Camera Quality

As Matt and I are only amateur film makers we do not have access to the high end cameras they do in professional film making. A common camera used is the Arri Alexa which was used in the very successful film Avengers Assemble. The camera uses shots that Matt and I wish to include in our music video, these include long shots, close ups, medium shots, angled shots and establishing shot.




The Arri Alexa has a 16 bit in camera processing capable of recording at 2K, 4K, 4K UHD and 4K Cine deliverable. This means that the Arri Alexa camera is able to capture extremely high quality visuals which will benefit the overall experience of the audience. It is important to have High Definition in our music video as the audience can fully grasp the situation. If the camera quality was poor the audience may miss elements of the music video creating confusion. The camera has natural colour reproduction especially for skin complexion as it has excellent colour separation.  Matt and I are thinking of including slow motion into our music video. The Arri Alexa camera is able to record at 120 frames per second (fps). The slow motion feature would able to add a different aspect to our music but at 120 fps it is not the best slow motion as it is the lowest frames per second for slow motion.



























In an ideal world Matt and and I would use the Arri Alexa as it is proffesional equipment however we can not afford a 50 thousand pound camera so we will have to use our smart phones. Smart phones have recently had a huge increase in technology used in them in the last 10 years. The smart phone that Matt and I will be using to film our music video on will be an iPhone X. This phone is the best on the market when it comes to recording as the iPhone X can record a 4K at 24, 30 or 60 fps. Matt and I will be using 4K at 60 fps as the video quality will be extremely high. Having 60 fps will make the video run smoother so there will not be any noticable stutters or jumps. The iPhone X is also able to record in slow motion at 1080p HD at either 120 or 240 fps. Therefore, the iPhone X is actually better at recording slow motion as we will be able to capture slower clips making our music video more intense. As Matt and I are thinking of including slow motion the iPhone X would be the better option for us.