Recent Posts Tagged With 'camera'

• Acquiring Camera Before Shooting

  Posted on Thursday October 15th, 2009 at 17:02 in lounge, camera, pre-production, shoot

  Choosing a camera is an important pre-production decision. If you choose something cheap you have more money to spread around, but the image quality suffers and you have fewer options in post. If you choose an expensive package you get a stellar imag...

• Camera Department on The Film Production

  Posted on Saturday January 3rd, 2009 at 04:28 in production, camera, filmmaking, multimedia production

  The number of members in the film camera department depends on the kind of film being shot. Big-budget feature films usually have a larger crew than a low-budget film, TV commercial, or music video. It also depends on whether the production is union ...

• How The Camera Deals With The Image

  Posted on Monday October 27th, 2008 at 11:59 in image, camera, filmmaking, format, record, multimedia production

  When the image makes it through the lens it gets recorded in various ways by a small chip located near the lens, called the charge-coupled device (CCD). There are two sorts, determined by which kind of camera you have: Single-chip. These dominate th...

• Don’t Forget To Set The White Balance

  Posted on Sunday October 26th, 2008 at 01:27 in camera, lighting, filmmaking, white balance, multimedia production

  Most lighting isn’t neutral. Most light contains a color cast that tints the objects in a shot. Even if you can’t see the tint with your eye, it makes a difference to the camera. Depending on lighting conditions, the light in a location m...

• Film Camera Report

  Posted on Wednesday October 22nd, 2008 at 14:42 in camera, filmmaking, sheet, multimedia production

  A camera report must accompany every roll of film that is shot and sent to the lab for processing. The information on the report is used by the lab to make certain the film is processed and returned correctly and is also used by the editor to locate ...