HD Camera Operations -7th July 2010 July 6, 2010

Overview

The intensive 1-day course features a short theoretical session dealing with the central issues raised and differences between SD/HDV and HD cameras.

The bulk of the course features practical exercises exploring the functionality of HD cameras and the various techniques, skills and knowledge needed exploit them.

Location

01zero-one
Peter Street
London
W1F 0HS

Course Content

The intensive 1-day course features a short theoretical session dealing with the central issues raised and differences between SD/HDV and HD cameras.

The bulk of the course features practical exercises exploring the functionality of HD cameras and the various techniques, skills and knowledge needed exploit them.

The course will be based on the Panasonic AJ-HDX-900 DVCPRO with HD LCD screens but will also use DSR 570 and Sony Z1 cameras to help illustrate the differences and variations between the various formats.

Course Content

INTRO to HD
Formats and Standards

HD / HDV / S
Progressive Scan / Interlaced / Frame
Aspect Ratios - Widescreen, Tapes

DE-MYSTIFYING HD
Definitions - Pixels and chips, CCD, CMOS, Sharpness
Focus, lenses and Depth of Field
Contrast and Lighting
Style of shooting
Transmission or DVD?

CAMERA SET-UP / MENUS
Auto - Manual, basic settings, set-up cards
Downconverting,
Playout - Component / composite
SDI / HDMI
Firewire etc.

USING THE CAMERAS
Eyepiece / viewfinder set-up / focusing
Auto - v - Manual functions

FOCUS
Manual - Auto / Zoom Controls
Professional Lenses - back focus, 2X converters
Depth of Field, Macro
Pro-sumer lenses - Push-Auto focus / exposure

EXPOSURE
Auto - v - Manual
Contrast and Exposure
ND Filters
Shutter / Gain / Iris
Iris Control - F-Stops
Shutter Speeds
Gain / Hypergain set -up
Exposure Methods - Averaging, Zebras, judging
Pro-sumer cameras - backlight / AE functions

COLOUR BALANCE
Auto - v - Manual
Daylight / Tungsten - Indoor Presets
Manual White-Balance - Mixed Lighting
Black Balance (Professional Cameras)

SOUND
Auto - v - Manual
Phantom Powering
Basic Mic Types - usage
Camera controls- meters - sound menu
Line / mic inputs, attenuation
Setting levels
Various Exercises for Practical Sections - Basic Camera Controls, Focus with framing, Manual Exposure, Sound, Colour Balance, Hand-Held work.

Tutor

Brian Marden Jones
After beginning his career as a cameraman with the BBC in Ealing Brian has, for the past 10 years or so, been teaching on various camera and production courses. He has delivered courses for BBC Training and Development at Elstree and Wood Norton on Lighting & Safety for DV as well as camera courses (VX1000/2000, PD170, DSR500/570 and Z1). He has also run courses for MTV.

To book e mail shortcourses@rave.ac.uk or visit www.rave.ac.uk/shortcourses

Official Website: http://www.rave.ac.uk/shortcourses/?menu2=3&menu3=9&detail=55&nm=HD+Camera+Operations+-7th+July+2010