سيڪڙاٽ ڊائريڪٽ کان پروفيشنل ڊائريڪٽر تائي جو سفر، سالوُوڊ پروڊڪشن سان گڏ Director Cut

1. DIRECTOR CUT

2. Telling Your Story With Video

3. You’re Part of the Crew!
 Producer – oversees project,
guides idea, works with director
 Director - guides actual production
(really calls the shots!)
 Assistant Producer/Assistant Director- finds
resources, gets copyright okays,
sets schedules, sets up interviews, locations
 Talent - on-camera host, anchor, or actor
delivers lines, acts in character, follows
director’s cues

4. Roles in Production
 Camera person (videographer)– Runs the
camera, tells story visually as guided by director
 Sound person (Audio Engineer) – Records and
manages sound, chooses music, sound effects
 Scriptwriter – writes scripts & storyboards
 Graphics Designer- Creates text, still images,
and animations for onscreen and web use.
 Website Designer- Many programs have
websites or are delivered as part of a
website. This person creates the site

5. Safety First!
 Use a tripod and make sure it is stable
 Make sure camera is tight on tripod
 Watch out for cables
 Don’t point camera at bright light like
the sun for long periods
 Don’t try and force tape, data cards or
sticks, cables, or attachments into
place

6. Diagram of a Typical Camcorder
Inset Detail
Auto Zoom
W Wide
Control
T Telephoto Switch
Power/ Record Controls
Battery
Compartment
Microphone
Playback
Controls
Lens Assembly
Viewfinder
(LCD Screen)
Auto/Manual Focus
Controls

7. Diagram of a Typical Camcorder
Close up of Controls (location of these will vary from camera to camera)
Viewfinder Audio Video Port
Record Button
Mode Control
Camera/Play
Menu Access

8. Production
 Scenes are rehearsed, performed by
talent, and taped
 Supporting video (B-roll) is also shot to
“cover” audio (the sound) and natural
audio is captured
 Video/audio clips are logged
and labeled

9. The First Rule of Video Production
No matter how good your equipment,
editing, and graphics…
Garbage In! Garbage Out!
It takes high quality audio/video to make a good production!

10. Telling Your Story With Shots

11. Basic Shot Types
Close-up (CU) Medium Shot (Med) Wide Shot (WS)

12. Shot Purposes
 Close-up/Extreme CU shots- “tell” what
characters look like, show emotions,
point out details
 Medium shots- create comfortable
“talking” distance
 Wide Shots- Show setting or action.
 Point of View (POV) shot lets viewer
“see” through a character’s eyes

13. How To Frame A Shot
(Subject Facing Camera)
Headroom
Subject can be centered

14. How to Frame A Shot
(Subject looking to one side)
Headroom
Give lead or “ talking”
room

15. How to Frame A Shot
Using the Rule of Thirds
1 2 3
1
2
3
Place most interesting part of subject where lines cross. Notice body
and eyes lie along these lines instead of picture’s center.

16. ZOOMING!
 Zoom – Zooming in or out can be used
to “guide” viewer through a scene but
should not be overused to avoid
audience “seasickness”

17. Using Angles
 Bird’sEye (High angle)
shots make characters or
objects look small or weak
 Worm’s Eye (low angle)
shots make characters
look big or strong

18. Camera Tips
 Use a tripod
 Place camera so greatest
light is at camera person’s back
 Use focus and white balance controls
 Practice camera moves (blocking shots)
 Frame shots and moves with purpose

19. Camera Tips (continued)
 Vary shots
 Don’t overuse zoom
 Be sure to lay down pre and post-roll
 Correct roll-back (only on tape
cameras)

20. Don’t do This! The “witness Protection” shot
When shooting don’t place your subject in front of
a strong light like a window, lamp, mirror, etc.

21. Common Video Mistakes…..
 Too much headroom - bad framing
 Subject in front of bright backlight
 Shaky camera - no tripod
 No shot variety- wide shot
 lack of planning - no script
 lack of pre and post roll

22. Audio Track Parts
 Talking
 Sound effects
 Music
 Natural sound

23. Audio Tips
 Use headphones to listen to sound quality
 Choose microphones based on project needs
 Place microphone right distance from source
 When using built-in microphone move closer
and zoom out
 Listen for and control distracting background
noise

24. Common Audio Mistakes…..
 using only cam mike
 mike too far from sound source
 not monitoring
(listening to) audio

25. On-Air Tips for Talent
 Make sure ahead of time
that you can read and
properly pronounce words
(especially people’s names)
 Wait for your cue before
speaking
 Smile! (when it feels right)

26. On-Air Tips for Talent
 When addressing audience, look
into camera when speaking as
much as possible.
 Hold objects you are speaking
about close to face when possible
so it is easy to frame shot
(spokesmodel pose)
 Speak clearly, projecting your
voice toward the microphone

27. Interview Tips
 Write a focus sentence
 Research the subject
 Target your audience correctly
 Prepare a complete list of questions
 Describe the purpose to the subject
before the interview

28. Interview Tips
 Don’t interview the subject without
the camera before the actual interview
 LISTEN
 Ask good follow-up questions
 Be polite and professional

29. Interview No-No’s
 Yes and no questions
 “I see” and “Uh-huh”
 Two-part questions
 Obvious questions
 Questions in poor taste
 Questions that have already been
answered

30. You may use this PowerPoint in whole
or in part but please cite KET
as the source!