Making A Video

List the jobs done by the following members of the video production (creative team’

1. Executive producer: Timeline and budget

2. Writer: Writes the script

3. Producer: In charge of the creative team, they get the camera operators and prepare the shooting times. On time and on budget.

4. Director: Directs the cast and crew, basically tells everyone what to do and they have they final say.

5. Production manager: Attracts the production and make sure it’s running smoothly and on time.

6. Storyboard artist: Works in collaboration with the director and producer to draw up sketches.

7. Camera operator: Shoots required scenes and they work with the lighting director.

8. Sound technician: They ensure the dialog and other sounds are properly recorded. They also make sure microphones and levels are correct.

9. Talent: It is the actors (cast). They deliver the content.

10. Editor: They put it all together in the editing, the music, special effects, lighting etc.

11. Define brief: Intention, purpose and target audience.

Pre-production

12. What is the purpose of the pre production stage? Plans of the shooting are put into place.

13. What are some of the tasks done in the pre production stage? Scripting, scene breakdown, storyboard, shot list, casting, locations.

14. Why is the pre-production stage so important to the production process? Most of the time they only have 2 days to shoot so they have to be ready.

15. What are three important things to remember in the pre-production process? These could be related to the stage in general or the work of those performing specialist roles

Production

16. What is the production stage also known as? (Think about its purpose) The shooting of the film.

17. What are some tasks done in the production stage? Lighting, camera operation, and sound.

18. What are three important things to remember in the production process? These could be related to the stage in general or the work of those performing specialist roles. Lighting, close to the actor’s mouth as possible, safety.

19. What does ‘continuity’ mean? Why is it an important consideration of the production stage? Making sure the certain items and objects is in the same place.

Post-Production

20. What is one of the major tasks completed in post-production? Shooting the project, time management, and quality control. Requires cool head to cope with pressure, compromise is essential, health and safety is critical.

21. What is the difference between an off-line edit and an online edit? Offline (rough cut edit) On-line (final cut edit)

22. What are some of the tasks done by an editor? Cutting footage and audio together.

23. What task is done after an edit? What is the purpose of this task? Sound mix, they adjust the sound so it is correctly balanced, working with the director.