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- 1. UAL L3 Ext DipCreative MediaProduction&Technologies EquipmentAuditChecklist/GoodPractice –CameraVideo Rate yourconfidence level BEFORE audit 1 2 3 4 5 Descriptionof kit& purpose of bookingkit e.g.camera,studiofilming Whenreceivingacamerakit you’ll findacamerausuallya600D witha batteryand a SD card of around 16 gb forrecording footage or takingphotosasthe informationisstoredthere,the purpose of bookingkitisto make sure that projectare organised and notjust pulledof lastminuetorwastedbecause itturnsout that that persondidn’tneedthe kitafterall. General inspectionof camera (includinglenscap,SDcard, batteries,doesitswitchon, etc) Wheninspectingthe cameraitisimportantto make sure that the camera can turn on somake sure youhave the batteryand place it inthe designatedareaon the camera thenpressthe power buttonand if the camera turn onthenmove onto checkingthe SD card in whichitis importanttocheck if there are any chipsor cracks on the SD card if so thendon’tuse itas the piecescanget stuck inthe camera if not thenplace itin the SD card slotin the camera finallycheckthe lenscapisitchippedor brokenif sothen have it replacedimmediatelyasthe cap itself keepsthe lensfrom gettingdirtyscratchedor damaged. Setup inmenu(tickto indicate understandingwhen youhave done this) Resolution/image size/format/fps / Setimage meteringtoManual / Audioset-upmanual/auto / Format card / Format setto PAL / Setup on camera(to indicate understandingandyouhave done this) Setto Manual FilmingMode / Can change shutterspeed / Can change aperture / Can change ISO / Can metershotfor exposure / SetWhite Balance up appropriate toscene / Use manual focus / Use magnificationtoassistmanual focusing / Lenschange over – howdo youremove andreplace a lens?Describe inbox To remove andreplace a lensyouwill needtoturnthe poweron the camera off have the camerafacingdownwardthentwitsthe oldlensandreplace itwiththe new one by placingthe new one the camera body and screw it on. Exposure 1: explaincreative usesof aperture A creative use of aperture iswere youcan use itto focus ona specificpersonorobjectwithinascene,forexamplewhena main character whoare the mainfocusesof the scene isbeingtold somethingbyasecondary character whoare not the mainfocus of the scene a loweraperture canbe usedto blurout the secondarycharacterwhilstkeepingthe maincharacterinfocus.
- 2. UAL L3 Ext DipCreative MediaProduction&Technologies EquipmentAuditChecklist/GoodPractice –CameraVideo Exposure 2: explainside effectsof highISO A side effectof highISOisthat the camera become more sensitive to lightandas such more grain will be onthe image meaningthe image itself maybe unclearandunusable. Exposure 3: explaingeneral rule on settingshutterspeed Whensettingshutterspeedtotake a photoor videoitisbestto checkthe focal lengthof the lense andmatchit witha shutter speedthateithermatchesitor isfasteras for example if your focal lengthonyour lense is80mmthenyour shutterspeed shouldbe setto 1/80 or faster. Explaingoodpractice for settinguptripod/grip equipment/etc A goodway to setup a tripodisby firstcheckingwhatheightyou will needthe tripodtobe forthe cameraand once you have done that firsttake the tripodlegsand spreadthemoutthentake the griplock off the firstsetof legsandonce you’ve gotthe height youneedthenputthe griplocksback on so the tripodlegsdon’t go back inif it still nothighenoughthentake the griplocksoff the secondsetof legs andslide themoutandif that give youthe heightyouneedthenputthe griplocksback in butalso remembertomove the legsupand downuntil the tripodfeels equallybalancedforsome floorsurfaces,nextmove onto attachingthe camera to the tripodby undoingthe lockforthe small platformonthe tripodthenslipitout thentake your camera andwiththe screw on the topof the platformscrew itin the screw sloton the bottom of the camera clockwise orrightthe once you’ve done thatslide the platformwiththe cameraonit back ontothe tripodandredothe lockon topof tripodso the camera doesn’tfall off andbreak.A goodway to gripequipment for example acameraisby havingone handon the bottomof the camera andhavingthe otherholdthe specialisedgripspotonthe camera,also whenhandlingatripodhave onhandon the grip handle of the pole forthe tripodespeciallywhenmovingitleft and rightand have the otherhand onone of the legsif on a more slipperysurface.
- 3. UAL L3 Ext DipCreative MediaProduction&Technologies EquipmentAuditChecklist/GoodPractice –CameraVideo 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 Whenshootingfora slow motionshotina videoitisbestto use 720p witheither50 or 60 framespersecond. Whenusingthe grip onthe tri pod youcan move the tripodleftor rightby unscrewingthe gripa tinbitallowingthe tripodplatform holdingthe camerato be movedleftorrightbut nevertryand move itwhenthe screw is tightenedasyouriskdamagingthe tripod. The 600D has a specialisedscreenwhichcanbe turnedin differentdirectionsandanglesmakingiteasierforthe photographerorFilmertosee whatis beingtakenorfilmedeasily fromdifferentangle like forexampleif the camerahasto be up highthenthe Filmercanturn the screendownwardstowards themhoweveritisimportantnotto turn the screenfullyinone direction360 degreesasthiswill cause the screentobreakoff renderingthe camerauselessandunable tobe usedagain. Rate yourconfidence level afterauditand discussion 1 2 3 4 5 Extensiontask: If you are still notconfidentinusingdifferentaspectsof the camera,suchas focus,exposure,white balance or the side effectsof highISO,etc,use thissectiontoprovide some visual examplesthatyou have createdduringthissession