CAMERA WORKSHOP: Location Shooting

This camera workshop was all about shooting on location. We used one of the car parks at the studios as our location. Location shooting helped us to think about things we'd need to consider in our risk assessments (e.g. checking the ground for potential trip hazards, keeping an eye out for cars and taking account of weather conditions). As another safety precaution, we had to wear high-vis jackets to ensure we would be seen by any cars / danger whilst shooting.

This camera workshop also helped us to get a feel for what it would really be like to shoot on set and what extra things we would need to consider with the equipment. As it was windy we used a furry windshield / dead wombat to cover the microphone to reduce wind noise instead of just used the rode directional microphone on its own. We also made sure that at least one member of the crew stayed with the camera / tripod so that it did not blow over and break the equipment.

We had some slight problems with getting the exposure right, meaning that we had to re shoot the whole sequence. Therefore, our sequence was very short and improvised but at least it helped us to get a feel for location shooting.

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