XXfirst video camera lesson with the PD170's in Editting Suite.. 22/9/08xX

During this we learnt the controls of the camera and experimented with practise shots. We then chose which shots looked afectie to then incorporate during our priminalary task!!!!!

Sony PD170













-TIME CODE
MEASURES TIME ELAPSED IN

-HOURS MINUTES SECONDS AND FRAMES

-THERE ARE 25 FRAMES PER SECOND OR 25 FPS
THIS PART COUNTS TO 24 THEN SHOWS 00, BEFORE STARTING AT AGAIN WITH 01, AND SO ON

-GUIDE FRAME
RECTANGLE IN MIDDLE OF SCREEN TO ASSIST WITH FRAMING / COMPOSITION

-DVCAM
TYPE OF HIGH QUALITY TAPE AND
DVD QUALITY AUDIO SAMPLING THAT THIS CAMERA USES









TO FOCUS
1.ZOOM IN TO SUBJECT
2.FOCUS WITH WHEEL
3.ZOOM OUT TO REQUIRED SHOT SIZE

RECORDING SOUND
THERE ARE 2 PLACES FOR AUDIO INPUT ON THE PD170, WHICH WILL TURN UP AS CHANNEL 1 AND CHANNEL 2 ON YOUR NON LINEAR EDITING SYSTEM LATER.
ATTACH THE CAMERA’S OMNIDIRECTIONAL MIC TO INPUT A
YOU MAY ALSO DECIDE TO ATTACH A DIRECTIONAL BOOM MIC TO INPUT B
(THIS WILL ALSO REQUIRE A BOOM MIC OPERATOR!)

Recording Sound
-SHUTTER SPEED
-USUALLY AROUND 50
-LOWER NUMBER = BLURRY (THINK HIPPY STYLE MUSIC VIDEO
-HIGHER NUMBER = VERY CLEAR / LOTS OF DETAIL (THINK --EXPLOSIONS / DEBRIS ON BEACH AT START OF “SAVING PRIVATE RYAN”)