While experiencing the studio life for the first time is a
great experience. We had the opportunity to try different roles such as:
director, camera, audio, talent and the list continues. The one role that I
personally enjoyed the most was working with the camera.
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While working as the cameraman, my role was to create shots
for the director to choose and use for the program. Some of the things I had to
do before the show started was to do white balance on the camera and focal
length as well. With white balance, we have to set the camera to let it know
what the color white is in the room. After the lights are set up, we would use
a white sheet of paper for the camera to zoom in on and go to our menu screen
on the camera to find the white balance function. Set the white balance and
then move onto the focal length, which we pick an individual and zoom in all
the way. Then adjust the focus with the knob near the front of the camera till
the picture is clear.
While we were shooting the show, the director will tell us
what shot they would like to see. Some examples would be shots of two people, a
three shot of everybody and a one shot of the host. I really enjoyed the
ability to create shots and watch everything progress well and then watch in
postproduction the finished project. That to me is an awesome feeling of
accomplishment. I notice some things I can learn from too, one is the position
of the camera. I felt the camera was too close to the talent and kept me
restricted from all the shots I was capable of doing. Now I know for next time
to bring back the camera to make the shots look better. Another thing I can do
better is practice some shots before we start recording, so I can get a sense
of what shots I can provide for the director. These are a few things I can work
on next we do some recording.
The more I’m in the studio; I enjoy it more every time I’m
in there. Other roles were also good experiences but I enjoyed the camera role
the most. I don’t know what’s about it, but I love the freedom to create shots
and produce great material.
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