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AudioAudioVisualVisual

ProductionProduction


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VideoVideo productionproduction isis thethe processprocess ofof convertingconverting

anan ideaidea intointo aa videovideo.. ItIt involvesinvolves thethe followingfollowingstagesstages::

Pre ProductionPre Production

ProductionProduction

Post ProductionPost Production

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Pre ProductionPre ProductionPrePre--productionproduction isis thethe planningplanning stagestage ofof youryour shoot,shoot, andand occursoccurs

beforebefore thethe cameracamera startsstarts rollingrolling.. ByBy creatingcreating storyboards,storyboards,scoutingscouting locations,locations, andand figuringfiguring outout thethe budgetbudget aheadahead ofof time,time,

youryour productionproduction willwill bebe freefree ofof unnecessaryunnecessary worryworry..

Audio and Video EquipmentAudio and Video Equipment

Location ScoutingLocation Scouting

LogisticsLogistics

Production PlanningProduction Planning

Script/outlineScript/outline



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Audio and Video EquipmentAudio and Video Equipment

ResearchingResearching youryour softwaresoftware andand hardwarehardware needsneeds duringduring prepre--

productionproduction willwill allowallow youyou toto planplan youryour budgetbudget accordingly,accordingly, andandwillwill provideprovide youyou withwith enoughenough timetime toto acquireacquire anyany additionaladditional

equipmentequipment youyou maymay needneed beforebefore startingstarting productionproduction..

HardwareHardware

SoftwareSoftware



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Video On LocationVideo On Location

ByBy visitingvisiting thethe shootingshooting locationlocation duringduring prepre--productionproduction youyou willwill bebe ableable totodeterminedetermine anyany issuesissues thatthat maymay arisearise duringduring youryour shootshoot withwith ampleample timetime toto

findfind aa solutionsolution.. ForeseeingForeseeing potentialpotential locationlocation problemsproblems willwill savesave youyou timetime andandmoneymoney..

LocationLocation ReportsReports.. LocationLocation scoutingscouting isis anan importantimportant partpart ofof anyany videovideoproductionproduction.. ThereThere areare oftenoften soso manymany locationslocations toto visitvisit thatthat itit cancan bebe

difficultdifficult toto rememberremember eacheach site'ssite's detailsdetails.. AA locationlocation reportreport willwill allowallow youyoutoto keepkeep tracktrack ofof thethe placesplaces youyou visit,visit, whichwhich willwill savesave youyou fromfrom overlookingoverlookingaa preventablepreventable flawflaw..

MediaMedia.. OurOur memoriesmemories oftenoften failfail usus.. ForFor thisthis reason,reason, it'sit's aa goodgood ideaidea toto

recordrecord videovideo oror taketake photosphotos ofof thethe locationslocations youyou areare scoutingscouting.. NotNot onlyonlywillwill itit provideprovide youyou withwith aa visualvisual reminderreminder ofof shootingshooting locations,locations, butbut willwillallowallow youyou toto designdesign youryour setset fromfrom anywhereanywhere..



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LogisticsLogistics

TravelingTraveling withwith youryour equipmentequipment requiresrequires additionaladditional planningplanning andand carecare.. BecauseBecauseofof this,this, itit cancan becomebecome quitequite stressfulstressful.. TheThe followingfollowing articlesarticles willwill helphelp youyou

decidedecide whatwhat toto bringbring andand whatwhat actionsactions toto taketake aheadahead ofof timetime toto ensureensure youryourequipmentequipment survivessurvives thethe triptrip..

SchedulingScheduling.. SchedulingScheduling castingcasting calls,calls, shootingshooting locations,locations, andand eventseventsrequiresrequires plentyplenty ofof prepre--planningplanning.. StickingSticking toto youryour productionproduction scheduleschedule willwill

notnot onlyonly helphelp youyou finishfinish thethe projectproject inin thethe allottedallotted amountamount ofof time,time, butbutwillwill helphelp youyou avoidavoid exceedingexceeding youryour productionproduction budgetbudget..

TransportationTransportation.. WhetherWhether you'reyou're takingtaking youryour productionproduction overseasoverseas oror justjustdowndown thethe street,street, transportingtransporting youryour videovideo equipmentequipment andand crewcrew requiresrequires

planningplanning.. LearningLearning thethe bestbest practicespractices forfor travelingtraveling withwith youryour videovideoequipmentequipment willwill ensureensure itit safelysafely arrivesarrives atat youryour destinationdestination andand backback againagain..



