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

2. 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

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

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

5. Video Production Terms
Camera Angles

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

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

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

9. Pan
Turning camera horizontally from left to right or right to left

10. Tilt
Making camera point up or down gradually

11. Cant
Tilting camera to a 45° left or right

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

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

14. Truck
Moving camera laterally left or right

15. Mid Shot (MS)
Frames upper part of a person

16. Knee Shot
Shows a person from approximately knees UP

17. Two Shot
2 people or objects in a shot

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

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

20. Headroom
Leaving enough room between top of screen & top of head

21. 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