Camera+Use+and+Management

=Week 1 - Camera Use and Management =
 * ==Equipment Checkout Procedures ==
 * Equipment Checkout Sheet Handout [[file:Equipments_checkout.pdf]]
 * ==Camera Use and Management ==
 * View parts of the digital video camera using the projector
 * Digital Video Camera Diagram - handout [[file:Camera_diagram.pdf]]
 * Identify the different parts of the camera and practice basic camera setup (small groups)
 * Attach the battery to the back of the camera
 * Turn the camera on
 * Find the "record" functions on the camera
 * Locate the lens, viewfinder, and on-board microphone
 * Identify the record and zoom buttons
 * Find the headphone jack on the camera
 * Locate the eject button. Insert a mini-DV tape into the camera
 * Adjust the legs of the tripod
 * Find the tripod plate on top of the tripod and remove
 * Attach the tripod plate to the bottom of the camera
 * Lock camera and tripod plate onto top of the tripod
 * **Extension:
 * Find the white balance feature on your camera and adjust
 * Locate shutter speed and exposure (iris controls)
 * Adjust the shutter speed and iris controls while filming
 * Watch what happens in the viewfinder
 * Camera Use and Management Handout [[file:Camera_Use_handout.pdf]]
 * Do not touch camera lens
 * Keep the lens cap on camera when not in use
 * Do not force movable parts on the camera
 * Be careful where you set camera to avoid damage
 * Clean the camera lens and tape heads on a regular basis. You can purchase an affordable lens cleaning kit and tape head cleaner at your local camera store.
 * ==Production Roles ==
 * Handout [[file:Production_roles.pdf]]
 * Remember that students should rotate through roles
 * Producer - Checks out equipment and makes sure everyone is on task, and is in charge of locations and crew. "Quiet on the set"
 * Cinematographer - Operates the camera and is responsible for using a variety of shots. "Rolling"
 * Director - In charge of everything seen on camera. "Action" and "Cut"
 * Actors
 * ==Cinematography and Storyboarding ==
 * DVD Clip - "Shot Styles and Composition"
 * Shot Styles, Camera Movement and Angles - Handout [[file:shot_style.pdf]]
 * Demonstration of various shot styles, rule of thirds, various camera movements and angles, adjusting the tripod and camera for high/low angles. Two volunteers :) will demonstrate. When recording, we will frame the shot, start recording and count to 10, then stop recording. Remember to use the correct terminology: rolling, action, cut.
 * Motivation for Shots - handout [[file:shot_styles.pdf]]
 * When might you use certain shot styles to tell a story?
 * DVD Clip - Me and My Mustache
 * Storyboard Template (Groups of 4) [[file:storyboards.pdf]]
 * Each group is going to shoot a sequence using eight different shot styles and/or camera movement combinations (medium high angle; close-up pan; wide shot, etc.)
 * If you are only shooting eight shots, how long should your entire footage be?
 * When storyboards are complete, the producer of each group needs to have it approved by the teacher in order to check out equipment and begin shooting. Each person in the group should have a role in the production and needs to use shooting vocabulary. (quiet on the set, rolling, action, cut.)
 * Group critique - Compare footage to storyboards to determine if they match, explain safe and respectful critiquing practices, (provide positive feedback first, and then what was confusing or could have been better.) Critique: Number of shots, length, how it compares to storyboard.
 * Interactive Storyboard [|http://users.altec.org/~scherrer/digi_dif/storyboard.htm]