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ProductionProductionProductionProduction isis thethe filmingfilming stagestage ofof youryour shootshoot whichwhich includesincludes

cinematography,cinematography, audioaudio andand lights,lights, asas wellwell asas directing,directing, artart andandeffectseffects..

ArtArt

AudioAudio

CinematographyCinematography

DirectingDirecting

Effects and StuntsEffects and Stunts

LightingLighting



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ArtArt

ArtArt designdesign addsadds toto thethe overalloverall feelfeel ofof youryour videovideo byby focusingfocusing onon

thethe set,set, costumes,costumes, props,props, makemake--upup andand hairhair.. IfIf executedexecuted correctly,correctly,thethe subjectsubject willwill looklook moremore flatteringflattering onon camera,camera, andand youyou willwill bebe

ableable toto avoidavoid problemsproblems causedcaused byby brightbright colorscolors oror loudloud patternspatterns..

Costumes.Costumes.

MakeMake--upup

PropsProps

SetsSets



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AudioAudioHavingHaving aa firmfirm graspgrasp onon soundsound designdesign concepts,concepts, microphonemicrophone typestypes andand properproper audioaudio practicespractices cancan savesaveyouyou fromfrom unnecessaryunnecessary problemsproblems inin postpost productionproduction..

MicrophonesMicrophones.. MicrophonesMicrophones areare aa veryvery importantimportant partpart ofof ourour everydayeveryday liveslives-- notnot justjust asas videovideoproducers,producers, butbut inin everythingeverything wewe dodo.. FromFrom cellcell phonesphones toto publicpublic addressaddress systemssystems.. AA terrificterrific littlelittleaudioaudio accessoryaccessory everyevery videographervideographer shouldshould havehave isis aa lavalierlavalier micmic.. They'reThey're goodgood forfor manymany setupssetups..

SoundSound DesignDesign..

AutomaticAutomatic DialogDialog ReplacementReplacement.. EverEver wonderwonder aboutabout thethe HollywoodHollywood magicmagic toto makingmaking thethe dialogdialogyouyou hearhear onscreenonscreen comecome outout crystalcrystal clear?clear? TheyThey useuse aa littlelittle tricktrick calledcalled ADRADR..

AmbianceAmbiance.. MoviesMovies withwith truetrue organicorganic sounds,sounds, imaginedimagined futuristicfuturistic electronicelectronic audio,audio, andand eveneven thetheeverydayeveryday noisesnoises aroundaround us,us, aren'taren't completecomplete withoutwithout goodgood soundsound effectseffects..

EffectsEffects.. TheseThese areare thethe alternatealternate soundssounds youyou cancan applyapply toto youryour videovideo productionsproductions

FoleyFoley.. FoleyFoley audioaudio isis thethe livelive recordingrecording ofof soundsound effectseffects ----effectseffects thatthat youyou create,create, capturecapture andand addaddtoto videovideo programsprograms inin postpost productionproduction.. FoleyFoley audioaudio isis suchsuch aa usefuluseful techniquetechnique thatthat youyou maymay wantwant toto

makemake itit aa partpart ofof youryour regularregular editingediting tooltool kitkit..

MatchingMatching PicturePicture PresencePresence..

RoomRoom ToneTone.. RoomRoom acousticsacoustics affectaffect thethe soundsound ofof youryour recordingsrecordings----bothboth goodgood andand badbad..



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Digital CinematographyDigital CinematographyUnderstandingUnderstanding andand implementingimplementing conceptsconcepts suchsuch asas composition,composition, cameracamera angles,angles, cameracamera movement,movement,andand shotshot typestypes willwill allowallow youyou toto useuse youryour cameracamera toto itsits fullestfullest potential,potential, whilewhile greatlygreatly improvingimproving thetheoveralloverall productionproduction valuevalue..

CamcorderCamcorder CareCare.. CommonCommon sensesense andand TLCTLC willwill keepkeep youryour camcordercamcorder inin tiptip--toptop shapeshape atat allall timestimes..

CamcorderCamcorder ControlsControls.. YourYour camcordercamcorder hashas manymany manualmanual settingssettings -- focus,focus, whitewhite balance,balance, apertureaperture --thatthat cancan makemake betterbetter imagesimages..

