Video Production

How do camera angles affect the viewers’ perception?

3 Stages of Video Production Preproduction

Everything you do before actual shooting begins Scouting locations Gathering cast & crew Planning for equipment use Brainstorming ideas Writing scripts Creating storyboards

Production – filming with appropriate angles & shots

Postproduction - editing collection of footage in which you select shots you want to

include Assemble the in order Add music/sound effects/titles & visual effects

Process Message

What you want your audience to think/know/learn/feel after watching your video?

Target Audience

Specific audience you want to watch your video Age, sex, race, any specific demographic

group

Video Production Terms

Camera Angles

Normal Shows perspective

similar to what we see looking at a scene

Zoom Out (ZO) Shows a wide area,

objects far away look very small

Zoom In (ZI) Shows a narrow

portion of the scene. Objects in the distance appearing larger relative to objects in the foreground

Pan Turning camera

horizontally from left to right or right to left

Tilt Making camera

point up or down gradually

Cant or Canted Camera Shot Tilting camera to a

45° left or right

Pedestal Elevating or

lowering camera using the center column of a tripod

Dolly Moving camera

towards or away from object in more or less a straight line

Truck Moving camera

laterally left or right

Mid Shot (MS) Frames upper part

of a person

Knee Shot Shows a person

from approximately knees UPUP

Two Shot 2 people or objects

in a shot

Three Shot 3 people or objects

in a frame

(more than 3 called a multi shot)

Over-the-Shoulder (OTS) Shows camera

looking at someone over the shoulder of another person

Headroom

Leaving enough room between top of screen & top of head

Lead room

When subject is moving, keeping enough room between subject & edge of screen so it doesn’t appear as if subject is walking off the screen

Noddy Shot

A person’s reaction to a conversation or action is shown (ie. shot of an interviewer listening to someone answer their question)

DISSOVLE: A transition between two shots, where one shot fades away and simultaneously another shot fades in.

FADE - A transition from a shot to black where the image gradually becomes darker is a Fade Out; or from black where the image gradually becomes brighter is a Fade In.

Storyboarding