LO4: Setting Up Camera & Lighting Equipment

Setting Up Equipment

Equipment Used:

• DSLR (x3)
• 4k Camera (x1)
• LED Light Box
• Samsung Galaxy Note 20
• Google Pixel 6a
• iPhone 12
• Tripod (x3)
• Lavaliere Microphone

Explanation

During the first shoot with Ovie, the Lav Mic and the 4k Camera wouldn't work so we ended up recording audio and visual footage on our phones. The visuals were recorded on the Samsung, and the audio was recorded on two devices (Google Pixel and iPhone) in case the file corrupted. In the second shoot with Harry, the Lav Mic and 4k Camera worked and so we used those instead of phones. We also added additional DSLRs to give us more angles to work with whilst editing.

Josh's House - B-Roll Capture

UTC Sheffield City Centre [Studio 2] - Interview Footage

We set up multiple cameras during Harry's interview. One was facing directly at him, the other was at a 45 degree angle, and the third was set up to capture a close up of the activities taking place on the desk. During the second half of the shoot, Jed walked around with the camera capturing behind the scenes and b-roll footage whilst we were interviewing. Having multiple angles and shot types will allow me to have a professional and interesting looking short film. 

Sheffield City Centre

When shooting the b-roll in the city centre we only used one tripod and one camera as the intention of the shoot was to capture timelapses meaning we only needed the one camera. We also brought spare batteries so we could capture more footage without the risk of the camera dying.