1. Video Basics

2. Key Terms Scanning  480p (actually 525)  720p  1080i Resolution  640x480  720x1280  1080x1920 Aspect Ratio  4x3  16x9 Editing  Linear  Non-linear Reference Based File Structure Camera Orientation  Everyone get out your phones

3. Composition The Rule of Thirds

4. Composition Leading/Looking Room

5. Movement Tilting: Moving the camera lens up or down while keeping a fixed pivot point Pedestaling: Moving the camera up along a vertical axis Pan: Moving the camera lens side to side while keeping a fixed pivot point Trucking: Moving the camera along a horizontal axis Zooming: Changing the focal length of the lens to make an object appear closer or further away Dollying: Moving the camera along the z-axis toward or away from the subject

6. Moving (cont.) Cant Arc Crane/Jib/Boom  Tongue

7. Basic Advanced Establishing Shots  ELS & LS Medium / Waist shots CU ECU  Better the hair than the chin X-Shot O/S Transitional Focus Shot Styles

8. The Production Process

9. Stages of Production Pre-Production Production Post-Production

10. Styles of Scripts Single-Column  Think Drama: Lines, Actions, How the Action Should Play Two-Column A/V Script  Fully Scripted  Partially Scripted

11. Styles of Scripts (cont.) Show Format  Overarching document for planning Fact Sheet  Visual with rough audio  Think QVC or Product Demo The Storyboard

12. Dramatic Structure 4 Elements:  Theme  Plot  Characters  Environment The Monomyth  Aka The Hero’s Journey Classical Dramaturgy

13. Nondramatic Structure Goal-Directed  Commercials  Instructional Programs Not Entirely Removed from Dramatic Structure

14. Process Message What Are You Trying To Say? What’s The Best Way To Say It?

15. Building a production IDEA Desired Effect on Target Audience PRODUCTION Medium Requirements: -Content -People -Equipment Actual Effect on Target Audience FEEDBACK

16. Constructing a News Package We all know the basic template  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHun58mz3vI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHun58mz3vI Editing:  Hands-on sessions  Warning signs:  “Lucas-itis”  Flash frames  Jump cuts

17. Lighting

18. Playing with Shadows “Shadows Rule” Shadows Build  Depth  Drama

19. Lighting Control Inverse Square Law

20. Baselight Overall light level Optimal: Camera & f-stop dependent  Usually better to err on high side If low: noise & distortion If high: Blown out  ND-filters

21. Color Temperature

22. Lighting Setups “Natural” Lighting:

23. Lighting Setups Overhead Fluorescents:

24. Lighting Setups 3-Points to success 45 ° Key LightFill Light Background Light Back Light 45 °

25. Lighting Setups 3-Points to success

26. Lighting Setups

27. Reflection & Diffusion

28. Audio

29. What’s the most important aspect of television? Is it audio or video? Depends:  Some things are mostly visual (sports)  But MOST are primarily audio  News  Drama  Comedy

30. Sound Depth Stereo Surround Perspective Continuity  Ambience