Equipment

 The image on the right is of the tripod; this is used to support the camera when filming to get a steady shot and also a smooth rotation by turning the handle. This piece of equipment was supplied to us by the school which we are allowed to take out to use for our filming. Benefits of using this is primarily to get a steady shot as it is difficult filming free hand unless you want an unsteady hand-held effect. The tripod also allows us to film at different levels; as shown in the image, we are able to adjust the height of the shot between three different levels. This can be effective in creating shots from different levels but also different angles where we are able to adjust the pointing of the camera using the handle. We are able to adjust the camera position left or right and up or down, creating a high or low angle shot if wanted. The tripod is easy to use allowing us to successfully create different shots using the different levels and adjustments.

To film our trailer we are using a Nikon cool-pix L840 camera which is easy to use and has many different features.We are using this to film our trailer mainly because of the high quality and to be able to film at a high resolution. The main thing that we needed to consider was the storage as we found out from last year filming our opening two minutes, we need to film each clip multiple times to get the best possible shot and angle. Despite the majority of the sound in our trailer going to be added, we will still be using some of natural, diegetic sounds from the original filming which will be useful as the sound on the Nikon Camera is of high quality.