How Not to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse.

Description:

A documentary filmmaker interviews two video game streamers who recently released a “How to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse” guide. Mid-interview the unthinkable happens and the trio are stuck inside with little food and even less survival tactics as a real zombie apocalypse unfolds.

Profile

Working in the film industry since 2010 on a variety of film and TV sets as Director of Photography (DP) and Gaffer has enabled me to explore many roles. I have also been employed at the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) since 2014, most recently teaching the Bachelor of Arts Screen at AFTRS throughout 2018.

There have been many opportunities to work closely with DIP, BA and MSA students as they navigate their own films in studio and on location.

Here I am navigating the Andes on a horse.

My passion for film and my understanding of the technical side of filmmaking ensure I have a broad knowledge that has translated well into my new pathway of helping to nurture the future of Tasmania’s Film industry.


ISO in 20 Seconds

Back when photos were taken on film it was rated by ISO. For ex: 100iso would be for daytime and 500+ would be more suited to night or indoors. We still use the term ISO to measure digital sensors sensitivity to light but now we can change it in camera without having to change the film.

The consequence of increasing the sensitivity to light is the ability to take photos in darker situations at the cost of digital noise. Which presents itself as small colored dots.

Shutter speed in 20 seconds

If you are hand holding your camera and don’t take a photo with a fast enough shutter speed your photo will be blurry. A good rule of thumb is the mm of your lens is the minimum shutter speed you can shoot. On a 100mm lens you shouldn’t shoot any slower than 1/100th of a second 50mm 1/50 etc. Like any good rule of thumb, the rule can be broken. Resting the camera on a fence, leaning the camera against a wall or using a tripod will let you use much slower shutter speeds. If you choose to use long shutter times, stars can appear to leave a trail across the sky. Waterfalls can take on the appearance of tissue paper. Just remember whatever moves in your photo will be blurry.

Aperture in 20 Seconds

Aperture is adjustable on manual lenses or on a camera body when you’re in manual mode. It opens to let in more light, yet oddly the smaller the aperture number the bigger the opening. If it was getting dark in the afternoon you might set your lens at f2.8 or the lowest number your lens can go. The consequence of opening the aperture to let in more light is your depth of field gets shallower and less of your photograph is in focus.

Photographers will shoot with a wide open aperture not just to let in more light but to creatively  isolate the subject, letting everything else go out of focus.