Video Production Workshop – R4D PLANNING 2009

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• Topic: The IITA story

Objectives

After this workshop, you will have:

. Gained an insight into team building

. Understand the importance of targeting messages to a

specific audience

. Planned and produced a ‘communication product’ using basic principles of video

Video Production Workshop – R4D PLANNING 2009

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We will look at the very basics of video making, planning,

scriptwriting and production.

Activities include:

1. Project plan for the video

2. Writing a script

3. Creating a storyboard

4. Shooting some footage

5. Edit / Post production (by resource)

WORKSHOP SCOPE

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WHY VIDEO?Another important

Communications tool

• A valuable platform to

distribute YOUR

messages,

experiences and

stories! (success + failure)

• To farmers, investors

your partners and

scientists globally!

YOU..Capture Video and

Audio ..inexpensively.

• On most phones

• Video cameras (PRO

AND DOMESTIC)

• Connection permitting

you can DISTRIBUTE via

www very quickly..

• VIA simple applications to

global social

networking sites….

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BROADCAST YOUR MESSAGE

ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD

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• Project plan / treatment & synopsis

• Scripts

• Storyboards

• Video on IITA – 3-5 MINS

OUTPUTS REQUIRED(TODAY + TOMORROW)

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3 GROUPS – THESE HAVE BEEN CREATED

• Chose your production

company name

• aMaizing Productions Ltd….

PRODUCTION COMPANY NAMES

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PRODUCTION TEAM

STRUCTURE

EITHER decide what roles you will take quickly (apply leadership policies..who is usually bossy decide..)

Or …Pick from hat if a fight starts. Film the fight..

Director, Assistant Director, Scriptwriter, Storyboard artists, Camerapersons, Producer, Casting Director, Actors, (all of you)

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This will be the main focus for this workshop

• Nothing should be shot until the overall picture and plan is

completed

• The difference between amateurs and pros

amateurs "point and shoot",

whereas pros "plan and shoot".

planning is everything

DEVELOPMENT / PLAN

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PLANNING

What is your objective?

• To Inform?

• To Entertain?

• To Fundraise?

Who is your target

audience?

• Farmers?

• Donors?

• Scientists?

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PLANNINGVideo Treatment? • 2 paragraphs

• Selling your concept / look / feel

• Dramatic / Fantasize / OTT

(think trailer)

Video Synopsis?• e.g. sum up the Godfather in 2

sentences

• more difficult than writing the full script

• Language economy

• Force to focus on the main message

and audience

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SCRIPTWRITING

What are the five elements that make up a script?

• Who - characters

• What - plot (events/sequence of actions)

• When - year, season, day, etc.

• Where - setting

• Why - reason the story takes place

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SCRIPTWRITING

What is the structure of a script?

• Beginning introduces characters, setting,

and the story situation

• Middle highlights the conflicts, develops

characters, and sets up the resolution to the

story

• End Resolution of the story which resolves

the conflict or creates a “to be continued”

scenario to be explored…

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SCRIPTWRITING

CONSIDERATIONS• Number the scenes – remember overall duration

• Follow the what / when as far as detail written for

each scene

• Consider the time and resources available (lighting

etc – use exterior natural light)

• Could it be 1 take / use of music, a monalogue..BE

creative and make it fun and INTERESTING?

• AGAIN - Think about post-production so you have

an output to SHOW!!

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• Is a series of drawings intended to represent how the film will be shot, including how each frame will be composed and how subject and motion will occur.

• The storyboard articulates the mise-en-scene of the film

• Mise-en-scene (all elements to compose a shot)

STORYBOARD

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THE SHOOT• Shoot Plan

• The word shoot refers to a shooting session. If you think of everything you record as being part of a shoot

• Be clear about the purpose this shoot. You are shooting to end up with a 3-5 minute video. The best/ONLY way to achieve this is to carefully follow your planned script and storyboard. LOG all your shots carefully to save confusion in post.

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ASK YOURSELF

"What do I want this to look like on video?". You then

shoot (with direction) the action to achieve your goal.

Plan the approximate length of the shoot: How much

footage do you need to end up with, and how long will it

take you to get it?

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CAMERAWORK

• Bode and Daramola

• BYE BYE