tcom 4170, spring 2013 lecture 1
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Lecture 1 TCOM 4170, Spring '13 Amani Channel, MATRANSCRIPT
TCOM 4170 Spring 2014Video Production
Amani Channel, MA
Wednesdays 6:00-8:30
• Goal is to create interesting stories• Tell narratives• Learn professional video production
techniques• Composition• Lighting • Audio• Editing
Syllabus
Be here
Be on time
Be professional
Don’t procrastinate
Apply what you learn
Assignments will be given in class each week
What do I know about production?
Technology Changes Quickly
Early days: record live TV onto 16mm (kinscope)
1950’s Video Tape Recorder (VTR or tape deck)
Video Cassette Recorder (VCR)
Camcorders
Analog to Digital
Current HD
Future 4 and 5K
Video Format
How many lines or pixels form an image
Shape of the image
How the signal is compressed
NTSC National Television System Committee – 1 Format
ATSC Advanced Television System Committee -18 Formats
Pixel: The brightness and color of that part of the image
Video Format
Standard Definition: 4:3 aspect ratio (720 x 480 pixels)
High Definition: 16:9 aspect ratio (1920x1080 or 1280x720)
4k 4096x2160
Progressive vs. Interlaced Progressive: All pixels in each frame are captured at onceInterlaced: Each field contains half the horizontal video lines.
Frame rate: The number of frames recorded each second29.97 (30)24 Film25 FPS (PAL/SECAM)
Capturing Images
Light
Tripod
CompositionRule of ThirdsLong ShotWide ShotMedium ShotClose Ups
Keep shots still
Canon Vixia HFR30
Consumer camcorder
SD card
Mic Jack
Standard tripod
First Assignment
Photo Essay
Day in the life (student-work-home)
8-12 photos
Variety of Shots (Rule of thirds)
Due 1/22
Reading