Week 2 (26/09) : Camera Introduction & Cutaway Footage Shooting

In this weeks lesson we were introduced to the cameras that we will be using throughout the first year of the course (Sony X70) as well as other camera related equipment such as tripods, white balance cards etc. I found the workshop extremely useful as I am used to working with DSLR cameras such as the Canon 700d, so when I was approached with the Sony X70 I was a little overwhelmed! I have never used equipment of this standard before so being taught the ins and outs of all the functions of the camera etc was really eye opening. 

After the group had been shown how all the equipment worked we were split off into our smaller groups and went out onto campus to shoot cutaway footage for our 1 minute videos on either 'My First Day at Sussex' or 'The Pitfalls of Independent Living'. My group and I ventured out and got various little cutaways around campus, we all took it in turns using the camera to record things like the Sussex University sign, general goings on around certain busy areas of the University and students going about their busy schedules, while the other group members kept an eye on the time as we only had 20 minutes to do this exercise. We then went back to our lab and put all the equipment back where it belonged and have since planned to meet up again during the week to finish shooting any last pieces of cutaway footage as well as our main interview!