Week 2: Our Production Roles

Production

As discussed, I would be in charge of filming. My main concern was filming in automatic vs. manual. On my iPhone, I shot using the cinematic mode and edited the f-stop based on each shot. Another problem I came across was editing lighting on spot. Before filming days were set, I had already prepared for this. On the iPhone, if you hold a subject on the screen, the phone camera locks focus on the subject and blurs out the background. This is useful, but sometimes I wanted minimal blur and a darker shot when the iPhone would set to a more exposed shot. 

On moving shots, the iPhone can sometimes be unpredictable. It might start focused on a subject, but as the subject moves along with the camera, the focus might change to something else and therefore, ruin the shot. This is what I have to keep in mind for the actual filming days. So, how do I fix this problem? I will have to keep one finger pressed on the phone screen to keep the AF Lock on the subject so it doesn't change. This is inconvenient for my hand placement, but if I attach a gimbal to the phone to minimize my hand work, I will have more room to focus my hand on the screen.



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