Camcorder Tutorial

During this lesson we were put into our groups and we were told we were going to watch a tutorial on how to use the camcorders. We were provided with a camcorder, tape and tripod. There were two different types of camcorders the Canon XM1 and Canon XM2, the camcorders are very similar but have slight differences so we had to make sure we knew which camcorder we were working with. My group was using the Canon XM1.

The tutorial taught us how to:
-Insert the tape into the camcorder
-Open and close the camcorder
-How to place the camcorder on the tripod
-How to make sure we are recording
-Rewind and watch what we had previously recorded
-Make the tripod go really high or really low
-Open and close the tripod

Once we had finished watching the tutorial we were each given turns to try and use the equipment. E.g insert the tape into the camcorder, open and close the tripod. Once we finished using the equipment each group was told to go and record our film. I had previously told my group about booking the library's group study room and they thought it was a good idea. We took the camcorder, tape and tripod. Lamar had brought his own set of cards which was easier. We went to the group study room and switched off the lights in order to create suspense. Unluckily the room was still very bright because there were blinds and light was still able to come through. We decided that it didn't matter and that we should continue on with the filming. Whilst we were in class we came to a conclusion of our roles. Me and Lamar were going to be the actors whilst Kai and Karel were going to do the filming. There were tables and chairs in the room all we had to was arrange them. We took one small sized table and placed it near a wall. Lamar sat on the chair which leant on the wall. We did this so that Lamar looked as though he had some sort of power, which was the part of the aim in our film.