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How did you use new media technologies in

the construct and research, planning and

evaluation stages?

Product 1: Cannon 100D

Product Overview: The Cannon 100D is a mid range DSLR which released towards the

latter of 2015; costing around £350.

Why we chose it:

We chose this camera for a number of reasons. Firstly, it is very

small and compact compared to cameras of a similar quality which

was helpful whilst moving form set to set. In addition, being so light

weight meant it could easily be used handheld (which was useful for

filming the Frank interrogation scene which needed to be completed

in one single take). Furthermore, the large touch screen made it

easy to quickly view footage directly from the camera. This allowed

to to know almost immediately whether or not the footage was in

focus etc. and, thus whether or not a reshoot was required. This

meant that were able to film any dodgy footage again whilst still on-set; not needed to make

multiple trips (which saved us a lot of time).

Alternatives?

Another camera that we considered for our project was the Nikon D3200 DSLR. This was

primarily because of the higher megapixel count (21 compared with only 16 on the Cannon).

However, when we tested the two, the quality difference was fairly negligible; and since this

camera was heavily, larger and featured less intuitive software (as well as no touchscreen) we

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decided the Cannon was the more productive option. Nevertheless, we opted to hang onto

the NIkon as a back up camera just in case our primary one ran out of battery or if we

wanted to experiment with two different angles during the same take.

How it was used:

The Cannon 100D was a primary means for capturing footage whilst on set. When suitable, it

was mounted to a Stitz Hi-Low HL-31 tripod. Scenes such as those shot at Cranbourne had

some uneven surfaces which meant that the tripod was no more effective than steady hand (not

only that, but it helped amplify the rural/undercover nature of the scene).

The camera was equipped with a EFS 18-55mm Image Stabiliser Lens which featured a focus

and zoom ring to help make sure the every we wanted was in shot (and everything we didn’t

out). The focus ring also allowed us to experiment with shots that faded in and out of one

another (as you saw at the beginning of the Ruff McTuffen interview) which help to provided the

audience with the brief change in time (which stopped the transitions from being too jarring).