Health and Safety Tutorial

Health and Safety Tutorial 

Health and Safety , Yes , this is where common sense comes in but there where other technical aspects that we learned a couple of weeks ago from our media teacher Dan the Man.

He firstly showed us the recording cameras we would be using , the reaction of the class was quite amazing as this recording camera was at such a professional standard and the fact that we had never used such a camera meant that we would have to take extra special care as Dan mentioned about more than 5 times.

The Recording Camera 

 

The camera is a JVC GY-HM100. This is a practical camcorder and also very lightweight which means it could be carryed around easily.

We had to be confident whilst using the camera and just to make sure , Dan made us do the following:

• Inserting and removing the sim card
• Inserting and removing the battery 
• Opening and closing the tripod 
• Inserting and removing the camcorder from the tripod

No wonder we exceeded over our lesson time but as mentioned before this is vital , if  you dont know how to use the camcorder than the thriller opening will come to an end before it even started.

Key Points: We were told how to use the camera buttons -

• On/Off
• Zoom In/Out 
• Auto focus/Manual focus

Rules that were set:

• We shouldnt expose the camera to rain or liquids 
• Leave the camera in a safe place 
• Hold the camera accurately 
• Make sure the camera is on the tripod tightly 
• And lastly one that Dan cant stress enough is DO NOT TOUCH THE CAMERA LENS

The Tripod 

Now you see the are two kinds of people when using a tripod - theres the kind who are able to master opening a tripod and on the other hand there are people like me who either get there fingers caught while opening the tripod or just play clumpsy.

So Opening a tripod , you simply just extend the first bottom legs and then extend it even further, then open the tripod up.Its extremely useful using a tripod as it reaches a high level , reduced shaking and gets good angels.

That concludes our health and safety tutorial : some technical aspects and a whole heap of common sense!!!