Camera framing checklist

How to use it

1. Download the file and keep an editable copy for this recording.
2. Fill in the project details, then work through the checks before moving to the next step.
3. Save the completed version with your footage so the next person can see your decisions.

Use the checks that fit this recording. A checklist records a review; it does not replace watching and listening to the final video.

What is included

# Camera framing checklist
- [ ] Use the frame shape intended for the main publication.
- [ ] Put the lens near eye level; look at the lens during a direct address.
- [ ] Leave enough headroom without wasting most of the frame on the ceiling.
- [ ] Keep important gestures and demonstration objects visible.
- [ ] Avoid a bright window behind an underexposed face.
- [ ] Check focus with a short recorded test, not only the live preview.
- [ ] Leave a clear area for captions and identifying text.
- [ ] Check reflections, private objects and distracting movement in the background.
- [ ] Preview an intended vertical crop before recording a landscape-only take.
- [ ] Verify the exported orientation in the intended player.
Frame decisions and remaining problems: