Friday 23 September 2011

Basic camera language

During this lesson we learned and explored the basic camera language. Then in groups of three we had to portray examples of some of the camera language terms we learnt using the video camera. The video below portrays examples of some media key terms we learnt. I also learnt how to use the camera to familiarize my self with the camera and learn new techniques for example, one of the key definitions i learned in class was "tracking". Tracking is when the camera is following the character, therefore, i took a video of one of my class mate walking and followed him behind to portray tracking. In order to get the right tracking footage i had to do it several times. On my first attempt i found it difficult to do so because i would video my classmate walking to close towards the edge of the camera. This gave it a negative visual as if he was hitting the frame. Moreover, once i was glad with my footage i then used a software called "Final cut Express." For this program i explored different skills for example, how to shorten my clips and add text.

In conclusion, I found this task quite exciting as it enabled me to learn new key terms and use a new software however, i also found it difficult as i had no knowledge how to use the software. If i had to re-do this task again i would focus more, also i would make the clips for example, by not making my hand shake a lot.

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