Camera Formats

For our production we plan to film our project on the Canon EOS 7D. As it is a DSLR it has more of an aptitude for Depth of Field and Focus Pulling, nevertheless this doesn't fit every style of film and it has become rather overused in films of late but I plan to monitor its use so it doesn't distract from the film itself. The other key thing about the use of Depth of Field is that it also fits the genre and style of our film as we wanted to take influence from such films as This Is England and London To Brighton which also use this technique of story telling.

We have some scenes within our film that will be shot at night and this camera needs a lot of light to achieve visible shots. One way of doing this would be increasing the ISO or Exposure Levels but this could lead to grainy shots which would mean loosing quality. So to combat this I will make sure that we take plenty of lights which can make the setting look light night within the frame but no visual quality is lost. 

Cannon 7D Specs, Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7g9EMqiTxy0

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTQ0gG-GtJw

Comparing the Cannon to a Black Magic camera, shows that the Cannon is a lot bigger and yet has virtually the same quality as the Black Magic which is much smaller and easier to transport. In regards the size and transportation of the camera I would rather choose the Black Magic as it is easier to get shots from more constricted places, making your film more dynamic. Nevertheless this can result in a lot of shaky  footage, where as the extra weight from the Cannon can balance the operator out, which is the experience I have had during filming. The Cannon also has a wider lens which means we have the opportunity to make the film more cinematic.