Transcript slides - CERC - West Virginia University

Video Production for
Education & Training
Bill Duff, Jr.
Copyright 1999
College of Human Resources & Education
West Virginia University
Storyboarding
What is a storyboard
A way to communicate the message to the
project reviewers and developers including
the graphic designers, video and audio
developers, and programmers what will be
shown in your video
Storyboarding
What is a storyboard?
– Process of planning a video highlighting the
key points with text and visual
– A help to get vision across to end user
– Called the “interim phase” between
imagination and production
Storyboarding
What is a storyboard?
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is another way to get you thinking more
concretely about requirements
helps you envision the picture you will build.
quick paper and pencil depiction of how the
picture will appear to its end users.
an inexpensive way to begin to get some
reaction from your viewer as to how a video
will look
easy to generate and easy to change.
Storyboarding
These storyboard drawings depict
Kawalsky's battle with Teal'c as he
attempts to escape Stargate Command in
the episode, The Enemy Within
Storyboarding
Storyboarding is an idea borrowed from the
film industry in which all the camera shots
and scenes are roughly sketched out before
filming. Storyboarding provides an overall
rough outline of what the end product will
look like, including what goes where, who
does what and when, and a conceptual idea of
where your graphics go and what the image
will look like overall.
Storyboarding
Examples
– http://www.videoresources.com/
– http://www.movies.warnerbros.com/twister/cmp/storyboards.html
Storyboarding
Examples
– http://www.videoresources.com/
Storyboarding
Making one:
– Determine the sequence of shots that
effectively tell the story
– Write down the basic text that follows the
shot
– Draw a rough sketch of the shot including
establishing shot, transitions and focus of
attention
Storyboarding
Includes:
graphic sketch
sound references
video/animation
user actions
Storyboarding
Multimedia Storyboard
project:
date:
screen: ___ of ___
background:
audio:
color schemes:
video:
text attributes:
stills:
Scriptwriting
The process of writing text for a video
narration or actors performing in front
of a camera
– includes comprehensive visual description,
notes about the tone of the presentation,
suggestions for types of music, and in some
cases notes about timings of particular
sequences
Scriptwriting
Good scripts
– are clear in narration
– have visual clarity
– engage the audience's emotions
– make viewers care about the subject matter
– using aural and visual variety
Scriptwriting
What technique will best illustrate a
necessary point:
a narrator, a short clip from an interview,
an electronically animated sequence, a
graph, or a still photo?
Scriptwriting
Writing for the electronic media is
different from writing for print.
Correlate Audio and Video
Information Overload
Lost & Bored
Scriptwriting
Assume a conversational tone by using short sentences
and an informal, approachable style.
Engage your audience emotionally; make them care
about both the people and content of your production.
Provide adequate logical structure; let viewers know
where you are going, which points are key concepts,
and when you are going to change the subject.
After making an important point, expound on it, illustrate
it.
Scriptwriting
Don't try to pack too many facts into one program.
Give your audience a chance to digest one concept
before moving on to another.
Pace your presentation according to the ability of
your target audience to grasp the concepts.
Scriptwriting
Video terminology
– dissolve…mixing from one shot to another
– fade in/out..black to shot or vice versa
– cut...straight shot to shot
– super…superimposing graphic over shot
– LS/MS/CU…..long shot, med shot, close up
– zoom….zooming in to a closer shot, or out
– dolly….right or left positioning
Scriptwriting
Video terminology
– EXT and INT designations are commonly listed in film
scripts to indicate exterior and interior settings.
– SOT - sound-on-tape. This indicates that the voice, music,
or background sound will be from a videotape audio track.
SOF-sound-on-film.
– VTR - videotape, videotape recording.
– VO (Voice Over) refers to narration heard over a video
source.
– OSV- off-screen voice. The voice indicated on the script is
from a person who is not visible.
– MIC stands for microphone.
Scriptwriting
Video terminology
– NAT - natural sound
– POV- point of view. Dramatic scripts will often note that a
shot will be seen from the point of view of a particular
actor.
– OS - over-the-shoulder shot. The picture shows the back of
one person's head and possibly one shoulder.
– ANNCR - stands for announcer.
– KEY - the electronic overlay of titles and credits over
background video.
– SFX or F/X refer to special effects. These may be audio
special effects (audio FX) or video special effects-effects
that alter reality and are created in the production process.
Scriptwriting
Shot designations you will find in scripts include:
– LS-long shot or FS (full shot). With people, this is a shot
from the top of their heads to their feet. When applied to
talent an MS is normally a shot from the waist up.
– On a person, a MCU (medium closeup) is a shot cropped
between the shoulders and the belt line.
– A relatively straight-on CU (closeup) is the most desirable
for interviews. CUs are also commonly used for insert
shots of objects when important details need to be shown.
– XCUs are extreme closeups. On people this type of shot is
reserved for dramatic impact. The XCU shot may show
just the eyes of an individual. With objects an XCU is often
necessary to reveal important detail.
Audio Script
Time
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Audio text
0:30
Hello, my name is Bill and today I’m
going to tell you a story about my
experiences in Czechoslovakia
In 1968, ……
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1:30
Music
In 1970, I …..
Video Script
Time
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00:30
01:00
02:00
Video
Graphic – “Learn
to Dance” Blue
Bkrd, gold text
Audio
Introduction Music
From Merengue Hits
CU of Bill Duff
Introducing hinself
Hi, my name is Bill Duff
and I’m going to teach you
the basics of dance
MS of Bill & Tara
But first, I’d like to
Introduce you to my wife
And dance partner, Tara