VideoProduction

Week 1

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Types of Productions

Drama• Soap Opera• Neighbors, Days of our lives.• Multi Camera approach (eg. high key lighting),

Less Budgets, Faster Turnaround/More Volume, repeating storylines.

Series

• House - Mad Men - Good Wife.• CSI, Law and order.• Rush, Underbelly• Single Camera "Movie" approach (eg. harder more

dramatic/realistic lighting, lens choices), • Bigger budgets, • Slow Turnaround (12 - 25 hours/episodes per year), • Serial but through, twisting plots and character

development, or • Stand alone structures with series character arcs.

Which one doesn't belong?...

• TVC,• Corporate,• Training, • Documentary

Content wise: Documentary

Why?• They usually aren’t selling a commercial product, and have a

narrative motive.• Technique wise: TVC because they can often have a strict

narrative .BUT

• A series may also make use of techniques which Corporate, Training and Documentaries use:

• Voice Over• Subtitles/Supers/Bullet Points• Talking to camera/Walk and talk• Interview.• Re-enactment/Demonstration• Stock Footage/ Stills• Music.• Animation.

Music Videos

• Music Videos are the most liberal and free in the use of all techniques.

• These are often applied in new and innovative ways....

Live Event Coverage....

Live events must are covered as part of a larger program (such as a band

documentary), used as settings forMusic videos, showreels of liveperformances, orrecorded for later viewing by people

unable to attend.

Examples • Concerts / Stand Up /

Festivals/Sports/Games/Telethon• Political Debates• Wedding.• Seminars.

Questions to ask when filming live events which will influence coverage approach....

• What do you want to use it for? • What coverage should I get for the Edit?• Single Camera or Multi Camera?

Overview of a Music Video Production

Getting the Project

• Find Band• Choose Song/Talk Concepts and

Approach/Budget (Talent Meeting)• Get References from Band

Script/Treatment

• This topic will be looked at in more detail over the Semester

Pre-production

• Art Department Costume/Style/Location• Equipment organisation.• Crew organisation.• Play Back Preparation.• Shot List - Storyboards• Schedule• Lighting setup plan.• Call Sheets

Production – Crew Structure/Possible roles

• Producer• Production Manager• Runners• Unit/Catering/Amenities.• Cinematographer.• Gaffer.• Best Boy.

con’td• 1 Electrics• Grips• Key Grip• Camera Operator• 1AC - Focus Puller.• 2 AC - Loader / Data Wrangler/Split Operator• Art Dep• Wardrobe/Stylist• Stand by Props• Makeup Artist• Location Scout• Director• Directors Assistant.• Continuity/Script Supervising• 1 AD Forman on Set. (boss on Set)• Playback Operator• Choreographer

Post-production (roles)

• Editor• Assistant Editor• Visual FX• Colour Grading.