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Video Production Handbook
Welcome to the Video Production Handbook, a practical approach to creating video content for a variety of formats. This handbook provides an overview of production techniques used in video production, including documentary, marketing, narrative short films, and commercial videos. Understanding how to take an idea from concept to final product starts with building a strong foundation in all aspects of production from development to delivery.
- Author
- Steve Shlisky, Vina Cera, Misha Antonich, Christopher Clemens & Jennifer Vaughn
- Publisher
- OERI
- Source
- LibreTexts
- License
- CC BY-NC
- Language
- EN
Contents· 81 sections
- 01: Development
- 1.01: Determining Your Distribution Outlet
- 1.02: Understanding Your Audience
- 1.03: Production Styles
- 1.04: Video Formats
- 02: Releases and Contracts
- 2.01: Legal Protections
- 2.02: Image Licensing
- 2.03: Music Licensing
- 03: Scripting and Formats
- 3.01: Rundowns Formats and Storyboards
- 3.02: Single-Column Scripts
- 3.03: Multi-Column Scripts
- 3.04: Three-Act Structure
- 04: Production Preparation
- 4.01: Planning to Shoot
- 4.02: The Production Bible
- 4.03: The Business of Filmmaking
- 05: Funding
- 5.01: The Business Plan and The Production Plan
- 5.02: The Film Proposal
- 5.03: Grants
- 5.04: Fellowships
- 5.05: Other Funding Avenues
- 5.06: Film Festivals
- 06: Set Etiquette
- 6.01: Who Does What
- 6.02: The Director's Commands
- 6.03: When the Shooting Stops
- 07: Camera Functions
- 7.01: White Balance
- 7.02: Lenses
- 7.03: DSLR vs. Mirrorless vs. Camcorders
- 7.04: Memory Cards
- 7.4.01: Formatting the SD (Memory) Card
- 7.05: Manual Mode
- 7.06: Iris Aperture
- 7.07: Depth of Field
- 7.08: Neutral Density Filters
- 7.09: Gain and ISO
- 7.10: Focus
- 7.11: Frame Rate and Shutter Speed
- 08: Video Aesthetics
- 8.01: Basic Shot Sizes
- 8.02: Camera Position
- 8.03: Camera Movements
- 8.04: Lens Movements
- 8.05: Video Composition
- 8.06: Critical Focus
- 09: Lighting
- 9.01: Measuring Light
- 9.02: Types of Lamps
- 9.03: Qualities of Light
- 9.04: Common Lights
- 9.05: Light Modification and Control
- 9.06: Lighting Design
- 10: Sound
- 10.01: Elements of Sound
- 10.02: Microphones
- 10.2.01: Microphones Used in Video Production
- 10.2.02: Polar Patterns
- 10.03: Audio Connectors
- 10.04: Controlling Sound with a Video Camera
- 10.05: Location Audio
- 11: Planning Organizing for the Edit
- 11.01: The Art and Craft of Editing
- 12: Nonlinear Systems and Requirements
- 12.01: Nonlinear Systems and Requirements
- 13: Formats Compression
- 13.01: Formats Compression
- 14: Editing Workflow Assembly
- 14.01: Editing Workflow Assembly
- 15: Rough Cuts
- 15.01: Rough Cuts
- 16: The Finishing Process
- 16.01: Steps of the Finishing Process
- 16.02: Fixing Transition Mistakes
- 16.03: Fixing Titles and Graphics
- 16.04: FixingColor and Exposure
- 16.05: Video scopes for post-production
- 16.06: Video Tutorials on Color and Audio techniques