Wednesday, 18 June 2014

Tripod And Camera

  1. Make sure that the legs of the tripod are spread equally for balance on a flat surface so the tripod doesn't slip or fall off the desk.
  2. Next extend the adjustable legs to the desired height, each leg at the same height, and then clamp them into place to secure them. If each leg is not at the same height it will  be unbalanced.
  3. Then you Attach the base of the camera to the head of the tripod. Screw the post, which is located in the center of the head, into the hole at the base of the camera. Most cameras come already equipped with a small indention on the bottom. Usually, the tripod will have a movable base however if this is not the case, the camera can be turned repeatedly until it is secured onto the base of the tripod. If it is not screwed on properly, the camera may fall off and break
  4. Now you adjust the tripod head to the desired angle using the pivoting handle attached to the mount. Make sure this mechanism is balanced properly to prevent the camera, as well as the entire tripod, from falling forward. 
  5. Then once the tripod has been set up and the camera has been positioned, the LED screen can be flipped out to start recording. Ensure the shutter has been opened. otherwise you will be filing a black screen.
  6. Finally practice some zooming, panning and different angles with the camera by using the handle and controls. it takes practice, otherwise your filming wont be clear.

Shot list

A list of different shots in our clip:

  1. Establishing shot- Behind Nathan as he walks into exam
  2. Long shot- In a POV of a CCTV camera watching Nathan sit down at his desk
  3. Close up- of exam paper
  4. Long shot- but from a different angle to the one above
  5. Close up- Of invigilator
  6. Mid Shot- Exam invigilator says he can start and exits the room
  7. Over the Shoulder shot- watching Nathan watching the clip and doing the exam 
  8. same shot as above from different angle
  9. Long shot- Laptop turns off half way through
  10. Close up- Laptop turning off
  11. Close up- windows shut
  12. Long shot- in the POV of CCTV camera as the lights turn of viewing Nathans reaction
  13. Close up- other window closes
  14. over the shoulder shot- Nathans reaction
  15. long shot- Nathans reaction
  16. Lights then turn back on (keeping the same shot)
  17. POV of Nathan looking at the chairs blocking the doors
  18. Long shot- As Nathan walks towards the door, desk gets pulled over by something
  19. Long shot- Nathan is panicking
  20. Extreme Close up- of Nathans eye, camera then goes black

Wednesday, 11 June 2014

Outline idea

Group: Max Ward, Josh Perryman and Jack Whittaker

1) 2 men meet to make a drug deal. Nathan and the drug dealer
2) dealer drops drugs on the floor when showing the drugs to Nathan
3) Sirens in the background noise, camera flashes to policeman
4) shoot of between police man, Nathan and the dealer.
5) dealer dies, Nathan runs off, police chase Nathan

Idea 2:


  1. Nathan is in a dark room watching a documentary on ghosts for his media exam
  2. Screen cuts off
  3. Door shuts
  4. lights come back on, he then realizes things have been moved 
  5. Chair drops from ceiling
  6. Camera falls on its side
  7. Camera shuts off
  8. Here screaming in the dark
  9. camera comes back on
  10. Nathan has disapered