Jarrod's Field Production Lecture

Slideshow Transcript

1. Slide 1: Intro to Field Production Production Methods Spring 2007
2. Slide 2: What is field production? Any production outside the studio
3. Slide 3: ENG (Electronic News Gathering) Also called “run and gun”   Gather footage for news packages  Live transmissions -- satellite uplink  Often just reporter and cameraperson
4. Slide 4: Big Remotes Major events intended for live  broadcast or live-to-tape recording  Use high quality field cameras  Involves a remote truck
5. Slide 5: Remote Truck Compact studio control room and  equipment room  Has patch bay where cables run from cameras are attached, brings feed in  All directing, switching, and CG come from the remote truck
6. Slide 9: Film Field Production Shooting on location   Try to have as much control of the uncontrolled environments as possible  Consider all aspects before the actual shoot location scouting, permission, storyboards  Time is critical! 
7. Slide 10: Considerations Weather   Lighting  Audio  Equipment Demands
8. Slide 11: Weather Prepare for the worst  Watch for weather changes -- continuity reasons  Again…control sunlight   Try to remove the effects of the sun and create your own light In case of rain, bring covers for equipment  Sand is the camera’s worst enemy 
9. Slide 12: Lighting Check to see how many outlets there are!  Consider differences in color temperature—try to  be consistent Ideal light--overcast  Lighting should be even -- use meters  Golden Hour  Sun movement -- continuity  Reflections (glare) 
10. Slide 13: Audio Passing traffic  Air conditioners  Wind -- use a wind sock 
11. Slide 14: Audio Record principal sounds and  ambient sounds on different tracks  Eliminate as much sound as possible except for what’s crucial, you can mix in post
12. Slide 15: Equipment Battery life   Field Monitors  Light Meters  Tapes/Film  Diffusion and Cutters (Flags)