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Pre-Production
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• As New Media students you
have access to:
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3CCD & HDV video cameras
Lighting kits
Tripods
Audio equipment
Post-production facilities & Storage
Ask the Proctor’s at the B519 lab desks for more
information
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• There is an expectation that you come
to this class with video production
basics
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Knowledge of how to turn on a camera
Knowledge of how to import video footage into Adobe Premiere
This is a liberal arts university course NOT a
technical course
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You are here to author and composes media texts
You are here to develop your voice NOT to master
software
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• Primary paradigm
– Every film or video is the sum of three
considerations:
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Production
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Distribution
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Includes pre-production
This is the strategy for finding an audience for your
work
Exhibition
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• Remember:
– Production: You are using consumer tools
– Distribution: You are here to develop your
portfolio
– Exhibition: You are shooting for the small
screen at this stage
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Computer monitors
Television monitor playback
Handheld devices
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• Industry film and video production is a
highly collaborative process. No one
person can be an expert in all areas.
• The strongest productions depend on
the sum of individual talents.
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• Your Production
Responsibilities are:
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Teamwork
Prep
Setup
Cleanup
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• Group Production
• Step #1: Each student is to write a script
based on two sentences. (i.e. Johnny
woke up late. He made it to his exam
just in time.)
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• Group Production
• Step #2: Break into groups of at least
three (3) but no more than four (4).
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• Group Production
• Step #3: As a group use class time to
decide which 2-line story you will tell.
Write a story of no more than 200 words
for a one to two minute video.
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• Group Production
• Step #4: Collaborate to
– Write down the script
– Compose the storyboard
– Organize the production schedule
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Project Overview :
– Pre-production
• Script
• Storyboard
• Production Schedule
– Production
• Research
• Production Tools
• Collection of Raw Materials
– Post-production
• Editing
– Distribution & Exhibition
• Presentation
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Pre-production Overview
– Script
• “This is a video about/depicting…”
– Storyboard of Five (5) Images
• Opening Frame
• Three (3) Middle Frames
• Closing Frame
– Coordination of Access
• Locations
• Interviews
• Equipment Resources
• Sounds sources
• Visuals/Graphic sources
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Art of the Storyboard
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• What is a storyboard?
– Plan of your digital story
• Layout what happens first,
next, and last
– Vital in establishing tone
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• What is your tone ?
– Another way of asking “What
is your style?”
• Think of art movements and
methods
• Be consistent in your
composition of elements
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What is a storyboard?
– Outline:
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Visuals
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Video
Titles
Transitions
Graphics
Audio
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Music
Voice Over
Sound effects
Silence
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• Consider Kinds of Composition
– Each mode of composition establishes its
own tone by conveying information
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Establishing Shot
Close-up
Extreme Close-up
Medium Shot
Wide Shot
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Establishing Shot
Tells viewers where the story is
set
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Close-up
Gives viewers details about
subject
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Medium Shot
Gives viewers Information
about subject and setting
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Wide Shot
Gives viewers a point of entry
or exit for the story. Is at a long
distance from the subject
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• Sample Production Schedule
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LOCATION
CALL TIME
EQUIPMENT
PEOPLE
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• This Pre-production script, storyboard and production
schedule MUST be handed-in by the end of class
today. This is your blueprint for an effective
production. Make them clear instructions that a
stranger could follow
• You MUST be prepared to shoot video in one-hour as
soon as class begins on Thursday
– One person must book equipment for your group
– Buy a MiniDV cassette