Monday 28 October 2013

Camera Equippment Induction.

Here we were taught about various pieces of camera equipment to consider using in our short film.

Crane
This piece of equipment has a very long outstretched arm that can reach up to a 1st story window. With a camera attached to this arm, it can provide an advantage by creating a a way to reach other wise impossible angles.

How to assemble it.

The poles are secured using tightening handles under the base, and the wheels can be stabilised from each individual wheel. though for this to work, the ground must be level and flat.


The legs attach on from two teeth on the bottom of each leg and snap of to base by a small ball above each wheel.

The neck can then attach on to the top of the legs, vi being screwed on from underneath the top of the legs.

Following this, The neck should have another attachment to balance out the weight of the other side.


A second attachment should then be connected to the main neck, in the shape of two silver disks.


Then a wire attaches around each silver disk on each side of the neck and screws on tightly. This allows the camera and the camera stand stay parallel to the crane, and allows it to be controlled at a later stage.

Finally a handle is attached, this will move the wire and subsequently the camera and stand to get the camera angle desired.


Tracker

These pieces are the Dollie (red wheeled piece,) the base (black three levered piece,) the lever (silver pole,) and the seat.

Here is the tracker. These pieces are connected by small white pellets that sit between the two black poles.Velcro then connects the silver lines to add security and stability to the track.




Small chocks then stabilise the trackers on the ground.We have 8 meters worth of track available.


 The three metallic joints pieces then attach to the base, and on to the dollies.


The tripod then attaches to the base in the same ball-hook fashion as the crane.


Then you attach the seat and the the tracking lever (to move the tracking contraption with.)


Finally, attach the camera and weights to balance out the neck.




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