As the time for our shoot is coming
closer, the students are going through the final details and credentials of the
constructions of their respected media texts in order to avoid any dilemmas
during the shoot. A director/documentary maker, (name), was called to school for our
assistance.
At first, he gave a little
briefing on the key components that will be required during the shoot, such as
camera, lights, sound, tripods etc. Later, he individually discussed the ideas with all the students.
Different models of camera suit different media texts. Not one camera can be used for all purposes, as the picture quality varies. A video camera is more suitable for shooting a documentary considering that it is a continuous tool. The camera must be adjusted according to different lights. For example, when you go beyond, suppose, working in a low light the camera starts to 'gain’, this always decreases the resolution of the footage and compromises the quality of the image. Tungsten or lights omitted from a bulb and natural light were suggested by him then fluorescent light, reason being that tube light flickers which is not noticeable to the naked eye but the flickering appears in the image captured by the camera which distorts the footage. Moreover, we were asked to avoid shooting our documentary in harsh light as it will be difficult to balance it out, and it will at some point 'burn' the object. However, we are shooting some kind of a suspense a murder scene etc. then it could be used complimenting the harshness of the ideology of the scene itself. Furthermore, a camera must be placed at the eye level of the character to make it a 'fair shot'
In the end we were told that ' a film is not complete until the director puts in his own point of view' which I believe is the most element of the entire product as this will distinguish the product from those of the other of the same nature and make it unique.
Different models of camera suit different media texts. Not one camera can be used for all purposes, as the picture quality varies. A video camera is more suitable for shooting a documentary considering that it is a continuous tool. The camera must be adjusted according to different lights. For example, when you go beyond, suppose, working in a low light the camera starts to 'gain’, this always decreases the resolution of the footage and compromises the quality of the image. Tungsten or lights omitted from a bulb and natural light were suggested by him then fluorescent light, reason being that tube light flickers which is not noticeable to the naked eye but the flickering appears in the image captured by the camera which distorts the footage. Moreover, we were asked to avoid shooting our documentary in harsh light as it will be difficult to balance it out, and it will at some point 'burn' the object. However, we are shooting some kind of a suspense a murder scene etc. then it could be used complimenting the harshness of the ideology of the scene itself. Furthermore, a camera must be placed at the eye level of the character to make it a 'fair shot'
In the end we were told that ' a film is not complete until the director puts in his own point of view' which I believe is the most element of the entire product as this will distinguish the product from those of the other of the same nature and make it unique.
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