CONFIGURE TRIPOD

• Position TRIPOD as indicated by storyboard. 
  
• LEVEL the head.  
• Adjust the PAN BAR for ergonomic comfort.  
• Secure the camera to the quick-release PLATE.

CONFIGURE CAMERA

• Insert BATTERY and both SD CARDS
• Select filmmaking MODE
• (1) FORMAT media memory.  Set DATE.
• (1) Set Movie Rec Quality to
  • FHD 1080p (1920 x 1080) video
  • 23.98 f.p.s.
  • Standard (not Light) IBP Compression
  • High Frame Rate (HFR): disabled
• Movie Cropping: disabled
• Sound Recording: auto
• (3) CANON LOG SETTINGS
  • Canon Log (CLOG): off
  • Color space: BT.709
• (7) ZEBRA settings: on
  • Zebra 1 level 60±5%. 
  • Zebra 2 level 90%
• (3) Custom WHITE BALANCE (at each new position)
• SHUTTER SPEED: 1/50 sec for cinematic motion blur
• ISO SPEED: 2000 or less to avoid excess grain
• BRACKET f-STOPS for shallow depth-of-field & to increase post-production choices

AESTHETIC GUIDES

• Rule of Thirds
• Place the camera on the fill side of the actors

CONTINUITY MATCHING

• 180° Rule – screen direction
• 30/20 Rule
• Shoot the entire action of the scene from every camera position, f-stop, and distance.

EACH TAKE

• BRACKET f-STOPs
  
• Check FOCUS
• Director yells “Roll ’em”; Camera Operator responds “ROLLING.”
• Stop shooting only after the director yells “Cut.”
• LOG file numbers, f-stops, and ISO speeds.
  

AFTER THE SHOOT

• • BACKUP files to laptop and cloud.
    
  • Surrender media for SERVER transfer.