Digital Media Production

Com 3340Amani Channel, MA

Class ScheduleNo Quiz!

Assignment 1 Review/Critique

Class Review

Talk About Cameras

Chapter 4/5/6 Light and Sound

In Class Assignment - Interviews

Photo AssignmentDo the photos tell a story?

Are they visually interesting?

Composition, Lighting, In focus?

Write up?

5Ws and H

Accurate, Spelling , Typos?

Interview

Intro to Video Production

Visual storytelling is the art and science of using visual images, sound, and graphics/text to create an emotional connection with the viewers.

Visuals can be photos or video.

Sound can be interviews (actualities) or music.

Why do you like to watch films/video?

Why LightLight is the basis of visual media

Quantity, Quality, Direction, Color and Sources

The amount of light (Exposure)

Lumen: Quality of light perceived by the human eye

Illuminance: The brightness (foot candles/lux)

Contrast: Comparison of the brightest and darkest area in the frame.

Waveform Monitor: Displays the brightness range

Quality How the light creates the look and mood

Direct light (hard/spotted) Sun, spotlight – hard shadows/dramatic

Soft light (diffused/flooded) less intense, even or soft shadows

How to Light Three point lighting

Key light

Fill light

Back light

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_Sov3xmgwg

Color Temperature

All light isn’t equal

Measured in Kelvin

Incandescant bulb = 3200K

Direct sunlight = 5000k

You should always white balance

SoundWith video, good sound is just as if not more important than video

Microphone: Equipment that turns sound into an electromagnetic signal

Sound waves: Vibrations that travel through air Crest: maximum air pressure - trough: release

Frequency: Number of cycles that the sound wave travels in one second

Pitch: high/low

Amplitude: Height of the wave

Decibel: How amplitude is measured

Microphones Need to know what kind of speech, instrument, or situation that you’re capturing

Transducer: Transduction - converting sound

Two main kinds of mics: Dynamic/CondenserDynamic: Durable, no batteryCondenser: More sensitive/phantom power/battery

Ribbon: (sometimes called dynamic)

Pickup Pattern

Mics hear sound differently pp. 130/149

Omnidirectional, bidirectional, unidirectional (cardiod)

Omni – Picks up sound from every direction

Bi – Picks up sound from two opposite directions

Uni – Heart shaped-narrow range of sound

Type of MicsHandheld: Good for run and gun, need to move the mic – a bit obtrusive. Condenser/or dynamic

Lavaliere: (Personal) Clip/lapel – condenser – good for sit down interviews – hands free

Shotgun: Long mics (look like a gun) – captures sound from a distance (1-15 feet). Usually condenser

Quality of Sound

VU/LED meters: Measures sound wave voltage

Peak 0dB = 100% (above that audio will distort)

Overmodulation: distortion

Recording clean soundMonitor with headphonesTest recordPatience