This post will go into a detailed account of the process of setting up the camera with a tripod attachment, we went into detail with how to remove and insert the camera's battery and compact flash, while also getting an understanding of how to correctly attach the camera to the tripod.
Cameras and tripods.
In small groups we passed the camera around and each of us practised how to handle the camera and how to further insert the battery and memory card correctly. We learned how to set up a tripod and to 'bubble', the 'bubble' served the purpose of helping to make the lenses centred. We explored the camera such as how to focus. The exposure on the camera is adjusted by moving the dial up and down.
White balance
is the process of removing unrealistic colour casts, so that objects which appear white in person are rendered white in the photo. Proper camera white balance has to take into account the "colour temperature" of a light source, which refers to the relative warmth or coolness of white light. This is easily adjustable with a simple 'WB' setting on the canon camera
180-degree rule.
The 180-degree rule is a cinematography guideline that states that two characters in a scene should maintain the same left/right relationship to one another. When the camera passes over the invisible axis connecting the two subjects, it is called crossing the line and the shot becomes what is called a reverse angle.
On set
We were then directed on terminology to be using on set so that everything can move correctly. The director shouts 'Standby' before filming to ensure that everyone is ready and when they are, they reply 'Standing by.'
When the director shouts ‘rolling’, everyone on set must be quiet, then he /she shouts ‘action’ which tell the actors to start. After the shoot, the director has said the last ‘cut’, he / she will say ‘strike the kit’ which is the film crew's cue to pack away, put the batteries on charge and ensure that the footage is uploaded.
