Common Mistakes in Filming
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Excerpts of an instructional film on shooting and editing motion picture films. Common mistakes are described with title cards intercut with examples of people shooting film along with common image results produced when using the described techniques.
Complete catalog record
Date: circa 1939
Cfa collection: Margaret Conneely Collection
Subjects: Motion picture production & direction; Processes and techniques
Places: North America > United States
Language: English
Shot log: 00:00 - Introduction, “Exposure,” over- and underexposed scenes at park intercut w/ CU camera settings, lenses, CU using light meter with camera; 01:23 - MS blurry scenes of people on crowded sidewalk, re-shot correctly at different angle; 01:42 - “Unsteady Scenes,” SA CU man holding camera, LS shaky landscape, MS men supporting camera, SA man lowering camera before scene ends, then doing it correctly, show footage of child shot from both, CU man putting camera on tripod, shooting panoram too quickly, then at correct speed, show footage of landscape from both; 02:55 - “Incorrect Length of Scene,” examples of action scenes cut too short, non-action scenes cut too long, then at correct time, using shot timing to enhance mood, filming a conversation, smooth transitions from LS - MS- CU; 06:25 - Clean film after editing, CU cleaning fluid bottle, CU hand w/ cloth cleaning film on rewind table, CU storing in dust proof can w/ appropriate labels, ends abruptly
Cfa elements: Print, 300 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/2794
Cfa collection: Margaret Conneely Collection
Subjects: Motion picture production & direction; Processes and techniques
Places: North America > United States
Language: English
Shot log: 00:00 - Introduction, “Exposure,” over- and underexposed scenes at park intercut w/ CU camera settings, lenses, CU using light meter with camera; 01:23 - MS blurry scenes of people on crowded sidewalk, re-shot correctly at different angle; 01:42 - “Unsteady Scenes,” SA CU man holding camera, LS shaky landscape, MS men supporting camera, SA man lowering camera before scene ends, then doing it correctly, show footage of child shot from both, CU man putting camera on tripod, shooting panoram too quickly, then at correct speed, show footage of landscape from both; 02:55 - “Incorrect Length of Scene,” examples of action scenes cut too short, non-action scenes cut too long, then at correct time, using shot timing to enhance mood, filming a conversation, smooth transitions from LS - MS- CU; 06:25 - Clean film after editing, CU cleaning fluid bottle, CU hand w/ cloth cleaning film on rewind table, CU storing in dust proof can w/ appropriate labels, ends abruptly
Cfa elements: Print, 300 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/2794
Sources
- Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, catalog record, video
Record added 2026-11-08 21:25:08