Wednesday 7 October 2009

THE Don's Camera & Sound sesh.

Today was a vital lecture for me especially, not having had training with the cameras previously, I was eager to take in EVERYTHING.
I am pretty sure and hopeful that I could now do a little more than switch one on.

The cameras that we will be working with is the Sony PD150/170.

Don went through the history of news production and then discussed risk assessment, (i.e identifying hazzards, being aware of who may be harmed and recording findings etc.)


- Consent/release forms or record on film the parent/guardian giving consent for any children who will be in the shots.

ARC - Aspect Ratio Conversion
4:3 Vs 16:9

We then went through the menu on the cameras, white balance, 'zebra' for checking exposure, etc.

Don went on to explain the Rule of Thirds, demonstrated with footage he had filmed.




(Above: random google image to show Rule of Thirds.)

We have another session with Don next week where we will be taking the cameras out, filming our own pieces and hopefully using the skills we learnt in the 'Final Cut Pro' workshop to edit our shots.

1 comment:

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