Framing
One of the first things you will notice about the film, Breakfast, is that a number of the shots have framing problems and this is true. I found that framing a shot using the small cell phone screen is difficult, especially since I had icons cluttering the top edge of the screen and buttons cluttering the bottom.
To check this out I shot a short video of a stationary object and created a jpeg file from one of the frames. The object, a small tube of CD-Rs, should have been centered in the frame both vertically and horizontally. The frame cap shows that it is centered horizontally, but offset vertically by about 12%. I cannot explain this, but I can adjust for it by appropriately offsetting my framing during filming.
Now, whether this is a quirk of my camera or systemic of video-equipped phones is anyone’s guess. What this does illustrate, though, is the absolute need for the fledgling filmmaker to become intimately familiar with his/her equipment before using it to shoot actual footage. This is true if you are using a cellphone or if you use a full-blown 35mm movie camera.
Tags: filmmaking, cellphone
To check this out I shot a short video of a stationary object and created a jpeg file from one of the frames. The object, a small tube of CD-Rs, should have been centered in the frame both vertically and horizontally. The frame cap shows that it is centered horizontally, but offset vertically by about 12%. I cannot explain this, but I can adjust for it by appropriately offsetting my framing during filming.
Now, whether this is a quirk of my camera or systemic of video-equipped phones is anyone’s guess. What this does illustrate, though, is the absolute need for the fledgling filmmaker to become intimately familiar with his/her equipment before using it to shoot actual footage. This is true if you are using a cellphone or if you use a full-blown 35mm movie camera.
Tags: filmmaking, cellphone
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