What equipment we used:
Camera (Cannon XHA1) with a microphone.
Tripod
External microphone
Windshield
Xlr cable
Tape
Boomstick.
I have learnt how use the Cannon XHA1 efficiently since I was the camera man for my group. I have learnt how to set up the tripod and place the camera on it. We set up the tripod detaching the hook at the bottom of the trip and separate the legs apart so it looks like a pyramid. We twist the bottom knobs on each of the legs to let it go higher, we do this until you see it is as high as your shoulder. We get the camera out of the bag open the cover where the battery should be placed and place the battery the right side up and push it in the camera and close the cover. We then place it on the tripod by sliding it on the top and there is a little knob near the top to make the camera secure so it doesn’t slide off. We then adjust the spirit level by twisting another knob under the camera after we do that then we are able to turn our camera on by putting it on automatic. A tripod is a benefit to recording because it will let us capture movement and images without shaking the camera, this would happen if it is being handheld that is why you need a tripod to keep the camera still. It’s also important to know how to connect it with the external microphone with the Xlr cable and put the tape in for the record. We use the external microphone for its clear and best quality possible; it also has a windshield so they will be no blowing in the microphone. We don’t want to use the one on the camera because the quality won’t be as good and if there is wind it will interrupt the sound and there will be blowing sound on the microphone. To connect the external microphone to the camera we use a Xlr cable. The Microphone sits on the boomstick so you can hold the microphone high and it would not interrupt or make noises when moving the microphone.
Editing:
LaCie drive
Cannon XHA1
Tape
Firewire
Adobe Premier Pro
I have learnt how to use the editing program ‘Adobe Premier Pro’ how to do effects and how you can digitize from the camera, we need to keep the tape in the camera to digitize. We connect the Cannon XHA1 to computer by a firewire for digitizing after that is done you don’t need the firewire and camera. All of this gets saved on the usb LaCie drive. The benefits of having a LaCie drive is that it doesn’t matter what user you log in to because it is saved on the LaCie drive also that means that if the person can’t come edit then you can log on to your account and edit n save it back on the LaCie drive. To produce the film it all has to go on the timeline in the program. To digitize you’ll need to put new project and press F5 or go on file then press capture, this would allow you to digitize. To do effects you’ll need to go on effects drag it out the shot on the timeline.
The filming techniques I learnt were
180 degree rule
Rule of thirds
The use of shots and variety.
The filming techniques I used were
180 degree rule- making sure we not showing the other side of her face once we viewed one side of her face.
Rule of thirds
We didn’t really use variety of shots, we made it simple and slow to add more to the drama effect, we tried to make it effective. The person has to not be in the centre of the screen to have full effect. We put Esma on the left 1/3 of the screen and the photo album took 2/3s and the rest of the setting. The benefit of this is that the audience can establish the setting and see more then jus Esma’s face.
The editing techniques:
Drag to timeline
Digitizing
Trimming
Fade in and out.
Effects
The editing techniques I used:
Dragging to timeline
Digitizing
Trimming
Fade in and out
Effects
We had to digitize our rushes before we even start the editing, when we done that, we drag the rushes in order of shots to the timeline and trim irrelevant stuff in the shot we don’t need e.g. in the beginning or in the end this is a benefit because they might be a blooper at the beginning or we need to take out the directors voice. We added effects to make it suit in our genre. We found the effect we wanted and dragged it to the shot on the timeline. With fading in and out you can even fade in or out sound or video or both. I have learnt a lot about editing since I used to use a program before called ‘Sony Vegas’ which is really similar but it took me a while to get used to ‘Adobe Premier Pro which is a benefit to me because rather than learning how to use the program it was more of adopting to a different software.
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