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    The document provides 4 tips for shooting effective B-roll footage to supplement main interview footage: 1) Plan B-roll that shows what the interview subject is describing; 2) Scout locations in advance to plan optimal B-roll shots; 3) Get a variety of angles of the same thing with and without the subject; 4) Shoot more footage than needed to have flexibility in editing. B-roll provides contextual supplemental footage and different angles to make a video more engaging than relying solely on main interview footage.

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    The document provides 4 tips for shooting effective B-roll footage to supplement main interview footage: 1) Plan B-roll that shows what the interview subject is describing; 2) Scout locations in advance to plan optimal B-roll shots; 3) Get a variety of angles of the same thing with and without the subject; 4) Shoot more footage than needed to have flexibility in editing. B-roll provides contextual supplemental footage and different angles to make a video more engaging than relying solely on main interview footage.

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    The document provides 4 tips for shooting effective B-roll footage to supplement main interview footage: 1) Plan B-roll that shows what the interview subject is describing; 2) Scout locations in advance to plan optimal B-roll shots; 3) Get a variety of angles of the same thing with and without the subject; 4) Shoot more footage than needed to have flexibility in editing. B-roll provides contextual supplemental footage and different angles to make a video more engaging than relying solely on main interview footage.

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    B-Roll Research

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    The document provides 4 tips for shooting effective B-roll footage to supplement main interview footage: 1) Plan B-roll that shows what the interview subject is describing; 2) Scout locations in advance to plan optimal B-roll shots; 3) Get a variety of angles of the same thing with and without the subject; 4) Shoot more footage than needed to have flexibility in editing. B-roll provides contextual supplemental footage and different angles to make a video more engaging than relying solely on main interview footage.

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    4 Ways to Shoot B-Roll

    B-roll research When you’re planning out what you want to film and creating your pre-
    production schedule, it’s important to make time to capture ample B-roll.
    The last thing you want is to get into the editing and post-production
    process and realize your interview subject or talking head is describing
    something that should have been shown visually on screen.

    Plan ahead. Take into account what your main footage is, and build
    around it. For example, if you’re interviewing a subject at her home, plan
    to capture exit and entrance footage as well as ambient footage and
    What Is the Difference Between A-Roll and B- shots in/of the space.
    Roll Footage?
    2. Scout locations. You might only get a few minutes to get good B-roll
    A-roll footage is the main shot you want to
    footage, so you should scout the location in ahead of time to plan exactly
    focus on. A-roll shows the main subject of the how you’ll get the alternative footage you want. You also will have an idea
    scene while B-roll shots are supplemental of what special equipment you may need, especially if a location is dark
    or a small space. Finally, you’ll be ready to capture the most engaging and
    footage that shows everything else. A story colourful shots that day of filming, which will make your video more
    with simply A-roll footage might feel off- captivating

    balance; this is why shooting B-roll is 3. Get different angles. Plan to get a variety of shots of the same thing,
    important. both with and without your subject. This will also cover you in case you
    need cutaways. More on angles below.

    4. Shoot more than enough. Throughout the shooting of your film, plan to
    collect a “bank of images” that don’t necessarily fall strictly under your
    scheduled shot list. Every film needs breathing space, and in the edit
    room you may discover the need to show the passage of time, evoke a
    space, or simply transition between locations.
    what is B-Roll?

    B-roll is the secondary video shot outside of the


    main A-roll footage. You can think of A-roll versus
    b-roll as the main story versus the context vital to
    tell that story. Although the term b-roll hearkens
    back to the use of 16 mm film, it is currently used
    to describe any supplementary footage to be cut
    into primary footage.

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