Workshops summary

in relation to workshop tasks, this blog may seem rather light, I have one, maybe two posts about them, and that's because I missed several, and I forgot to capture my footage from the others, below is a breakdown of the workshop tasks that aren't on the blog at the moment, and what i learned from the ones I simply forgot to capture.

I missed:

two editing workshops

I forgot to capture:

two camera workshops

Camera workshops:

the primary reason for the camera workshops was to familiarize us with the equipment, and to help us think in terms of camera angles and the rules of visual storytelling, one workshop was indoors and the other outdoors. 

being fairly familiar with the rules of shooting, I mostly learned the ins and outs of the two primary types of camera that we use, and the audio equipment. the EX1's and the PMW's having had some experience with Sony HDV cameras, it was mostly about getting used to the weight and the helpful tools that are available in the camera's on-board software, the control layouts are fairly similar across the Sony range so I had no problems getting to grips with the equipment, Ferg' gave us some very useful information and I am extremely glad I didn't miss these workshops.

I'm glad for the opportunity to experiment, I vastly prefer working hand-held over tripod as the weight of the cameras allows for a lot of movement control, it counterweights some of your movements, smoothing them out to an extent that allows me the freedom to shoot handheld for the vast majority of the time, even zoomed in.