Seminar 001:
- Worked for sky news as a camera man for 17 years before becoming a freelance film maker
- He has been in the film industry for 20 years, going freelance for the last 6 years
- He started out with basic equipment, for the first 12 years of his career. Which allowed him to be more creative with his work and how he achieved it
- At sky he expanded his skills in multi skilling, online editing etc
- Sky pushed him to work fast, interact in social situations.
- He shoots in HD for clients and 4k raw for his own personal work.
- Could 4K be the new standard definition? - yes it is inevitable
- 4K TV's are extremely expensive, with some 4K TV's reaching costs up to £17,000
- 4K has 4 times the amount of pixels as 1080p HD - but dos this mean it's 4 times better?
- Can the human eye pick up the difference in pixel sizes?
- The endless possibilities of reframing with 4K footage - making a establishing shot into a variety of different shots from the depth of the pixels.
- 4K is very handy for interviews for you do not need to set up two camera, instead you can reframe shots without gaining any noise in the image.
- 4K cameras have the ability to capture footage over 40 miles away.
- 4K Future proofing
- Canon 1DC
- Canon C500
- Sony f5/f55
- Sony FDR
- Red Epic/Scarlet
- Sony FS700 with V3 firmware
- Blackmagic 4K production camera
Seminar 002
Storytelling:
- Storytelling is the very essence of Film, you don't have to use video to tell a story - but you wouldn't watch a beautiful still for 90 mins
- If you like the piece you are working on, you know it is a good story
- Take any work you can, make a story and make it fun
- Equipment can improve your visual storytelling but it is not a necessity
- The Camera doesn't have to be moving to tell a story, simple tripod shots can convey emotion - mainly through lighting
- Sound design is key to help express visuals - record your own sounds or use websites with free downloads such as freesound.org
- It is important that you select the right camera
- Use your inspiration from everything around you - Let your life inspire
- Enjoy your work, make everything exciting and fun
- Switch up the type of work you're doing, rediscover your love for film
- Creative satisfaction is essential in your work. Let you inspiration flow
- Push your self and strive for 100%
- Simply it won't happen over night, it takes years of dedication and hard work
- Ambition and Confidence is key
- Talent is good - but it's not everything
- Learn from your mistakes, improve your ability and harness your talent
- Push yourself and take risks and chances
- Showreel - No more than 3mins - best footage at the beginning, a powerful opening is key to draw in attention
- Take experience at any and every opportunity you can
- Blogging, Social Media - Push your creativity
The BroadcastShow Tour visited Leeds with a host of exhibitors and seminars from Philip Bloom.
Philip Bloom:
4K & Raw - Is it beneficial?
Different 4K Cameras
A huge problem with 4K is that it stores 4K more data, which requires an obscene amount of hard-rive space
Story telling, motivation, finding work and the joy of filming
Visual Storytelling:
Falling out of Love:
How to succeed overnight?:
Promoting yourself:
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