TCOM 4170 Spring 2014Video Production

Amani Channel, MA

Wednesdays 6:00-8:30

• Goal is to create interesting stories• Tell narratives• Learn professional video production

techniques• Composition• Lighting • Audio• Editing

Syllabus

Be here

Be on time

Be professional

Don’t procrastinate

Apply what you learn

Assignments will be given in class each week

What do I know about production?

Technology Changes Quickly

Early days: record live TV onto 16mm (kinscope)

1950’s Video Tape Recorder (VTR or tape deck)

Video Cassette Recorder (VCR)

Camcorders

Analog to Digital

Current HD

Future 4 and 5K

Video Format

How many lines or pixels form an image

Shape of the image

How the signal is compressed

NTSC National Television System Committee – 1 Format

ATSC Advanced Television System Committee -18 Formats

Pixel: The brightness and color of that part of the image

Video Format

Standard Definition: 4:3 aspect ratio (720 x 480 pixels)

High Definition: 16:9 aspect ratio (1920x1080 or 1280x720)

4k 4096x2160

Progressive vs. Interlaced Progressive: All pixels in each frame are captured at onceInterlaced: Each field contains half the horizontal video lines.

Frame rate: The number of frames recorded each second29.97 (30)24 Film25 FPS (PAL/SECAM)

Capturing Images

Light

Tripod

CompositionRule of ThirdsLong ShotWide ShotMedium ShotClose Ups

Keep shots still

Canon Vixia HFR30

Consumer camcorder

SD card

Mic Jack

Standard tripod

First Assignment

Photo Essay

Day in the life (student-work-home)

8-12 photos

Variety of Shots (Rule of thirds)

Due 1/22

Reading