In the production part of our work we chose to use the following equipment:- 2 DSLR Cameras
- EF-S 18 - 135 mm
- EF 28mm
- 2 Tripods
- Handheld camera mount
We specifically chose to film with DSLR's because they displayed lots of advantages for us that have helped us in the filming process. One of which is the fac
t that DSLR's offer instant feedback and can record specifically in Full HD. Another advantage of these cameras was that they gave us more flexibility; since DSLR's offer a wide range of lens, and equipment we were able to play around with them. For example, I had an EF-S 18mm-135mm IS lens and Sarah had a 28mm lens, so we were given a lot more depth into how far and how much we could fit into a scene. The main advantage of my lens is that its main purpose is to give the user a wider perspective, this was useful as for most of our scenes we were able to fit more into them. It also had image stabilization which helped us when we decided to use handh
eld shots. One advantage that Sarah's lens gave us was traditional close up shots at a very close angle. This being said, when we were filming at the house we used Sarah's lens as the main so that we could get the true sense of close ups that are seen in music videos. When it came to filming the acting, alley scenes, and town scenes we went with a more wide angle, so we mostly stuck with the wider lens.
The tripods offered use one very good feature; they came with a builtin spirit level, this allowed the filming to be tidy and straight. But tripods can also be very useful in the fact that they are also ajustable; one scene that we wanted to do was shoot from a low angle to get the sense of authority in the character, but we also played with the angle; we kept the camera in a locked position while the tripod was slanted which gave us the low angle that we wanted. The quality of footage was also good because the SLR's had between them 15-18 Mega-
Pixels, compared to the low pixel quality of the college cameras.
t that DSLR's offer instant feedback and can record specifically in Full HD. Another advantage of these cameras was that they gave us more flexibility; since DSLR's offer a wide range of lens, and equipment we were able to play around with them. For example, I had an EF-S 18mm-135mm IS lens and Sarah had a 28mm lens, so we were given a lot more depth into how far and how much we could fit into a scene. The main advantage of my lens is that its main purpose is to give the user a wider perspective, this was useful as for most of our scenes we were able to fit more into them. It also had image stabilization which helped us when we decided to use handh
eld shots. One advantage that Sarah's lens gave us was traditional close up shots at a very close angle. This being said, when we were filming at the house we used Sarah's lens as the main so that we could get the true sense of close ups that are seen in music videos. When it came to filming the acting, alley scenes, and town scenes we went with a more wide angle, so we mostly stuck with the wider lens.The tripods offered use one very good feature; they came with a builtin spirit level, this allowed the filming to be tidy and straight. But tripods can also be very useful in the fact that they are also ajustable; one scene that we wanted to do was shoot from a low angle to get the sense of authority in the character, but we also played with the angle; we kept the camera in a locked position while the tripod was slanted which gave us the low angle that we wanted. The quality of footage was also good because the SLR's had between them 15-18 Mega-
Pixels, compared to the low pixel quality of the college cameras.To briefly comment, we also made use of my HTC Desire, I will develop on this in Evaluation Question 4.
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