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Shooting technique Correct camera set-upwill make themost of your video footage andmake your video shootingmore efficient and fun.As with stills, a good set-up frees up your mind to focus on the image rather than toomuch on the technical side of things, plus it’ll save time and frustration later in-post production
1. WHAT I S 4K?
There are upsides and downsides to shooting in 4K. On one hand, it gives great quality and you can always downsize footage when exporting the final video; on the other, shooting at 3840x2160 30 times a secondmeans big files. 4K footage alsomeans you can take a high-quality 8MP still later. For this video, I went for 4K/30p.
2. HOW TO START RECORDING
Focusing can be manual, or you can leave the camera’s continuous AF (C-AF) to do with work.With distant scenes, youmay prefer control manual, so turn off the focus assist magnifying function and have focus peaking on to help. C-AFwith face detection works well with events. Try both to see which you prefer. 3. WHICH FOCUS SETTING I S BEST ?
Pushing the camera’s record button in PASMmode means video recording starts immediately using the settings in the video set-upmenu – convenient if you’re quickly switching between stills and video. The mode dial’s movie setting gives more control during shooting and you can decide which exposure mode is used in the videomenu.
THE GEAR USED
4. HOW TO RECORD AUDIO
The OM-D E-M5 Mark III has a five axis in-body image stabiliser with a 5.5EVbenefit (6.5EVwith supported lenses). There are twomodes, M-IS 1 – where stabilisation is done by sensor shift and digitally, so there’s slight image crop – and the sensor shift-only M-IS 2. Both work well, but the latter is smoother when walking and shooting. 5. IMAGE STABILI SATION OPTIONS
For audio, the camera’s microphone can be used, but here I used an Olympus LS-P4 hotshoe mounted and plugged into the mic input on the camera. This works like an external mic, but at the same time captures hi-res audio onto the unit itself. Distance, directionality, levels and sensitivity can be adjusted, with a low cut filter option.
For this shoot,Will Cheung used an Olympus OM-D EM-5Mark III with the followingM.Zuiko Digital ED lenses: 12-40mm f/2.8 PRO, 7-14mm f/2.8 PRO, 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO and 25mm f/1.2 PRO.Audio was recorded using an Olympus LS-P4 audio recorder, which was plugged directly into the OM-D EM-5Mark III. The OM-D EM-5Mark III is Olympus’newest Micro Four Thirds camera and boasts a great feature set that will appeal to keen stills photographers and videomakers.
› 20.4-megapixel resolution › High-res shot mode › C4K 4096x2160/24pmovie mode › 4K 3840x2160/30p, 25p, 24pmovie mode › 121-point phase-detect AF system › In-body, five-axis sensor shift image stabiliser KEY FEATURES
6. DON' T FORGET ABOUT B ROLL
7. REVIEWING YOUR FOOTAGE
Shooting video is a different discipline from shooting stills, eg learning to shoot B roll footage as well as the main shots. B roll footage helps to add context, variety and to use as cutaways. It doesn't have to be long – ten seconds is often enough. It’s also a time to try jaunty angles, selective focusing effects and slowmotion to give options in editing.
Check what you have. Of course, it takes time and battery power, but you don't have to check every clip – just check focus and exposure look okay in your main footage. The OM-D EM-5 Mark III does support USB in-camera charging, so if your battery runs low and you don't have a spare handy, all is not lost.
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