Unit 3 · 7 lessons
Video Production
The three-stage pipeline every production runs on: planning it before you shoot, shooting it so the edit is possible, and cutting it into something people watch.
- 73 practice questions
- 77 flashcards
Lessons
- 1Pre-Production: Story, Storyboards and PlanningEverything that happens before the camera is switched on — and the reason productions that skip it run over time, over budget, and short of the shots they need.9 questions
- 2Crew Roles and Team Project ManagementWho is responsible for what on a production crew, how a Gantt chart turns a deadline into a schedule with a critical path, and the contracts, budgets, check-ins and conflict habits that keep a team project finishing on time.11 questions
- 3Production: Shots, Composition, Lighting and SoundThe vocabulary for describing any shot, the rules that make a frame read, three-point lighting, and why the audio matters more than the picture.10 questions
- 4Camera Settings: Exposure, Focus and Depth of FieldHow aperture, shutter speed and ISO each change both the brightness and the look of a shot, why video locks the shutter first, and the ND filters, zebras and focus peaking that let you take the camera off auto.11 questions
- 5Post-Production: Editing, Colour and ExportAssembling the footage into a story, the cuts and transitions that hold it together, correcting and grading the colour, and exporting to the right specification.10 questions
- 6Sound Design: Foley, Music and the MixMost of what you hear in a finished video was added after the shoot. This lesson covers the layers of a soundtrack, how they are balanced around the dialogue, the numbers behind digital audio, and the loudness and licensing rules every delivery has to meet.11 questions
- 7Live and Multi-Camera ProductionHow a live show is cut in real time on a switcher, who does what in the control room and on the floor, how to work out whether a connection can carry a stream, and the backups that keep a broadcast on air when something fails.11 questions