The night before, the entire crew finished work early as soon as it got dark. As for the two adults who were on a blind date while "surviving in the wild", Allen did not really let them stay in the wild all night.
On the first day of filming, they had not yet adapted. Although foreigners were good at hands-on work, building a shelter with only a dagger was still a bit too difficult for two city people who suddenly returned to primitive life.
In order to protect them from being eaten by mosquitoes at night, the crew left them mosquito nets and small blankets, allowing them to sleep under a tree for the night.
The filming will officially begin the next day.
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“This feeling… is still a little off.”
Alan shook his head, somewhat dissatisfied, but at the moment... there was no other way.
At this time, Allen was holding a handheld camera that seemed very small in this era.
It's not a video camera, but an analog video camera.
Generally speaking, a camera now refers to a machine used to shoot movies with film. That thing is relatively large and most of them are wired. Normally, cameras are used to shoot movies on the set, but when shooting in the wild... it is not very convenient to use a camera.
Moreover, taking the program that Allen is currently shooting as an example, using a camera to shoot is quite expensive, and there is another pain point: the images shot by the camera cannot be seen by anyone except the photographer...
You have to wait until the shooting is finished and watch it on film. If it is a movie, then it can still be done by customer service, but for such a less serious film, there is no need to be so formal.
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The equipment brought by the crew of this program is a mix. They use cameras under limited lens conditions, and video cameras in other situations.
The difference of one word represents two different things.
Camcorders have been around for a few years. Their principles are similar to those of video cameras, both are used for shooting, but they use different storage media.
Cameras are now in the analog era and use magnetic tapes for storage.
The imaging effect is very poor compared to a video camera. For live interviews like those on TV stations, video cameras are usually used, so...
The things shot by this thing are only suitable for playing on a small screen and are not suitable for making movies.
Many old movies, even decades later, are still considered very clear by many people, with no pixel problems. This is thanks to film. Theoretically, if film movies are played in a theater with professional equipment, the picture quality can reach 4K or even higher clarity.
But the same cannot be said for the tape from the camera. If you play it on a big screen, the picture will look very blurry. You can understand it as the feeling of watching a small, not very clear video on a small website - very fuzzy!
But for people of this era, TV... generally has this effect. If you want to watch clear and good-looking movies, you still have to go to the cinema!
So... whether it is a TV series or a TV show, it is inherently of lower quality than a movie, and this is also the reason.
However, as equipment becomes more and more advanced, and movie-level TV dramas are produced, the gap between the two sides will be narrowed.
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But now, this situation still exists. When shooting in the wild, the handheld camera is light and unlimited, which is its biggest advantage. Although the pictures are not clear, they are still within the acceptable range for the audience.
What Allen is holding in his hand is the VX1, a civilian-grade handheld ultra-compact camera that Sony just launched this year.
This thing is no bigger than a cat, and it completely gets rid of the bulky shoulder-mounted cameras of the past. The device is smaller in size, has more advanced functions, and the battery can last longer. One battery can shoot for two or three hours.
As for pixels...
Using the pixel standards of later mobile phone cameras, the pixel of the camera in Allen's hand is 380,000 pixels to be precise, and can be called 400,000 pixels.
This data is considered to be extremely clear pixels in the camera industry these days.
However... when I think about the fact that any smartphone camera in the future will have millions or even tens of millions of pixels, the device in Allen's hand, which is said to be the most advanced camera this year, doesn't seem to be that advanced.
However, this new device released by Sony this year has a great advantage. Its tapes can be directly transcribed to a computer to create a pseudo-digital film source, which is equivalent to the feeling of future digital cameras. Editing is more convenient, and the picture is minimally damaged during transcription. You can shoot with a tape and transcribe it to a computer, and what you see is what you get!
With traditional analog cameras, if you want to copy the source on a tape, each time you copy it, the source on the main tape will be damaged, and the copied tape will also be damaged. The specific result is that the originally poor picture will become even worse.
Anyone who has gotten married in the 1990s, or has watched wedding videos from the 1990s, will have a very intuitive understanding of this.
Such videotapes sometimes appear to have distorted images, or have lines on the screen that affect viewing, and the images are also blurry. This is the reason.
Now with this nearly lossless mode, as long as the film source is transferred to the computer, later editing and copying will be greatly facilitated, and the image quality is guaranteed to a certain extent!
But... the most important thing is that Sony, as a loyal "partner" of Mr. Allen, would of course give the new equipment to Allen first, so that this British nobleman can try it out and feel the "skills" of their island country.
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The lens of the handheld camera was covered with a piece of green plastic, a bit like a piece of Sprite bottle was cut out and directly covered on the lens.
In this way, the pictures taken will have a green feeling.
This is the effect of simulating night shooting and night vision goggles!
Alan could definitely get a night vision goggles, but those things can't take very clear pictures.
If you really use night vision goggles at night, with the current level of technology, you can only see the outline of a person in the distance. As for clearer details... forget it, it's impossible.
If Allen wants to show the "high-end" nature of his show, he can only do something different from others.
But if the equipment does not meet the requirements, then we can only cheat.
Just take a picture that simulates a night vision goggles lens.
And we have to shoot in broad daylight, because at night the light is not good... We can't shoot in the wild, and if we use lights, it will look even more fake. We can only do what we do now, with the help of natural light during the day, and then add a green film to the lens to simulate it.
Today, Alan suddenly felt itchy and wanted to take some shots himself to experience the feeling of shooting films himself in the past.
And his position, of course, is for close-up shots.
No one knows how to photograph women and how to take close-ups better than him!
