Final Cut Pro X
For the post production editing of our trailer we have used
Final Cut Pro X (FCPX). FCPX is non-linear editing software developed by Mac
for their Intel-bases OS Mac computers. FCPX provides effective and extensive
use of editing techniques used within the film and television production
industry. It supports a number of simultaneously composed video tracks, and
user friendly interface, making it easy to edit complex edits such as multi-cam
editing, Chroma-key and colour grading. It is a very effective and efficient
editing system, which uploads straight to Vimeo which is particularly useful
for time efficiency.
Canon 6D
We used my Canon EOS
6D to film our production, with a 82mm full frame lens with polarizing filter.
This high spec professional DSLR films at 1080p HD video, giving us the
clearest, cinematic footage we could get to use for trailer. However the
disadvantage of using this camera is that it is very expensive, especially with
the range of lenses we used and could be easily broken. The camera is also
complex to operate compared to other cameras, and an in depth knowledge of
camera operations such as ISO and aperture must be understood in order to be
camera operator.
Dolly
We used a dolly for many of our tracking shots in the school
scenes, and we used the dolly for professional looking shots. Although Broken
Coal Productions do not have a professional dolly, I had made a dolly from some
plastic piping from B&Q. The home – made dolly worked well in creating
smooth and cinematic shots. However one issue with using the dolly was that
they were not collapsible and remained their full size, making them difficult
to be ported to different locations.
SD Cards
My Canon camera takes SD cards, and whilst lower spec SD
cards are known for running out of storage space when filming, we used four
62GB and 32GB cards which can hold a lot of data. We didn’t have to worry about
storage space on our camera running out, and on the mac we were editing on, the
SD card could just be imported into the computer and the files transferred
quickly onto the desktop.
Tripod
We used a tripod to stabilise some of our shots as we didn’t
want any camera shake which would make our work look messy and unprofessional,
even though we did take it off the tripod to have some hand held shots to give
some variation. The tripod proved useful for panning tracking shots, and we
also used it to go onto the dolly for extra stabilisation. It was a very key
and useful part of equipment to have.
Batteries
Whilst expensive, the Canon, rechargeable lithium camera
batteries (Canon LP-E6) are very effective and let us have up to 5 hours
filming time for each battery (we had two). These allowed us to film
continuously for a long period of time without having to stop frequently to
change the battery pack.
Sigma 24-105 F4 DG OS HSM Full Frame Camera Lens
This sigma lens which
cooperates with Canon full frame cameras. I bought this lens as it is the
latest addition to the ‘art’ series on lenses which give good image quality and
has a 19 element/ 14 group design, with
Sigma’s FLD glass, to minimize aberrations. The 45cm focusing range enables us
to use a large depth of field in our work, giving sharp image quality and
cinematic effect. However, this lens is very expensive and so we had to be
careful when filming with it. To stop the lens glass getting damaged, I also
bought a filter to protect the lens glass.
Polarising Filter
Another filter I
bought is an 82mm polarising filter which we used on the last few shoots to
deepen the contrast in the colours for better quality images. This also
protects the lens glass, as it is much cheaper to replace the filter than the
lens glass. Prices and availability
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