England 1986

Chapter 428 New equipment and new ideas

The night before, the entire crew finished work early as soon as it got dark. As for the two "wild survival" lovers who happened to have a blind date, Allen didn't really let them stay in the wild for a whole night.

On the first day of filming, they had not yet adapted. Although the foreigners were very capable, trying to build a shelter with only a dagger was still a bit too difficult for two city dwellers who suddenly returned to their primitive life. .

In order to prevent them from being eaten by mosquitoes at night, the crew left them a mosquito net and a small blanket, and let them sleep under a tree for a night.

The filming will not officially start until the next day.

"This feeling... still almost makes sense."

Allen shook his head, a little dissatisfied, but at the moment... there was no other way.

At this time, Allen was holding a handheld camera that was very small in this era.

Not a video camera, but a video camera with an analog signal.

Generally speaking, cameras nowadays refer to machines used to shoot movies using film. They are relatively large and most of them are wired. Normally, cameras are used to shoot movies on the set, but when shooting in the wild, cameras are used. It's not very convenient.

Moreover, taking the show that Allen is filming now as an example, it is relatively expensive to shoot with a camera. There is also another pain point. The images captured by the camera cannot be seen by anyone else except the photographer.
You have to wait until the shooting is finished and watch it on film before you can see it. If you are making a movie, you can still provide customer service, but for a less serious film like this, there is no need to be so formal.

The crew of this show brought a mix of equipment. They used cameras for limited lenses, but in other situations, they used cameras.

One word difference means two things.

Things like video cameras have appeared a few years ago. The principle is similar to that of a video camera. They are both used for shooting, but the storage media used between the two is different.

Cameras are now considered to be in the analog era and use tape storage.

The imaging effect is very poor compared to that of a camera. For live interviews such as TV stations, cameras are generally used, so.
What this thing shoots is only suitable for playing on a small screen, not suitable for making movies.

Even if you watch many old movies decades later, many people will still feel that they are very clear and have no problem with the pixels. This is the credit of film. In theory, when professional equipment is used to play film movies in theaters, the picture quality can reach the level of future generations. 4K and even higher definition.

But the tape of the camera will not work. If this thing is played on a big screen, the picture will look very blurry. It can be understood as the feeling of watching a small video that is not very clear on a small website. It is very blurry!

But for people in this era, TV generally has this effect. If you want to see something clear and good-looking, you have to go to the theater to watch a movie!
Therefore, whether it is a TV series or a TV show, it is inherently lower-grade than a movie, and there are reasons for this.

However, as the equipment becomes more and more advanced in the future, and there are film-level TV series productions, the gap between the two sides will be narrowed.

But now, this situation still exists. When shooting in the wild, the handheld camera is light and unlimited, which is its greatest advantage. Although the shots are not clear, they are still within the acceptable range of the audience.

What Allen is holding is the VX1, a civilian-grade handheld ultra-small camera launched by Sony just this year.

This thing is no bigger than a cat. It completely abandons the bulkiness of previous shoulder-mounted cameras. The equipment is smaller, the functions are more advanced, and the battery can last longer. One battery can shoot for two or three hours.

As for pixels
Using the pixel standards of later generations of mobile phone cameras, the pixels of the camera in Allen's hand are, to be precise, 38 pixels, which can be called 40 pixels.

This data is already considered an extremely clear pixel in the camera industry these days.

But when you think about the fact that any smartphone camera in the future will have millions or even tens of millions of pixels, the device Allen has in his hands now, which is said to be the most advanced camera this year, does not seem to be considered advanced.

However, this new device released by Sony this year has a great advantage. Its tapes can be transcribed directly into the computer to create a pseudo-digital film source, which is equivalent to the feeling of future digital cameras. Editing is more convenient, and it can When transcribing, the picture will be minimally damaged. You can shoot it on tape and transcribe it to the computer. What you see is what you get!
With a traditional analog camera, if you want to copy the film source in the tape, every time you copy, the source tape of the main tape will be damaged, and the copied tape source will also be damaged. The specific performance is that the originally poor picture will become even worse. .

If you have been married in the 90s, or have watched the video of a wedding in the 90s, you will have an intuitive feeling.

This kind of video tape sometimes looks like the picture is distorted, or there are some lines on the screen that affect viewing, and the picture is also very blurry. It is for this reason.

Nowadays, with this almost lossless mode, as long as the film source is transferred to the computer, it will be very convenient whether it is editing or copying in the later stage, and the picture quality is guaranteed to a certain extent!

But the most important thing is that Sony, as a loyal "partner" of Mr. Allen, has new equipment. Of course, it must be given to Allen to try out first, so that the British noble master can try it out and feel the "wonderful and obscene" of their island country. Skills".

The lens of the handheld camera was covered with a piece of green plastic, a bit like a piece of Sprite bottle cut out and placed directly over the lens.

In this way, the pictures taken will have a green feeling.

This is simulated night shooting, the effect of night vision devices!

Allen must be able to get a night vision device, but the night vision device can't take a very clear picture.

If you really use night vision devices at night, the current level of technology can only clearly see the silhouette of a person in the distance. As for clearer details, don't even think about it, you can't do it.

And if Allen now wants to reflect the "high-end" nature of his program, he can only do something different from others.

But if the equipment does not meet the requirements, then the only option is to fake it.

It would be nice to take a picture of this simulated night vision lens.

And you have to shoot in broad daylight, because at night, if the light is not good, you can’t shoot outdoors. If you use lights, it will be even more fake. You can only use the natural light during the day like now, and then add a green film to the lens. simulation.

Today, Allen's hands suddenly felt itchy and he wanted to take some photos himself to experience the feeling of filming in person before.

And his position is, of course, to take close-up shots.

