This workshop was very helpful - perfect for people like me who have never really used a DSLR before, it was a good basic lesson into what the camera can offer and also how to set one up to film. The point about the aspect ratio and how that can be used as a tool to reflect time periods - e.g. in grand budapest hotel wes anderson used different ratios to indicate different times - was very clever. It gave me insight into just how brilliant cinematography is and how much I want to do film work / or stop motion.
- sequence of images played back very quickly. within a second. frames per second, frame rate. choose this on camera and playback. how smooth your image is. lowest is usually 12 per second. (like stop motion) most common: 24, cinematic. enough motion blur. 25-30 broadcasting- tv. America, japan.. 30fps standardised... edit frames in different countries. higher frame rates, becoming popular- shot in 48 frames per second, super smooth. video games-60 fps. soap opera effect. anything above 80 fps, slow motion effect. stretch footage. go pros that can shoot 120fps
- aspect ratio: 4:3 old TVs , different ratios in time, in cinema different ratio. in grand Budapest hotel. using different ratio throughout, indicating different time. when u use DSLR / camera, usually cannot change ratio. have to crop afterwards. cameras shoot mainly 16:9. need to keep in mind it would be cut after.
- resolution. the higher the better the sharper the image. full HD very popular- Vimeo, 4K.. shooting in 4K is cheaper than playing back. can always shoot in 4K, export in downscale bc no equipment for it here. if 4K- can actually crop it down bc it’s enough quality.
- focal length: lense of camera. the wider the lens the more content you have in your image. shot from same position. the higher the number the closer. fish eye effect. if really wide. combine with different ratios for effects.
- white balance: colour temperatures. basically have to match up, not too blue or too yellow. very tempting but not recommend in auto setting. bc light will change. have to readjust manually as you shoot. you have greater control if it’s not auto setting. exposure- // if you have issues, maybe you need a better lense or external light sources.
- dynamic range. Can’t change on camera. difference between darkest and lightest on camera. overexposed or underexposed have clippings. more expensive cameras have wide dynamic range.
- ISO. affects sensor how strongly sensitive light. keep low as possible. more grain.
- shutter speed mainly important for photography. set number.
- aperture, how wide open. how much light passes through. low as possible. the more expensive lense can have a lower aperture. also defines depth of field. background blurred, low.
- manual focus / manual lens/ film setting up. clear setting,(in menu) clear SD cards(also in menu-format card) not that much for filming. press menu for settings. menu is escape. when clear settings - auto turns off after clearing, disable auto power off. or on field, like 8mins only turns off when not filming. go ‘movie rec.size’ choose resolution and fps- 1920 x 1800 25 fps. standard.
- go into recording- press on camera. can take external sound in CLS. Plug in camera- interviews. external sound recorder. as close as possible to delicate sounds. hydromicrophones can actually record underwater in CLS. experimental sound kit. three different microphones- one water one electric devices inside, noise, one is pick up - doesn’t record through air but only surface. Won’t pick up voice will pick up friction.
- change three. shutter speed /ISO/ aperture. WHEEL upfps was 25, shutter speed = 50. aperture: hold AV button and turn wheel. lower the number, brighter the image. ISO: higher ISO, higher the grain. (depends on lighting) here with bad lighting, either better equipment or external lights
