Images That Move Notes WK2 16.01.20
Requirements
Essential:
DSLR with Movie Mode
CF card or SD card (class 7 min)
Laptop
Optional:
Prime Lenses
Video tripod with fluid head
External sound recorder
Gun mic/ Lavalier mic
Variable ND filter (adjust and circular.) – You can turn it
Continuous Lights
Extra:
Handheld camera rig
Loupe
Follow-Focus
Dolly or Slider (move a metre or two)
Matt Box + Filter
Boom Mic
Sound Mixer
Aspect Ratio
2.35:1 or Cinemascope
1.78:1 or 16:9 Widescreen – All HD Modes
4:3 or Standard All SD Modes close to an IPad and IPhone are close to 14:9
A DSLR sensor ratio is roughly about 7:5 (close to 4:3)
16:9 – 1280 x 720pp HD ----- 1920 x 1080p Full HD
4K – 4096 x 2160P (Ultra HD)
Shoot higher frame rates – you could shoot slow motion.
PAL – Europe, China, Brazil, India, Australia
NTSC – USA, Canada, Japan,
24 frames per second- cinema
25 fps - PAL
30 fps- NTSC
50 fps- PAL
60 fps- NTSC
Compression – The aggressive 8-bit compression schemes (H 264, PhtotoJPEG or AVC-Intra) in DSLR cameras movie mode turns a 21MP camera into a 2MP camera. This is in order to shoot video using affordable cards in affordable cameras.
Limitations of DSLR
Aliasing (Moire)
Internally Recorded Sound Rolling Shutter
Checklist:
Always shoot in manual
1920 X 1080P 24P
Highlight tone priority – disable It
ISO – 100 or 160 – 200- 300
Shutter speed– 1/50TH or multiple of
Picture Profile: User Def. 1
Sharpness to minimum
For the practical part of the day, a set up was created so that the interview side to a film could be created. For my groups lighting, two different lights were used as well as techniques in order for the set to be completed and to help create the lighting, two polyboards set up in a ‘V’ shape were used to be able to hold the light coming from the LED light. Then another smaller heat light was added to highlight and light up the background as well as one side of the models for him to be able to be seen as without it the model blended into the background. Some orange paper/type of material was used over the LED light to help soften the lighting and then played with the white balance until we got to Tungsten.
Overall, the model was sat in front of the camera in the middle, and had the interviewer on the left, next to the camera, asking the questions. The person being interviewed was looking directly at the interviewer so that it made it more intimate. We had to consider sound which is why an external sound recorder was added behind the scenes in order to be able to have the sound element.
