CAMERA (NON-FICTION)

COMPOSE shots guided by indicated by mood board.

Configure camera:

    • Insert BATTERY
    • Insert and format BOTH memory cards.   Set DATE.
    • set Movie Rec Quality to
      • 4K (3840 x 2160)
      • 23.98p fps
      • Standard (not Light) IBP Compression
      • High Frame Rate Disabled
    • Movie Cropping Disabled
    • Sound Recording Auto
    • WHITE BALANCE
      • custom for interviews
      • camera color temp pre-sets for “gun-and-run” b-roll
    • CANON LOG SETTINGS
      • Canon Log Off
    • ZEBRA settings ON
      • Zebra 1 level 65±5%. 
      • Zebra 2 level 90%
    • SHUTTER SPEED 1/50 sec
    • Lower ISO SPEED produces less grain

Each Take:

    • Use and disable AUTO-FOCUS as necessary
    • LOG interview file numbers, f-stops, and ISO speeds

After the shoot:

    • LOG b-roll
    • BACKUP files to laptop.
    • Surrender media for SERVER transfer.