CameraCamera AnglesAngles.. AA completecomplete descriptiondescription ofof aa cameracamera angleangle includesincludes thethe subjectsubject size,size, horizontalhorizontal andandverticalvertical positions,positions, levellevel andand lenslens.. ByBy understandingunderstanding thesethese fivefive components,components, youyou cancan manipulatemanipulatethemthem singlysingly andand collectivelycollectively toto frameframe preciselyprecisely thethe imageimage youyou wantwant..

CameraCamera MovementMovement.. LearnLearn toto developdevelop aa varietyvariety ofof basicbasic cameracamera movementmovement techniquestechniques toto movemoveyouryour audienceaudience whenwhen thethe scenescene callscalls forfor aa tilt,tilt, pan,pan, zoom,zoom, pedestalpedestal ,dolly,,dolly, oror trucktruck..

CompositionComposition.. GoodGood shotshot compositioncomposition isis atat thethe heartheart ofof attractiveattractive videovideo..

ContinuityContinuity.. WhenWhen everythingeverything inin thethe shot,shot, scenescene andand moviemovie isis consistent,consistent, thenthen you'veyou've succeededsucceeded ininmaintainingmaintaining continuitycontinuity..

FormatFormat.. TheThe threethree mostmost commoncommon ratiosratios areare 44::33,, 1616::99 andand 22..3939::11,, althoughalthough therethere areare (and(and havehave

been)been) severalseveral otherother ratiosratios usedused inin differentdifferent countriescountries andand atat differentdifferent timestimes.. However,However, thesethese threethreeareare thethe mainmain onesones..

ShotShot TypesTypes.. MediumMedium shots,shots, widewide shots,shots, closeupscloseups,, extremeextreme closeupscloseups andand moremore.. MakeMake thatthat videovideoshotsshots withwith aa specialspecial zingzing..



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DirectingDirecting

BeingBeing aa greatgreat directordirector involvesinvolves moremore thanthan yelling,yelling, "action""action" andand "cut!""cut!" ItIt involvesinvolvesknowingknowing howhow toto getget thethe bestbest fromfrom youryour castcast andand crewcrew.. TheThe followingfollowing articlesarticles willwill helphelpyouyou furtherfurther understand,understand, andand betterbetter fill,fill, thethe rolerole ofof thethe directordirector..

CrewCrew.. Someday,Someday, youyou maymay havehave toto hire,hire, beg,beg, borrowborrow oror coercecoerce somesome peoplepeople toto joinjoinyouyou onon youryour videovideo adventureadventure.. KeepKeep itit friendly,friendly, stickstick withwith aa planplan andand youyou -- andand theythey-- willwill enjoyenjoy thethe trektrek..

InterviewInterview SubjectsSubjects.. InterviewsInterviews onon TVTV areare quitequite common,common, andand notnot justjust duringduring thethenewsnews.. InterviewsInterviews areare soso popular,popular, entireentire showsshows areare builtbuilt aroundaround thethe ideaidea ofof oneonepersonperson askingasking anotheranother questionsquestions..

LiveLive EventEvent ProductionProduction.. CameraCamera placementplacement andand audioaudio recordingrecording strategies,strategies, tapingtapingmultiplemultiple performances,performances, andand editingediting thethe resultsresults..

TalentTalent.. InstructingInstructing talenttalent wherewhere toto sit,sit, standstand oror move,move, (what(what theythey inin thethe industryindustrycallcall "blocking")"blocking");; teachingteaching themthem howhow youyou wantwant themthem toto emoteemote (energetically,(energetically,seriously,seriously, pensive)pensive);; andand instructinginstructing themthem toto whenwhen youyou wantwant themthem toto saysaysomething,something, oror nothingnothing..



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Effects and StuntsEffects and Stunts

Special effects including green screens, fake blood, fire and gun effects canSpecial effects including green screens, fake blood, fire and gun effects canlook realistic with the proper tools and techniques. By learning theselook realistic with the proper tools and techniques. By learning these

techniques you'll be able to mimic the special effects found in big budgettechniques you'll be able to mimic the special effects found in big budgetHollywood movies.Hollywood movies.

Blood EffectsBlood Effects..

