MDA1300 - Week One

For the practical part of the film course, we have had our editing and camera inductions (the latter of which was completed in Fridays workshop).

in the workshop we discussed the roles needed for a high-scale production (using the x factor as an example) and then we proceeded to assemble the camera and tripod, and go over the different techniques and settings needed to film good-quality footage, such as making sure the camera is level, rotating and tilting the cameras on teh tripod, getting the while balance, and other settings such as the image quality and frames per second correct.

We also watched a clip from the good, the bad and the ugly, and discussed how the camerawork and different shot types were used to build tension and add to the dramatic build-up in the stand-off scene. I found discussion of the different shot-types and camera movements useful revision which picked up efficiently on much of the work I have done in Media and Film Studies at A level.

For this weeks assignment, we have already assembled a group of four, discussed initial ideas and have booked out a camera with which to film and try out our different ideas tomorrow. I will post how this went when it has been completed.