350 Words

For this task we had to create a camera review for the 77D and the C100 going over our experiences and the difference between the two cameras.

I came up with some information to be used in the video that I had researched from a variety of sources. I learned even more about the cameras than I already knew. I then starred in it and tried my best to present the information to the best of my ability, Sam joined me on this, and we bounced off one another. Instead of a standard review, it became more of a debate between me and Sam and the two cameras, which I believe worked out very well and created a good concept and made a decent review.

There were many challenges here that we had to overcome. Firstly, although we had used these cameras a lot, my group which was made up of me, Sam, Jack and Mhairi knew very little about these cameras spec wise, we were all interested in different fields of the industry, three of us interested in screen plays. So, we had to make our review on a more physical and appearance based, rather than specs. I used sites like Canon’s very own to try and get myself in the know with the specs, that did help somewhat. For the C100 I found quotes like “An affordable video production camera offering a unique combination of professional HD imaging, compact design and lens versatility, the user-friendly C100 is ideally configured for single person use” (Canon. 2019) then for the 77D I had “Shoot photos with personality, with features and controls that put creativity at your fingertips” (Canon. 2019)

 We then also had an extremely limited amount of time to film, as we only found out about the task a day or two before we had to do it. Then on the day we had les than two hours to get it all filmed. We had to be good with our time management and get things done in a quick and professional manner.

I then had to deal with presenting, which wasn’t something I particularly wanted to do, as I don’t enjoy being on camera, however with me having the most knowledge it did make more sense for me to sit down and talk alongside Sam. I t was also a great opportunity to do something I wouldn’t normally do and get used to doing it. I may end up having to do it more in the future, so it was a nice practise run.

Overall, I was very happy when I was able to create something quite professional looking with the edit, all the extra footage of the cameras overlaid with the speaking worked fantastically. I was also happy to have this experience of a quick and pressure filled task as it was great experience for when I do it in the industry.

References

Canon. 2019. Canon EOS C100 [Internet]. Available from https://www.canon.co.uk/for_home/product_finder/digital_cinema/cinema_eos_cameras/eos_c100/#specification [Accessed on 15/1/2019]

Canon. 2019. Canon EOS 77D [Internet]. Available from https://www.canon.co.uk/cameras/eos-77d/ [Accessed on 15/1/2019]