Field Production
Live sporting events are the most common form of field production. The Super Bowl is one the most complex live sporting events with a plethora of cameras at the directors disposal. ENG or electronic news gathers is the most popular form of un planned field productions like "Timmy fell down a well" breaking news stories. ENG is the most flexible and uses Wifi to send a signal directly to the station who can edit the video at the station.
Friday, April 14, 2017
#360 18 and 19
post production
Non linear editing is selecting video and audio files and having a computer play them back in a specific sequence. The advantage to NLE is that you can work on as many editing versions as you like without being committed to one. Capture is the process which your computer reads the codec (compression/decompression system). Editors must remember the crucial link between audio and video.
editing functions and principles
Combining, shortening, correcting and building are the most common forms of editing. Continuity editing establishes a visual flow from shot to shot in hopes to create seamless transitions. Light color and sound of the background is important to consider when piecing together different shots during post production. Complexity editing, flashbacks and flash forward for example have become used quite often. Montage is a popular editing technique that uses a series of rhythmic cuts to progress the story.
Non linear editing is selecting video and audio files and having a computer play them back in a specific sequence. The advantage to NLE is that you can work on as many editing versions as you like without being committed to one. Capture is the process which your computer reads the codec (compression/decompression system). Editors must remember the crucial link between audio and video.
editing functions and principles
Combining, shortening, correcting and building are the most common forms of editing. Continuity editing establishes a visual flow from shot to shot in hopes to create seamless transitions. Light color and sound of the background is important to consider when piecing together different shots during post production. Complexity editing, flashbacks and flash forward for example have become used quite often. Montage is a popular editing technique that uses a series of rhythmic cuts to progress the story.
#360 14 and 3
Design
The fonts for titles, the station logo, and the look of the set are all elements for the design of the show the director must decide on. The aspect ratio needs to be considered. For standard television the ratio is 4x3 and 16x9 for high definition television. Color is important to how a show looks. The three basic color attributes are hue, saturation and brightness. Design has a three dimensional element when scenery is introduced and there are four types of scenery. Standard set units, hanging units, platforms, wagons, pillars and screens make up the types of scenery.
The Script
The type of script is determined by the the style of show. A television series script would be extremely detailed and a late night talk show would focus on main points the talent would speak on. The single column drama script and the two column audio and video are more detailed then the news script or the rundown sheet. Theme, plot, characters and environment are the basic elements to a drama. Conflict is the gasoline that fuels the drama and the choices the characters make based off that conflict connects to the audiences imagination.
The fonts for titles, the station logo, and the look of the set are all elements for the design of the show the director must decide on. The aspect ratio needs to be considered. For standard television the ratio is 4x3 and 16x9 for high definition television. Color is important to how a show looks. The three basic color attributes are hue, saturation and brightness. Design has a three dimensional element when scenery is introduced and there are four types of scenery. Standard set units, hanging units, platforms, wagons, pillars and screens make up the types of scenery.
The Script
The type of script is determined by the the style of show. A television series script would be extremely detailed and a late night talk show would focus on main points the talent would speak on. The single column drama script and the two column audio and video are more detailed then the news script or the rundown sheet. Theme, plot, characters and environment are the basic elements to a drama. Conflict is the gasoline that fuels the drama and the choices the characters make based off that conflict connects to the audiences imagination.
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Directing
A director can use one camera or multiple cameras during a shoot. Terminology is essential to a successful shoot. everyone needs to speak the same "language" to achieve the desired outcome. Directors use psychologist who can work with different temperaments and skills. Technical advisors assist directs in understanding the potential and limitations of the equipment. When a director uses a single cam rehearsing the shot before the actual shot is critical.
Director pre production
The process message or the desired effect will be the greatest factor in the directors decision making during pre production. Script analysis, visualization, storyboard, and floor plans or location sketches are all task the director must undertake before shooting even starts. Once shooting the director relies on a immediate support staff that consist of a floor manager, a production assistant, and sometimes a assistant director.
