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In this week’s tutorial, we were told to get acquainted with our equipment; the SonyMC50 video camera. So, for the last half hour of class, we were tasked with creating a ‘uni survival tips’ video. Mainly an exercise to get familiar with the equipment, and ask any questions we had following this, the footage we recorded was pretty silly, and the resulting cut reflects the mood of this. We didn’t really shoot enough for the video to become a professional looking piece, so instead I left it as a fun exercise.

We did however get to play around with the features of the camera and test out the two different mic options (built in vs lapel) in preparation for the documentary. The footage shot is a good indication of the type of quality the camera and microphones produce, as well as issues that we will have to look out for, such as background noise being picked up, and the strange yellow/green bars that slowly move across the screen in some shots. In addition to this, we had difficulty sending the original files for these to each other following the class, as the camera produces exceptionally large files (hence why the footage is in 720p and not 1080p, as we were unable to transfer 1080p quickly).