Unit 3: How To Film

Things to do with the camera to get a cinematic looking film:

Aperture - how much light is let onto sensor.

Smaller F Stop - lens more open, more light.
Larger F Stop - lens less open, less light.


Depth of field - focus 

Smaller F Stop (wide aperture) - shallow depth of field.

Large F Stop (small aperture) - long depth of field.


Frames per second of video (FPS)

FPS - shutter speed should be twice frame rate. E.g: Shutter Speed 1/50. FPS 25FPS.

Use shutter priority video mode.

ISO

ISO - changes how sensitive camera sensor is to light.
High ISO - more sensitive. Evening when light fading.
Higher ISO - gets more noise. Always use lowest ISO possible.


White Balance

White Balance (WB) - different colours of light.
Daylight - blue.
Artificial - Warm.
Set WB for different climates.


Zoom

Always below 18mm zoom for best quality, move camera instead of zoom.