This document discusses analog and digital video technologies. Analog processes information continuously as electric pulses, while digital breaks images and sound into binary numbers. It then discusses how digital recording uses charged couple devices (CCDs) made of pixels, the smallest units of an image, to represent pictures on screens with resolutions like 640x480 pixels. Digital has advantages over analog in terms of handling, compression, cost, and efficiency.

1. Episode 8:
Gearing Up the Shoot
Kriztine Rosales-Viray

2. Concept Catcher
● Two types of Video Technology:
● ANALOG - processes information in a
continuous stream, it takes picture images and
sound signals and transform them into electric
pulses.
● DIGITAL - captures picture images and sound
and breaks them into a format that computers can
read. Raw data is stored as a mathematical series
of binary numbers of 1s and 0s. It cannot
represent values in between, thereby having a
limited color range.

3. ● Analog era:

4. ● Digital Era:

5. ● Digital recording is done using a CHARGED COUPLE
DEVICE (CCD)
● PIXEL- stands for picture element. It is the smallest
unit of an image. It is the smallest point of light
represented on computer screen.
● A usual VIDEO GRAPHICS ARRAY (VGA) screen has
a resolution of 640 pixels (width) by 480 pixels
(height), roughly 300,000 pixels.
● Digital edges analog in terms of handling,
compression, cost, effectiveness and efficiency.

6. BRAINSTORM
● Tips in handling a camera:
!
● 1. Most cameras (as well as tripods) favor right
handed/right eye dominant users. Be comfortable
in using them. Practice handling them or make
adjustments if possible, some cameras have
adjustable eyepieces, while some tripods have
handles that can be taken out and moved around.

7. ● 2. Use a tripod to record steady images. Cameras
tend to become heavy and uncomfortable especially
when used for a long time. As such, a “handheld”
camera will cause your shots to jar and shake.
● 3. Manual focus is preferred over auto focus. Auto
focus should only be used in “uncontrollable”
situations like a sporting event, shooting “on the
fly”, or a chase sequence. To focus correctly, zoom
in on the subject’s eyes or the center of the object
being shot. Adjust the focus ring or button until a
clear and sharp image is seen. Then, zoom out to
the shot size you prefer. Now anything between 3-5
steps from the subject/object will be focused.

8. ● 4. Do not be afraid to experiment with the various
functions and built-in effects of the camera.
However, keep in mind that “effects” can be added
later on in postproduction. What’s important is to
record focused, clear, and steady images.
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● 5. Keep equipment dry, dust free, and clean. Use a
soft cloth to clean it.

9. 9
“See” not look with your eyes
“Feel” not touch with your hands