Camera Setup Checklist

Watch , pause, do the first video.  Read the steps.  The second video covers lenses and changing lenses for more artistic looking frames.  The third is an overview of film and video camera terms.

1. You will be able to safely record professional and accurate images with a camera and a tripod and a microphone.

2. Get the gear you need signed out.

3. Set up the camera system safely at a height

4. SD Card?

5. Demonstrate tripod head operation with pan and tilt locks

6. Mount prime lens, cap and box zoom lens

7. Set up camera for current lighting

   1. Mode wheel (on top)-M

   2.  Q - setting

   3.  resolution and frame-rate fhd / 1920 24fps

   4.  white balance / WB fixed fluorescent if it’s indoors, if it's outside Sun

   5.  ISO 100 is best or bump it up but no more than 800

   6.  Iris, I think about Iris for depth of field

   7.  shutter film school says 1/50, I don't mind 1/30 or faster bright light depending on Iris needed for depth of field

8. Use the magnifying glass to set Focus

9. Rack focus with moving subject, focus has to change if camera to subject distance changes.

10. Get more depth of field by closing the iris (higher F number), get less depth of field by opening the iris (lower F number), you may need the bump your ISO depending on the iris

11. Set up audio, mic check-in menu, wear headphones

12. Different focal lengths give you different bust shot distance from camera and looks. (headroom, look room, eyes on the third line)

13. Explore other camera mounts.