LESSON 02 – INTRO TO VIDEO
PRODUCTION
VIDEO
PRODUCTION PROCESS
The process
of creating a video can be broken down into three equally important steps:
1
– Planning
2
– Shooting
3
– Editing
In this
lesson, we will focus on the planning process.
Before beginning, we will look at some basic terminology required to
explain the process.
VIDEO TERMINOLOGY
A scene is generally considered to be a
location where part of a video will be filmed.
A shot is from the point at which you hit
“record” on the video camera to the point you hit “stop” (or “pause”).
A scene
usually consists of many shots combined together. The decision of how to combine different
shots together is called composition.
While some
composition decisions can be done during editing, most decisions must be made
during the planning process so that you know how to shoot different scenes.
PLANNING PROCESS
It is
important to realize that the planning process is extremely important to the
final product. It will allow you to
problem solve and come up with original ideas for the shooting process. Do not underestimate the importance of proper
planning.
The planning
process can involve three steps:
1 – The
proposal
2 – A script
3 – A
storyboard
It should be
noted that all three steps almost always include many revisions.
PROPOSAL
The proposal
is simply a short description of the video and working conditions. It includes a list of workers, their roles
and equipment required for the project.
SCRIPT
In its
roughest form, the script is a draft of the story or events that will take
place. It gradually evolves to include
the lines of each character (actor).
STORYBOARD
It includes
still images for each scene (and at times shot) that is in a video
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