P2(a) Setting Up equipment

P2(a) Setting Up equipment 

Camera - Canon 7D
Canon 7D DSLR. The camera can capture at 1080p quality meaning high quality resolutions. The changeable lenses allows for a wide variety of footage including long or wide angled shots, establishing shots,close ups and shallow depth of field. The camera is portable and has a protective case allowing me to carry all equipment and means I can travel to different locations to capture images, this was useful when visiting locations such as the house, whitstable and the field footage. The battery is long lasting, allowing a full day of filming on one charge, also having the ability to alter setting such as white balance and ISO means I can alter my footage desired achieve exactly what I wished, meaning lighting and quality could be altered simply by changing the ISO.







Features Include:

- 18 MP APS-C CMOS sensor.

- 8 fps continuous shooting.

- 19-point wide area AF.

- Dual “DIGIC 4” processors.

- Intelligent viewfinder.

- Integrated Speedlite Transmitter.


Canon Carry Case

The protective case used for the Canon 7D DSLR was vital to keeping the camera safe also it allowed me to keep and store all the lenses required for the day of shooting plus any other pieces off camera equipment together. it was tough and waterproof which prevented any potential water damage to the equipment.

Tripod -
I also used this tripod. It is a very portable piece of kitt that can be positioned in multiple ways to get the exact shot I wanted, from simple, eye level shots, to oblique, high and low angle images as it could be adjusted to different positions. The tripod was essential when filming different shots to create continuity high quality images of the same standard.

Canon 85mm Fixed Lens
A short telephoto lens very popular with portrait photographers. Fast autofocus speed, a large maximum aperture and the short telephoto focal length.

Bright f/1.8 maximum aperture ensures great shots in low light
Fast, quiet autofocus with full-time manual focusing
Super spectra coating reduces flare and ghosting
58mm filter diameter 

Optional Lens Hood ET-65 III and Soft Case LP1014

The Canon 85mm lens was perfect for creating more atmospheric and captivating shots. Especially for filming with a shallow depth of field. The fixed lens meant I would set the frame exactly where I needed it to be without alteration, and then alter the aperture and focus to create the shallow depth of field. Although in my final film I did not use a shallow depth of field on many occasions as there was a number of things occurring in each scene, enabling the audience to see all that is going on.




Canon 50mm Lens

A brilliant combination of image quality and versatility. With fast focusing and the fast f/1.4 maximum aperture makes this a superb performer for any assignment.

Bright f/1.4 maximum aperture ensures great shots in low light
Fast, quiet autofocus with full-time manual focusing
Circular 8-blade diaphragm helps produce attractive background blur
58mm filter diameter



Canon 18-55mm Lens


Canon 18-55mm Lens
this lens is an ideal general-purpose standard zoom. the four-stop Stabiliser allows for great performance in the low-light conditions of london.

• Lightweight, compact design
• Wide-angle to short telephoto range
• Four-stop Image Stabilizer
• Aspherical lens elements for control over distortion
• 0.25m close-focusing distance
• Super Spectra coatings
• Circular aperture diaphragm
• High-speed AF

18-55mm lens was used in many occasions throughout the day shoot. as it had the range of 18-55, It allowed me to frame each shot specifically and edit it if I could achieve a higher quality images. E.G the tilt shot below was altered to give a more human eye perspective looking from below and moving up, the 18-55mm lens allowed me to create this 'look'.