The preliminary task involved filming and editing a short scene, with reference to a storyboard which we were all given. When setting up the camera there are a few things to set up and remember:
-WHITE BALANCE:
- When the white balance is off, colours can appear unrealistic, often creating a blue or orange tint on the picture. To solve this problem, find a white object to put in front of the camera, and turn the dial so it appears pure white. This means all the other colours will also appear natural.
-FOCUS:
- To focus the camera you have to zoom into the subject of the frame, let's say it's a face. Zoom into the focus of the face, usually the eyes, and twist the focus ring until they are pin sharp. The zoom out onto the whole frame and your focus is correct.
-EXPOSURE:
- The exposure changes the overall look of an image, and is a core and key part of basic filming. If you overexpose and image, too much light has been allowed into the camera and the image will be brighter than it should be, and lose detail within the light. If the image is underexposed, it will appear dark and again detail will be lost, as not enough light has entered the camera.
- To change the amount of light that enters the camera, you must change the aperture of the lens. The aperture is the hole in the middle of the lens, which lets light through. The larger the hole, the more light enters the lens. It is measured in F stops. The larger the F stop, the smaller the hole. You change the aperutre with a dial on the lens, and this creates a balanced exposure.
-TIMECODE:
- The timecode is the visual for the amount of time you have been filming for. It is often displayed in hours, minutes, seconds and frames per second. It allows you too kep track of yur work and refer back to certain places later when editing.
- There are 24 frames shot in every second of footage mnimum. In higher quality and slow motion cameras, the number of frames per second is increased, giving a much smoother and flowing image.
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