Download - TCOM 4170, Spring 2013 Lecture 2
TCOM 4170 Spring 2014Video Production
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Agenda
Review
Production Positions
Planning to Shoot
Using your Camera
Composition
Photo Essay In Class Assignment
Quiz
1. Explain the difference between HD and SD
2. Name 3 video formats (types of cams/acquisition)
3. Explain what nonlinear editing is
4. What is workflow?
5. Explain why composition is important
Remember
• Goal is to create interesting stories• Tell narratives• Learn professional video production
techniques• Composition• Lighting • Audio• Editing
Case Study
Alfred Hitchcock
Hitchcock’s Rule “The size of an object in a frame should be directly related to its importance in the story at that very moment.”
Hitchcock Techniqueshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5cxBHJ9_i4http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eg6velhQxGs
The Filmmakers Eye
High/low anglesHigh-camera above eye level = weakness, powerless, passiveLow-below eye level = power, control, confidence
Focal PointsCenter of interest in a compositionCreate compositions that will be understood
180 Rule Maintains spatial continuityThe camera should always be placed on one side of an imaginary linehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27KCpefUMxU
The Filmmakers Eye
Field of ViewHow much space along the x and y axis a lens will include in a frame, wide angle, normal, telephoto. Short focal length = greater field of view
Focal length is a measurement (millimeters) from the optical center to the recording surface.
Depth of fieldDistance along along the z axis that will be in sharp focus
Basic Production Positions
Above the line: writer, producer, director, talentBelow the line: everyone else (most production positions)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Below_the_line_(filmmaking)
Executive Director/Client: FinanceProducer: Budget/Logistics/Keeps project on trackDirector: Calling the shots/cameraAudioDP: Lights/CameraPA: Assists with equipment
Video Production Formula
Plan: Preproduction. Write proposal, treatment, script, determine production needs; location, equipment, crew, edit, budget
Shoot: Production. Capture video, talent takes according to script
Edit: Postproduction (polish video with music, color correction, sweeten audio, motion graphics, special fx, render.
Share: Distribution.
Workflow
Step-by-step management of a complex projectProcess by which you efficiently plan, shot, and edit a video/film project.
What camera & video format?
Where is the video stored?
What editing program?
How will it be archived?
Getting to know the camera
How to turn it on
Connect to tripod
Audio
White balance
Focus
Watch zooms
Storytelling Goals
Tell a story
Beginning/middle/end
Good audio
Good video
Good pictures
Emotion is good
The first step
Writing the proposal. The concept of the story, what is the plot, goal, or reason why the film/video is being created.
Who is the talent? Shoot location(s), props?
What equipment? Camera, mics, special needs?
Timeline, shoot dates, deadlines
Final deliverable (format, DVD, media file?)