To ensure the highest possible quality of video and audio possible for our film, figuring out what technology we are going to use for filming, recording audio, and editing is important as we want to have good quality video and audio for our film. In this post, I will be going over some of the main technology that we will be incorporating into our filmmaking process, splitting them up and explaining them in 3 sections: Visual Recording Devices, Audio Recording Devices, and Editing/Storage of Footage devices.
Visual Recording Devices
For recording the visual aspects of our film, we have a pretty large variety of devices that we plan on using. We firstly will use 2 different dedicated cameras, one being rented from Mr. Engle, a Canon EOS Rebel T4i, and one that belongs to our cinematographer and actress Katelyn Wagner, a Canon EOS Rebel T3i. These cameras are good for specific shots such as a rack focus, which we plan on incorporating into our film and we used in our rough cut, as seen in the post 'Rough Cut Reflections', they film high-quality HD footage in bright lighting, have automatic and manual modes of exposure and focus, and have a flip-out viewfinder which makes it easier to see what is being filmed and what exactly is in the frame. These cameras will also be useful for purposes of ease and good quality, as iPhone clips have to be sent to me and converted into mp4 files, severely messing up the quality. However, the cameras have SD cards that can store footage and when inserted into the computer the footage can be directly transported. This can also be done with an HDMI cable.
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| Canon EOS Rebel T3i |
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| Canon EOS Rebel T4i |
Aside from these cameras, mostly everyone in the group has an iPhone, Pierce having an iPhone 6S+, me having an iPhone 7S, and Katelyn having an iPhone X, the newest release.
Now you may be wondering, why even consider using an iPhone camera when you have two actual cameras to use? The cameras, while being very very good, are weak in some areas and the iPhones will be better to use in certain scenarios. For shots with dark lighting, the cameras do not tend to shoot very well so an iPhone will be necessary. Also, if there are certain shots from tight angles or shots that are in tight spots, a camera is not going to be able to fit or be able to catch the shot properly, so a phone will also be necessary for shots like that as well. Overall, Katelyn's iPhone X will probably be used the most as it is the newest release and has the best camera, with optical image stabilization for both the wide-angle and telephoto lenses which produce sharper images, especially in low-light settings. The iPhone X also has dual 12-megapixel cameras on the rear, making it a very good quality camera compared to other releases.
Audio Recording Devices
To record the audio for our film, which will consist of sound effects and very minimal dialogue, all paired with ambient sound, we have a few options for the devices we will use. Starting with the more advanced device, we have borrowed a condenser microphone from Mr. Engle. I am not entirely sure of the specs of the microphone if I am being honest, but there are several benefits such as the pop filter and crisp, high volume and frequency sound that it picks up. I go more in depth of the benefits of condenser microphones in my post 'How Will our Audio be Recorded?'. We will also again use our iPhones to record certain sounds that are low volume and/or are in hard to reach areas that the condenser mic would struggle to get to, such as the sound of water dripping from a faucet or the humming of an AC.
Devices For Editing/Storage of Footage
After recording all of our clips and audio, there is still work to be done. A computer is needed to be able to not only store everything, but to edit them all together and make them into the film we are trying to create. I do not know what kinds of computers my other group members have or theur capabilities, so I unfortunately can not discuss the application of their devices into the making of the film, however, I do know mine and how I am going to use it. My laptop is a Dell Intel Core i7 4510U, a very good laptop with many capabilities. It has about a terabyte of storage space, allowing me to be able to store a very large amount of clips, audio recordings, software, etc. And I am also able to use it to download sound effects and soundtracks online that we may not be able to record ourselves for varying reasons. Among this software I have Sony Vegas Pro 13.0, where I will edit together all of the clips and audio after recording, and turn everything into the film we are trying to make. I will store the clips and audio in a separate folder made specifically for the film.
Devices For Editing/Storage of Footage
After recording all of our clips and audio, there is still work to be done. A computer is needed to be able to not only store everything, but to edit them all together and make them into the film we are trying to create. I do not know what kinds of computers my other group members have or theur capabilities, so I unfortunately can not discuss the application of their devices into the making of the film, however, I do know mine and how I am going to use it. My laptop is a Dell Intel Core i7 4510U, a very good laptop with many capabilities. It has about a terabyte of storage space, allowing me to be able to store a very large amount of clips, audio recordings, software, etc. And I am also able to use it to download sound effects and soundtracks online that we may not be able to record ourselves for varying reasons. Among this software I have Sony Vegas Pro 13.0, where I will edit together all of the clips and audio after recording, and turn everything into the film we are trying to make. I will store the clips and audio in a separate folder made specifically for the film.
Sources
https://www.trustedreviews.com/reviews/iphone-x-camera
https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-iphone-8-vs-iphone-x-2017-9
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