As Live Production: Del Workshop 2


In todays Workshop we were getting to grips with the camera setup in the studio, which was a good refresher on the Sony Ex cameras we will be using (recently I've been using the Panasonics so am now better trained on them). We practiced track, jib, handheld and tripod shots. After this session I had refreshed my memory and knew what I was doing. It was good to start a fresh like this given I will be camera man in the studio production. There are plenty of good ways to test and practice with a camera, and practicing i the studio that we would be producing our show in was ideal.  "Set up a little still life in typical living room light, and (presuming your camera supports it), try it in various automatic and manual modes, changing settings like white balance, exposure compensation, ISO sensitivity setting, and so on." (Grunin, 2014)


Also, we went over a colour chart which is used in studio productions to ensure all cameras are set to the same color. He used terminology like 'ENG' (Electronic News Gathering), WFM (Wave Form Monitor) and PSC (Portable Single Camera). It's important to understand the terminology and language for future industry. According to computingsurvey.com:

  • a resource,
  • a set of methodologies and procedures to be used in creating this resource,
  • a factor in communication,
  • a community of actors, and
  • an academic discipline.
http://www.computing.surrey.ac.uk/ai/pointer/report/section1.html


Vision MixingPart two of our workshop was to explore the gallery and look at the vision mixing desk. Del explained the basics of what we would need to know t this stage in our careers which I found to be really insightful. i would see all these buttons and not have a clue on what any of the are for. As someone who enjoys editing, seeing how its done live was a different experience and one I will remember.  It all seemed to work like clockwork; everyone in a studio has their own jobs and they all come together. Each of s had a go at vision mixing.



Vision mixers are technicians who work at a station in the gallery or studio control room during a show being recorded live. They are responsible for controlling what shot is projected onto the audiences screening those shots can be the making or breaking of a studio production.




References

Photography 101: Learning the ropes with your new camera, LORI GRUNIN, DECEMBER 23, 2014



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