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RTV 322 TV Spot Production. Continue reading about and discussing technical issues, while planning for content creation. Basics. Production types VO, studio, chromakey, field (single camera) Lower third graphics Music creation / Motion graphics Issues: cost, crew, complexity, time
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RTV 322TV Spot Production Continue reading about and discussing technical issues, while planning for content creation
Basics • Production types • VO, studio, chromakey, field (single camera) • Lower third graphics • Music creation / Motion graphics • Issues: cost, crew, complexity, time • Lighting and sound -- studio vs. field • 2-column script • Video left / audio right • UPPER CASE ; Upper / Lower case (No real standard)
Content development • Writing class • Client, objective, target audience, sales theme, (bonus items), positioning, approach • Creative concept development (next) • Initial script / brainstorming • Final script with final production • Brainstorming -- how can you be creative?
Creative • The key to good content • We’ve discussed Target Audience and Appeals • Chapter 1 gave us foundations of story development • ‘Directing’ – we talked about interpreting the script
Creative spots for ... • Sweeties Donuts • Commerce Funeral Home • McDonald’s • Brookshire’s • Latson’s Printing • SGA at TAMU-Commerce
Sample spots • Testimonial style (objective point of view) • Chromakey On Cam and VO (presentational pov)
TV spots • :30 or :60 (:29 or :59) • Fade in / fade out spots -- not cut in / out • Average pace -- each shot :04 - :07 • Average pace :60 ... 15 - 18 shots • PSA, Promo, Commercial / term ‘spot’ • Local vs. national quality • Dated vs. ‘evergreen’ • PSA project work -- PSAs must be evergreen
Production terms • Fade -- to black or from black • Cut -- instant change, picture to picture • Dissolve -- overlap picture to picture • Wipe -- pushing picture with new picture • DVE -- digital video effects • Swish pan / whip pan, snap zoom • “Invisible edit”
Production terms • WS / MS / CU, 2-shot, O/S (OTS), chest shot, waist shot, knee shot, full shot • Framing shots • rule of thirds, eye line, cut off line, head room, look space, lead room • Symmetrical / asymmetrical • Eye level / high angle / low angle / canted
Production terms • Pan -- L / R lens moves, base does not • Tilt -- U / D lens moves, base does not • Truck -- L / R cam & base moves • Dolly -- I / O cam & base moves • Zoom -- zoom lens move, cam does not • Arc -- semi-circular (dolly & truck & pan) • Boom / pedestal -- up /down angle change
Production terms • Pan, tilt, truck, dolly, zoom, arc, boom • Crane (dolly grip & cam operator) • Tracking (dolly grip & cam operator) • Jib -- camera moves / operator not on • Robotic / copter / cable / follow me • Steadicam • DVE movements
Production terms -- audio • VO • On Cam • Establish • Hold Under • Fade • Delivery directions
Script • Indicate frame by frame what will be seen • Match audio with video • Have a script ready for ‘talent’ • Do not give sound bite guests a script to read -- ask questions and get answers • Close mike all speakers • Frame shot presentational for spokesperson and ‘objective’ for SB guests
Shooting • Lighting • Well lit subject and background, no backlight • Audio • Close miking / mixing • Background noise • Spots normally have no ‘nat sound’ • Framing • Background content along with previous notes • No blank walls • On cam times vs. VO times
Editing • Varied transitions • NO jump cuts / no pop cuts • Mostly CU, MCU, MS • A few WS / establishing shots • Edit picture to sound as appropriate • Make music bed (training) • Use Motion (training)
First Shoot & Edit • :30 promotional video that tells the story without audio • 409 student shows • On campus events, programs, entities • Non commercial • Creative idea – develop the script – shoot -- edit