Video Production Workshop

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Video Production Workshop

• Cameras

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Questions?

• Write down three things you want to learn.

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Six Steps to Video Production

• Concept
• Development
• Pre - Production
• Production
• Post Production
• Review

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Step 1 Concept

• The controlling idea or theme of a production.
• The working title of a project.
• What is my story about?
• Ten words or less.

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Step 2 Development

• Research and gather information
• Schedule interviews and shoot dates
• Create an outline
• Brainstorm production ideas

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Step 3 Pre - Production

• Check all equipment
• Gather all photos or graphics
• Finalize game plan
• More time spent on these first steps, the better
  the outcome.

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Step 4 Production

• Good Sound, Good Video
• Arrive early
• Use a tripod
• Make every shot count
• B-roll
• Double check audio settings
• Wear headphones during interviews
• Good Sound, Good Video

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White Balance

• White balance (WB) is the process of removing
  unrealistic color casts, so that objects which
  appear white in person are rendered white in your
  video.
• In other words No blue video
• Zoom in on something white and press AWB button

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Iris

• The amount of light entering the lens
• Iris up when dark
• Iris down when bright
• CAUTION Do not trust auto Iris
• Use your Gain in very dark situations

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Tripod

• The cameras best friend
• When do I use a tripod?
• Attaching a camera to the tripod
• Remember steady shots good video

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Sequencing

• Foundation of video storytelling
• Wide, Medium, Tight
• Compress time in a video story
• Anticipate the action
• Wheres the action headed
• Shoot the action then reaction

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Rule of Thirds

• The most important elements are placed where
  these lines intersect.

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Rule of Thirds

• Avoid placing subjects in that middle square, and
  you have followed the rule of thirds.

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Just Say No Zooms and Pans

• Zooms and Pans Lazy Production
• Practice Wide, Medium and Tight shots.
• No one wants to be sick when watching your video.

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Lighting

• 3 point lighting
• Key Light
• Fill
• Back Light

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Key light

• Main light
• Strongest and has the most influence
• Placed to one side of the camera

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Fill

• Secondary light, opposite side of key light
• Fills the shadows created by the key
• Less bright than the key.

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Back Light

• Placed behind the subject
• Provides definition and subtle highlights
• Helps separate the subject from the background

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Interviews

• Names and titles
• Arrive early
• Be prepared with 5 good questions
• Ask why or how come when given one word
  answers.
• Conduct interviews first if possible

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Microphones

• Lapels
• Handheld Stick
• Shotgun

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What Mic do I use, when?

• Lapels always used for news show anchors,
  sit-down interviews.
• Handheld Stick On the spot
• Shotgun attached to camera for nat sound

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B-Roll

• Get enough
• Set your shots, then record.
• Shoot away from windows
• Wide, Medium, Tight sequences
• Nat sound
• No Zoom
• Shoot what was mentioned in interview

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Step 5 Post - Production

• Label your tapes
• Watch your video and log
• Write your story
• A-Roll all audio portions of story
• B-Roll over voice over portions
• Review project

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Review

• Feedback and critique
• The whole class should participate
• Have students watch classmate reactions
• Take notes