Videomaker has a really good article this month about shooting scenes with kids in a way that reduces your exposure and theirs. Get the details on all the following topics:
Assuming you’ve covered all your legal bases and have been granted permission to shoot in the classroom or on the playground, you still have that sticky situation of hiding the children’s identities. Here are a few tricks to disguise IDs but still make the shots creatively interesting and aesthetically pleasing.Outside
- Field of Vision
- Empty Swing
- Full Swing
- Extreme Closeup
- Big Yellow Bus
Inside
- Show of Hands
- Readin’, Writin’ and ‘Rithmetic
- Child Talk
- Mugshot
- Timelapse
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