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CAMERA The Eyes of the Director
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INTRODUCTION Responsible to director Operator Automatic functions –Focus –Exposure Operation must be come automatic Must understand technical basics of equipment
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DIGITAL CAMERAS Analog to digital converter –Internal –Camera Control Unit (CCU) Advantages –Fewer circuits –Less Power –Smaller size –Built-in SFX –Remote control
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FRAMING Scan area Essential/critical area –10% ruleP. 219 Head, nose room 180 degree rule Movement room Shots –EWS, LS, MLS, MS, MCU, CU, ECU
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MOVEMENT Dolly (vs. zoom) Truck Arc Tracking Pedestal Boom/Crane
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MOUNTING DEVICES I Tripod –Sticks –Head Fluid, gear, friction High hat Hitch hiker Ball mount –Triangle, spider, spreader
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MOUNTING DEVICES I I Pistol grip Body mount Dollies –Pedestal –Boom - crane –Crab –Tyler
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OPTICS I One or more glass/plastic elements –Causes light to bend –Concave - bends light away from center –Convex-bends light toward the center Focal Point -Light convergence Focal Length-Optical center to focal point Focal Plane-inverted image forms
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OPTICS I I Angle of acceptancep. 229 –Focal length (FL) + format –Wide angle, normal, narrow angle –Variable focal length (Zoom) Field of viewp. 230 Depth of Field (DOF)p. 232 Focus distance Aperturep. 231 –F-stops, T-stops
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VIDEO CAMERAS Pickup chips Viewfinder-tally-communications Optics-Filters –Color, Neutral Density (ND), Cap Camera Control Unit (CCU) –Sync generator –Monitors Camera types –Field, studio, convertible
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FILM CAMERAS Format –65mm, 35mm, 16mm, 8 mm (S-8) Viewing systems –Reflex-through the lens –Non-reflex (parallax) Sound systems –MOS –SOF (Synced)
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ACCESSORIES Same for either video or film Matte box Lens hood Cable release (film) Video tap (film) Care:p. 242 –Sensitive –Theft tempting
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