Green ScreenGreen Screen. Virtual green screen sets are no longer just for the. Virtual green screen sets are no longer just for theprivileged Hollywood bigwigs.privileged Hollywood bigwigs.

HorrorHorror. Shooting horror scenes to the unique dark silhouette lighting. Shooting horror scenes to the unique dark silhouette lightingstyle.style.

PyrotechnicsPyrotechnics. Natural lights sparkle, shimmer, flutter, flare, glimmer,. Natural lights sparkle, shimmer, flutter, flare, glimmer,gleam, revolve, reflect and radiate. Here's some to dazzle your viewersgleam, revolve, reflect and radiate. Here's some to dazzle your viewerswith lively fire, explosives and gun effects.with lively fire, explosives and gun effects.



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LightingLighting

LightingLighting cancan bebe usedused toto createcreate aa specificspecific moodmood oror feeling,feeling, oror toto simplysimply lightlight youryour

subjectsubject andand setset.. LearningLearning howhow toto properlyproperly lightlight isis anan essentialessential partpart inin makingmaking

professionalprofessional lookinglooking videosvideos.. LearningLearning differentdifferent techniquestechniques cancan helphelp addadd aa personalpersonal flairflair

toto youryour moviemovie..



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Post ProductionPost ProductionPostPost productionproduction beginsbegins whenwhen youryour cameracamera stopsstops rollingrolling.. ItIt isis

wherewhere allall rawraw materialsmaterials areare integratedintegrated toto comecome upup withwith aa goodgoodmoviemovie..

AuthoringAuthoring

Graphics and CompositingGraphics and Compositing

Media ManagementMedia Management

Video EditingVideo Editing

Sound EditingSound Editing



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AuthoringAuthoring

WhetherWhether you'reyou're puttingputting youryour videovideo onon aa DVD,DVD, uploadinguploading toto thethe internetinternet oror toto aamobilemobile device,device, therethere isis aa multitudemultitude ofof videovideo formatsformats andand compressioncompression settingssettings

toto considerconsider.. HavingHaving aa strongstrong knowledgeknowledge inin authoringauthoring willwill helphelp youyou immenselyimmenselywhenwhen itit comescomes toto distributingdistributing youryour videovideo..

DiscDisc.. WhetherWhether you'reyou're burningburning standardstandard definitiondefinition oror havehave movedmoved toto BluBlu--rayray authoring,authoring, it'sit's nevernever beenbeen aa betterbetter timetime toto jumpjump intointo thethe realmrealm ofof

DVDDVD creationcreation..

MobileMobile.. FromFrom YouTubeYouTube onon thethe InternetInternet toto iPodsiPods andand cellcell phones,phones, youyou cancanfindfind videovideo everywhereeverywhere.. ButBut gettinggetting itit toto thesethese devicesdevices cancan bebe trickytricky..

OnlineOnline.. OnlineOnline webweb applicationsapplications havehave begunbegun toto sneaksneak intointo thethe vernacularvernacularproducer'sproducer's dictionarydictionary..



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Graphics and CompositingGraphics and Compositing

YouYou cancan mimicmimic HollywoodHollywood moviemovie effectseffects byby chromachroma keying,keying, usingusing greengreenscreens,screens, creatingcreating youryour ownown titles,titles, addingadding mattesmattes andand timetime remappingremapping.. ByBy

learninglearning howhow toto createcreate graphicsgraphics andand compositecomposite videovideo youyou willwill bebe ableable toto taketake youryourvideosvideos toto thethe nextnext levellevel..

GreenGreen ScreenScreen // ChromaChroma KeyingKeying.. WithoutWithout aa doubt,doubt, youyou seesee chromachroma keyskeys usedusedcountlesscountless timestimes -- probablyprobably everyevery timetime youyou watchwatch thethe newsnews onon TVTV -- andand perhapsperhapsyouyou aren'taren't eveneven awareaware ofof itit..

MattesMattes.. ApplyingApplying electronicelectronic filtersfilters inin postpost--productionproduction cancan curecure manymany ofof youryourfootage'sfootage's ailmentsailments..

TimeTime RemappingRemapping.. TimeTime remapping,remapping, oror thethe notnot--asas--sexysexy textbooktextbook name,name, variablevariable

speed,speed, waswas allall thethe ragerage inin musicmusic videos,videos, commercialscommercials andand edgyedgy filmsfilms inin thethe pastpastfivefive yearsyears..

