Nabilla: Health and Safety Tutorial

In our media class, we had a lesson on the health and safety on the professional cameras were going to use for our project. We were shown the do's and don't's, how to function it properly, how to fit the battery and memory cars into the cameras properly. We were also introduced to the tripods. We were given a brief tutorial on how to use the tripods as well, then we were set the task of trying to work it ourselves. I found the using of the tripod very effective since we are going to need it for filming. 


Afterwards, we were shown important shots needed for filming e.g. over the shoulder shots, and we were even given a chance to practise shooting them. We were taught about manual and automatic camera work - what the different was, and we were taught how to use focus on the camera. Additionally, we were taught about spacing. Like when filming, the character has to be in the centre of the shot, there should be no spacing near the top of the shot; this would make it less effective. 


The most important rules were given were:

• Never leave the camera unattended
• Use the camera safely and properly
• Don't let any water damage happen to the camera (leaving it out in the rain is a NO)
• Take care of all equipment
• Always return all the equipment when arranged to

Overall, it was a good lesson and great start to our project.