Today I was finally given the chance to shoot some simple clips using the Black Magic URSA Mini, a piece of kit so upmarket that I doubt I will be shooting on it soon after my media course!
Before I was able to get hands on, I was told of the 180 degree rule, which states the fact that every scene has an imaginary 180 degree area in which the action can be filmed. When broken, the final look will seem disorientating and can confuse the viewer on the geography of characters of objects in a shot. Secondly I was given the simple and yet effective advice to have the camera at the same height of the object being filmed, as amateur filmmakers can easily make the mistake of filming everything as if you were looking at it from head height. Shot height can effectively be used for artistic purposes
Finally I was taught some language used on film sets in order to avoid confusion. To begin with the director would say "Standby" and one by one each group involved (sound, light, cinematography etc.) will say "standing by" so that everyone is ready and in the right mindset to start shooting.
I then began filming, and having regained control over focus I found it fairly easy to work with the camera, shooting a range of close ups, mid-shots and wide shots. Obviously this activity wasn't to make a 5 star movie, and so I only shot the simple short of someone walking into frame, checking their phone and leaving immediately. It was fantastic experience to get hands on with the gear.
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