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Transcript of VideoProduction Week 1 © Copyright Queensland School of Film & Television 2010.
VideoProduction
Week 1
© Copyright Queensland School of Film & Television 2010
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.