Sequences | Workshop

Within one of our camera workshops we were taught about the aperture of the camera and the white balance. This gives the footage a more natural colour and gives the footage a better focus, which will help me when it comes to filming the first 2 minutes of my short film as all the footage will look natural. We also learnt about the zoom, the expanded zoom and the different ways in which you can make sure whether the camera is in focus and whether the colours are all correct. For example; using the 'Zebra' tool helps when seeing how much shine is on the person that is being filmed.

We were put into a group of three to set up the camera and the tripod and try out the white balance and the focus. When being in the group we took turns in changing the settings on the camera and sitting on the chair in front of the camera. This was done so everyone had a chance to work on the camera. I found this helpful as I could find the settings myself which helped me develop my skill in the camera.

After this, we were put into pairs, and we were given the task to film multiple sequences in different shot types to create a small video of someone walking over to a chair. I worked with Lindsay on this task and we decided that I would film and Lindsay would be in the video. However, we both decided what different shots we wanted to film before actually filming, so we both had a say in what we were filming.

We decided that Lindsay would do a little spin between the starting position and the ending position, which is on the chair. We did this to make the task a little more exciting and also to challenge ourselves to see if we could place the clips in the correct places to make it flow.

I found this task quite challenging but also fun as I was able to try and make the video flow through the different shots and the editing creating the sequence. I'm really happy with the outcome of this task and I think the sequence we have created flows nicely.