TCOM 4170 Spring 2014Video Production

Amani Channel, MALecture #4

Agenda

Review

Lighting

Shooting Interviews

Intro to Non Linear Editing FCPX

Quiz

1. How are video scripts formatted?

2. What is a story board?

3. What are the 5WS and a H?

4. Why would you conduct a site survey?

5. What is the url of the class blog?

Remember

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

techniques• Composition• Lighting • Audio• Editing

Lighting (Chapter 12 TFH)

“Lighting is everything”

Color Temperature – Light is measured in Kelvin

Natural – Daylight 5500K

Artificial – Incandescent 3200K

Hard Light – Specular light, sunlight, spotted

Soft Light – Diffused light, cloudy day

Three Point Lighting

Used to light interviews – People speaking

Key – Main light

Fill – Fills in shadows from key

Back (hair) – Highlights/background separation

Video

Lights

Household bulbs 3200K

Tungsten – Halogen 3200k

HMI – 5600K

Florescent bulbs

LED’s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_2j75pySDw

Interviews

The art of the interview

Ask questions for your audience

Ask opened questions

Repeat the question in the answer

Ask questions that elicit emotion, description

Keep control of the interview

Interviews

Set up time/impromptu

Explain general idea w/out being too specific

Have 2-3 prewritten questions

Conversation

Set up tripod

Frame shot/focus/white balance

Record

Ask for name and title on the record

Shooting an Interview

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-2zrWh82iU

Assignment Recap

KSU/SPSU Merger

Shoot 5-6 InterviewsStudents/Faculty

Ask 3-4 questions about the news of SPSU merging with KSU

Take photos and video of campus life

Edit a two minute videoNo narrationLower thirds

Video, Script, Proposal

Editing

Editing starts with the plan/script

Shoot according to the script

Edit according to the script

-or Review sound bites (log) then finish writing

Intro to FCPX