1. UAL L3 Ext DipCreative MediaProduction&Technologies
EquipmentAuditChecklist/GoodPractice –CameraVideo
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Descriptionof kit& purpose of
bookingkit
e.g.camera,studiofilming
A basicbookingkitincludesthe camera,amemorycard and a
battery.Aswell asthisyou can ask formore items,suchas
anotherbattery,a tripod,a shouldermountetc.Bookingkitis
neededincase anyfilmingorphotographyisneededoutsideof
college.
General inspectionof camera
(includinglenscap,SDcard,
batteries,doesitswitchon,
etc)
Aftermakingsure everythingispresentandswitchedon,goto
the menuto checkto see if everythingisasitshouldbe.This
includesthe resolutionandFPS.Aswell asthis,checkthatthe
lensissetto manual focus.
Setup inmenu(tickto
indicate understandingwhen
youhave done this)
Resolution/image size/format/fps Y
Setimage meteringtoManual Y
Audioset-upmanual/auto Y
Format card Y
Format setto PAL Y
Setup on camera(to indicate
understandingandyouhave
done this)
Setto Manual FilmingMode Y
Can change shutterspeed Y
Can change aperture Y
Can change ISO Y
Can metershotfor exposure Y
SetWhite Balance up appropriate toscene Y
Use manual focus Y
Use magnificationtoassistmanual focusing Y
Lenschange over – howdo
youremove andreplace a
lens?Describe inbox
Pressingdownacertainbuttonon the camera allowsyouto
unscrew the lens.Makingsure notto get anyfingerprintsordust
on eitherof the lensesorcamera,screw inthe otherlens.
Exposure 1: explaincreative
usesof aperture
Aperture’smainuse istochange the depthof field.Inbothfilm
and photography,havingone thinginthe foregroundand
everythingbehindblurrycanmake aspecificitemstandout.
Exposure 2: explainside
effectsof highISO
Usinga highISOartificiallyincreasesthe brightness,howeverit
causesthe image to seemmuchmore grainy,creatinga worse
qualitypicture.
Exposure 3: explaingeneral
rule on settingshutterspeed
A highershutterspeedmakesmovingimagesseemlessblurry,
howeverlesslightisletintothe cameraso the picture appears
darker.Lowerspeedshave betterlighthowevermovingimages
will come outblurrier.
2. UAL L3 Ext DipCreative MediaProduction&Technologies
EquipmentAuditChecklist/GoodPractice –CameraVideo
Explaingoodpractice for
settinguptripod/grip
equipment/etc
Setit up withoutusingthe cameratobeginwith,makingsure all
the legsare of equal heighttomake a straightimage.Before
puttingthe camera on,justadd the baseplate andmake sure itis
properlyin.Thisissimilarforgripequipment,addjustthe
baseplate firstif possible andthatwill make addingthe camera
much easier.
Additional information.You
can use thisspace to write
additional information
regardinganyspecialist
settings/setup/etcthatyou
may encounter–
e.g.settingupFPSfor
intendedslow motionshots,
usingnon-standardgrip
equipment,etc
Whenchangingthe lens,holdthe inside of the lenstowardsthe
groundso there’snoriskof anyfallingdustordirt.
Make the camera 60FPS whenfilmingforaslow motionshotso
whenit’ssloweddown,there’sstill the same amountof frames
persecondas in a regularshot.
The shutterspeedshouldbe settoeither1/50th
or 1/125th
for
filming.
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