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Hearing about the audio issue put me off them a little and I know the EX a lot better as we've had more practice with these, because of this I think I will stick with the Sony EX.
Today was mainly about playing with the camera and the different instruments we could use with them, such as the fig-rig, steadicam, track and jib. I enjoyed playing with these as it was interesting to see what looks we got with each one and it was good to practice with them in case we wanted to use them. I was impressed with the track and was shocked how smooth it actually is, it also makes the shot look really good. The steadicam was really weird to use, I wasn't expecting it to be so heavy and again it was really smooth, however, I felt like I didn't have much control with it and it was moving where it wanted really. If I was to use this I would need more sessions with it to know how to use it properly. It was impressive to see the fig-rig as you always see these or bigger versions on real film sets and I have always wanted to see what they're like. It didn't disappoint as it made the camera movement really smooth and look the camera up very high.
I considered using the track but I am unsure until I plan the scenes outside the cinema. I think I may just simply do a wide shot of them walking towards the camera, but to track back with them following the camera would also look good. Learning about the DSLR's won't really affect my work because like I said in the second paragraph I am going to stick with the Sony EX as I know it better, I think I will experiment with the DSLR's in the next project so I can learn more about them and practice using them. However, it was really interesting and helpful that we had this workshop so if I decided to use one, I would know the basics.
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hi melissa - you are regularly using your blog, which is good - but you need to make sure the detail is there. From the workshops, let us know how this affecting your work - rather than just telling us what you did. don't forget your contextual research into your directors and drama etc.
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