Rachel lets us to fiddle with Sony MC50 video cameras in our week 5 practical. Seeing that I am a technology-amateurish, I’ve had no idea of all the camera jargons that it was quite hard to identify the components. But my group and I had quite a fun making an awkward sequence of “hi-bye-situation”. In this activity, we had to do this sequence three times.
- Still (no movement) in a tripod
- Complementing camera movement in a tripod
- Handheld
What I’ve learned to take in consideration is the use of zooms. Zooms has been used in various of purposes such as in comedic shows, music videos to show facial expressions, put an emphasis in a focal point and etc. To capture a visual also requires the correct colour balance according to the temperature and lighting of the environment. Portraying certain lighting or hues links to the message being delivered. Finally, filmmakers think about aspect ratio, the proportion between the height and width of the visual frame. Why? You wouldn’t want to see a movie that is changed from a vertical rectangular frame to a horizontal one back and forth. Unless it’s done purposely. So these are a few cinematographic/technical “stuff” that worth taking into account.