1. Video Production for Education & Training Bill Duff, Jr. Copyright 1999 College of Human Resources & Education West Virginia University

2. Storyboarding F What is a storyboard –Process of planning a video highlighting the key points with text and visual –helps get vision across to end user –Called the “interim phase” between imagination and production

3. Scriptwriting F The process of writing text for a video narration or actors performing in front of a camera –includes comprehensive visual description, notes about the tone of the presentation, suggestions for types of music, and in some cases notes about timings of particular sequences

4. Video Performance Outcome F Luminance –a signal that represents the brightness of an image –Luminance is measured on a Wave Form monitor F Chrominance –the signal that describes the color-difference information –Chrominance is measured on a Vectorscope

5. Elements of Video System Video source device Signal formatting Storage & transmit Un- formatting Display Analog TV Digital TV Comp camerascameras ntsc, pal, secam DTV Other digital compression VCR’s Cable Satellite Networks mass storage CD-ROM TV Receiver HDTVReceiver Digital decompression & monitor

6. Production Process & Planning F Pre-production F Production F Post-production

7. Production Process & Planning F Pre-production –What is the purpose of the video & target? (audience your production is designed to reach) –Project Information Gathering –Outline and Script Review –Write a script and storyboard it with script, video and audio –Shot List Preparation –Cost development, Quotation or Pricing –Production meetings

8. Production Process & Planning F Production –Video Shoot u Equipment (camera, tripod, cables, tapes, lighting, mic’s, etc.) –Narration Recording (voiceover)

9. Production Process & Planning F Post-production –Fixing errors –Editing –Mastering and Duplicating

10. Creating Text F Graphics generators create text in order to display titles, locations, or other information over the screen that is being viewed by a process called keying.

11. Creating Text Titles F character generator (CG) - create text on a television screen –software based systems, (which use a desktop computer as a platform), –dedicated equipment (built to perform one task only, in this case creating television graphics

12. Designing Graphics - safe area

13. Creating Text: What looks good! Mr. John Smith Director

14. Creating Text: What looks good! Maria Torres Cosmetic Specialist

15. Camera - Parts F Lens F Zoom F Focus F Filter F White balance F Shutter F Viewfinder F CCD’s

16. Lighting Techniques F Three point lighting serves 3 functions:  key lights  fill lights  back or background lights

17. Lighting Techniques

18. Characteristics of video for multimedia and web-based F How does it look? F How does it send? F How long does it take to download?

19. Chromakeying F An electronic special effect technique whereby a specific color (namely green or blue) is used to identify a portion of the image that is cut out and replaced by another video source. Example: weather man.

20. Elements of Video System Television Standards NTSC (National Television System Committee) SECAM (Sequential Color And Memory) PAL (Phase Alternating Line) - number of horizontal lines in the picture (525 or 625 for standard TV; 1,125 and 1,250 for HDTV) - 30 or 25 frames per second - electronic bandwidth of the signal - whether an AM- or FM-type signal is used for transmitting audio and video

21. Lighting F light level is measured in foot-candles or lux. F A foot-candle is a measure of light intensity from a candle at a distance of one foot F a foot-candle is equal to about 10 lux.

22. Checklist – Camera & Power supply –Tripod –Video Cables –Portable TV Monitor –Audio cables (XLR & Phono) –Microphones - 2 lavalier –Headset –Box of connectors –Videotape –Light Kit –Test charts –Extension cord –Power strip – Release Forms