Transcript Review of Basics

Pre-Production,
Production, PostProduction
Pre-Production
● Activities that occur before the
cameras start rolling (brainstorming,
staffing, budgeting, site surveys,
meetings, etc.).
Production
● All the activities that
are a part of the actual
shooting of the program.
Post-Production
● The activities that are
performed after the shooting
stops – primarily editing.
Brainstorm
● Tossing around ideas for a project and
identifying the Big Idea that will become
the project. This may also include
everything from assigning responsibilities
to how the video will be shot, and
decisions on music and graphics.
Treatment
● Brief description of the program that
includes the basic idea, and may include
the program format and other technical
aspects of the shoot.
Blocking
● Working out the movement of talent
and cameras so that each will be in the
proper place to get the shot the director
wants.
Budgeting
● Predicting the costs of every aspect of
a production and allocating funds to
cover it.
Staffing
● Putting together a production team
that will be responsible for producing a
project. Staffing usually refers to the
technical crew.
Script
● A written documentation of a program
that includes action, dialogue, and
camera cues.
Storyboard
● Program documentation in the form of
comic book like sketches that portray
how the shots of the program will look.
Edit Decision List (EDL)
● A list that notes which take of each
scene should be used in the final
program and where that take is on the
raw tape, disc, or card.
Site Survey
● An inspection of the location where a
shoot will take place in order to properly
plan for the shoot (permission, terrain,
electricity, sun direction, and noise are
some survey concerns).