Technicals in the Preliminary Task: Audio/Visual

Audio/Visual

Camera: DSLR

Advantages: 

• Takes good pictures and is able to record 

Disadvantages: 

• Has poor audio pickup

Using a Dolly:

Advantages: 

• Is able to keep filming steady when moving
• Idea when using pan, tracking or vertical-zoom shots
• Heavy so it's able to sustain weight and steadily record

Disadvantages: 

• Takes a lot of time to lay the tracks that the dolly will travel
• Expensive
• May be difficult to shoot a straight line as opposed to the tracking dolly 

Scenario to use a dolly: 

• If the actor is walking in after the cut in shot that focuses on the door handle
• When the actor is walking away after the scene has been completed.

Track and Dolly:

Advantages:

• Easier to shoot moving shots in a straight line 
• is able to shoot straight line on any surface depending, will mimic the gradient that the dolly is on

Disadvantages:

• If the surface you place the track and dolly on isn't level neither will the shot be

Scenario to use a track and dolly:

• Running shot 
• Zoom shot 

Sound

Microphone: Directional

Advantages: 

• Able to record sound from afar
• With use of a boom arm you are able to record sound without having the mic in shot
• Woollen sleeve provides a wind-break so the sound is clearer

Disadvantage:

• Without a boom arm the mic is useless as you will constantly have the mic in shot
• need for a lot of wires means that there is a danger hazard to potentially trip over the wires.