List of equipment I will be using for my opening scene.

1. Equipment
Sony Video Camera – HDR-CX7
To filmmyopeningscenes,Iwill be usingmySony
Handycam (HDR-CX7) insteadof acannon 1100D/600D. I
have chosento use thiscamera foritsfollowingabilitiesand
reasons:
 Lightweight–15 ounceswithbattery, cardand strap
 Swingout,2.7 inchscreenforfilmingdifficultangles
 Zoomlever,forsmoothandstabilisedzooming
 ShootsinAVCHDquality
 Small/handheldwithbuiltinstabiliserforsmooth,‘onthe move’filming
My openingscene consistsof manyoverthe shouldershotsandalsoshots
that require astill,stable,levelshot.Therefore,Iwillbe usingatripodto
simplystabilise the cameraandkeepitlevel.Ialsohave a few tracking
shotsand inorder to walkwiththe cameraI have decidedtouse a tripod
for thisas well foraddedstability.The tripodalsoallowsme torotate/pan
duringfilmingandIcan obviouslyadjustthe heightof the legsand‘stem’
dependantonthe anglesrequired.
To capture andstore my footage I will obviouslyneedanSDCard. I am usinga
32GB card to maximise the footagethatIcan filmatany pointandI shouldn’t
have to worryabout itfillingupduringfilming.Itallowsme tokeepall my
footage inone place that I can lookat and compare duringand afterfilming.It
alsomeansthat I can do as manyre-shootsonall my shotsas I like andstill have
lotsof space left.
Tripod
32GB SD Card

2. I will be usingmycameraas a propmainlybutI alsoconsider
it to be part of myequipmentaswell.Thisisbecause Iwill
actuallybe takerphotosand thenhavingthemonscreen
afterI take them. The videocameraI am using,althoughis
capable of takingstill photos,theywill notbe of adequate
qualitytobe blownupfull screenin-betweenmyclips.
Panasonic DMC-FZ5