TitlesTitles.. CreatingCreating professionalprofessional titlestitles andand graphicsgraphics inin youryour videovideo productionproduction isis nonoeasyeasy featfeat.. AsAs anan editor,editor, youyou cancan oftenoften bebe burdenedburdened forfor hourshours creatingcreating titlestitles thatthatmatchmatch thethe aestheticaesthetic ofof youryour videovideo productionproduction..



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Media ManagementMedia Management

Media management is the process of labeling, storing and backing up your media.Media management is the process of labeling, storing and backing up your media.

Practicing good media management allows you to access your media with ease, whilePracticing good media management allows you to access your media with ease, while

ensuring your archived projects withstand the test of time.ensuring your archived projects withstand the test of time.

Creating a SystemCreating a System (Best Practices). If you make a video you're proud of, you will(Best Practices). If you make a video you're proud of, you will

undoubtedly need it again someday in the future.undoubtedly need it again someday in the future.

SoftwareSoftware. Manages a searchable database of every clip that's ever been digitized. Manages a searchable database of every clip that's ever been digitized

into your system.into your system.



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Video Editing Tips and TechniquesVideo Editing Tips and Techniques

VideoVideo editingediting allowsallows youyou toto assembleassemble allall ofof youryour shotsshots intointo oneonecohesivecohesive story,story, alongalong withwith thethe abilityability toto colorcolor correct,correct, addadd effectseffects andand

titlestitles..

AestheticsAesthetics.. TheyThey involveinvolve usingusing aa littlelittle bitbit ofof everythingeverything atat youryourdisposaldisposal toto createcreate aa believablebelievable viewingviewing experienceexperience..

ColorColor CorrectionCorrection.. AA fewfew simplesimple stepssteps thatthat cancan savesave anan improperlyimproperly--shotshot scenescene oror improveimprove oneone thatthat isis lessless thanthan brilliantbrilliant..

ConceptsConcepts.. FromFrom roughrough cutcut toto finishedfinished product,product, youyou wantwant toto deliverdeliver

thethe goodsgoods asas cleanlycleanly asas possiblepossible..TransitionsTransitions.. AA winningwinning handhand inin thethe editingediting gamegame meansmeans knowingknowingthethe rightright transitiontransition forfor youryour editedit..



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Sound EditingSound Editing

SoundSound editingediting isis thethe processprocess ofof cleaningcleaning upup audio,audio, addingadding effectseffects andand music,music,andand performingperforming anyany otherother sweeteningsweetening thatthat youryour audioaudio maymay needneed.. EditingEditing youryour

soundsound isis aa greatgreat wayway toto getget evenlyevenly mixedmixed audioaudio thatthat soundssounds professionalprofessional..

ScoringScoring.. FindingFinding thethe rightright soundtracksoundtrack forfor youryour videovideo productionproduction cancan bebe aachallengechallenge andand confusingconfusing.. WithWith thethe rightright directiondirection andand aa betterbetterunderstandingunderstanding ofof thethe process,process, givinggiving youryour videovideo productionproduction aa happyhappy andandmusicallymusically appropriateappropriate endingending isis easiereasier thanthan youyou maymay thinkthink..

SoundSound EffectsEffects.. SoundSound effectseffects havehave immenseimmense valuevalue inin videovideo productionproduction..TheThe abilityability toto rere--createcreate anan "aural"aural environment"environment" afterafter thethe shootingshooting isis donedonegivesgives videomakersvideomakers muchmuch moremore controlcontrol overover theirtheir work,work, bothboth enhancingenhancingthethe finalfinal productproduct andand helpinghelping toto simplifysimplify thethe capturingcapturing ofof visualvisual footagefootage..



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DistributionDistribution

WhetherWhether you'reyou're submittingsubmitting youryour videovideo toto aa filmfilm festival,festival, oror sharingsharing itit withwithfriendsfriends online,online, distributiondistribution isis essentialessential ifif youyou wantwant peoplepeople toto seesee itit.. AfterAfter

readingreading thethe followingfollowing articlesarticles youyou willwill havehave aa betterbetter sensesense ofof whatwhat avenuesavenues ofof

distributiondistribution bestbest suitsuit youryour needsneeds..


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