• HD Video DSLR training course workshop

HD DSLR video – First steps in HD Movie

Overview

This course is all about shooting HD movies with your video enabled DSLR. It makes the perfect introduction for those more used to shooting stills who just want to understand better what the camera can do and so make use of it as and when the time comes. If you want to get more serious about your film making, take a look at our level 2 course “Advanced HD DSLR movie making“.

Aim of the course

If you’ve never shot video before, this course will take you from the first steps to being able to produce a short movie . You’ll learn how to setup the camera for movie shooting, accessing the movie functions, how to think about the story of film, what you need to know about audio, what the different shot types are and how they fit together and an introduction to editing using software like Apple Final Cut Express or Adobe Premier Elements.

Suitable for

Photographers who want to know more about the video functions of their camera. It is targeted at people with cameras like the EOS 550D and EOS 600D.

Maximum number of attendees: 10

By limiting the number of attendees to 10, you get great access to our tutors and have the ability to ask questions without having to wait in line.

Duration

Half day

Cost

£99

Course Dates

10 Second Tips:

IS and tripods

Although the recent IS lenses suggest you can leave the Image Stabiliser turned on when attached to a tripod without adversely affecting the results, our experience shows that if are confident your tripod is steady, you're better off turning the IS system off in order to obtain sharper results.

Don't scare your subjects

By default, EOS cameras have focus beep enabled. In quiet situations like churches or when photographing wildlife, make sure you disable it in the first menu tab to avoid ruining the ceremony or scaring away your subjects.

Shutter speed and camera shake

To avoid camera shake in your images without using IS, make sure you use a shutter speed no slower than the reciprocal of the focal length of the lens you're using. For example with a 200mm lens, use a shutter speed no slower than 1/200sec.

Camera orientation for HD Movies

When shooting movies on any of the EOS models that feature HD movie shooting, make sure you keep the camera in landscape orientation rather than being tempted to shoot in portrait orientation. Reason? It's pretty hard to turn your TV on its side!

Don't shoot without a card

Make sure to switch off the 'instore demo mode' of your EOS by setting it to not shoot unless a memory card is in the camera. It's in the red tabbed menus on recent cameras under "Shoot w/o card". Simply make sure it is set to "disable".

Burst rate and Noise Reduction

If you're planning to shoot burst sequences at high ISO settings, make sure you turn off the High ISO noise reduction setting in the custom functions. Leaving it on will dramatically reduce the burst capacity on some cameras. On the EOS-1D Mark IV, only 'Strong' will reduce the burst rate.

Avoiding camera shake

Pixels in digital cameras are smaller than the grain on film emulsion. For this reason, any subject motion is more likely to record as image blur at a given shutter speed. To avoid this, shoot at a faster shutter speed than you would have done with film.

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