Customers demand professional, high-quality footage and our technical standards were developed with their needs in mind. The technical standards focus on four areas:
Framing
Stabilization vs. handheld
Composition
Lighting
Below are examples of each and more details:
Framing
Intentional framing
Depth
Examples of intentional framing:
Subjects are framed appropriately and deliberately. Shot does not appear accidental and has intention in terms of framing.
Examples of depth:
Foreground/background separation, either by object placement or lens focus.
Stabilization vs handheld
Intentional camera movement (if camera is moving) - smooth camera motion, and any movement follows primary subject or reveals additional information (note: shaky camera appropriate when it lends itself to candidness).
Examples:
Composition
Use of third lines when appropriate - visually compelling composition.
Examples:
Lighting
Lighting Matches Setting
Natural light when appropriate, professional lighting when appropriate; no lighting that is noticeably out of place or distract from the shot (i.e. harsh shadows on model’s face)
Examples:
Proper Exposure of Primary Subjects
Primary subjects should not be overexposed, or underexposed.
Examples: