MIL

• Stages of Content Production


  • Pre-Production
  • Planning
  • Brainstorming
  • Script
  • Production (Shooting)
  • Camera/Shooting Skills
  • Video
  • Audio
  • Post-Production (Editing)
• Photography


  The art or practice of taking and processing photographs
• Sources of Light


  • Natural Light
  • Artificial Light
• Natural Light


  Any source of light that is created by the sun
• Types of Natural Light

  • Hard/Direct/Harsh Light
  • Soft/Diffused Light
  • Reflected Light
  • Window Light
  • Dappled Light
  • Twilight
• Hard/Direct/Harsh Light


  May come from the sun on a cloudless day at noon or a couple of hours before sunset, used in street photography, photojournalism, and portrait photography
• Soft/Diffused Light


  May come from the sun on an overcast or cloudy day or as the sun starts to set, can also be caused by snow, fog, air pollution, or a shaded area
• Reflected Light


  The result of the light source bouncing off of an object, creating a softer color cast or glow
• Window Light


  A major source of lighting when shooting indoors
• Dappled Light


  The result of sunlight that has been filtered through tree leaves and projected on a nearby surface, casts interesting shadows
• Twilight


  The transition between day and night (before the sun rises and after it sets), has a cool color, low contrast, and is soft/diffused
• Artificial Light


  Any light that's not produced naturally
• Importance of Photography


  • A form of art
  • Immortalizes moments
  • Introduces the world
• Basic Camera Shots


  • Close-Up Shot
  • Extreme Close-Up Shot
  • Medium Shot
  • Full Shot
  • Long/Wide Shot
  • Extreme Long/Wide Shot
• Close-Up Shot


  A shot taken of a person or object at a close range, in order to capture the minute details of the subject, tightly framed and takes up most of the screen
• Medium Shot


  The 'sweet spot' shot, allows for both the details of the subject to be seen in addition to the surrounding setting the scene is taking place in, helps the viewer depict the body language of the characters and how they are interacting with the environment
• Full Shot


  A shot of a subject that includes the entire body and not much else
• Long/Wide Shot


  Often used as an establishing shot in a film, shows the full length of the subject while also including a large amount of the surrounding area of the film setting
• Rule of Thirds


  Divides the frame into 9 equal rectangles, 3 across and 3 down, many camera manufacturers include a grid display feature for this
• Content production


  1. Planning

  2. Creating

  3. Delivering content to target audience via various channels
• Content production encompasses the entire journey of a content piece from initial ideation and conceptualization to the final distribution of content
• Content production is not confined to a single format or channel
• Types of content created in content production

  • Educational
  • Emotional
  • Commercial
• Pre-production


  1. Planning

  2. Equipment

  3. Script

  4. Wardrobe

  5. Props

  6. Location

  7. Brainstorming
• Production (Shooting)


  1. Camera/Shooting skills

  2. Video

  3. Audio
• Post-production (Editing)


  1. Music

  2. Color grading
• Photography


  The art or practice of taking and processing photographs
• Natural light


  Any source of light that is created by the sun
• Types of natural light

  • Hard/Direct/Harsh light
  • Soft/Diffused light
  • Reflected light
  • Window light
  • Dappled light
  • Twilight
• Artificial light


  Any light that's not produced naturally
• Photography is a form of art that immortalizes moments and introduces the world
• Close-up shot


  • Shot taken of a person or object at a close range, in order to capture the minute details of the subject
  • Tightly framed and takes up most of the screen, usually used to frame a character's face to see the emotion being conveyed
• Extreme close-up shot


  • Similar to close-up but the frame has either only the subject's eyes or only their mouth
  • Used to pick up a subtle detail in one's facial expression
• Medium shot


  • The 'sweet spot' shot, allows for both the details of the subject to be seen and the surrounding setting
  • Helps the viewer depict the body language of the characters and how they are interacting with the environment
• Full shot


  • A shot of a subject that includes the entire body and not much else
• Long/Wide shot


  • Often used as an establishing shot, shows the full length of the subject while also including a large amount of the surrounding area of the film setting
• Extreme long/wide shot


  • A long shot that covers a wider area
• Rule of thirds


  • Dividing the frame into 9 equal rectangles, 3 across and 3 down
• Symmetry


  • Centered composition, looks well in square frames
• Leading lines


  • Help lead the viewer through the image and focus attention on important elements