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Week 2: Camera and phone control
Practical control of exposure, focus, frame rate, stabilisation and file organisation for short-form shoots.
1 March 2027
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Technical settings are creative choices because they affect what a viewer can see and hear. We will use a phone and a camera to compare automatic and deliberate exposure, focus and movement.
Outline
Students will make a 20-second continuity exercise, review its shot list, then prepare a production plan for Assignment 1. The aim is reliable footage, not expensive equipment.
Teaching team
- Idris Fenn — tutor