Potential Equipment

CAMERA
The camera that we use will a very important factor in determining the success of the video as if a poor quality camera is used, it will alter the whole look of the video and as we are not producing a video where the camera is purposely of poor quality, the camera must be good to ensure that the final product looks professional and realistic compared to pre-existing music videos from our chosen genre.

The camera we are looking at using for the video is the Nikon D5100 which is a relatively expensive digital SLR which shoots in full HD (up to 1080p) and up to 30 frames per second. After some research into the camera, we have discovered that the camera produces good quality video which would be perfect for our music video. This good quality will ensure that the video we produce will look similar to those made by real bands from our chosen genre. An example of the video quality from the Nikon D5100 is shown below.

During the research into the Nikon D5100, we realised that to optimise the video quality results from the camera we would have to use the correct settings and set up the camera correctly in different lighting situations. We then searched the internet on how to optimise the video quality and have found many hints and tips from websites that will help us to get the best results out of the camera we use.

TRIPOD
To film the final music video will shall be using a tripod for the vast majority of the shots to ensure that the shots remain consistent and have a stable look for a professional effect throughout. The only instance where this could change would be if we chose to add handheld shots for an effect. We will be using the tripods provided by the college as they are of the standard that we require and will be easily accessible.

LIGHTING

As we are not including any indoor shots we may not need any equipment to create lighting for different shots as we will be relying on the weather but if the weather does not compensate then we may use artificial sources of light such as a professional photography studio lighting system. This will make sure the lighting in the shots is how we envisaged it to be to give a consistent video throughout. However, if the weather is as predicted then we will not need to use any artificial lighting which will make the whole process a lot more efficient as moving the lighting around would be a tough job compared to just carrying a small, easily handled camera.