Week 2 Session: Camera control and first review

Review Week 1 footage, then practise deliberate focus, exposure, movement and basic file management.

1 March 2027

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Before the session#

Bring three Week 1 shots and your note about the change they show. Check that your files play from the device you bring.

In the session#

Small groups identify what each sequence communicates. We then test focus, exposure lock, stabilisation and frame rate using a 20-second continuity exercise.

Afterwards#

Draft a one-sentence premise for Assignment 1. Choose a subject you can approach safely and repeatedly.

Technical preparation#

For the Week 2 laboratory exercise, record two ten-second tests of the same subject: one in daylight and one indoors. Label each clip with its frame rate, shutter, ISO, white-balance setting and focus mode. Bring both the clips and the settings record to class.

Further practice#

• Adobe: Video encoding settings reference explains the relationship between format, resolution, frame rate and codec at export.
• Blackmagic Design: DaVinci Resolve training provides free official editing, colour and audio practice materials.
• W3C: Making Audio and Video Media Accessible explains captions, transcripts and audio description as part of a responsible video workflow.

The spec

What you bring to the session. Written so a reader can tell whether it has been met without asking you.

• three selected shots from Week 1 are ready to show
• you can name one technical decision you are unsure about

Teaching team

• Idris Fenn — tutor