WCC COMM 106 video basics LUTHER

1. VIDEO BASICS
multimedia journalism

2. THE V-J (VIDEO-JOURNALIST)
•THE V-J IS 5 JOBS IN ONE:
•The Journalist
•The Director of Photography
•The Cameraperson
•The Sound Engineer
•The Editor

3. VIDEO BASICS
VIDEO 101:
- A good video requires strong
preproduction and production
skills
- Better Planning = Better Video
- Use your “Multimedia Mindset”
to its full advantage

4. •WHAT GOES INTO A TYPICAL
NEWS VIDEO?
SCRIPT (facts/text to be
delivered)
VIDEO (b-roll footage of scene)
SOUNDBITES (footage of
interviews)
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5. •THREE PIECES OF THE
PUZZLE:
SCRIPT (facts/text to be
delivered)
VIDEO (b-roll footage of scene)
SOUNDBITES (footage of
interviews)
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6. •SCRIPT
•Be certain you’ve gathered all
the facts you need at the scene
(Who, What, When, Where,
Why)
•GET CONTACT INFO!
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7. •VIDEO
•Two major kinds of video:
•INTERVIEW FOOTAGE
•B-ROLL VIDEO FOOTAGE
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8. •INTERVIEW FOOTAGE
•On-Camera interviews with
subjects in which the audio
takes precedent and is the
most important aspect of the
footage
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9. •B-ROLL VIDEO FOOTAGE
•Everything else you shoot
besides the interviews!
•Essential to editing – you
need lots of visual choices to
convey your story
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10. •B-ROLL VIDEO FOOTAGE
•B-ROLL footage should always
include “Nat(ural) Sound” – sound of
the scene itself
•For instance, the sound of cheering at
a game or chanting at a rally
•Also essential to editing – using “Nat
Sound” can really improve your video
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11. •FRAMING THE SHOT:
•THE SHOT FIELD OF VIEW
(how much do you want to see)
•THE SHOT ANGLE (from what
view do you want to see it)
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12. •You’ll be asked to deliver
these shots
•You’ll want to ask for these
shots
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13. THE SHOT FIELD OF VIEW
•Extreme Wide Shot (XWS)
•Wide Shot (WS)
•Medium Wide Shot (MWS)
•Medium Shot (MS)
• Two-Shot
• Over the Shoulder
•Close-Up (CS)
•Extreme Close-Up (XCS)
HOW MUCH YOU
SEE IN THE
CAMERA FRAME!

14. THE SHOT ANGLE
•Bird's-Eye View
•High Angle
•Eye Level
•Low Angle
•Canted Angle (Tilted/Oblique)
HOW THE
CAMERA IS
TILTED!

15. •YOU ACHIEVE
VARIETY BY MIXING
SHOT ANGLES AND
FIELDS OF VIEW!
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16. • CAMERA ANGLES
• Bird's-Eye View
• High Angle
• Eye Level
• Low Angle
• Canted Angle
(Tilted/Oblique)
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• FIELD OF VIEW
• Extreme Wide Shot (XWS)
• Wide Shot (WS)
• Medium Wide Shot (MWS)
• Medium Shot (MS)
• Two-Shot
• Over the Shoulder
• Close-Up (CS)
• Extreme Close-Up (XCS)

17. MAKING YOUR SHOT SHEET
SUBJECT OF SHOT TYPE OF SHOT (wide, close-up, low
angle, high angle, interview, etc.)
Exterior of beekeeping farm Close-up/Eye-level of sign
Close-up/Eye-level Pan of farm name/sign
Wide shot/Eye-level of farm and
surroundings
Wide shot/High Angle of farm (from
tree?)
Beehives Wide Shot/High Angle of beehives
Close-up/Eye-level of bees at work
Extreme Close-Up/Eye-level of bees
Interview with Bee farmer Close-up with Beehives behind his
shoulder

18. •Preproduction Planning
•ALWAYS MAKE A SHOT SHEET – a list
of interviews & SPECIFIC visuals you
know you want to get while you film your
video – you should check them off as
you get them!
•Be open to new visuals and sounds that
reveal themselves!
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19. •Take VIDEO BASICS QUIZ
by next class
•Make certain your AUDIO
PROJECT BLOG POST is
ready to go
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