Tuesday, April 11, 2017
#360 15 and 2
Talent
On camera talent is often taken for granted and is only missed when the person on camera has no talent and while it may be good for a bloopers show it probably wouldn't go over well with an audience seeking serious news stories. Make up and clothing need to be taken into consideration by the talent. Make up is used for three primary functions, to enhance, to correct and to change appearance. The two type of air types are performers and actors. Performers are mainly talk shows, news cast, and game shows. Television actors portray someone else.
Producer
A lot of people can come up with a great idea but it takes a producer to turn that idea into the show.
The two main questions producer has to ask themselves is one, is the idea worth doing and two, is the idea doable. The program proposal, the treatment, the budget, and the script are the main preproduction elements that the producer needs to have completed before shooting takes place. The treatment is a brief narrative description of the program. The end all be all in television is the ratings. "An audience rating is the percentage of the television households turned to a specific station in a given sample population owning television sets. A share is the percentage of households tuned to a specific station in relation to all other households using television (HUT)".
On camera talent is often taken for granted and is only missed when the person on camera has no talent and while it may be good for a bloopers show it probably wouldn't go over well with an audience seeking serious news stories. Make up and clothing need to be taken into consideration by the talent. Make up is used for three primary functions, to enhance, to correct and to change appearance. The two type of air types are performers and actors. Performers are mainly talk shows, news cast, and game shows. Television actors portray someone else.
Producer
A lot of people can come up with a great idea but it takes a producer to turn that idea into the show.
The two main questions producer has to ask themselves is one, is the idea worth doing and two, is the idea doable. The program proposal, the treatment, the budget, and the script are the main preproduction elements that the producer needs to have completed before shooting takes place. The treatment is a brief narrative description of the program. The end all be all in television is the ratings. "An audience rating is the percentage of the television households turned to a specific station in a given sample population owning television sets. A share is the percentage of households tuned to a specific station in relation to all other households using television (HUT)".
#360 8 and 9
Dropping the mic
The pop culture gesture of dropping the microphone at the end of a performance and walking off stage is a nice microcosm of how crucial sound is to any show. Anyone who knows microphones and how they work cringe when they see that mic drop because it may have damaged the diaphragm of the microphone.
Today I realized how important sound is when I was working a bar and it was dead silent because the sound system isn't working. Having to hear every glass tap on the bar and move of each barstool can drive a person crazy when they are conditioned to have back round noise as a part of their routine. I have more success getting school work done in a crowded bar then I do in a silent room. Silence is deafening to me and my distracted thoughts always fill my mind. I need mindless chatter and ambient noise surrounding me almost forcing me to block that out and focus more.
Surround sound has progressed leaps and bounds since Dolby laboratories reintroduced surround sound in 1976. The first endeavor into surround sound was tackled by Walt Disney in the movie Anastasia in the 1940s. The previous link leads to a nice three page article detailing the history of surround sound. The text defines surround sound as "sound that produces a sound field in front of, to the sides of, and behind the listener by positioning loud speakers either to the front and the rear or to the front, sides, and rear to the listener."
The pop culture gesture of dropping the microphone at the end of a performance and walking off stage is a nice microcosm of how crucial sound is to any show. Anyone who knows microphones and how they work cringe when they see that mic drop because it may have damaged the diaphragm of the microphone.
Today I realized how important sound is when I was working a bar and it was dead silent because the sound system isn't working. Having to hear every glass tap on the bar and move of each barstool can drive a person crazy when they are conditioned to have back round noise as a part of their routine. I have more success getting school work done in a crowded bar then I do in a silent room. Silence is deafening to me and my distracted thoughts always fill my mind. I need mindless chatter and ambient noise surrounding me almost forcing me to block that out and focus more.
Surround sound has progressed leaps and bounds since Dolby laboratories reintroduced surround sound in 1976. The first endeavor into surround sound was tackled by Walt Disney in the movie Anastasia in the 1940s. The previous link leads to a nice three page article detailing the history of surround sound. The text defines surround sound as "sound that produces a sound field in front of, to the sides of, and behind the listener by positioning loud speakers either to the front and the rear or to the front, sides, and rear to the listener."
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