This week had an emphasis on improving our technical mediamaking skills. In order to do so, we went out to film the same shot with two different cameras. It was interesting to see how operating each camera differed from the other. I spent most of my time playing around with the Sony FS5 rather than the Canon 6D and through doing so, I learnt a lot. I hadn’t used that particular Sony camera before and so, I began to get my head around how to use it. Now, what I think was important about this exercise was that it was focused around getting the basics down. If you can successfully capture a shot; successful meaning that it is correctly exposed, focused, etc., then you acquire a video which can be edited however you wish in post-production. But, in saying that, if you know what kind of shot you want, then you can start doing that through adjusting the camera settings. But for myself, I employed the strategy of getting well balanced shots when making this week’s vlog. I enjoyed having the creative freedom to film what I wanted but what I found challenging was being in the shots I was setting up. Because I wasn’t filming someone else, it took some trial and error making sure each shot was how I imagined. But what I enjoyed most about this vlog was colour grading. I don’t do too much colour grading so I really enjoyed testing out the methods to do so and discovering the mood it can create. Overall, through being around cameras this week, I’m feeling very inspired to create more.