Glad I could help, Donnna. Truth is that my nephew, who is now 14 and partially sighted, and who makes a ton of videos using his phone and iPad, gave me the tips about focus and such. He went into extreme detail about how to position things and how far back to have the camera. I had to bite my lip to keep from laughing. He does these videos on YouTube using action figures and plush toys and such. there’s a name for it but I can’t recall at the moment. He said he hates recording people because they are harder to direct. gotta love it.
I think this one should be fairly easy though. Just put the camera in one position where it gets most of your subject, so that triangle I talked about is going to have one shorter side, if that makes sense. Again that may take some vision to align the way you want it. Jenine Stanley dragonwalke...@gmail.com > On Mar 13, 2016, at 11:10 AM, Donna Goodin <doniado...@me.com> wrote: > > This is really helpful, Jenine. I didn't realize that when shooting video > you aren't told whether there's a face in the picture. I think I'll try a > few practice runs using your strategies with my husband, and see how it goes. > > I hope you do do the same with your dad. One of the things my friend has > talked about is all the stories that are lost now that her mom is gone. That > made me think of all the relatives and their stories that I know that my > brother's kids have probably never heard. Happily my parents are vibrant and > healthy, but they won't always be, so I'd like to start working on this now. > Cheers, > Donna > >> On Mar 13, 2016, at 9:43 AM, Jenine Stanley <dragonwalke...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hi Donna, >> >> I do this mostly with action type scenes such as our dogs and cats but for >> interviews, such as what you are wanting to do, it can be much easier. >> >> If you can, place your phone on a stand that allows it to be straight and >> vertical. This may require propping it up and anchoring it on both sides. >> >> For interviews, I’d do them in profile, the person in profile that is. >> Position the camera to the side of you and the person forming sort of a >> triangle. People get nervous looking into a camera lens. They will be much >> more natural looking at you and telling their stories. >> I would have someone check to make sure all of a person is in frame. You >> can use a kitchen table as a nice setting. Try to eliminate as much exterior >> sound as possible but keep the good things, like a clock and birds outside. >> If the person has things to show you, like pictures or items, a favorite >> cup, spoon collection, quilt, etc. then you play to the camera. >> >> Unlike the iOS camera, the video doesn’t tell you if there are faces in the >> shot. That’s why you will most likely need sighted help to position it >> exactly. >> >> Good luck. It sounds like an interesting project. I’ve been wanting to do >> this with my dad for a while now. You’ve just inspired me. >> >> Jenine Stanley >> dragonwalke...@gmail.com >> >> >> >>> On Mar 13, 2016, at 9:42 AM, Donna Goodin <doniado...@me.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> The recent passing of a close friend's mother has me wanting to create a >>> sort of video family history. I'd like to use video rather than just >>> recording audio, because I'd like eventually to make it available to other >>> family members who are sighted and would I'm sure appreciate having >>> pictures of the people talking. Has anyone done this? 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