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Music Video Exam
Harris Institute APP1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Pre-Production | 1. Scripting 2. Budgeting 3. Casting & Crewing 4. Location 5. Schedule |
| Post-Production | - Editing Picture Rough Cut - Editing Picture Fine Cut - Mastering - Adding Titles & Credits - Sound Mixing |
| Production | This is when you actually shoot the video you've been planning |
| Music Video Pre-Production | 1. Brainstorming 2. Outline 3. Script 4. Storyboard |
| Brainstorming | Developing a concept, listening to the song. |
| Outline | 2 or 3 paragraphs that briefly describe the music video concept. |
| Script | 2 or 3 pages that describe in great detail the music video concept. |
| Storyboard | Illustrations, drawings, or sketches that depict key scenes from the script. |
| Producer | Finds the content to pitch to turn into a production. Work is driven by them most of the time. They also hire key actors and handle the business components of filmmaking. |
| Production Concept | Shooting to edit later. |
| Director | They have the creative vision for the production. They work with actors and motivate them to perform a role a certain way. |
| Production Manager | Right hand to the producer, troubleshooting with them if necessary. They can hire additional (not key) people needed to make the production work (i.e. for catering). |
| Assistant Director | Right hand to the director, troubleshooting with them if necessary. They help make the vision a reality. |
| DOP | Head of the camera team, has the technical skills to bring the director's vision into reality. |
| Gaffer | They are responsible for lighting, from pick up, to set up, etc. They also run the power. There would be about 6 on a big production and 3 would be certified electricians. |
| Executive Producer | They deal with the funding and the budget. Generally they work for a major studio or streaming service. They channel the funding to the producer. |
| Three Point Lighting System | - key light - fill light - backlight |
| Key Light | Main focussing light, used to illuminate the subject. |
| Fill Light | Used to fill in around the subject area, also "soft light" or "floodlight." |
| Back Light | Combination of key and fill light, used especially in close up shots. Illuminates the actor from the back. |
| Creative Lighting | - imitating reality - setting the mood - defining form, texture & depth - focusing attention on a single subject |
| Zoom Lens | Variable focal length lens. |
| Aperture | A hole of opening in the lens through which light travels to the image sensor. |
| F-Stop | Controls the aperture; aperture size is measured in f-stops. |
| Camera Perspective | - reportorial - subjective - objective |
| Subjective | The camera is the subject. |
| Reportorial | The subject addresses the camera. |
| Objective | The camera is observing the subjects & the subjects pretend the camera isn't there. |
| Field of View | The area that a camera can capture in a single frame. It can be wider or narrower. It can be affected by the focal length of the lens, size of imaging sensor, size of camera. |
| Depth of Field | The area of the shot that's in focus. Can be affected by the type of lens and the amount of light. |
| Panning | Left/right camera movement. |
| Tilting | Up/down camera movement. |
| Timing of Transitions | cutting: - on dialogue/singer - on reaction/audience - on action - on beat - on movement |
| Methods of Transitions | - cut - dissolve - fade - wipe - defocus |
| Low Resolution Edit | Low cost editing process that's highly creative and time intensive. This is the edit used for approval. The final product is the edit decision list (EDL). |
| Edit Decision List | The final product of the low resolution edit. It's comprised of: - order of shots selected - method of transition - length of shot |
| S.M.P.T.E. | Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers. It's used to find material and synchronize the material audio to video. |
| Film Editor | They are the technical co-coordinator of the post-production phase. They - select the shots used - assemble them - make necessary adjustments in relation of shots to one another - fix the length of each individual shot. |
| High Resolution Edit | An expensive editing process done in a short time frame using the EDL. The final product is a mastering of a broadcast quality program delivered to a broadcaster. |
| Assembly Edit | Step one of editing. One complete take of the singer singing the entire song, MS/CU shot, which gives a timeline end to end. This becomes your first edit & visual reference. |
| Insert Edit | Step two of editing. Editing over step one with selected shots, using the script as a guide. The result may not have a single shot of the initial edit left. |
| Foley Artist | Enhances and replaces specific sound effects to the edited picture. |
| Camera Mount | Stabilizes the camera. |
| Controlled Beam Light | Spotlight; has a lens you can focus in, aim and point. Can be used as a key light. |