Week One Of Uni

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The fist week of uni was interesting to say the least. Welcome Week was packed full of activities by both the course leaders and the uni itself. The lectures has us on a wild goose hunt with our newly found crew mates. We were led all over campus, in an attempt to get us to work together and to know each other. Funny thing is, it worked. Me and my crew, Crew S, got on like a house on fire. We all socialised and bonded over mutual loves of films, when it came to picking out favourite films for one of the tasks.

TI Number 1: Nikon D5100

 Roles of a digital still:


  • Pre-Production 
    • Fleshing out the script
    • Meeting evidence
    • Location stills
    • Audition stills
      • head shots
      • fully body
      • identity confirmation shots
  • Production
    • Planning to text
    • Reference shots
    • Lighting test shots
    • BTS shots
    • Crew portraits
  • Marketing
    • Print advertising
    • Digital advertising
    • Film cover

Exposing the DSLR

When it comes to trying to correctly expose the camera there are 3 aspects you need to think about.
1. The F-Stop
Also known as the aperture, the F-Stop determines how much light is let into the lens. If you have an F-Stop of f/3 the camera lens will be wide open allowing loads of light to hit the lens. However if you have an F-Stop of f/22 very little light will be able to enter the camera lens.

 2. Shutter Speed
The shutter speed determines for how long light is let into the lens for. When you have a shutter speed of 1/60 it means the lens is open for 160 of a second. The lower this number gets the longer the camera lens is open for, which is great for a dark photo but there is a higher chance of motion blur because of how long the lens is open for. On the other hand if you have a fast shutter speed, say 1/120, there is little chance of motion blur but less light will be hitting the lens. When adjusting the Shutter Speed you must always adjust the F-Stop in order for your photo to be well lit and properly exposed.

 3. ISO
The ISO determines the overall quality of a shot, and how grainy the picture ends up being. The higher you raise the ISO the brighter the image will turn out. SO if you shoot at 100 you'll have a dark photo that may be "noisy" but when doubled to 200 it can be perfectly exposed and crisp.

Image result for exposure triangle

Perfectly exposed
Over exposed 
Under exposed 


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