Equipment: Update

I decided to make a few changes to the type of equipment I will use to continue shooting my music video after reviewing the footage from my first day of filming and will now be using the camera on my iPhone 6 for the rest of the filming days. This is because I notice some issues with the footage I filmed using the canon video camera; some of the footage was compromised due to a smudge on the lens that I hadn’t noticed on location even whilst reviewing the footage during the filming process. I have deduced that this is because the quality of the viewfinder on the camera and size of it meant that I wasn’t able to see the footage I had got in full definition and did not notice the smudges until I imported the files to my laptop and went to edit it. Another problem with using the video camera is that I need a tripod to stabilise the shots and this proved to be difficult as my video involves a lot of travelling and movement from place to place to get all of the footage I need; this inconvenience will be easily solved by using my phone and a selfie-stick as a makeshift tripod.

The iPhone 6 has an 8MP camera and autofocus which will allow me to shoot high quality and clarity footage which will help me to create a professional media product. The camera app on the iPhone 6 also has options to change the light exposure on footage, which will mean I will be able to brighten any footage that may seem too dark on set as I am filming. There is also an option to film in slow motion which will mean I will be able to experiment with such features on location and make any adjustments to the filming (such as prop/actress placement) on set which may mean there is less of a chance of me having to re-film such sections. There is an option to download the editing software I plan to use (iMovie) to my phone which will mean that I will even be able to edit footage I have during filming to see if the clips work together and change my ideas right there and then if they do not to save time and work proactively.