NMED 2030

Production Day

NMED 2030

• Today:– In the shoot and point world your primary

technical issue for this class is• White balance

– Bring a white sheet of paper to set the white balance every time the camera is turned on

• Scene Slates (aka Clapboards)– If you shoot a scene more than once use a show of

fingers to indicate the Take Number– One a separate sheet note if the take is “Unusable”,

“Good” or “Best”

NMED 2030

• White Balance– White balance basically means colour balance. It is a

function which gives the camera a reference to "true white" — it tells the camera what the colour white looks like, so the camera will record it correctly. Since white light is the sum of all other colours, the camera will then display all colours correctly.

– Incorrect white balance shows up as pictures with orange or blue tints.

– Failure to set white balance on consumer cameras can severely damage a shot’s composition.

NMED 2030• Setting White Balance• You should perform this procedure at the beginning of every shoot, and every time the

lighting conditions change. • It is especially important to re-white balance when moving between indoors and outdoors,

and between rooms lit by different kinds of lights. • Locate the "white balance" button or switch on your camera.• Point your camera to a pure white subject, so that most of what you're seeing in the

viewfinder is white. The white balance focal subject should be fairly matte, that is, non-reflective.

• Set your exposure and focus.• Activate the white balance by pressing the button or throwing the switch. The camera

may take a few seconds to complete the operation, after which you should get a message (or icon) in the viewfinder.Hopefully this will be telling you that the white balance has succeeded - in this case, the camera will retain it's current colour balance until another white balance is performed.

NMED 2030

• Scene Slates, Video Slates, Clapboards were traditionally used to sync sound and image

• They are essentially a tool to help organize which shot is where

NMED 2030• Scene Slates, Video Slates, Clapboards

– DIY version

NMED 2030• Scene Slates, Video Slates, Clapboards

– DIY version• Clap hands and hold up the number of fingers to

indicate and say aloud which take is being shot• After the director calls cut indicate on a piece of paper:

Take 1 “Good” or “Unusable”. When you move on to another scene take note of which take is “Best”