Lucy Gibbs

Push-Auto focus-Focus is set manually, when this button is pressed the camera focuses on what it should be focusing on
Focus Pull-The focus ring focuses on an object/person in front and the camera records the meter number, they turn the focus ring to focus on an object/person behind the first object/person and then record that meter number, now they can flick slowly between the two readings, so that one object/person is in focus when the other isn't
Exposure/Iris-determines how much light the camera is letting in through the aperture

Microphone-for single audio source, the switch is up and the microphone is in input 1, for 2 audio sources the switch is down
Status check-gives information about shooting mode and and shows you everything about the camera
Focus-mountain range lets you know if you've got control over the focus, to know if you're in focus, zoom into something detailed such as hair

Auto Lock-the camera cannot be controlled manually unless it is specified
Hold-No control over the settings
Manual-you have total control over the camera
Gain-You want more light, but there is no light. The higher the gain, the worse quality of the footage, the average gain is 12db
Shutter Speed-Allows more motion per second
White Balance-Indoor lighting is represented by a light bulb, outside lighting is represented by a sun on the camera screen
Menu-Used to change the camera settings

London short film festival started in January 2004 and is still going strong now
The next short film festival is being held in January next year and they are already accepting films now
The festival lasts 10 days and is held at ten major cinemas across the capital
There are over 200 short films featured a year
Over 10 days the country's most creative independent filmmakers screened their work across London in cinemas such as the festivals home, the ICA and newcomer Shortwave cinema
Some of the nights include 'lo budget mayhem' and 'midnight movies'
In 2010 cinemas in central London such as Curzon, Soho, in East London Rich Mix and Vibe Live, in West London Cinephilia west and the Lexi, in South London the Roxy Bar and in North London the Roundhouse
The festival was founded by Philip Ilson and Kate Taylor, who in 2003 organised the first Halloween short film festival at the ICA
This was a continuation of the Halloween short film club which was started by Philip in 1994
Only in 2008 it became the London short film festival and it gets bigger every year
In 2010 over 6000 tickets were sold, there were 42 events over 10 nights and 10 venues, 75% of events sold to capacity, over 200 short films were screened
The event was also featured in many magazines/newspapers such as Time out, The times, Metro, Guardian and Empire

Short film festivals are a great chance for aspiring filmmakers to demonstrate their work
Many people like to share their work with other filmmakers but the main reason to enter a short film festival is to get your film picked up by a director and made into a feature length film or get funding for future films
One of the first short film festivals was created by Shane Meadows called ''Six of the Best''
Six of the best was held in a local cinema where entrants paid a small fee for a chance to get their short films displayed in front of an audience
The festival was a huge success and has now become international
Other short film festivals are Encounters short film festival, London Short film festival, Bang! Short film festival, Los Angeles international shirt film festival and Renderyard short film festivals

Openfilm is a website for finding and distributing independent films
It was founded by James Caan and Dmitry Kozko in November 2007 and launched in June 2008
Its advisory board features members of the film industry including James Caan, Robert Duvall, Scott Caan and Mark Rydell
The site was named best video sharing site by Videomaker magazine in 2008
Openfilm recently hosted a competition called Get it made where users uploaded their videos for a chance to win $200 000 and the opportunity to to make their short film into a feature length film, the winner is due to be announced this month!
The top six films are decided by the amount of votes they get, the ultimate winner is decided by a panel of film industry experts
The whole competition is a 5/6 month process

The majority of short films made are displayed on the internet
Posting videos online has become easier and more accessible in recent years due to advances in technology with websites such as YouTube where anyone can upload a video for free
Unlike many websites, YouTube allows amateur filmmakers to display their work for free without having to be any good
Other websites which encourage this are Openfilm, Britfilm and Newgrounds
BBC film network features more professionally made films
Openfilm.com is a fast growing online film community where film makers and film lovers can watch independent films and distribute their own
Their is a section on iTunes called shorts international where short films can be viewed and purchased in USA, Canada, UK and Germany
The short film section is updated once a month and also includes the annual release of the Academy Award nominated short films

Sunday, 3 October 2010