Need help with shooting setup/ideas for a project...

[budha]

Hey guys, I need some professional/experienced insight here.

I am going to start shooting 5-6 minute clips of some of my professors for a youtube series.
I sort of want it to look like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEniEYD59EE

I will be using a basic Cannon GL2 DV SD Camcorder (my schools)

I will be using Final Cut Express to Edit.

My questions are:
What kind of lighting/camera set up should I do? i.e. 3 point lighting etc.

When I export, what are the best settings for the new youtube (w/ the new improved high quality option). The video says it is 720 x480, and I keep hearing to do it fas 640x480 but idk if that is right. Thank you a lot for your help, and if you have any suggestions please let me know.

 

[-DH]

What kind of lighting/camera set up should I do? i.e. 3 point lighting etc.

You've already stated your camera so that just leaves lighting. You would probably do well with a medium to large softbox as the key light and a smaller light as a rim light (aka hair light, backlight) and possibly a reflector/bounce opposite the key light. This site may help: http://www.lowel.com/edu/ And this may help, too: http://www.lowel.com/book.html

When I export, what are the best settings for the new youtube (w/ the new improved high quality option).

This article may help: http://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/you_tube_redux_gary.html

The video says it is 720 x480, and I keep hearing to do it fas 640x480 but idk if that is right.

Your camera shoots DV which uses rectangular pixels (720x480). When it's displayed on a computer (outside of an NLE), it is displayed in square pixels (640x480).

-DH

 

[budha]

Hey man,

Thanks a lot for the reply, you cleared up some of my confusion. If anyone else has any tips, please let me know.