Intro to Video Production Meaning is more than dialogue in videos 2 Meaning is conveyed in videos through Visual metaphor Audio Editing 3 1 Visual Metaphor 4 Star Wars, 1977, Directed by George Lucas 5 Tools for Visual Metaphor Examples include ◦ Size ◦ Composition ◦ Movement (camera and subjects) ◦ Camera angles ◦ Color ◦ Lighting ◦ Scenery And many more 6 Color The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, 2001, Directed by Peter Jackson 7 Color The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, 2003, Directed by Peter Jackson 8 Lighting Up, 2008, Directed by Pete Docter 9 Lighting Up, 2008, Directed by Pete Docter 10 Scenery Rocky, 1976, Directed by John G. Avildsen 11 Scenery Rocky, 1976, Directed by John G. Avildsen 12 2 Audio 13 The importance of music 14 The importance of music 15 Music can change a scene 16 Sound Effects Make a Difference as Well 17 Sound Effects Make a Difference as Well 18 Creative Commons Resources 19 Creative Commons (creativecommons.org) Attribution Share Alike Must attribute the Derivatives must use author/creator same or compatible license Noncommercial No derivative works Cannot be used for Can only be shared commercial purposes unaltered 20 Music and Sound Effects ◦ Free Music Archive (freemusicarchive.org) ◦ Jamendo (jamendo.com/start) ◦ IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library (imslp.org/wiki/Main_Page) ▫ Example ◦ Freesound (freesound.org) - includes sound effects ◦ Musopen (musopen.org) ◦ ccMixter (ccmixter.org) ◦ Internet Archive (archive.org/details/netlabels) 21 Videos ◦ YouTube search ◦ Archive.org (archive.org/details/stock_footage) ◦ NASA (nasa.gov/multimedia/videogallery/index.html) ◦ Hubble Space telescope (spacetelescope.org/videos/) ◦ Coverr (coverr.co) ◦ Public Domain Movies (publicdomainflix.com) 22 3 Editing 23 Transitioning Scenes with Editing Star Wars, 1977, Directed by George Lucas 24 Editing can change the emotion of a scene 25 Reaction Shot Mrs. Doubtfire, 1993, Directed by Chris Columbus 26 Selecting a camera There are many different options available, including smartphones. The most important specs to look at are: ● Resolution ● Frame rate 27 Video Resolution 1080p is higher quality than 1080i 28 Video Resolution 29 Video Frame Rate 24fps 30fps 60fps ◦ Standard for ◦ Used on TV, ◦ Used in video almost all particularly games, slow movies sports motion videos ◦ More ◦ Slightly less ◦ Much less cinematic cinematic cinematic ◦ Less realistic ◦ More realistic ◦ Most realistic fps = frames per second 30 Video Frame Rate 31 Free video editors OpenShot Pros: Cons: ● No paid version, ● Not as many all features are features as more available for free advanced video ● Contains all editors features needed ● Video and audio for a basic video can be difficult project to distinguish in the timeline openshot.org Available for: Windows, Mac 32 Free video editors Shotcut Pros: Cons: ● No paid version, ● Not as many all features are features as more available for free advanced video ● Contains all editors features needed ● Some tasks can for a basic video take some time project to figure out shotcut.org Available for: Windows, Mac 33 Free video editors KineMaster Pros: Limits to free version: ● Very accessible ● Includes and easy to add watermark in video filmed with final export phone ● Has numerous features to enhance videos kinemaster.com Available for: iOS, Android 34 Free video editors WeVideo Pros: Limits to free version: ● Runs in a ● Limited to five browser, so it can minute exports be used on per month Chromebooks ● Can only store ● Includes free up to 1GB of version assets ● Max export resolution is 480 wevideo.com Available for: Windows, Mac, Chromebook 35 Free video editors Media Composer First Pros: Cons: ● Most professional ● Takes awhile to of all free editor install software ● Requires free ● Contains account numerous ● Steep learning features and few curve limitations in free ● Minimum of four version video tracks and ● Commercial eight audio version is the tracks dominant video ● Strict system editor software requirements used in film and TV avid.com/media-composer-first Available for: Windows, Mac 36 Others ◦ LiVES (lives-video.com) ◦ Kdenlive (kdenlive.org) ◦ iMovie (comes with Mac OS) ◦ Video Editor (comes with Windows 10) 37.