1. The document discusses equipment that will be used to film a music video, including a Canon 550D digital camera that can shoot in 1080p HD, various lenses, a Sony action camera for slow motion shots, a tripod, camera slide, and steadicam for stabilized shots. 2. Additional equipment includes various lights - red heads for lighting a dark room, a fill light for softer lighting, and an LED light that attaches to a tripod. 3. The equipment will be used to add variety, drama, and professional quality to the video shots through adjustable lighting, stabilized movement, and different camera angles and perspectives.

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2. CANON 550D:
The camera is an 18.0 megapixel digital single-lens reflex
camera. It is very lightweight, weighing approximately
weight 0.53 kg (1.2 lb) with battery and card and is also not
too big (128.8x97.3x62mm). It has a built in flash and 18.0
effective megapixel CMOS sensor. It is the camera that I will
be using to shoot my music video, as well as take photos for
digipaks and other things, however, I will change the lenses
for video and photography. I am using this camera because
it is a high quality SLR that can shot in HD as it has the
ability to film in full 1080p, Moreover, I am using a 16GB SD
card to hold my footage, the SD card is a good size as I can
take a lot of footage and pictures, which is very useful to
me.

3. Lenses:
I will attach lenses to my camera when filming and taking
images, the zoom lens will be used for images and the aperture
lens will be used for the actual video footage.The aperture lens
is a 50mm and it is of high quality so I hope to get some good
shots, it allows me to adjust the aperture of the footage so I can
make sure I have the right amount of light for the shot.The lens
does not let you get too close as if you do it will go blurry,
however as it is good for letting in light it means I can adjust
the aperture depending on what ‘look’ I want the shot to have,
however, the lens does not allow you to zoom in or out.The
zoom lens is for photos as I can zoom in and out which I will
probably do manually, it is also good quality and will allow for
high quality images.

4. Sony fdr-x1000v (Action/Sports Camera):
The small camera can film at 240 frame rate,
meaning it is very good for slowing down shots to
get high quality in extreme slow motion. It is 3
times more stable due to the advanced
SteadyShot. I will also use this camera when
filming my video as filming in high quality slow
motion will add variety to my footage as well as
making certain shots seem much more dramatic
and interesting. It is a very good piece of
equipment to use so I hope to use it to its full
effect.

5. Tripod:
This is also a very key piece of equipment, it is a
three legged stand that I can attach the camera,
dolly, camera slide, and lights to. It can be
lengthened so that it is much longer, as well as
having a handle so that you can pan or tilt a
camera, having this fixed position is useful to keep
a shot steady. I can create more variety of shots
using the tripod and I don’t have to use just the
steadicam. It is a very beneficial piece of
equipment for me as I can extend the tripod fro
high angle shots, and shorten it for low angle
shots.

6. Camera Slide:
The camera slide is a metal slide that you
can mount the camera on top of, then the
slide is then attached to a tripod. It is a very
good piece of equipment as it will add
variety to the type of shots I am shooting.
You can slide the camera from left to right or
tilt the slide to get a high to low or low to
high angled shot. Some of the slide could be
behind a wall (for example) and then you
could slide it out to reveal the shot. It can be
used in a very dramatic way.

7. Steadicam:
The camera is attached to the front/middle of the
steadicam, it benefits me greatly as whether someone
is waling, running, dancing etc, the steadicam allows
you to follow the movements in the shot in a much
smoother way than if you were just holding the
camera. Its adds more movement to the shots as
everything does not seem so fixed. It is a very useful
piece of equipment, it takes a little bit of getting used
to, but the extra point of contact and sturdiness it
gives you, means you can experiment more with the
shots.

8. Lights:
Lighting is very important as it can make a shot look so much more professional and well made. I
have access to some different lights which I can use to my advantage to manipulate the shot and
create a whole different tone and atmosphere.
Red Heads:
I will use these when I film in the black box room, as they are very good as lighting up a dark room
to create an infinite background, which will be very beneficial to some of my shots.To set them up
you would need to use three point lighting, but you can adjust the barn doors to direct where you
want the light to go.
Fill Light:
This is a softer light that will make a shot lighter, or softer, depending on the effect you want it to
have.The manipulation of light will make a shot look so much better and more professional.
LED:
This is a very small light that attached to the tripod, it is very harsh and bright (but you can adjust
this) and is simply used to light a shot, but is is portable and small so it is easy to use.