Introduction to camera's

Media's introduction to camera's

 

CAMERA AND TRIPOD

 

We used Sony NX 5 camera's to capture our film, as they are easily portable and are light to carry. The camera's are semi professional, and therefore give us good quality film, show us the detail of professional camera's- as close as it's going to get.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bubble angling

 

 To assure the camera is exactly in centre, you must use the handle to position the angle of the bubble and ensure it is in the centre of the circle provided.

 

 

 

 

Zoom and focus and white balance

 

We adjust the zoom with the second lens twist. Frequently we have to zoom close up onto objects, to focus on the detail on the object, therefore leading it to be constantly in focus, whatever the zoom we choose. The white balance is the 2nd most crucial lens on the camera. It is the process of removing unrealistic colour's and correcting it to the realistic colour of the picture you are capturing.

 

 

The first lens:

 

 Focus

 

The second lens:

 

Zoom

 

The third lens:

White balance

 

 

 

 

 

Battery

 

The battery must be inserted at the back of the camera, with arrow pointing down. Push into the gap, and pull down until a satisfying click occurs.

 

 

 

 

SHOTS

 

 

180 degree rule

 

The 180 degree rule is a crucial and important aspect to film and media. The 'line of vision' is a halfway line in which the camera cannot cross. If this does happen, the result is that the actor's will look as if they're both standing on the same side. To get the right portrayal, we must keep them on opposite sides, to distinguish they're having a conversation.

 

 

Constituency

 

Constituency is crucial for the actors as it assures they return to the exact spot they were at before. If this is not completed, the shot's will look jolted and out of place, as if the character has moved. Usually on a professional film, someone will have the job of constituency- it's key they have a good eye and memory for the job.

 

 

Step by step of shots

•  A simple wide shot of the scene, capturing both characters and the actions
• Then a medium shot of each character (from the waist upwards), getting them to repeat the whole scene twice again
• Using the zoom, we then captured a close up of each (shoulders upwards) to get that focus on the facial expressions
• Then aimed for an over the shoulder shot in which we got a eye line match (we follow to capture what one character is witnessing).
• Use of lower camera angles helped the characters look more powering or higher camera angles forming a more feeble and weak quality.
• Focussing on the close up's of objects such as the shoe kicking open the door and the USB stick entering
• The closer you zoom in for the different shots, the harder it is to keep the figure in the picture, however we soon realised that once it comes to the editing, we can edit mistakes out like that easily.