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With his arms hanging slightly at his waist, the handheld camera follows the two contestants from an upward angle.
Allen mainly focuses on the female contestants, who would watch the men...
Shooting from this angle, uh... coupled with Allen's height, the perspective is from the waist up.
If a shorter photographer was used, or if Alan bent down a little lower and the lens was about 20 centimeters lower, the picture captured by the lens would be better.
At that time... I will be able to capture the close-up details from behind that all of you old perverts like to see the most.
But this way...it's a bit vulgar.
What Allen wanted was to be revealing but not vulgar.
What he wants is to be both responsible and independent, and to have a natural aura that is more important than a sexual aura.
so……
He followed behind the two people and took a close-up shot from this angle. The camera intentionally or unintentionally shot from the side. Although the best looking part at the back could not be captured, he could capture the upper middle part... and just appreciate it.
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The footage shot this afternoon simulates their evening life.
If we only shoot during the day, what if the audience gets tired of it?
Going to take some evening shots!
Alan specially arranged a very difficult section of the road for them in today's itinerary, which required two people to clear the way and do a lot of physical work.
Although it is not dark yet, according to the script, it is "already considered dark" and the two contestants can set up camp under a big tree and prepare to rest.
They were both exhausted after a whole day and they didn't even have time to eat. They just collected some dead branches and heated some water in a small pot to replenish their water. The male contestant also took a small blue pill for "calming and sleeping". Then the two of them worked together to build a simple shack that looked like a doghouse.
After yesterday's acquaintance, the man and woman have become quite familiar with each other.
In the camera, they deliberately slept in each other's arms because the temperature would be a little high at night. Hugging each other could increase the temperature and maintain body temperature.
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Alan stood one meter away from the shack, quietly holding a camera and filming the two people hugging each other.
The atmosphere that something was not right became increasingly obvious.
The male contestant suddenly seemed a little uncomfortable... and hesitant.
Alan looked at this guy who was secretly glancing towards the camera and couldn't help but curse in his heart, "What a useless thing! Now that you have a reaction, just start!"
What are you looking at? I'm just squatting here taking pictures. I'm not disturbing you from doing your work!
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A man and a woman, so close to each other, hugging each other, one of them is breathing heavily, how can you not guess what's going on?
But the male contestant was able to hold on like this and actually managed to hold it in? !
Alan's lips twitched from all that, and his last bit of patience was completely worn out.
But he couldn't just go up and show the male contestants how to do it, right?
That's too low...
With a sigh, Alan stood up.
When he stood up like this, he scared the two contestants who were lying down. The man was nervous...and the woman was probably nervous too. When the two of them moved and rubbed against each other, the atmosphere became even more awkward.
Alan waved to the photographer whose position he had snatched over and said, "Go get them some water. Let them get used to it for a night. You stay away so they can get used to it."
After saying that, Allen pointed at the male contestant who didn't dare to look at him, and felt a bit disappointed. No wonder he had to come here for a blind date. This guy is so timid. How could he get a girlfriend if he's so incompetent? !
It's already like this, if you can still endure it, then just endure it... Anyway, there are more than just this group of contestants, at worst I can go to another group tomorrow to see, Alan doesn't believe that among these four male contestants, there is no one who is brave enough? !
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Walking back with the camera in his hand, Alan was thinking as he walked, when he suddenly stopped.
He suddenly thought of an interesting thing, some things he had never thought of before, which was just his habitual thinking, but today... right now, Alan was suddenly stunned.
I lowered my head and looked at the camera in my hand. It is small in size and light to carry. What are the advantages of it?
Just like he just squatted there and took a close-up shot of two people, which was not an easy thing to do in the film industry before.
The cameras used for filming movies are too big and too heavy!
It is very difficult to shoot this kind of close-up, especially when looking down, or...looking up at the camera!
Just like when he was following the two contestants just now, if it was a movie camera, the guide 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 to shoot. But if he wanted to go lower and look up from the bottom, that wouldn't be possible.
But Alan did it easily today, all because the device in his hand was small enough.
So what can we do with this perspective?
What kind of movie requires such an upward perspective?
Alan subconsciously thought of "stalking", "selfies, secret photos" and so on.
These perspectives all focus on the experience. Even if the clarity is low, as long as the angle is good, it is easy for the audience to feel involved.
These things will be very common in the future, but now, in this era, they are indeed not available!
So what if we use these things as a gimmick and create something?
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"..." Several titles flashed through Allen's mind, such as the great mentor of the porn industry, the founder of new technology in the porn industry, etc.
Just hearing these names is shameful.
He shook his head. With his current status, if he continued to shoot this kind of thing and if outsiders knew about it, it would seem somewhat low-class and not suitable for his current personality and status.
However, Alan really wants to shoot a video from this angle, mainly because it is exciting and immersive!
Hmm…
Alan suddenly remembered that he had a small film and television company in America that specialized in making pornographic films. It was time to pay attention to them and send someone to convey his ideas to them. When the equipment and technology were updated, he could shoot some new pornographic films with unique angles to shock the American audiences a little bit. Maybe he could even counterattack the island country and shock them again...
Apart from anything else, at least he could make some money by selling videotapes, and at the same time, it could also help boost the reputation of his small film and television company in that field.
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He took out the tape from the camcorder, asked the photographer for a new tape, changed the battery in the camcorder, and found Ajani strolling by the river. Alan's eyes lit up.
Don’t worry about the angle issue. Just experiment with taking selfies first. See if you can take some first-person shots to try to get the same feeling you had before. Right now... don’t you have a good goal?
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