Video Production  EQ: How do camera angles affect the viewers’ perception?

3 Stages of Video Production  Preproduction Everything you do before actual shooting begins  Scouting locations  Gathering cast & crew  Planning for equipment use  Brainstorming ideas  Writing scripts  Creating storyboards  Production  Postproduction collection of footage in which you select shots you want to include Assemble the in order Add music/sound effects/titles & visual effects

Process Message  What you want your audience to think/know/learn/feel after watching your video

Target Audience  Specific audience you want to watch your video Age, sex, race, any specific demographic group

Video Production Terms Camera Angles

Normal  Shows perspective similar to what we see looking at a scene

Zoom Out(ZO)  Shows a wide area, objects far away look very small

Zoom In(ZI)  Shows a narrow portion of the scene. Objects in the distance appearing larger relative to objects in the foreground

Pan  Turning camera horizontally from left to right or right to left

Tilt  Making camera point up or down gradually

Cant  Tilting camera to a 45° left or right

Pedestal  Elevating or lowering camera using the center column of a tripod

Dolly  Moving camera towards or away from object in more or less a straight line

Truck  Moving camera laterally left or right

Mid Shot(MS)  Frames upper part of a person

Knee Shot UP  Shows a person from approximately knees UP

Two Shot  2 people or objects in a shot

Three Shot  3 people or objects in a frame  (more than 3 called a multi shot)

Over-the-Shoulder (OTS)  Shows camera looking at someone over the shoulder of another person

Headroom  Leaving enough room between top of screen & top of head

Lead room  When subject is moving, keeping enough room between subject & edge of screen so it doesn’t appear as if subject is walking off the screen