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Taking your script or storyboard and turning it into a movie requires planing. Successful productions incorporate and combine many different production elements such as the types of camera shots, still images, music, transitions, titles, props, costumes, lighting, and sound effects. | ||||||||
When used properly these elements can aid in telling your story. Organising them requires planning and discussion. | ||||||||
The Shoot |
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The quality of your movie production depends largely on the quality of the footage you shoot. Ensure you have a digital video camera, with a charged battery and spare blank tapes. | ||||||||
Video is made up of camera shots as well as a number of other production elements. Shots combine to tell the story. Different shots are used for different purposes. | ||||||||
A shot is a single ‘run’
of the camera. The duration depends upon… 1. its purpose ie. to establish a place, or show action or reaction 2. the pace (or tempo) of the scene in which each shot occurs. |
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A scene is a group of shots depicting one action, or, which seems to belong with or depend upon each other. | ||||||||
A sequence is a group of scenes which…
1. depict an event in the story (like a chapter) 2. occur in one place. |
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Make sure you capture a variety of shots and plenty of footage (called takes). For example, a shot can be taken a number of times from different angles and sizes and you can decide later which take looks best. | ||||||||
Preparing and generating other elements
for your production is important. Production elements
are things such as: |
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The Post-Production Stage Back: Stages of Video Making (view the site map) |