No one knows how to take pictures of women better than him, and how to take close-up shots!
The arms were slightly hung at the waist, and the handheld camera followed the two players from an upward angle.

Allen mainly focuses on the female contestants, who will watch the men?
Shooting from this angle, uh... due to Allen's height, the angle of view is from the lower back upward.

If there were a shorter photographer, or if Allen bent down lower and the lens was about [-] centimeters lower, the images captured by the lens would be better.At that time, I will be able to take a close-up of the details that you old porn fans like to see most from behind.

But in this way, it becomes somewhat vulgar.

Allen wanted to be exposed but not vulgar.

What he wants is to be both upright and upright, and want the natural aura to be greater than the seductive aura.

so.
From this angle, he followed behind the two of them to take a close-up shot. The camera shot from the side intentionally or unintentionally. Although the most beautiful part in the back could not be taken, it was okay to take a shot of the upper part in the middle to appreciate them.

The footage I shot this afternoon simulates the life of the two of them at night.

What should I do if the audience gets tired of watching it only during the day?
I want to take some photos at night!

Allen specially arranged a very difficult section of road for them on today's itinerary, which required them to clear the road and do a lot of physical work.

Although it is not dark yet, according to the script, it is "already dark" now, and the two contestants can set up camp under a big tree and prepare to rest.

It had been a tiring day. The two of them didn't even eat. They only collected some dead branches and heated some water in a small pot to replenish their water. The male contestant even took a small blue pill that was "calming and sleeping". The two then worked together to build a simple shack that looked like a doghouse.

After yesterday's familiarity, this man and woman are already quite familiar.

In the footage, they hugged each other to sleep because the temperature would be a bit cold at night. Holding each other can increase the temperature and maintain body temperature.

Allen stood one meter away from the small shack, quietly holding a camera and filming the two people hugging each other.

The atmosphere that was not quite right became more and more obvious.

The male contestant seemed to be unable to let go suddenly. He was squirming.

Allen looked at this guy and secretly glanced at the camera. He couldn't help cursing in his heart, "This unsatisfactory thing, now that it has a reaction, just start!"

Whatever you're looking at, I'm just squatting here to take pictures, and I won't delay you from doing your business!

A man and a woman are so close and hugging each other. One of them is breathing heavily. What is going on? Can you still not guess?
But this male player could just remain in a stalemate like this, and he actually held it back? !

Allen's mouth was twitching, and his last bit of patience was worn away.

But he can't just go up and show the male players what to do, right?

That's too low.
With a sigh, Allen stood up.

He stood up like this, which startled the two players lying down. The man was nervous, and the woman was probably nervous too. The two moved and rubbed against each other, making the atmosphere even more awkward.

Allen waved to the photographer who had been robbed of his position and said: "Go and prepare some water for them and let them get familiar with each other for one night. You stay far away and let them get used to it."

After saying that, Allen pointed at the male contestant who didn't dare to look at him again. He felt like he hated iron. No wonder he was reduced to a blind date. This guy is not brave enough. He is such a good guy. What kind of girlfriend can he get? You? !
If you can bear it after everything is like this, then you should bear with it. Anyway, there are more than just this group of players. The worst thing is to go and see another group tomorrow. Allen doesn't believe it. Among these four male players, none of them are brave. of? !

Walking back with the camera in hand, Allen thought as he walked, and suddenly his footsteps stopped.

He suddenly thought of an interesting thing. Some things he had never thought of before, it was his habitual thinking, but today. Right now, Allen was suddenly stunned.

He lowered his head and looked at the camera in his hand. This thing is small and light to carry. What are the benefits?

It was like he just squatted there and took a close-up shot of two people. This was not an easy task in the movie field before.

The cameras used to shoot movies are too big and heavy!

It’s very difficult to take such a close-up shot, especially when looking down or looking up at the camera!
Just like when he was following the two contestants just now, if it were to be replaced by a movie camera, the rails would have to be laid in advance, the equipment would be placed on a small cart, and the photographer would sit behind and follow the shooting. If you play upward and look up, you won't be able to play.

But Allen did it easily today, all because the device in his hand was small enough.

So what can this kind of perspective do?

What kind of film needs such a perspective of looking up?

Allen subconsciously thought of series such as "tailing", "selfies, candid shots" and so on.

These perspectives pay more attention to the sense of experience, even if the clarity is low, as long as the angle is found well, it is easy for the audience to feel involved.

These things will be common in the future, but now, in this era, they really don’t exist yet!
So what if we use these things as a gimmick to create something?

"." Several titles flashed through Allen's mind instantly, such as the great mentor in the pornographic film industry, the founder of new technologies in the pornographic film industry, etc.

Just hearing these names is shameful.

He shook his head. With his current identity, if he were to shoot something like this again, if outsiders knew about it, it would look very low-grade and not suitable for his current personality and identity.

However, Allen really wanted to shoot a video from such an angle, mainly for the excitement and sense of immersion!
what.
Allen suddenly remembered that he had a small film and television company in the United States that specialized in making pornographic films. It was time to take care of them and send someone to convey his ideas to them. When the equipment and technology were updated, he could shoot some clear angles. Qi’s new pornographic film will bring a little shock to the American audience, and maybe it can also attack the island country and give them a little shock.
Apart from anything else, at least he can make a lot of money by selling video tapes, and by the way, he can also gain popularity for his small film and television company in that field.

After taking out the tape from the camcorder, he asked the photographer for a new tape, changed the battery for the camera, and found Adjani strolling by the river. Allen's eyes lit up.

Don't worry about the angle. Let's try taking a selfie first. Can you use No. 1 scale to take a picture of something? You can also look for the feeling from before. Isn't there a good goal now?
PS: I heard that I just went out and took two days off. Some people spread rumors that I want to be a eunuch?
(End of this chapter)