Experiments

The document summarizes an experiment filming a video on a phone camera mounted on a tripod. The phone camera produced decent quality footage but had issues with aggressive auto-focus and auto-exposure settings that caused the footage to constantly shift in and out of focus and brightness as the subject moved. To improve future footage, the assistant would disable automatic settings and manually adjust focus and exposure. A short accompanying video demonstrates a "j-cut" editing technique that provides a smooth audio transition between two shots.