Equipment Check for second draft

For our filming of the second draft of our music video we are in the fortunate position to have complete control over a good selection of equipment.

Tripod
For the first draft of filming we used a tripod which was a telescope tripod and therefore the base which the camera should connect to was designed differently to one which is bit for cameras in that it has a metal screw which cannot be pushed back into the base, unlike on its photographic counterparts.
However, we now use a camera tripod which has the correct base for the camera we use and has features useful to our filming built into it. An example of these useful features would be that of the spirit level, helping us to ensure a straight shot.
Another bonus I have found from using this new tripod compared to that of our old one is that the new one has thicker legs and is therefore better suited to the outdoor filming that-considering our locations and design of film-suits us better.

Camera
For the first draft of filming we used two cameras to film with. For the garage shots we used Ricky's camera which was suitable to the demands that we had. In someways it was fortunate; it fitted our first draft tripod and therefore allowed us to save time by not having to look for a replacement. Secondly it shot in HD which is vital to our film as nearly all videos are now shot in a form of HD and therefore our video had proof that we using relevant and modern media equipment.
For the Croft Hill shots and the warehouse shots we used an SLR camera; the Canon EOS 500D to be precise. Fortunately for the second draft we have been allowed to use this SLR camera again. This, I feel is good news as I am use to the functions of an SLR and overall, I would argue that it is easier to use than the previous camera. This is mainly because of the manual focus function; allowing us to address the fact that multiple scenes in the garage are out of focus. This SLR allows easy use and therefore helps speed the whole process up; allowing effective time management at no expense to the quality of our video.