Production Equipment

Production Equipment 

Our group made a production video showing others how to use production equipment including lighting, sound and how to use the camera. Sam was chosen to do the acting in the video. He introduced all the production equipment and showed the audience and instructed them  how to be used.

We decided to edit the footage by adding close ups of the equipment when sam mentions it to emphasise how its used.  We used a basic 2 point lighting set up to light the scene which sam then showed when on to show how to use. 

If i was to repeat the video I would change the lighting so that sam would be a clearer a three point lighting set up would be better.  I would add a better script and train sam to speak more fluently.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wsm2q5vvmg    Youtube link

History of cameras

Early cameras had a frame rate of of 11-20 frames per second. The first kodak 16mm film stock launched in 1923, this was a lower cost camera used mainly by amateur film makers of the time.  

In the early 1930s the BBC experimented with Digital cameras and created cathode ray tubes. Overtime cameras changed drastically and got smaller n smaller. 

in the 20th century we got the analogue formats such as VHS and 

betemax. 

The modern standard film is 35mm usually between 10 and 24 megapixels. The current digital standard is 12 megapixels.

How they work

After film is added to the camera, the shutter opens and light travels through the lens exposing the film or sensor. the shutter then closes moving the next unexposed film into place. This then repeats it self over and over at on old cameras at 12 frames per second creating a moving image. 

Aperture

In optics, an aperture is a hole or an opening through which light travels. The higher/larger the aperture the more light coming into the camera.  In other words it is a device that controls the amount of light admitted through an opening. In photography and digital photography, aperture is the unit of measurement that defines the size of the opening in the lens that can be adjusted to control the amount of light reaching the film.

Shutter speed &  ISO






The shutter speed is the amount of time that the shutter on the camera is open. This determines how many shots / frames per second the camera operates at, the more frames per second the the  slower you can reduce the action to 

Lighting setups

Key Light

This is the main light. It is usually the strongest and has the most influence on the look of the scene. It is placed to one side of the camera/subject so that this side is well lit and the other side has some shadow.

Fill Light

This is the secondary light and is placed on the opposite side of the key light. It is used to fill the shadows created by the key. The fill will usually be softer and less bright than the key. To acheive this, you could move the light further away. You can also want to set the fill light to more of a flood than the key.

Back Light

The back light is placed behind the subject and lights it from the rear. Rather than providing direct lighting (like the key and fill), its purpose is to provide definition and subtle highlights around the subject's outlines. This helps separate the subject from the background and provide a three-dimensional look.

Reflector

The use of the reflector is very helpful in budget film making or when using a one point lighting set up. It reflects the light back to the subject and fills in shadowy areas whilst controlling highlights.








:http://www.mediacllege.com/lighting/three-point/

Sound 

This is a film microphone which is used to record the voices of actors or various other things. It should be pointed directly at the subject to allow maximum and higher clarity of sound. This one shown here is known as a shotgun mic and is used because of it being lightweight and how easily it can be pointed directly at a subject. 










Basic editing workflow

file-import:    This screen shot shows how to import files into Final cut.   These files can not be from a camera and have to be imported on to the computer beforehand.

file-log and capture:   This shows how to log and capture files from a camera. To log and capture footage you have to have a camera plugged in this gets the footage directly from the camera.

 file-export:   This shows how to export videos.

effects-filters: This shows how to add transistions to your shots .