just to ensure the integrity of the picture content and avoid losing the wonderful moments.

The choice of shooting position also requires the cameraman to be flexible, never lazy and be good at observing the scene. Before shooting, make sure you have a good idea of composition, for example, where you can see the panoramic view and where you can stand closer to the subject, and it will not be blocked by the audience or fellow journalists. If you have time, before the news begins, you can take some empty shots as spare materials for post-production, such as related products, preparations of relevant personnel, information about related events, emotions that the audience is concerned about, climate, season, and surroundings.

When shooting news, try to shoot with a fixed lens and a fixed scene, because in video editing, the static fixed lens takes less time. In a news with limited duration, as many static pictures as possible can express the news content in a wider range from different angles. If we use a longer panning lens, because the duration of this kind of lens is longer than that of a static fixed lens, the whole news will be lengthened. If the news is limited to tens of seconds, it will take a lot of time to shake the camera, which will inevitably lead to the reduction of news content seen by the audience, weaken the content covered by the news, and appear a bit monotonous, so that the audience can't understand more expressions, which is not in line with the basic concept of news communication.

Of course, this does not mean that news cannot use dynamic lens images. If the news content you shoot is dynamic and fashionable, then the appropriate sports lens will strengthen the sense of scene, make the activity content more passionate and suitable for the expression of such themes. For example, shooting the news of large-scale concerts, sports meetings, runway shows and competitive programs, and adding shaking, swinging, pushing and pulling with the news is more subjective. At the same time, don't forget to shoot a certain proportion of static pictures to achieve the visual balance of this news.

Composition of news photography: running out of the news scene

Due to the complexity of lighting in news scenes, the effect of spotlight varies greatly in different environments. Before shooting, you must first understand the low illumination performance of your camera and what kind of illumination can be used for normal shooting. Do not use the camera's gain function unless absolutely necessary. The gain picture will cause obvious noise interference, which does not meet the requirements of radio and television for high-quality pictures. There are exceptions, the gain must be turned on at the scene, and lighting is not allowed. At this time, the documentary nature of news exceeds the value of image quality, so it is more important to take pictures first than to take good pictures, which is also one of the purposes of video news.

In the field lighting environment, if time permits, the white balance should be adjusted manually as far as possible. Although many of our DV cameras have excellent automatic white balance performance, it is obviously very difficult to adapt to all kinds of complex light completely and accurately.

Manual exposure is also the basic skill of news shooting. By manually controlling the aperture, you can get a good exposure of the subject and show the scene atmosphere. For example, in a spotlight, a beam of light illuminates the subject, and automatic exposure is easy to explode. Manual exposure can control the highlight of the picture well. The principle of exposure is that the subject is unique, and all main picture elements are dominant. If a picture can't cover a wider dynamic exposure range, you can use split-lens shooting. One lens shoots the subject with normal exposure, and the other lens explains the companion or background environment. The camera's ability to control the light ratio is weak and can't be expected.

In addition to using ambient light as much as possible, news cameras usually use fixed news lights for auxiliary lighting. In the past, news photographers often used the standard 3200K low color temperature news lamp for lighting, but this kind of light source has large heat and power, and continuous lighting will be problematic. At present, there are many kinds of news portable interview lights with standard color temperature, which can be illuminated by the camera, or can be installed on the camera handle to directly illuminate the interviewee. Its disadvantage is that the illumination distance is short and it is not suitable for large-scale panoramic illumination.

Composition of news photography: shooting with the host

Many news can be reported live by the host or reporter. The host can use words and actions to guide the news content. This kind of shooting should pay attention to the combination of the host and the news scene, to avoid the host telling his own story with news pictures, which is too monotonous. It is necessary to integrate the host into the news scene environment, use his perspective instead of the audience to observe and feel, and let the audience feel immersive, so as to achieve the purpose of the host's appearance.

The composition of news photography: the reporter's picture perspective appearing in the camera

The perspective of the reporter in the picture is also very important, as important as the content of the news. Photographers need to shoot at different heights according to their own planning and experience before shooting.

Generally speaking, it is more common to adopt a perspective equal to the reporter's line of sight. It's called. Horizontal eye perspective? The picture is suitable for expressing objective and equal visual feelings, and the audience, like the reporter, gives the interviewee an understanding without subjective emotions.

Improve the plane position and reduce the proportion of the sky in the picture. The cameraman adopts the perspective of overlooking. This way of composition can not only explain the state of the reporter in the mirror, but also cover the expression of the picture behind the reporter, so as to avoid the sky or messy upper scenes from interfering with the expression of the picture. High-altitude viewing angle is suitable for expressing crowds and streets in large scenes. With the use of small aperture, the depth of field of the picture can be extended, which can clearly explain the reporter's environment and the atmosphere of the news scene. You can also follow the reporter's shooting, so that the reporter's figure is relatively smaller, and it will not occupy more space in the picture, and it is easier for the audience to see more picture content. The so-called "stand high and see far" is the truth.

Lowering the camera position and letting the reporter look up in the picture is also a common composition method. This camera position is suitable for showing the background content of high-level pictures, such as shooting large engineering sites, tall buildings, clear skies or polluted skies. At this time, the reporter needs to use body movements and language to guide the audience to look up and observe the background content of the picture. At this time, looking up with a lower camera position can show a grand, spectacular and open picture.

Composition of news photography: the position of journalists in the picture

Journalists who appear in the camera are usually half-length or full-length framing. Depending on the shooting content, they can use the golden section near the center and sides of the picture to compose the composition.

The composition of the reporter in the center of the picture highlights the importance of the reporter. At this time, journalists are required to have news elements in their language expression, and they can add their own comments and opinions on news events. The audience is most concerned about journalists. The composition of the reporter's golden point around the picture takes into account the reporter's expression and the explanation of the scene environment. This is a very common job assignment, which combines journalists with the environment. The reporter's description is an abstract content that cannot be expressed by the scene environment, such as time, news background information and related information. Other composition contents in the picture are the details of the environment and atmosphere that help reporters express.