Tutorial: Shooting Top-Quality Streaming Video Part II: Designing Your Set

Of course, just because you’re shooting for the web doesn’t mean you can ignore the niceties of rule-of-thirds framing. This means that eye level should be at about the top third. When the subject is speaking directly into the camera, as the Deloitte consultant is on the right, center him or her in the frame.

When the subject is speaking to an interviewer and isn’t directly facing the camera, position him or her in the back of the frame with the open space (called "look room") in the direction that the subject is facing.

Overall, as bandwidths increase and codecs deliver improved compressed quality, streaming producers can deliver very high-quality video that more than matches the expectations of an audience that compares all video to broadcast television. Following the rules described in this article will give you a great start.