Intro to Shooting on DSLR

Learn directly from John Keedwell, a 30+ year filmmaker who has worked in over 65 countries!

Many here on Stage 32 like the idea of producing and shooting your own movies, and often you may have a very limited or no budget available. You will therefore often need to compromise and work around obstacles and challenges.

In this webinar I examine both the benefits of shooting on DSLR's and I also take a look at some of the challenges they often throw up for the filmmaker. Shooting a movie on a DSLR often requires different additional accessories and lenses to turn it from a stills camera into a camera capable of consistently recording high quality moving images. I take a look at some well-known movies where a DSLR has been used, and examine how they have been used there.

DSLR's don't work exactly like a moving picture camera. It is a stills camera that happens to have a feature to record a sequence of video. As a stills camera they work really well and make great images, yet when it comes to shooting anything more than a few movie clips they all have flaws in operation. While these limitations are not impossible to overcome, they can become significant tiresome issues when shooting for extended periods. I examine the ergonomics and functions of DSLR cameras and how they can often hinder the smooth operation and camera movement possibilities for the filmmaker.

It’s better to know and examine this now than before you get on set shooting.

There are cameras available now that are less expensive and do a much better job of helping filmmakers, they still have the large sensor cinema "look," yet have better ergonomics, monitoring, lens choice, better dynamic range and resolution, and have more functions to support filmmakers. We’ll explore that as well.

At the end if the webinar you will be able to:

1. Know why a cine lens differs to a stills lens, and if it will affect your production
2. The best way to record sound with your DSLR-It may not be what you think
3. How to control your focus and depth of focus
4. How to monitor your output for consistent results
5. Know many of the benefits and potential pitfalls to avoid of shooting with a DSL