News Production: New Camera Workshop

Today we were given the opportunity to try out the new Panasonic cameras in a workshop. This involved watching some of the companies launch videos and short tutorials. Fergus and Sam gave us some pointers and explained the technology behind these cameras.

During lecture a good point was raised. One of my fellow peers said they were "always taught that 4k is pointless, the quality looks no better than UHD (Ultra High Definition)". Whilst Fergus and Sam agreed with this in terms of its visual pixels, they argued that 4K opens up a world of possibilities with the way you can film. It enables cinematographers to capture the sharpest video footage yet and edit without losing quality.

Once we had seen the new cameras we were shown in another lecture how to Auto Que which was an option for the unit if we wanted to him a studio/green screen part. The Auto Que is basically a mirror, you have an IPad on the bottom of the grip with an auto quest app software running, which is connected to the camera and then it reflects the script while it moves up. You can adjust the speed and size of the text. Sam Creamer gave us a demonstration and explain how it was a little awkward to setup, but the process gets easier over time and usage. When we tested it with our News Practice 'Johns Campaign' we found it really helpful as Jack was able to read the script and look directly into the camera lens.

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