Television Programming and Production. The basics of visual composition.

1. TV PROGRAMMING AND
PRODUCTION
Topic: VISUAL COMPOSITION
By
Dr. Fakir Mohan Nahak
Associate Professor
UIMS
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2. • Basic understanding of Camera Production
• Technical knowledge of Television production
• Learning about Aesthetics of Production
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COURSE OBJECTIVE

3. • Basic understanding of Different Camera Angles.
• Technical knowledge of Visual Composition.
• Understanding the need of Visual Composition in
Television production.
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TOPIC OBJECTIVE

4. • Composition is about arranging all the visual
elements in a frame in a manner that makes the
image visually pleasing, satisfactory and
complete.
• Positioning of the various elements such as mass,
colour, light, line, etc. in an aesthetic manner is
good composition.
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WHAT IS COMPOSITION?

5. • Grouping and Organization
• Balance
• Ratio and Proportion
• Rule of thirds.
• Lines and curves
• Figure and Ground
• Harmony and contrast
• Light
• Colour
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PRINCIPLES OF COMPOSITION

6. • Camera Angle
• Lens Angle
• Camera Distance
• Camera Height
• Camera Movement
• Frame
• Depth of Field.
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FACTORS FOR A COMPOSED SHOT

7. • Shots classified by content
• Shots classified by Camera Height
• Shots classified by camera movement
• Shots classified by usage.
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CLASSIFICATION OF SHOTS

8. • Headroom
• Noseroom/Leadroom
• The 180-degree rule
• Shot-Reverse shot sequence.
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PRINCIPLES OF VISUAL GRAMMAR

9. • Students will have understanding of camera and its point of
view.
• Students will learn how the composition works in aesthetics
of visual production
• Students will also gather basic as well as technical
knowledge about the visual compositions and grammar.
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LEARNING OUTCOME

10. • Different types of Visual compositions
• Significance of visual grammar
• Classification of shots in camera production
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FAQs

11. • Video Production: Vasuki Belabadi
• http://www.mediaknowall.com/camangles.html
• http://www.mediacollege.com/video/camera/angles/
• https://www.nyfa.edu/student-resources/12-most-popular-camera-shots-actors-should-
know/
• History of Indian Cinema By Renu Saran
https://books.google.co.in/books?id=XAT4AgAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=histo
ry+of+indian+cinema&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi5to-H-
pfYAhVINiYKHTu0D1IQ6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q=history%20of%20indian%20cin
ema&f=false
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