wcc comm 106 video basics

VIDEO BASICSmultimedia journalism

THE V-J (VIDEO-JOURNALIST)

•THE V-J IS 5 JOBS IN ONE:•The Journalist•The Director of Photography•The Cameraperson•The Sound Engineer•The Editor

VIDEO BASICSVIDEO 101:- A good video requires strong

preproduction and production skills

- Better Planning = Better Video- Use your “Multimedia Mindset”

to its full advantage

•WHAT GOES INTO A TYPICAL NEWS VIDEO?SCRIPT (facts and text)VIDEO (footage of scene)SOUNDBITES (footage of interviews)

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•SCRIPT•Be certain you’ve gathered all the facts you need at the scene (Who, What, When, Where, Why)

•GET CONTACT INFO!

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•VIDEO•Two major kinds of video you’ll be shooting:•INTERVIEW FOOTAGE•B-ROLL VIDEO FOOTAGE

MAKING GOOD VIDEO

•INTERVIEW FOOTAGE•On-Camera interviews with subjects in which the audio takes precedent and is the most important aspect of the footage

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•B-ROLL VIDEO FOOTAGE•Everything else you shoot besides the interviews!

•Essential to editing – you need lots of visual choices to convey your story

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•B-ROLL VIDEO FOOTAGE•B-ROLL footage should always include “Nat(ural) Sound” – sound of the scene itself

•Also essential to editing – using “Nat Sound” can really improve your video

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•FRAMING THE SHOT:•THE SHOT FIELD OF VIEW (how much do you want to see)

•THE SHOT ANGLE (from what view do you want to see it)

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•You’ll be asked to deliver these shots

•You’ll want to ask for these shots

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THE SHOT FIELD OF VIEW•Extreme Wide Shot (XWS)•Wide Shot (WS)•Medium Wide Shot (MWS)•Medium Shot (MS)

• Two-Shot• Over the Shoulder

•Close-Up (CS)•Extreme Close-Up (XCS)

HOW MUCH YOU SEE IN THE

CAMERA FRAME!

THE SHOT ANGLE

•Bird's-Eye View•High Angle •Eye Level •Low Angle •Canted Angle (Tilted/Oblique)

HOW THE CAMERA IS

TILTED!

•YOU ACHIEVE VARIETY BY MIXING SHOT ANGLES AND FIELDS OF VIEW!

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•Preproduction Planning• MAKE A SHOT SHEET – a list of interviews & SPECIFIC visuals you know you want to get while you film your video – you will check them off as you get them!

• SPECIFIC (Field of View/Angles) A FULLY COMPLETED SHOT SHEET IS DUE IN CLASS BY MONDAY, 11/14 (counts as an Benchmark grade)!

• Be open to new visuals and sounds that reveal themselves!

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• CAMERA ANGLES• Bird's-Eye View

• High Angle • Eye Level • Low Angle

• Canted Angle (Tilted/Oblique)

VIDEO BASICS• FIELD OF VIEW• Extreme Wide Shot (XWS)• Wide Shot (WS)• Medium Wide Shot (MWS)• Medium Shot (MS)

• Two-Shot• Over the Shoulder

• Close-Up (CS)• Extreme Close-Up (XCS)

TV EXAMPLESSTUDENT EXAMPLE

MAKING A SHOT SHEETSUBJECT OF SHOT TYPE OF SHOT (wide, close-up, low

angle, high angle, interview, etc.)

•Production Day:•Shoot substantially more material than you think you’ll ever need

•Hold shots at least three seconds longer than you think you need to

•Always ask yourself, “What else do I need?”

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•BRING YOUR EXTERNAL DRIVE TO CLASS!

•BASIC iMOVIE PROJECT WITH SUPPLIED RAW VIDEO MATERIAL FOR BLOG POSTING

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