Label One

Class visit 

In our lesson today two people from the company label one came to talk to our class about the BBC documentary they are shooting at our school. They told us about what to expect to do on an average day in there job and how they got into the media industry and the positions they are in now. They explained how they would both film over a long period of time using only one Sony camera to get all the shots/angles and footage they would need to create the documentary. I found this particularly interesting as I had always thought more cameras would have been needed however they explained how they would have to be constantly thinking about varying sth types and adding angles whilst also keeping a focus on the key information they wanted to convey in the scene. For example they explained that if they were filming a someone giving a talk they would make that key person their primary subject however would also be moving the camera to capture the expression of people watching/listening to break up the long shot of talking -- They said a good way to make the scene interesting with making it disjointed is the use of cutaways to people listening as you can still hear the key information but avoid have one long shot of someone speaking which would be boring for the demographic. This information made me consider my own music video as it reminded me of the importance to avoid long shots and to try and include a wide range of angles to make the video more entering and look more professional.

Furthermore, they also bought in their equipment that have been using to him the documentary and explained what each piece did and how it was operated. Firstly they spoke about the camera - they use a Sony FS7 mark 1 that had a canon sense, they showed us how lens worked and how to detach the camera from the tripod. Compared to the SLR camera's I have used at school their professional camera seemed huge and was heavy to hold however the lady explained that although the camera was much bigger and had more settings the actual canon lens was the same as the SLR camera's we have been using in class which I thought was interesting as I would have thought they would be completely different. Additionally, They showed us the large over head microphone they use and the headset which allows you to listen to what the microphone can hear. I saw how to hold the microphone and roughly how far it would be away from the people its recording - To film they had one person holding the camera filming the scene and the other would stand near by and hold the microphone over head to record it.

Finally, they also went onto explain that after filming they would be joined by an editor who would sit with them and go through all of the footage and would spend a few months editing together all the footage to create the documentary -- This made me reflect on how long the editing of my video may take and highlight the importance of get as much footage as I can so I can ensure I pick the very best bits and also make sure I leave enough time to edit my video well and look through all the footage I have filmed.