Filming Equipment

Me (left), Liam (centre) and Ben (right)

While we were filming we had a variety of various equipment: a Canon Camera DSLR, a Dolly, a Tripod and for the first time a Lighting Rigs.

The camera we used was Paddy's personal camera as it had a clearer zoom and a better resolution than the cameras offered to us at the college. The camera was very good to produce what we wanted as it had features we found useful whilst filming such as reducing the shutter speed for fast paced scenes. However, even though it is a very good and professional camera the zooming function is manipulated via the lens meaning that automatic zoom is not an option therefore the zoom may be slightly jumpy an not as smooth as intended.

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We used the dolly to increase the height of certain shots and manoeuvr the tripod. They are very expensive. The dolly was very easy to use and carry around whilst needing to film in other locations. The dolly helped create dynamic shots and in tracking shots as we were able to move the camera mounted on the tripod.

The tripod we used was very simple but did the job. This piece of equipment was key in making our shots look as stable as they could be; even when filming at various different angles.
The lighting rigs also came in handy as we filmed a lot of shots at night; therefore we needed a source of light. The rigs helped us create the certain lighting we wanted to achieve and help link to the theme of artificial and nature lighting. We also planned to use both lights when doing the lip syncing and the headlights of Paddy's car for other shots.