L01: Describe how to use camera equipment

To create cinematic footage on the 4K camera (AX33 4K Handycam) we placed the camera onto a tripod outside in the daytime as the sun was shining, we placed the camera towards the sun so we had natural lighting while also causing slight lens flare, as seen in movies. After we had the tripod set up along with the camera, we set the camera to manual, this allowed us to get a finer and crispier looking shot, almost as we can see from the eye, this also allows us to work with the sunlight that the camera absorbs without constantly focusing in and out on the built in auto setting. This camera also comes with a wide-angle lens, this allowed us to capture wide landscape shots of the city as the traffic passed by, just like they do in movies for cinematic shots to fill gaps between important transitions.

We also used a studio HD camera (HXR-MC2500). This was a step up from the 4K camera as these would more likely be used in making films for their capabilities. This camera came equipped with a wide-angle lens for wide cinematic shots and a high contrast view finder, this helped as we shot footage facing mid-day sunlight, the lens and camera absorbed this light and used it to create more crisp in the footage and a brighter effect. This camera is also capable of creating DVD or Blu-ray footage. We also used manual focus on this camera so that we could use the light absorbing lens/camera perfectly with our own adjustments, this allowed us to created a finer and more crisp video along with the cameras mode we used.

The final camera that we used was a Canon 750D, the specifications on the canon site instantly share the capabilities of being able to record cinematic movies. The camera came with Hybrid CMOS AF III to track movement an focus smoothly between objects, this helps create cinematic as we shot in the sunlight next to a main road so we need the smooth running footage to create a finer looking video. This camera also captures movies at 1080p with 30fps, this allowed the recording of the cars driving past to run smoothly without and problems. The camera also comes with a sensor, exposure compensation and iso sensitivity, this means that the footage we shot facing the sun allowed the camera to absorb the harsh sunlight hitting direct into the lens and create a smooth/crisp shot.