Equipment & Video Lab Use Guidelines: The Art and Craft of Video Production
Teacher: Ken Kimura
email: ken_kimura at lsrhs dot net Before Leaving Class to Shoot
Leave your DV cassette case in the classroom
Don't waste all your planning; bring your shot list/storyboard with you
Again, test any audio equipment BEFORE you leave the classroom —check to make sure your equipment is working properly and is not damaged
While Shooting
AGAIN, wear the camera neck strap
Be efficient with your time using the wheelchair.
The wheelchair can only be used to capture tracking shots - it cannot be used as a prop in your movie.
Return it to the classroom as soon as possible
Never leave the wheelchair unattended
Do not let people outside of class use the wheelchair
Only one person can transport the wheelchair in an elevator - and only with a pass written by your teacher.
NOTE: Misuse of the wheelchair will result in an official behavior report
Remember to shoot Pre-Roll and Post-Roll
When You’re Finished
Return your camera to the camera locker, so that the back of the camera can be clearly seen
Put the lens cap on
Remove your DV tape and put it away
Turn the camera off
Put the battery on charge
Put your shot list/storyboard in your group folder
A minimum of two students per group should help put equipment away. It should not always be the same two students, and NO ONE SHOULD LEAVE EARLY UNTIL ALL EQUIPMENT IS PUT AWAY.
Coil your audio cable into a single loop and use the velcro tie
Wrap the headphone wire around the earpieces and tuck the end through
Clean up your workstation area
Push in 2 chairs & return extra chairs (pushed in) to the center tables