Media Studies 2009-2011

Video Cameras contain several functions most of which are automated [Focus, anti-shake]

Focus – Every camera needs to focus, sometimes it isn’t visable because it is automated. A video camera can be manually focused by a ring on the lens cover.

White Balance – Means the colour balance, most video cameras automatically use this function however every video camera has the white balance button, this is mainly used when moving from Outdoors to Indoors. [or Indoors to Outdoors]

Planning is the most important stage to developing a media product, this includes location, cast and script. The script will have to have been created before the location or cast can be decided, mainly because it is the media product. It contains the Locations and the characters.

The locations are visually important, they can be real places or CGI and shown by using a Green Screen.

Storyboarding is laying out a scene in segments. The scene may be from a movie, short film or from a media product in production. A storyboard will have shot titles, a shot description [This will include the camera techniques] and what the shot is trying to show [A story perhaps].

Login to wordpress an account can be made on the homepage. When you logon you will see a dashboard with the Blog Title, write, manage, design and comments. Once you click on write there are three selections, post, page and link. This is a post due to its small size these may be one or two paragraphs long. Pages are usually longer than posts for longer essays etc.