14. How to shoot: B-roll

Kickstart course - Shooting awesome footage

FP - Online Kickstart Course - 13. How to shoot: B-roll

Summary

  • Our editors can hide cuts in the interview by using B-roll
  • We need at least 50 shots of B-roll for a two-minute video

How to shoot good B-roll:

  • The basis of good B-roll consists of steady shots without much camera movement
  • No panning, no tilting and no zooming
  • Film every subject in multiple wide, medium, and close-up shots
  • Make separate recordings for every shot you make

How to come up with B-roll:

  • A good trick to coming up with B-roll is to think of five scenes
  • Make shots of at least 10 seconds
  • Again: film every scene in multiple wide, medium and close-up shots
  • And again, keep the camera steady: no panning, tilting or zooming while you're recording