- A tripod plate
- The Batteries are charged
- A head cleaning tape, to clean the camera so that we dont have any black lines going across the screen when filming
- Lint free material to clean the lens
- Shoot some test footage before leaving and check the quality
Handheld techniques
When out filming we may need to use handheld when filming, so to acheive a smooth and professional finish to our footage we can use these techniques:
- Use chairs for supporting the camera
- Use car roofs for also supporting the camera
- Your body; knees, shoulders to steady and support the camera
- Hold cam into body and rotate from hips
Before taking a shot we need to make sure that:
- Use manual settings-shutter speed, focus
- Clean the lens
- Set the white balance. As the white balance needs to be set differently when being filmed under flourscent lighting and under natural light.
- Test shoot and review the footage taken
- Then take the shot when everything is checked
