Some time ago we were invited to our friends Miller’s home for a night. Your little Tina greeted us with her childlike charm. "We're going to see a movie tonight," he said. "I'm here too, Dad did everything by himself."
We looked forward to the film. When it finally arrived it was colorful, yes, very colorful. At first we thought it was modern art: so many colored dots that quickly appeared on the screen. "It was our congress a few weeks ago," said Heinz Miller. Without your explanation, we would never know.
Then it was very dark on the screen; Nobody knew what happened. "It's a shame," said Heinz. "It was late at night when I took my grandmother's picture." Nobody recognized her.
But Tina's beautiful smile appeared on the screen, clear and big as life. "It's me," he called. The explanation was unnecessary as it was Tina as she is, a beautiful photo. Then other people were seen in the garden. Before they could be identified, however, the following scene appeared. The scenes came and went, up and down; sometimes you feel dizzy. Occasionally a dog was seen. Aha, it was a garden game, a wild me! It lasted three minutes and seventeen seconds. The first roll was done. Everyone cheered and agreed that it is always difficult to start something.
Do you feel familiar? More than one person has seen or made this type of home video. As someone once said: "I do not admire your skills, but your courage in showing such a film".
However, this should not be taken too seriously. You have to learn to avoid mistakes. There is no need to discard the first film. It's a pleasant reminder and a means of measuring future improvements.
What does it take to get great photos? If the camera lens and mechanism are good, an experienced photographer can make better films with a cheap camera than a beginner with the best and most expensive equipment. To get good movies, you need to improve your skills. There is no point in making up for the lack of knowledge with better equipment.
This will avoid blurry images
One thing to avoid is blurry images. You no doubt know that laughing with a camera while taking pictures creates blurry images. If the camera does not freeze while shooting, the images will also be blurred. A movie camera takes eighteen photos in one second, and five seconds after shaking it, you get ninety blurry photos. Therefore, the camera must remain motionless. Do not try to replace the lack of movement in front of the camera with camera movements. With a few exceptions, this is a basic rule.
Another thing to check is the exposure time. Time is more important when taking pictures than when taking pictures. Our mind needs time to register conscious impressions. When you press the shutter, think of your potential audience first, not the amount of movie you are going to use (beginners always want to save). Think how long it will take to understand the scene. It depends on what you're seeing or what's going on. The simplest rule is that if there is a lot to see or a lot to do, the scene should be longer. When there is little to see and little movement, the stage should be shorter. Yes it should be. Otherwise it will be boring.
An exposure of two to twelve seconds can be sufficient. When you press the shutter button, it counts the seconds: twenty, twenty-two, twenty-three, and so on. (If you are recording text, read it twice while recording. That is enough). Never shorten the scene. If it's too long, it can always be shortened while editing or trimming the movie.
Also remember that your eyes and the camera's eyes are very different. The camera eye is a bad imitation of the human eye. So do not expect what your eyes see on the screen. The human eye can also adjust and record a much higher light contrast than the camera. If it is still bright enough to see, it may be too dark for the camera. On the other hand, in snow and strong sunlight, it can be very clear to the camera. When it comes to exceptional contrasts, the camera has its limits. For example, the shadow of a tree on a sandy beach causes camera problems. Fully automatic exposure for most cameras is only set to an average value. This means that the sand on the screen may be too light or the shadow may be too dark. Since the film cannot capture both at the same time, it is up to you to decide what is most important for the scene.
Sometimes the human eye finds it difficult to switch from sunlight to shadow. It takes time for the eye to get used to a change. Even a camera's light meter takes time to adapt to changing light conditions. So if you want to capture high contrast scenes, give the light meter time to adjust. Otherwise, part of the film will be overexposed or underexposed. Sometimes it is good to make manual adjustments, if possible.
Have you ever wondered why your photos sometimes turn too yellow or blue when all conditions are normal? The human eye works with the brain. Like a computer, the brain compares the impressions received with the experience and makes the necessary corrections. The camera cannot do this. So if you use film in artificial light and take pictures in the sun, the scenes will be bluer. Daytime movies appear yellow when shot under artificial light. If you use artificial light film in daylight, you must use a filter. Obviously, this filter must be removed when taking pictures indoors.
If you want to get closer to the subject than the distance allowed by the lens, you must attach "lenses" to the camera, otherwise the image will not be sharp. Most cameras require manual distance adjustment. If your camera has a zoom lens and a built-in rangefinder, the longest focal length should always be used for settings.
You may have noticed that some people always have sharp images. The explanation is very simple. Always throw blurred, overexposed, underexposed or otherwise damaged images in the Trash.
Movie editing
No matter how hard you try, even if you just push the shutter and do not realize it, you will surely make mistakes. This is why a splitter and movie viewer are important if you want to show high quality movies. Overexposed stains and the like can be easily removed.
Editing a movie for viewing also includes organizing it the way you want and then customizing it to your chosen theme or setting. You can create a "stage organizer" very easily. Take a small milk strip and stick a thin nail on each centimeter. With the help of piercings, you can hang a film and now your nails. With numbers and a quick note about the contents of a particular scene, you can easily sort and arrange your movie strips in a logical order.
It is also useful for shortening scenes that are too long and for deciding whether to take scenes. Create a rule to determine the length of individual scenes. Just a piece of milk. Then take eighteen photos of a coin that you flip and mark the length of your ruler accordingly. With eighteen images equal to the number of images taken in one second, you can now determine the duration of a scene in seconds. It costs nothing and can be very helpful.
projector
Obviously, a projector is an important part of the movie equipment. It must be durable, provide enough light and not scratch the film. In addition, a silent machine is desirable, as this type makes it easy to hear musical comments or accompaniment during a performance. It is also good to have at least one, or even better, two extra lights on hand.A good exposure must be put in place.