Camera 1

For the final week of assessment i was on camera one. It is probably the most difficult camera to be on because there is the opening and closing moves, the constant changes of shots like MS, MCU and CU and in this last week there was also the breaking news introduced at any time during the show. The hardest part was being able to move the camera to the right spot and getting the right shot in the short amount of time in the tape inserts. I also found it hard not talking to the director. I know i could but i'm supposed to go through the floor manager which makes it easier for the director so he doesnt have multiple voices talking at him at once but it would be easier for me. One thing i could have done better is anticipating shots. On the first record session i saw the director come out with the breaking news but i wasnt sure if i was supposed to break away and when i did get told there was a few seconds pause while i got the shot. In the interview it was hard getting close ups on things when they were moving and also anticipating when they were going to talk about something that i should get a shot of. After a while i got the hang of where i had to be to get the shot without showing camera shadows or the boom mic and the MS's and MCU's. The problem was remembering when to use which but i had the sheet to tell me.